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October 26. 2005
J ustice
Murder
Suspect
Arrested
M ark M illage
Death Warrant Signed
Founder of Crips gang loses appeal
P o rtla n d
P o lic e
ar­
r e s te d
16-
year-old Mark
E dw ard M ill-
age on a m ur­
d e r ch a rg e
F riday w hile
the teen w as
a t te n d i n g a
Je ffe rso n
H igh S chool
football gam e.
T he charg e stem s from the
shooting o f 17-year-old R ichard
M innefieldon Sept. 25 ju st a block
aw ay from the school, although
n e ith e r w ere s tu d e n ts at th e
school. Investigators have stated
the cause o f the shooting could
have been an argum ent o v er a
girl.
M illa g e is b e in g h e ld at
M ultnom ah C ounty ja il and has
been indicted by a g rand ju ry to
be tried as an adult.
Mounted Patrol Unit Grows
The P ortland P olice B u r e a u 's M o u n te d P atrol is w e lc o m in g its n e w e s t m e m b e r , S p u d , a n d
m o u n te d p a tro l h o p efu l, Ian. N in e h o r s e s n o w o c c u p y th e m o u n te d p a tro l facility, w hich
o p e n e d in th e fall o f 2 0 0 1 n e a r th e w a terfro n t in n o r th w e s t P ortland. To lea rn m o re a b o u t th e
program a n d to visit th e h o r s e s , call 5 0 3 - 8 2 3 -2 1 0 0 .
(A P) - A ju d g e in Los A ngeles
signed a death w arrant M onday for
Stanley “T o o k ie” W illiam s, a co ­
founder o f the notorious C rips gang
w ho w as nom inated for the N obel
Peace Prize for his children’s books.
W illiam s is scheduled to d ieD ec.
13 at San Q uentin prison. T he judge
rejected requests by his attorneys
to delay the execution until Dec. 22
to give them more tim e to seek clem ­
ency
fro m
G ov.
A rn o ld
Schw arzenegger.
T he D ec. 13 date m eans atto r­
neys have only until Nov. 8 to sub­
m it a clem ency request. T he U.S.
S uprem e C ourt declined to co n ­
sider W illiam s’ case earlier this
month.
“T his case has taken o v er 24
years to get to this p o in t,” S uperior
C ourt Judge W illiam R. Pounders
said. “T hat is a long delay in itself,
and I w ould hate to add to that
d elay .”
W illiam s, 51, and a high school
friend started the C rips street gang
in L os A ngeles in 1971.
W illiam s w as sentenced to death
in 1981 for fatally shooting A lbert
S ta n le y “T o o k ie ” W illiam s
O w ens, aconvenience store worker,
in 1979. He also w as convicted o f
killing tw o motel ow ners and their
dau g h terd u rin g a robbery that same
year.
W illiam s m aintains he is inno­
cent, and supporters cite his renun­
ciation o f his past and his efforts to
curtail gang violence, including a
series o f ch ild ren ’s books he co ­
w rote in prison.
S upporters have nom inated him
for the N obel Peace Prize and the
N obel in literature, and a cable TV
m ovie o f his life last year starred
O scar-w inning actor Jam ie Foxx.
Volunteers for Citizen Review Needed to Oversee Police Conduct
Candidates would gather
community concerns
T he In d e p e n d e n t P o lic e R e v ie w D iv isio n o f
th e P o rtla n d C ity A u d ito r ’s O ffic e is a c c e p tin g
a p p lic a tio n s fo r v o lu n te e rs to se rv e on th e C iti­
zen R e v ie w C o m m itte e .
T h e p rin c ip a l d u tie s w ill in c lu d e th e f o llo w ­
ing: m a k in g o b je c tiv e d e c is io n s w h e n c itiz e n s
o r P o lice B u rea u m e m b e rs ap p e a l th e re s u lts o f
p o lic e m is c o n d u c t in v e s tig a tio n s ; se rv in g as a
m e m b e r o f th e c itiz e n p o o l fo r th e P o rtla n d
P o lic e B u re a u ’s U se o f F o rc e an d P e rfo rm a n c e
R e v ie w B o a rd s; p a r tic ip a tin g in o r ie n ta tio n an d
tra in in g a b o u t p o lic in g ; a d v is in g o n c o m p la in t
h a n d lin g ; w o rk in g w ith 1PR s ta f f to c o n d u c t in-
d e p th p o lic y re v ie w s re la te d to th e P o lic e B u ­
re a u ; an d g a th e rin g c o m m u n ity c o n c e rn s a b o u t
p o lic e p o lic ie s an d p ro c e d u re s.
C a n d id a te s m u s t b e P o rtla n d r e s id e n ts o r
b u s in e s s o w n e rs , w ith a la c k o f re a l o r p e r ­
c e iv e d c o n f lic ts o f in te r e s t, a b le to m a k e a
s u b s ta n tia l tim e c o m m itm e n t, in c lu d in g m o n th ly
e v e n in g m e e tin g s o f s e v e ra l h o u rs. D u e to a c ­
c e s s to c o n f id e n tia l la w e n fo r c e m e n t re c o rd s ,
th e y m u s t b e a b le to p a s s a c rim in a l b a c k g ro u n d
check.
T h e a p p lic a tio n fo rm is a v a ila b le in h a rd c o p y
th ro u g h th e IP R o ffic e at 1221 S W 4 th A v e n u e ,
R o o m 3 2 0 , P o rtla n d , O R 9 7 2 0 4 , o r c a ll 5 0 3 -
8 2 3 -0 1 4 6 . A d o b e a n d M ic ro s o ft W o rd v e r ­
sio n s o f th e a p p lic a tio n fo rm a re a v a ila b le o n th e
Prostitution,
Drug Zones
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The city is hosting a series of
m eetings to discuss its drug and
prostitution-free zones. The first of
these will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
1 at the King Neighborhood Facility,
4815 N.E. Seventh Ave.
The zones, in place since 1993,
were scheduled to be renewed and
modified for the next three years. Last
week, however, M ayor Tom Potter
asked that this process be placed on
hold until Feb. 2 so that the zones’
operation can be evaluated.
As currently practiced, people ar­
rested for drug or prostitution-re­
lated offenses can be ordered “ex­
cluded" from the zones for9 0 days or
for a year if convicted.
Proponents say it is a valuable
crim e-fighting tool. Critics say it un­
fairly im p o ses penalties against
people without due process, and is at
least potentially discriminatory.
IP R w e b s ite at w w w .p o rtla n d o n lin e .c o m /a u d i-
to r /ip r .
C o m p le te a p p lic a tio n s m u st b e re c e iv e d by 5
p .m . o n M o n d a y , N o v . 21 at th e O ff ic e o f
N e ig h b o r h o o d In v o lv e m e n t in C ity H a ll, R o o m
110, 1221 S W 4 th A v e n u e , P o rtla n d , O R 9 7 2 0 4 .
Q u e s tio n s m ay b e a d d r e s s e d to M ic h a e l H ess,
IP R D e p u ty D ire c to r, at 5 0 3 -8 2 3 -0 1 4 6 . E v ery
a tte m p t w ill b e m a d e to s e le c t q u a lif ie d p e rs o n s
w h o re p r e s e n t th e d e m o g ra p h ic a n d e th n ic d i­
v e rs ity o f P o rtla n d .
Lawmaker Sentenced
State Rep. pocketed $145,000
(A P)— FormerState Rep. Dan
T h e se n ten c e w as h an d ed
Doy le, one o f the most influential down by Robert Cannon, tem po­
Republicans in the Oregon Leg­ rary judge on the Marion County
islature as co-chair­
Circuit Court, who told
man o f the W ays and
D o y le: “ Y ou had a
M eans C o m m ittee,
unique and privileged
was sentenced to 10
position.”
months in jail Thurs­
“I couldn’t be more
day for filing false elec­
d isa p p o in te d in this
tion campaign finance
case,” he told Doyle.
reports.
D o y le ’s
w ife,
T h e 4 8 -y ea r-o ld
Victoria, pleaded guilty
S a le m
r e s id e n t
last month to one count
D an D oyle
p lead ed g u ilty last
o f fili ng a false campaign
month to 11 felony counts o f report, following her unsuccess­
filing false cam paign finance re­ ful run lastyearforM arionC ounty
ports in the 2002 and 2004 elec­ clerk. She served lO daysinjailand
tions.
was put on probation for three
T h e state p ro sec u to r said years.
Doyle falsified reports in orderto
Addressing the court on Thurs­
conceal at least $ 145,000 in pay­ day, Doyle said: “W hat it boils
ments that he listed as going to down to is I lied to the public, and
cam paign vendors but actually I’m taking responsibility for that
went to him self and his law firm. any w ay that I can.”
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