Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 13, 2011, Page 2, Image 2

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A Family’s Anguish
S heriffs Office, volunteers con­
tinue to sweep the grounds of
March 19 at his father's northeast Rocky Butte in N ortheast Port­
Portland home, where authorities land near B e n n ette's fa th e r’s
say they found blood and DNA house. Friends, family and sup­
evidence linking the male teen to porters have spread search ef­
Vaughn's death.
forts throughout wooded areas in
Led by the M ultnomah County the Portland M etro area and cir-
c o n t i n u e d f r o m front
culate flyers to places where she
and her friends hung out, as well
as local businesses.
A media briefing was held at
Rocky Butte on Sunday, but there
were no significant updates. Au­
thorities said the search for evi­
dence related to the Yashanee’s dis­
appearance and presumed death
would continue.
Portland police detectives are
still in terested in hearing from
A p ril 13. 2011
anyone who has in fo rm atio n
about the case, including w here
Y ashanee was last seen and
w here any evidence m ight be
lo cated .
You can report any in fo rm a ­
tion to C rim e S toppers at 503-
823-H E L P (4357), leave a tip
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or text 823H ELP plus your tip to
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The Review
Joblessness Holds Steady
Oregon’s seasonally adjusted un­
employment rate was lO.Opercentin
March, essentially unchanged from
10.2 percent in February. The U.S.
seasonally adjusted unemployment
rate was 8.8 percent in March, es­
sentially unchanged from 8.9 per­
cent in February.
Teen Killed in Drive-by
A 1 9 -y ear-o ld
found dead after a
drive by shooting
around 1 a.m. on
S a tu rd ay
at
N o rth ea st 86th
Avenue and Sac­
ramento Street has been identified
as M ario A lexander M arin o f
Gresham. Detectives cannot yet say
if the shooting was gang-related.
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Elder Driver Hits Pedestrian
An 87-year-old woman is accused
of driving a car that hit and killed a
p ed estrian cro ssin g N o rth east
Kililngsworth Street near 60th Av­
enue around 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
The victim, Mary Anne Turner, 63,
was not using the crosswalk. Police
said the driver, Helen Quimiro, con­
tinued driving from the crash site
and also struck three parked cars.
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Carl Lewis Eyes Senate
Olympic gold med-
alistCarl Lewis will
run again — for
New Jersey Senate.
T he 4 9 -y e a r-o ld
New Jersey native
announced his bid
to represent his hom etow n o f
Willlingboro on Monday. Lewis
says he hopes to inspire people,
encourage communities and im­
prove educational opportunities for
children.
Applebee’s Promises Fix
The Applebee's restaurant chain
said on Monday it was immediately
retraining its workers nationwide
after a server at a suburban Detroit
location accidentally served alco­
hol to a toddler.
Police Protesters Arrested
Police arrested 11 adults and one
juvenile Thursday after about 40
anti-police protesters m arched
from the so u th p a rk s b lo ck s
th ro u g h d o w n to w n P o rtla n d .
Some of the protesters were ac­
cused o f throw ing firew ork type
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