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December 19, 2018 Page 5 Holiday Food Boxes Going Out The Portland Police Bureau Sun- shine Division has packed 3,800 holiday food boxes to help local families who struggle economical- ly. Already accounted for, the food will be home delivered on Saturday in time for Christmas thanks to the help of hundreds of volunteers and two Portland Police Bureau pre- cincts. The boxes are supported by food and funding donations through Al- bertsons and Safeway stores, the Safeway Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank, the OCF Eddie Wilson Fund, Botsford & Sons Produce, Ventura Foods, Bob’s Red Mill and Franz Bakery. “The holiday food box program is not only a Sunshine Division tra- dition but a Portland tradition that has fed hundreds of thousands of local families over nine decades. It represents the best of the spirit of the holiday season and continues to grow and improve thanks to the support of the community,” said Officer Matt Tobey, who oversees the Sunshine Division. Ernest J. Hill, Jr. Agent 311 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211 503 286 1103 Fax 503 286 1146 ernie.hill.h5mb@statefarm.com 24 Hour Good Neighbor Service R State Farm R Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw and Police Officer Matt Tobey collect donations for holiday food boxes at the Police Bureau’s Sunshine Division. The boxes will be delivered this weekend in time for Christmas with the help of hundreds of volunteers. Shaken by Break-ins C ontinueD from p age 2 Arrow Coffeehouse, on the cor- ner of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Alberta Street posted to its Instagram page video of a masked African-Amer- ican man breaking through a glass door of the business Saturday morning. Though there was no money in the shop and the burglar didn’t take anything in this latest intru- sion, the series of break-ins has rattled the owner, a 27-year old Latina mom named Erica Escalan- te, who has been helming the busi- Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 ness for the last six years. “It is extremely unnerving and emotionally difficult to be woken up in the night to this kind of at- tack for the fourth time. I am 8 months pregnant with a family at home, and this has taken a toll [...] It’s hard to sleep at night and the possibility of this person returning again is scary,” Escalante said in a Facebook post Monday. She add- ed that she hoped the suspected burglar “can receive help.” The latest break-in caused $1,400 in damages, on top of the already thousands of dollars that resulted from the previous intru- sions, Escalante told KPTV. She urged community mem- bers to call Portland Police if any- one recognized the man, who she said was also captured on camera, without a face covering, a few weeks ago. Both times the man wore a puffy black jacket. Though Escalante said police believe the man to be a local to the neighborhood, she stated the incident is not typical of the com- munity. “I absolutely do not believe that these acts are a reflection on our neighborhood and I really con- demn that notion. We will be and have always been a neighborhood place and we really love our peo- ple surrounding us here.” Advertise with diversity in The Portland Call 503-288-0033 Observer or email ads@portlandobserver.com
