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Page 2 BLACK HISTORY MONTH The February 22, 2017 Week in Review Nursing Assistant Guilty A former nursing as- sistant at Providence St. Vincent Medical Cen- ter will spend the next 25 years in pris- on for raping and sexual- ly abusing female patients. Ad- eladilew A. Mekonen pleaded guilty Friday to 28 charges involv- ing sexual contact with female pa- tients. Nine women accused Me- konen of sex abuse, including two women aged 87 and 94. Killed at Insurance Agency their criticism of the Portland Po- lice Bureau’s treatment of protest- ers. In their third statement this year, the group wrote on Facebook after a President’s Day protest on Monday, “Today, Portland Police Bureau policy led to violence against peaceful protesters includ- ing young kids and retired public employees. It was shameful.” Missing Boy Found A missing 2 year old boy was found safe in his pajamas in some black- berry bushes Saturday in the 1700 block of Northeast 67th Avenue after a search by local police and the FBI. His mother re- ported him missing hours earlier. The boy, River, was treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and exposure to cold tem- peratures. A 32 year old man died from a gun- shot wound after a shooting Mon- day at the Golden Key Insurance Agency on Southeast 82nd between Foster and Woodstock. Police said it appears the man was homeless and threatened the business owner and his wife over some missing personal belongings. The shooting happened Leaked Immigration Proposal during a confrontation in the park- Congressman Earl Blumenauer re- ing lot next door. leased a statement Friday regarding a leaked Department of Homeland Naked Burglary Suspect Around 10 p.m. on Saturday, police Security proposal to use National responded to Guard troops for immigration en- a 911 call of forcement: “What we’ve seen over a naked man the course of the last weeks are not, who forced ‘routine, targeted operations,’ as the his way into Trump regime calls them. These op- an apart- erations, and this leaked proposal, ment in the are the result of trump’s hateful im- 15200 block migration agenda that serves only to of Northeast instill fear and destroy lives,” he said. Sandy. A 28 year old woman fought Arrested on Riot Charge off the intruder and she and her two Police arrested one protester, 19 children were able to escape with year old Zachary Lange, during a no physical harm. The suspect, 21 Thursday march and rally in down- year old Miguel Gomez, has been town Portland to demand justice charged with burglary, kidnapping for Quanice Hayes, a black teenag- and attempted rape. er killed by police responding to a robbery and car prowl a few days ACLU Blasts Portland Police The American Civil Liberties earlier. Lange faces a riot charge in- Union of Oregon is increasing volving damaged to a vehicle. 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 Established 1970 USPS 959 680 CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. 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One permitted protest, spon- sored by Basic Rights Oregon, Causa and several labor unions, took place without incident. A second unpermitted march orga- nized by Don’t Shoot Portland, ended with 13 arrests. One female protester, a senior citizen, was left with a bloodied face and broken nose, after appar- ently rolling on the ground with a police officer. In another con- frontation, documented by citizen journalist Mike Bivins, a woman angrily confronts a row of police officers in riot gear and an officer fires two rubber bullets into the woman’s torso at close range. ACLU Oregon legal director Mat dos Santos said in a state- ment released 5 days earlier: “Portland’s protest policy should emphasize restraint, de-escala- tion, and the use of force only as a last resort to ensure public health, safety and welfare.” Police spokesperson Pete Simpson responded, “We cer- tainly understand that not every- one agrees with police presence or response to protest events. We encourage people with com- mendations or complaints about officer conduct to send them to the Office of Independent Police Review.”