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Taco Bell Robber
Still On the Loose
Treatment Center Celebrates Community
A robbery suspect with a pen wearing a ski mask over his face.
chant forT aco Bell has been hitting After the Clackamas robbery, how
up the fast food chain all over the ever, the suspect was seen leaving
Portland-m etro area, and police the scene with the mask off. A wit
need help finding him.
ness who saw the suspect worked
On April 1, a little after 9 a.m„ the with a police artist who drew a sketch
suspect robbed the Taco Bell at of the suspect.
1940 N.E. 122nd. He
The suspect is
w as arm ed with a
described as male,
h a n d g u n an d d e
6 feet to 6 feet 2
manded money from
inches ta ll, and
the em ployee at the
approximately 220
counter.
to 260 pounds. He
Police believe the
had a thin m us
same armed suspect
tache and a mole
robbed the Jantzen
on one cheek. He
Beach Taco Bell on
may be of Pacific
April 22, at about 9:30
Island descent.
aan.
Crime Stoppers
Yet again, on May Police sketch of Taco
is offering a cash
11 at about 9 :15 a.m. Bell robbery suspect.
rew ard o f up to
an o th er T aco Bell
S 1,000for informa
was robbed at gunpoint. This time tion that leads to an arrest in this
the incident occurred in Clackamas case, or any unsolved felony. All
County at 16040 S.E. 82nd Dr.
calls may remain anonymous at 503-
In each robbery the suspect was 823-4357.
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Gerald M. Chase
Richard L.Weil
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS
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Portland, OR 97204
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Auto Accident Injuries/
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L ast w eek, L ifeW orks
Northwest invited members
of the north and northeast
Portland community to come
together for a free barbecue,
g a m e s and in te rn a tio n a l
booths outside its treatment
center at 3719 N.E. Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd.
The celebration was meant
to bring together people in
the community to learn about
the mental, drug and alcohol
health care Lifeworks North
west offers. For more infor
mation on the programs, visit
www.lifeworksnw.org.
Community leader
Ed Washington and
President o f Lifeworks
Northwest Mary Monnat
enjoy themselves during a
recent festival.
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T he P ortland O bserver
Eugene Police Accused of Racial Profiling
Traffic stop
leads to lawsuit
of $1 million
names Lane County, Eugene police
officer Wayne Dorman and county
sh eriff s Deputy Ryan Lane as de
fendants.
Jordan was stopped while leav
ing a nightclub with four white
(AP) - A black man stopped by a friends. The officers have said they
police officer las, September has stopped Jordan— and not the white
filed a $ 1 million lawsuit against the friends — because they suspected
city o f Eugene, claiming the color of he was concealing a weapon in his
his skin was the only reason for the waistband. No weapon was found.
stop.
‘T m ju st asking them to do the
The suit filed by Cortez Jordan, right th in g ,” Jordan said. ‘‘I’m
a 26-year-old city worker, also sorry in this day and age that it’s
Woman caught
removing cash
from ATM
fraudulent use o f a credit card. Her
first court appearance is scheduled
for June 23.
Bank surveillance images showed
her re p eated ly w ith
drawing money using
(AP) - An Oregon Na
her son’s ATM card, ac
tional Guardsman who
cording to Eugene po
recently returned from a
lice spokeswoman Kerry
long tour of duty in Iraq
Delf.
was met with a rude sur
Authorities think her
prise - someone had with
son’s ATM card and pin
drawn more than $ 10,000
number came in the mail
EleanorAlloway
from his bank account
while he was in Iraq with
without his knowledge.
the 162nd Battalion, which is head
Even worse: When police even quartered in Cottage Grove, Delf
tually arrested the suspect, it was said.
his mother.
Alloway showed little remorse
Now. Eugene resident Eleanor when questioned by police, Jordan
Alloway, 51, is facing charges of said.
aggravated theft, identity theft, and
“She was not emotional at all,”
Jordan said. “(There was no) ‘I am
so sorry I did this, I know it was
w rong.’ She was very stoic.”
Alloway told police that she used
the money for video poker, elec
tronic entertainment devices, medi
cal expenses and daily living ex
penses. She is not being held at the
Lane County Jail because o f space
and financial constraints; instead,
she was cited and released, police
said.
The 162nd returned in April from
Iraq, where they were stationed near
Baghdad, going door-to-door to
search out insurgents and patrolling
for roadside bombs, Fristad said.
Jordan said the bank. Northwest
Community Credit Union in Eu
gene, was able to reimburse the
soldier’s money.
New Portland Police Monitor Hired
The Portland Police will have a
new person keeping them in check
soon.
Portland C ity A uditor G ary
Blaekmer announced the hiring of
Leslie Stevens as the new Director
of Independent Police Review.
“She’s smart, hard-working, and
an excellent communicator. She is
the best fit for this position, and can
strengthen the connections be
tween the community and the Po
lice Bureau,” Blaekmer said.
Stevens has been an assistant
city attorney in Salem the past eight
years, and previously worked for a
law firm conducting civil litigation.
She graduated from Lewis and
Clark’s Northwestern School of
Law, and received her undergradu
ate degree in Organizational Com
munication, with a minor in busi
ness, from California State Univer
sity, Chico.
A national search was conducted
to fill the position, and finalists
were interviewed by five different
panels, including members of the
public.
Stevens starts in her position on
July 18.
The Independent Police Review
Division oversees the investiga
tion and resolution of citizen com
plaints against police officers and
makes recommendations relating to
Police Bureau policy and training. For
inform ation visit w w w .portland
online.com/auditor/ipr.
Robber
Wanted
Police are asking for the
p u b lic ’s help in fin d in g an
arm ed robber w ho w alked into
the Plaid Pantry store on 7210
S.E. M ilwaukie Ave. on May 17
at 5:45 a.m . and dem anded
money.
A fter the clerk realized the
suspect was serious, the sus
pect was given an undisclosed
am ount o f money.
The em ployees were then di
rected to the back o f the store,
where there w ere closed in a
cooler by the suspect. Police
w ere called but the suspect had
already fled the scene.
T he su sp e c t is d e sc rib e d
as a w hite m ale, six feet tall or
ta lle r, w ith a thin to m edium
build. He w as p o ssib ly in his
e a rly ‘20s. H e w as w earin g a
y e llo w h o o d e d s w e a ts h ir t
o v e r his head w ith the d ra w
strin g p u lled tig h t. T he v ic
tim s sa id th e s u s p e c t w as
w earin g latex g loves.
Crim e Stoppers is offering a
cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for
inform ation that leads to an ar
rest in this case, or any un
solved felony. All calls rem ain
anonym ous at 503-823-4357.
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o f racial p ro filin g .”
“We want to see the city get the
message that business as usual is
not appropriate,” said Kevin Lafky,
Jordan’s lawyer.
Jordan’s aunt, Marilyn Mays,
c ite d the c i t y ’s re sp o n se to
Jordan’s complaint as one of the
reasons she resigned in January as
the city’s di versity coordinator. She
also stepped down as president of
the local chapter of the National
Association for the Advancement
o f Colored People.
Soldier’s Mom Charged in Theft Plaid Pantry
4317 NE Tillamook St.
(503) 493-9730
com e to this: that som eone c a n ’t
cross the street.”
A E ugene Police D epartm ent
internal investigation ruled that
Jo rd a n ’s claim o f racial profiling
w as “not sustained” and that the
decision to stop him was legally
perm issible.
T he suit alleges that it is g o v
ernm ental practice “to m ake p re
text stops w ithout having re a
sonable suspicion that a crim e
has been com m itted” and “to ap
prove officer stops on the basis
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Highland United
Church o f Christ
Pacific NW Men’s Revival Picnic
June 18th 2005
Saturday 9 am to 5pm
King Park 7th & Wygant
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