Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The skanner. (Portland, Or.) 1975-2014 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 2012)
WWW . THESKANNER . COM D ECEMBER 12, 2012 P ORTLAND , O REGON V OLUME XXXV, N O . 10 25 CENTS For The Skanner news alerts Text "NEWS" to 503-715-0890 or scan this QR code C HALLENGING P EOPLE TO S HAPE A B ETTER F UTURE N OW Carjack Boys Stun City NEW BIKE Case is second this year involving young children with guns O n Saturday, Dec. 8, two boys aged 7 and 11 were picked up by police after trying to rob a woman at gun- point outside the Freedom Foursquare Church on Southeast 161st and Alder St. When police caught the boys, they found a loaded pistol. It was just after noon when police were called out. Inside the church, other children were attending a free art class open to kids aged 5 to 18. And just a block away, at 161st and S.E. Stark St., the Rosewood Initiative was holding a holiday party for neighbor- hood families. The boys could have been playing hula hoop, decorating a Christmas tree, or telling Santa what they wanted for Christmas. Instead they were threatening 22-year-old Ami Garrett with the loaded gun, and demanding she surrender her car, money or a cell phone. Too young to go to juvenile detention, the boys were returned to the care of their par- ents. Garrett and other commenters expressed dismay that they were not kept in custody. Neighbors told The Oregonian the boy is “a bully” and say they have reported him to police before. On Tuesday after an investigation, the Gun Task Force searched a home near S.E. 161st and Alder St. Police arrested the 11- year-old’s father, Joseph Charlton, 34. At the same time, the 11-year-old, another 9 year-old boy, and a girl aged 4 were taken into protective custody. Charlton was charged with having an unsecured firearm where children could find it, child mistreatment, having an illegal firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He pleaded not-guilty on Wednes- day. The boy also appeared in court Wednes- day, facing two charges of robbery. The prosecutor and the court counselor asked the PHOTO BY GREG LEE COURTESY OF COMMUNITY CYCLING CENTER By Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News The Community Cycling Center on Northeast Alberta Street last weekend gave out hundreds of bikes and helmets to area kids at their annual Holiday Bike Drive, held at Emanuel Hospital. The giveaway is designed to teach young people bike safety and at the same time hook kids up with a healthier lifestyle – while helping parents who can’t afford the cost of a child’s first bike and helmet. Each bike came with a riding lesson and loads of safety tips. Charles Washington, 1952-2012 Portland Observer publisher’s legacy a part of Portland history Courtesy Portland Observer P ortland Observer Publish- er and Editor-in-Chief Charles H. Washington died Saturday. He was 60 years old. Services will be held Satur- day, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. at Emanuel Temple Church, 1033 N. Sumner St. Washington led the newspa- per, the oldest African- American publication in the state, since 1995 when he took See CARJACK on page 3 INDEX News .................2,3,12 Opinion ..................4,5 A & E ......................6,7 Obituaries..................8 Food........................10 Bids/Classifieds ........11 Charles Washington over the company from his mother, Joyce Washington. He joined the Portland Observer in 1990 as public rela- tions director and assistant editor after a 15 year entrepre- neurial stint in small business ownership and property man- agement. He developed a new market- ing strategy, restructured operations, and was instrumen- tal in propelling the paper into the mainstream publication and influential community voice that it is today. Bernie Foster, publisher of the Observer’s rival newspaper The Skanner News, said this week that Washington’s legacy as a Black publisher and member of the National Newspaper Pub- lishers Association is an important part of the city’s his- tory. “Some people think because we were in competition that we didn’t get along — but we did,” Foster said. “We used to get together and talk about the busi- ness. See OBSERVER page 3 Liv Warfield to Unveil Designer Handbag Local singer is adding fashion line to her rapidly growing list of Bruce Poinsette Of The Skanner News I t’s been an eventful few years for Liv Warfield. She released her debut album in 2007. She joined Prince’s New Power Generation. Now she’s entering the fashion business. Warfield will be unveiling her Liv Collec- tion by BD503 line of designer handbags on Dec. 12. “For me, I just want women to know when you carry these bags, whatever you’re attracted to, whatever style you’re drawn to, it has a meaning for you,” she says. “These bags are edgy. They’re sassy.” The handbags, hand-crafted in Portland, are made from repurposed leather and are designed to fit women’s personal styles, says the singer. According to Warfield, the idea for the line came about while she was attending FASHIONxt, one of the largest fashion shows in the nation, for a performance. She happened to meet designer Bianca Pettinari while looking through some of her hand- bags and they hit it off. “We talked about how we see the normal See LIV on page 3
