Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, September 15, 2004, Page 9, Image 9

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L aw & J ustice
Woman Accused of Poisoning Husband
Arrested for
attempted murder
Portland Police Bureau Homicide Detectives
arrested 30-year-old Carrie Lynn W heeler on
three counts of attempted murder after receiv­
ing information that she may be attempting kill
her husband.
The investigation began on Tuesday, Sept.
1, when a citizen who had believed that Wheeler
was attempting to use poison to kill her hus­
band, contacted the Fairview Police Depart-
Carrie Lynn
Wheeler
Man seen in
surveillance
video is wanted
for a bank
robbery on
Hayden Island.
brown hair and eyes.
Those with information can call
theFBIat503-224-4181.
CRIME STOPPERS
(5 0 3 ) 823-HELP 111 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 9 7 2 0 4
Nightclub Shooting Association
Portland Police, in cooperation
parole violation
with Crime Stoppers, is asking for
and other war­
the public’s help in finding a fugi­
rants.
tive from justice who may have
Police would
information useful in the investi­
a lso lik e to
gation of a shooting outside a
sp e a k
w ith
northeast Portland nightclub.
Rean regarding
Authorities say Rusty Rean, 26,
a shooting that
took place Aug.
is on the run from his parole officer Rusty Rean
and police. A convicted felon, he is 2 when five people were wounded
on post prison supervision and he as they stood outside a warehouse
is wanted on an outstanding felony turned club near Northeast Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard and
Northeast San Rafael. Police be
lieve Rean may have information
useful in that investigation.
He is about 6 feet tall and weighs
about 190 pounds. He has dirty
blonde hair, recently cut short,
and hazel eyes. He has tattoos
including one on his left arm that
reads “ HCG187.” Rean may be
armed, and should be considered
dangerous.
Suspect Armed and Dangerous
Police are looking
for fugitive
from Portland
P o lic e E ast
Precinct offic­
ers and during
the foot chase,
A v a lo s shot
him self in the
chin. A valos
s h o u ld
be
c o n s id e re d
arm e d
and
Portland Police, in coopera­
tion with Crime Stoppers, would
like your help in finding a wanted
person.
Romiro Siquero Avalos, 22,
Romiro Siquero
is w an te d in W a sh in g to n
Avalos
County on a felony probation
violation on an original charge of dangerous.
unauthorized use o f a motor ve­
Avalos has no known address,
hicle. He has failed to appear at although he used to live nearby
recent court dates. In July, he ran 3300 block of Southeast 136th and
may still have associates in the
area. There is no vehicle associ
ated with him. He may use mass
transit o r borrowed or stolen cars
to get from place to place.
Avalos is approximately 5 feet
7 inches tall and 130 pounds, with
brown hair and brown eyes. He
has the name "Briana” tattooed
on his neck. He has the number
one tattood on his right forearm
and the number three tattooed on
his left forearm. He may have a
goatee and a scar from the bullet
wound on his chin.
Man Charged for Prostituting Minor
A P ortlan d m an w as a r­
rested in Las V egas last w eek
on c h a rg e s o f rape, p ro sti­
tu ti o n , s o d o m y a n d se x
a b u se .
C h a r le s T e r r e ll A lle n ,
3 4 , fa c e s s im ila r c h a rg e s
in b o th O re g o n a n d N e-
Charles
Terrell Allen
Kote
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Bank Robber on the Loose
The F B I's Violent Crimes Task man arrived with a revolver which
Force is asking for the public’s help can clearly be seen in bank surveil­
in locating a man suspected in a lance video. He was seen leaving
bank robbery.
the area on foot, headed northeast.
The takeover-style robbery oc­
The man is described as a white
curred at the W ells Fargo Bank on or Hispanic male in his mid to late
Hayden Island in north Portland at 20s with a thin build, between 5 feet
9:30a.m . on M onday, Aug. 30. The 8 and 5 feet 10 inches tall, with
ment. Immediately after receiving the informa­
tion, Fairview Police contacted Portland Police
Bureau Homicide Detectives who initiated an
investigation.
W h ile c o n d u c tin g th e in v e stig a tio n ,
detective's developed probable cause to arrest
Wheeler. W heeler was booked into the Justice
Center Jail. Due to the timeliness of the informa­
tion, detectives were able to intervene before
the victim was injured.
Because this is an ongoing investigation,
detectives are unable to release inform ation
ab o u t the ty p e o f p o iso n used in th is
crime.
v a d a . H e ’s a c c u s e d o f
p r o s titu tin g a m in o r fe m a le
in b o th sta te s .
H is arrest cam e h ours a f­
te r h is case, p ro filed in a
p o lic e C rim e S to p p ers re ­
p o rt, w as d istrib u ted to the
m ed ia.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to $1,000fo r information, reported to Crime Stoppers,
that leads to an arrest in any unsolved felony crime, you need not give your name. Call Crime Stoppers
at 503-823-HELP.
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Police
Encounters
Guide Published
Racial profiling is rampant across
American. Newspapers throughout
the nation are filled with news sto­
ries of innocent black and Latino
men being pulled over, arrested or
even shot by police.
How can black and Latino men
protect their constitutionally guar­
anteed rights?
George W. Gordon and David
W alker have written “Police En­
counters: The Black M an’s Guide
To Handling Encounters with Po­
lice," publ i shed by Kommon Cents,
Inc. The authors o f this guide are
both black men, currently fighting
the misuse of justice many have
suffered at the hands of corrupt law
enforcements and an ineffective
criminal justice system.
For m ore inform ation, visit
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Bank
Fraud Case
Cracked
F B I a g e n ts fro m P o rtla n d
and Los A ngeles have arrested
three people indicted in a major
fraud case that cost O regon banks
nearly $200,000. A federal grand
ju ry has indicted each o f the
three defendants for bank fraud,
Social Security fraud and lar­
cen y .
T hose charged include Subhi
M o h a m m e d W a fa , 4 6 , o f
V an c o u v er,
and
M aghy
M oham ad M oussaw i, 32, and
M oham ed M oktafi Selim , 44.
both o f California.
Investigators believe these the
men w orked as part o f a larger
fraud ring in w hich they used
false identification docum ents to
open bank accounts and steal
$2.5 million. They deposited high-
dollar bogus checks into the ac­
counts and then cleaned out the
accounts before the banks had
finished processing the checks.
T he bulk o f activity .with which
they are charged occurred over a
four-m onth period in 2001.
Shooting Suspect
Arrested
A man p o ­
lice said is a
s e 1 f - p r o -
claim ed gang
m em b er has
been arrested
for attem pted
m u rd e r
in
c o n n e c tio n
w ith a July 19 Juan Carlos
dom estic d is­ Garcia Vergara
tu r b a n c e in
w hich gunfire was discharged at
a house in the 5200 block of North­
east 14th Place.
Juan Carlos Garcia-Vergara, 28,
is being held in the M ultnomah
C ounty D etention Center pend­
ing prosecution.
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