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(Elje “P ortlanh (Dbseruer Page A2 ì,,r|.ìnrtktnh (Obscrucr P olice W orldof A u tos 2004 Nissan Maxima SL Deadly Force Bill Gets Hearing Goal is to bring higher level of scrutiny to police shootings Price tested......$32,990.00 Engine............... 265 HP 3.5 liter DOHC 24 Valve V6 Transmission 4 Speed Automatic w/Gated Shifter T h e 2004 N issan M axim a SL is intended to am aze its driver w ith refinem ent and available equipm ent. The M axim a has a unique highly styled person ality with em phasizes on perform ance. W ith A ltim a assum ing the role o f a b igger m ore pow erful car the M axim a has m oved up m arket to a pricier position. The M axim a SL starts at $28,900 m oves up to $32,990 with all the extras The sporty M axim a SL provides a luxurious ride that is sm ooth and quiet. The cost saving beam axle betw een the rear w heels handles bum ps with m ore refinem ent than previous m odels. The V6 delivers responsive p er form ance for quick passes and effortless w hen cruising the highw ay. July 09. 2003 T he SL offers som e futuristic features like the center console and the interesting sky view roof, a glass panel that extends lengthw ise o v er the front and rear seats. The broadness o f the dash and the sterile look o f the center console takes from the interior luxurious look. A lso available is the rear bucket seats with acen ter console that has tw o-cup holders and rear-heated seats w ith a w ood panel trim . The M axim a w ill find com parable com petition in the sporty luxurious class w ith Inftniti, Lincoln and BMW T he 2004 N issan M axim a offers a bold innova tions and design that w ill d azzle the driver. (A P ) — T h e use o f deadly force by police w ould be handled m uch d if ferently under legislation proposed by Rep. JeffB arker, an A loha D emo crat. T he legislation had its first hear ing July 2, one day atfe r4 5 0 people ja m m e d into P o rtla n d ’s M ount O livet B aptist C hurch to discuss the police shooting o f 21 -year-old K endra Jam es. U nder the bill, grand ju ry inves tig atio n s o f deadly force cases w ould be recorded and the records m ade public after the fact. It w ould also recraft the w ay police are trained and how deadly force cases are investigated. “T h e goal is to raise a higher level o f understanding and a higher level o f scrutiny,” said Sen. John M innis,R -W ood Village andaP ort- land police d etec B a s ic tr a in i n g tive. “ It’s to lift the now offered by the veil o f secrecy over D epartm ent o f P ub the process.” lic Safety Standards T he bill has been a n d T r a in in g in m odi fted by a series M o n m o u th la s ts o f am endm ents and o n ly 10 w e e k s . T h a t’s less than h a lf m o re a re a n ti c i pated, as district a t o f the national stan to rn e y s , s h e riffs , dard o f 22 w eeks, chiefs o f police and Sen. Margaret Carter G ordly said. th e A tto r n e y T h e bill w o u ld G en eral’s office offer m odifica also require that police use o f deadly tions. force be inv estigated by the local A t last w eek’s hearingofthe Sen district attorney and by a law en ate Judiciary Com m ittee, House Bill forcem ent agency other than the 3426-A received lukew arm support one for w hich the officer w orks. from those groups as well as the The O regon attorney g e n eral's O regon Criminal Defense Lawyers office w ould review the final inves Association and the O regon N ew s tigation reports and collate state paper Publishers Association. w ide statistics on deadly force. No “A ny lifting o f the veil is going one keeps those records now , said to send a signal to the public at M ich ael S c h ru n k , M u ltn o m a h large,” said Sen. M argaret C arter, C ounty district attorney for m ore w ho attended the Jam es forum . than 20 years. "T he current level o f mistrust means T he bill w ould also require that w e ’re sitting on a pow der keg, and grand ju ry deliberations o f deadly th at’s not good.” force be recorded. Right now , there Sen. Avel G ordly said she favors are no records kept in O regon. Fed the bill because it addresses the eral grand ju ry deliberations are issue o f police training. recorded. Bank Robbery Suspect Wanted T he FB l ’s V iolent C rim es T ask Force is asking the p u b lic ’s help in finding a bank robbery suspect. The m an entered the W ashington M u tual Bank branch located inside the Fred M eyer store on Southeast 82nd A venue shortly after noon last w eek. He handed the teller a note and left the bank with cash. A lthough he threatened that he had a w eapon, no gun w as seen. Portland Police Bureau officers spotted You Owe It To Yourself! D E A L E R S H IP S Save Time, Save Money! DO IT NOW! CALL 1-877-432-5394 A bank surveil lance video shows the suspect in a bank robbery. a truck in the store parking lot ju s t m inutes later. T he silver-colored D odge R am w ith an extended cab had red sm oke pouring out its window s. The driver w as also throw ing cash out the w indow . The officers w ere unable to stop the suspect. He w as last seen driving north on 82nd. It is believed that the truck had C alifornia license. W itnesses described the suspect as a w hite m an in his early 30s. C all the FBI at 503-224-4181 ¡(you have information. ( 5 0 3 ) 823-HELP 111 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97 20 4 ‘Lil’ Joker’ on the Loose The P ortland Police B ureau’s A uto T heft T ask Force, and C rim e Stoppers, are ask ing fo r y o u r help in locating and apprehending Michael Paul “Lil* Joker” Scoggins. A rrest w arrants, charging Scoggins w ith u n authorized use o f a m otor ve hicle, are on file in both M ultnom ah and C lackam as counties. Scoggins, w ho has used the alias o f C hristopher M ichael W agers and sev eral different dates o fb irth , is a 25-year- old w hite m ale. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall and w eighs approxim ately 190 pounds, w ith brow n hair and hazel eyes and the w ord “C hronic” tattooed on his right forearm and “Lil Jo k er” on his left fore arm. Michael Scoggins Crime Stoppers is offering u reward o f up to SI,000for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case. Call Crime Stoppers at 503- 823-4357. Giving our best. 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