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October 21, 2015
Arrested for 1980s Murders
C ontinued froM p age 3
Park. Detectives learned that the victim
was Tonja Harry, 19. She was last seen
the night before, also on MLK.
On Sept. 22, 1983, Angela Anderson,
14, was found deceased in an upstairs
bedroom of a vacant house on Northeast
Going Street that was advertised for sale
with a lock box on the front door. A po-
tential homebuyer discovered the body
and called authorities. Friends said she
was in foster care and become a victim of
sex trafficking shortly before her death.
On March 18, 1987, Latanga Watts,
29, was found in the grass near North
Concord Avenue next to Going Street
Pedestrian Bridge. She also was last seen
on MLK, a corridor used for prostitution
at the time. Watts was the mother of three
children.
Detectives are asking the public to
help with these cases by providing any
information they might have about the
victims and about Homer Jackson, in-
cluding people who have associated
with him in the past few years and can
talk about his routines, habits and plac-
es he frequents. Additionally, detectives
would like to hear from anyone who
may have experienced violence at the
hands of Homer Jackson to come for-
ward and tell their story.
Renters
Rights
Workshop
Friday
The Community Alliance of Tenants
will host a meeting to hear the concern of
renters in the wake of Portland’s housing
emergency and follow the session with a
renter rights workshop on Friday, Oct. 30
at the Augustana Lutheran Church, 2710
N.E. 14th Ave.
The free and open to the public event
will start at 3:30 p.m. Childcare and Span-
ish interpretation will be provided. The
workshop will begin at 5 p.m. and a dinner
will be provided free to participants start-
ing at 6 p.m.
For more information, visit the work-
shop event page at facebook.com/
events/602982639841491.
Bad Weather
Meals Arrive
To ensure that all homebound seniors
have sufficient meals during upcoming
inclement weather, Meals on Wheels
People are delivering a two-day supply
of shelf-stable meals this week to more
than 3,000 homebound residents.
Seniors will receive instructions to
save these meals until they receive a call
from their Meals on Wheels People cen-
ter advising them to use these emergen-
cy supplies. The shelf-stable meals in-
clude applesauce, fruit bars, fruit juice
and two shelf-stable entrées.
On days when weather is so severe
that the majority of volunteer drivers
cannot deliver meals, Meals on Wheels
People staff will phone all Meals on
Wheels recipients to conduct a wellness
check and to instruct seniors to consume
one of their emergency meals. Drivers
will still be available to bring food to
those seniors who are completely with-
out food.