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th a t th e m a y o r’s c h ie f o f s ta ff G ail S h ib le y p re s su re d him
in to re v e a lin g h e h ad th e illn e ss.
T h e s ta f f e r jile d a c iv il rig h ts c o m
p lain t w ith the B u reau o f L a b o r and
In d u strie s.
TriMet Changes Recommended
In its first e v er audit, the O regon S ecretary o f S ta te ’s office
last w eek recom m ended that T riM et m ake changes in its
adm inistration, finances, labor m anagem ent, transparency,
route planning, and hiring evaluations. T rim et officials said
they w ould im plem ent the changes.
HIVHarassmentCharge
A n H IV -p o sitiv e s ta ffe r fo r the C ity o f P o rtla n d is a lleg in g
Black History Month
February 5. 2014
drug overdose, p olice said. H o ffm an played a starring role in
the po p u lar film T he H u n g er G am es and w as slated to revise
the ch aracter in the upcom ing sequel.
Shooting Ruled Justifiable
A M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty G ra n d Ju ry d e te rm in e d on T h u rs
d a y th a t an o ff-d u ty b o u n c e r at th e M y stic G e n tle m a n ’s
C lu b w as ju s tifie d in th e use o f d e a d ly fo rc e in the
s h o o tin g o f a g u n m a n w h o w e n t o n a ra m p a g e th a t le ft 3
o th e rs w o u n d e d . T h is e n d s th e c rim in a l in v e stig a tio n
a n d n o c h a rg e s w ill be filed .
Actor Dead of Overdose
A c ad e m y A w a rd w in n in g a c to r
Phillip Seym our H offm an w as found
dead in his W est V illage, M anhattan
apartm ent on Sunday in an apparent
Arrest in Fatal Hit and Run
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B randon C. Sm ith, 27, turned h im
self in to V ancou ver Police last w eek
as a suspect in a hit-an d-run c o lli
sion near V an co u v er M all that left
tw o w om en dead and one child w ith
m inor injuries. He m ade his first court
a p p e a ra n c e T h u rs d a y at C la rk
C ounty S u p erio r C ourt.
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R epeated instances o f a m an ex p o s
ing h im self have com e into Portland
p olice in recent days in the area o f
N o rth e a s t A la m e d a S tre e t an d
A lam eda T errace; the suspect was
not w earing any pants. T he m an is
d escrib ed as a w hite m ale in his 20s
to 30s, 5 ’8 ” to 5 ’9 ” , ch ubby build,
dark hair, w earing a w hite t-shirt,
w hite socks and shoes, holding a
cloth or o th er m aterial o ver his face.
Former Cop Faces Sex Abuse
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Kenneth S . G arrison, a form er W ash
ington State Patrol lieutenant from
V ancouver, w as arrested Friday on
c h a rg e s-o f sex abuse. G arrison is
ex p ected to ap p ear T hursday in a
M ultnom ah C ounty C ourt.
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