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December 8, 2010
Man Wanted in Possible Hate Crime Jay Wins Parking
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20s. H e is a p p ro x im a te ly 6 foot 1
w ith a m u scu lar build. He had short
cooperation w ith C rim e Stoppers, is
asking for your help in solving an
assault and possible hate crim e.
Just after m idnight on M o n
day, N ov. 1, a m an w as a s
sau lted n e ar the p e d estria n
o v e rp a ss at S o u th e a st 16th
A venue and B rooklyn Street.
He w as severely beaten and
su sta in e d serio u s head and
abdom inal injuries and w as left
unconscious on the train tracks
ju st below the overpass.
A fter an interview w ith the
victim , detectives believe that
the assault w as likely due to
the suspect's perception o f the
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sexual orientation o f the v ic
tim.
A police sketch shows a suspect
wanted for a hate crime.
T h e su sp e c t is d e sc rib e d
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b lo n d e h a ir M an
d a lig h t b eard . II_ He
a lso h a d a lig h t c o m p le x io n and
h is face w as frec k le d . T h e s u s
p e c t w as rid in g a b ic y c le
an d w as a c c o m p a n ie d by
a n o th e r m ale a lso on a
b icy cle.
C rim e Stoppers is o ffer
ing a cash rew ard o f up to
$ 1,000 for inform ation, re
ported to C rim e Stoppers,
that leads to an arrest in
this case, o r any unsolved
felony, and you can rem ain
a n o n y m o u s. C all C rim e
Stoppers at 503-823-H E L P
(4357), leave a tip online at
crimestoppersoforegon.com
o r text 823H E L P plus your
tip and send it to C R IM E S
(274697).
Gun Case Sends Man to Prison
Jaim e Lee M ichael Sims, 30, an ex
felon and gang m em ber from P o rt
land, w as sen ten ced M o n d ay to
serve 70 m onths in federal prison for
being a felon in possession o f a
firearm.
Sim s w as charged w ith selling a
.22 caliber handgun, 18 rounds o f
am m unition and cocaine to a g o v
ernm ent inform ant. A uthorities said
he previously h ad con v ictio n s for
attem pted assault and unlaw ful use
o f a w eapon for shooting up a house
in 2001 occu p ied by a rival gang
m em ber, his w ife and five children.
Battle, Again
Entrepreneur keeps hold on SmartPark
C ari H achmann
T he P ortland O bserver
by
G oodm an in d i
c a te d th at the
For the second tim e this
c ity 's p a rk in g
year, a C ity o f P ortland
g a ra g e m a n
evaluation co m m ittee has
a g e r, C h a r le s
selected T ennessee-based
D u m m e t, h a d
Central Parking, led by Port
r e c e n tly
land business entrepreneur
w orked as m an
R oy Jay , to o p erate the
ag er for C entral
dow ntow n S m artP ark g a
Parking.
rage system , a m ulti m illion
At th e -m o st
d o llar industry.
re c e n t p re -b id
L ast A p ril, th e th re e -
c o n fe re n c e
y e a r c o n tra c t fo r m a n ag e - p Oy j ay
h e l d b y th e
m en t o f th e c ity -o w n e d
P o r tla n d B u
p a rk in g fa c ilitie s, w as in itia lly r e a u
of
T ra n s p o rta tio n ,
a w a rd e d to C en tral P a rk in g o v e r S c h le s in g e r’s S ta r P ark firm b id
tw o p ro m in e n t P o rtla n d fa m ilie s a g a in , as w ell as S e a ttle 's A ce
w h o d o m in a te th e d o w n to w n P arking, but G o o d m an ’ s C ity C e n
p a rk in g m ark et.
te r b u sin e ss fa ile d to su b m it a bid
H ow ever, M ay o r Sam A dam s b e fo re the d e a d lin e .
c an celed the c o n tra ct a fte r the
In a press release. Jay said the
S chlesingerand G oodm an fam ilies recom m endation by the panel o f
protested the selection process, business and professional ev alu a
tors, selected his C entral Parking
firm "head and shoulders' above
any o f the rem aining finalists.
Jay said he “put a lot o f skin in the
g am e” and the benefits to the city
are m ore than ju s t the S m artPark
c o n tra ct’s bottom line.
H e said C entral Parking offers its
em ployees b etter health care plus a
401 k retirem ent program , som ething
that n either S tar Park n o r C ity C e n
ter Parking have e v er offered their
w orkers.
In 2003, Jay helped Star Park w in
the c ity ’s parking deal by form ing a
co alitio n that included the A frican
A m erican C h am b er o f C om m erce
and other m inority ch am ber groups.
The next step is for the C ity C oun
cil to authorize the parking contract
w hich is scheduled next m onth.
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Y o u r fa v o r ite n e ig h b o r h o o d g r o c e r y s to r e n o w d e liv e r s
g r o c e r ie s r ig h t to y o u r h o m e o r o ffic e .
Urban Renewal
Director Retiring
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w w w .n e w s e a s o n s m a r k e t.c o m
you click, we deliver, (or pull up for pick up)
Portland Development
Commission Executive
Director Bruce Warner, who
led the city’s urban renewal
and economic development
agency, announced his
retirement to staff at an all
employee meeting Monday.