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Deadly Force Bill Gets Hearing
Goal is to bring
higher level of
scrutiny to
police shootings
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(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
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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.
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‘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.
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