December 21. 2011
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photo by M indy C ooper /T he P ortland O bserver
Mayor Sam Adams (from left), Police Chief Mike Reese and Lt. Robert King attend a news confer­
ence Tuesday to announce 31 gang-related arrests.
Gang Sweep Leads to 31 Arrests
Portland Police have made 31
gang-related arrests in recent days
with more to come, officials an­
nounced Tuesday.
Police said the enforcement is
focused on one of the city’s most
violent gangs, known as the Rolling
60s Crip gang.
The investigation has also re­
sulted in 13 federal indictments for
a variety of drug, weapons and other
offenses as a result of the joint ef­
forts of several gang prevention
and task force teams.
While the arrests are critical to
the long-term strategy of curtailing
gang activity, officials said preven­
tion, education and intervention are
also necessary for a safe and healthy
community.
“We are not going to be able to
arrest our way out of this problem,”
said Eric Hendricks of the Portland
Police Bureau.
Spirit Mountain
Holiday
Toy Drive
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Guests at Spirit Mountain Casino
made the holiday toy drive for OHSU
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital a
success with the donation of 7,300
toys. Accepting the gifts Tuesday on
behalf of the hospital is Sandra
Westfall. Also pictured is Spirit
Mountain executives Randy Dugger
(left) and Rodney E. Ferguson.
photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Celebrating
Generations
Santa Claus visited the first-ever
holiday party Sunday at the new
Bridge Meadows housing
community in north Portland,
where a gift was given to every
youth resident living in the multi-
generational community of
grandparents, adoptive parents
and foster children.
photo by
M indy C ooper /
T HE P( 1RTLAND OBSERVER