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Page A2 (Elje JJnrtlanò © bserùer May 07, 2003 P olice Teenager Shot in Northeast Home Invasion T w o intruders dem anded m oney from a 23-year-old man in a north east Portland hom e T hursday and then shot his 15-year-old brother w hen the teenager tried to stop the assault, police said. The brother was shot three tim es in the upper body, suffering a non life threatening w ound to the top o f a shoulder, near the base o f his neck. Police said the violence started when two masked men kicked in the door o f the hom e at 118 N .E. Tillam ook around I a.m. Thursday. Inside, they first confronted the victim ’s older brother, identi tied as D easha Allen. Investigators said it’s possible the shooting w as gang-related or may have involved drugs. Woman Shot Trying to Drive Past Police Traffic stop on North Skidmore turns deadly a rrest stem m in g from an A p ril 30 failu re to a p p e a r fo r e sc a p e and d ru g -re la te d ch arg es. H er fam ily is q u e stio n in g w hy o ffic e rs d id n o t sh o o t o u t the c a r ’s tires and w h y d e a d ly force w as req u ired w h en p o lice c o u ld h av e p u lled the 5 -fo o t-4 , 115- A P o rtlan d p o lice o ffic e r fa tally sh o t a 21 -y ear-o ld w o m an w hen she tried to d riv e aw ay from a traffic stop on N o rth S k id m o re at the 1-5 o v e rp a ss aro u n d 3 a.m . M onday. P o lic e sa id K e n d ra S a rie Jam es c lim b ed into th e d riv ers seat from the back seat o f the c ar a fter o fficers to o k h er b o y friend, D arn ell W hite, 41, out o f the c a r and into cu sto d y . S he tried to d riv e o f f in the 2002 C h e v ro le t C a v a lie r rental, police said. T w o o fficers stru g g led w ith Jam es a n d o n e fired a n o n - lethal ta z e r gun in an a ttem p t to sub d u e her. W hen sh e c o u ld not be restrain ed , a 2 7 -y ear-o ld o fficer w h o had ju s t fin ish ed his 18-m onth p ro b atio n fired o n e s h o t fro m h is s e r v ic e w eapon, p o lice said. Jam es h ad a w arran t for her Lumber is brought in to make repairs to the entrance of a home on Northeast Tillamook after two men kicked in the door of the residence and shot a teenager. The victim survived a wound to the top of a shoulder, near the base of his neck. P m n o av K o s W ashington / T he P oh i i vnd O bserver Kendra Sarie James p o u n d w o m a n o u t o f th e car. S ev eral re sp o n d in g p o lice o f ficers said the o ffic e r re s p o n sib le fo r h e r d eath b e lie v e d the c a r h ad d riv en o r w as a b o u t to d riv e o v e r his foot. S tate law and P o lice B u reaq p o licy say s that o fficers can use d e a d ly fo rce “to p ro tect th e m selv es o r o th ers from w hat they reaso n ab ly b eliev e to be an im m ed iate th reat o f d eath o r serio u s p h y sical in ju ry .” Prison releases save money, anger victims Budget cutting plan boosts time for good behavior • (A P) An early release plan for prison inm ates given credit for good behavior is saving the state o f O r egon m oney but it has angered crim e victims. “ I f s just not right," said Janet L o v e la c e , w h o se 1 2 -y e a r-o ld daughter w as killed in a hit-and-run state b u d g et. accident in Ju n e 2000. Sen. Kurt Schrader, D -C anby, T he man co n v icted o f th e g ir l’s said locking up an inm ate costs d eath and try in g to c o n ceal it, $62 p er day, or roughly $23,000 L ee R u ssel S tu b b s , w a s s e n per year. ten ced to 4 0 m o n th s in p riso n but M arion C ounty D istrict A ttor w as freed e arly th is y e a r a fte r he ney D ale Penn said he h o p esleg - earn ed a 2 0 p ercen t red u ctio n in islators w o n 't give p r i s o n s a the sen ten ce fo r good b eh av io r. chance to w in bigger reductions Ben de H aan, in terim d ire c to r in th eir sentences. o f the state C o rre c tio n s D e p a rt “W e ’ve alw ays been opposed m en t, say s e a rly re le a se c u ts to chan g in g the sentence after it c o sts to e a se p re s su re on the is im posed," he said. A photograph shows a suspect in the robbery o f the Sterling Savings Bank at 3333 N. Lombard on Thursday. The FBI said the man might have been hurt when an anti-theft device exploded as he ran from the bank. Bank Robber Injured by Device Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health A program of the African A m erican Health Coalition. Inc. Sponsored by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Wellness Within REACH: Mind, Body, and Soul Activity Calendar Mon Matt Dishman 77 NE Knott Tues Wed S at Fri Thurs Strengtk Tramins Strength Training Strength Training 8-9am and 2-3pm 8-9am and 2-3pm 8-9am and 2-3pm 10:00-11:00 am Brami Brown Brown Addo African Dance The F B I’s V iolent C rim es Task Force is searching for a suspect w ho w as injured in a bank robbery. W itnesses believe the robber w as hurt w hen an anti-theft device ex ploded as he ran from the bank. T he robbery happened at the S terling S avings Bank located at 3333 N. Lom bard at about4:15 p.m. T hursday. T he robber entered the bank and stood in line w ith other custom ers. A s he approached the tel ler desk, he show ed a si I ver hand gun and dem anded m oney. A s he w as running aw ay, the anti-thefl device exploded. A uthorities said he m ight have sustained b u m s in his groin area and buttocks area. The robber is described as w hite man in his late 40s w ith a very thin build, dark hair, about 5' 6" tall, w earing a fake beard, a baseball cap w ith the le tte r“ M ” on it, dark long- sleeved t-shirt, light colored pants, and sunglasses T he FBI asks anyone w ho m ay have contact w ith an individual seeking o r needing m edical treat m ent for such injuries to call 503- 224-4181 o r9 1 1 immediately. a te a M M W M IM M M M M M IM N N M M N M M M N M M M I (hicago Step 63)0-7:00 pm Kendrick Salvation Army 5325 N Wiliams. Naim's 3535 NE 15th. 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Please check with AAHC before showing up to the first class 503-413-1850 Please receive approval from your doctor before beginning exercise class. All classes are free of charge! ( #meet Inside Lloyd Center in front of Sears) African A m erican H ealth C oalition, Inc. 2800 N Vancouver Ave . Suite 100 • Portland. OR 97227 • Phone 503-413-1850 E-mail: kdempsey@aahc-portland org • Web: www aahc-portland.org DNA Links Inmate to 1986 Murder (A P) An inm ate w as arrested on m urder charges T hursday after D N A ev id en celin k ed h im to a 1986 strangling in north Portland, au thorities said. Leon Lamont Phillips, 53, w ho’s in the O regon State Penitentiary, did not know the victim, SaraZirbes, but he did live near her when the attack occurred, police said. A state law that w ent into effect in January 2002 requires collection o f DNA sam ples from every felon. Z irbes, 30, a W isconsin native w ho was taking S panish courses at P ortland S tate U n iv ersity , w as found inside her hom e »n Nov. 21, 1986. Herpartlyclad body with hands bound, was found by neighbors. Once the state crim e lab recorded a DNA m atch that linked Phillips to Leon Lamont Phillips Z irb es' killing and sexual assault, Portland hom icide detective Cheryl that they ju s t d id n ’t let it go.” K anzlerreopened the investigation. Zirbes moved to Portland in 1980 P h illip s, a c c o rd in g to c o u rt with friends, held jo b s as a w aitress records, w as arrested in 1987 on at several taverns and had w orked unrelated robbery and sexual a s as a com puter operator. She planned sault charges. He is serving a sen to becom e a Spanish teacher. tence o f m ore than 20 years. She enjoyed backpacking and Vikki A m ato.Z irbes' best friend, cam ping, and played guitar and said she w as shocked w hen she sang at local bars. recently got a call about the case. “T he best new s out o f all o f this "F m sorry it took so long, b u tl’m so is know ing h e ’s been in prison this pleased the police reopened this whole tim e and, thankfully, has been case and spent tim e on it years o ff the streets, unable to hurt oth later,” she said. “ It’s rem arkable ers,” A m ato said. Arson Charges Filed in Two Fires O ne man and a teenager are fac ing arson charges stem m ing from tw o sep arate fires in southeast Portland. H enry A. T o w n se n d , 19, is charged w ith arson and crim inal m ischief. H e ’s accused o f using gasoline to set fire to a 1991 Cadillac Deville parked in the drivew ay next to a house w here tw o occupants w ere sleeping. The April 19 fire occurred at 2:33 a.m . at 17441 S.E. D ivision St. R obert Lee M ilhause. 28, is accused o f using an incendi ary device to set fire to an occupied apartm ent at the D am in Station A partm ents located at 16000 S.E. A lder St.