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Volume 39

Number 12

December, 2008

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I am proud and honored to have been elect-ed to represent you as PPA president. I will be forever grateful to the countless number of members who took the time to engage others in conversation about the issues

we face and the strengths I would bring to the PPA to help me address those issues. Without your involvement and support, I wouldn’t be here.

Before I get to the meat of my article, I would like to address the tone of The Rap Sheet. I, along with many others, have stopped reading it from cover to cover. This is due, mostly, to the negativity that has emerged. I want that to change. This paper is not a forum for personal attacks against Police Bu-reau employees, management, or PPA members. This is your union publication. However, distribution of The Rap Sheet reaches far beyond our membership. The Rap Sheet should highlight good work performed by PPA members. And articles should comment on, or protest specifi c management deci-sions, working conditions, or situations that affect any or all of us. This is what this paper is supposed to be about, not per-sonal attacks. I ask that you offer solutions when complaining about a policy or decision. To be blunt, no one wants to hear only complaints, people want to hear solutions. Again, this is a union publication that is distributed to the public and refl ects on our entire membership. Please keep that in mind when submitting articles for publication.

Now, on to the issues at hand. Mitch Copp and I, along with the Executive Board, have been working together to address the Use of Force and Performance Review Boards. I am sure you have already heard about the Executive Board’s deci-sion regarding these boards. In December, I encouraged the Executive Board to fi le a grievance over the Bureau’s use of these boards. In addition to voting to fi le the grievance, we unanimously voted to recommend that PPA members NOT ap-pear before either of these boards until the many problematic aspects of them have been fully addressed.

This was not a decision I took lightly. I fully recognize the Bu-reau’s need to have transparency in regard to the use of force, especially deadly force by Portland Police offi cers. It is not my intent to prevent that from happening. However, the Bureau and the PPA simply disagree with the manner in which this transparency occurs.

The Citizen’s Review Committee currently looks at all com-plaints against the police with

President’sMessage

Review boards unacceptable

On Christmas Eve in 1977, I learned blessings can come dis-guised as misfortune and honor is more than just a word.

I was riding one-man patrol on the 4x12 shift. Th e night was cold. Everywhere I looked I saw reminders of the holiday; families packing their cars with presents, beautifully decorated trees in living room windows and roofs adorned with tiny sleighs. It all added to my holi-day funk.

Th e evening had been relatively quiet. Th ere had been calls for barking dogs and a residential false burglar alarm. Th ere was nothing to make the night pass any quicker. I thought of my own family and sunk further into depression.

Shortly after 2200 hours I got a radio call to the home of an elderly, terminally ill man. I parked my patrol car in front of a simple Cape Cod style home. First-aid kit in hand, I walked up the short path to the front door. As I approached, a woman who seemed to be about 80 years old opened the door. “He’s in here,” she said, leading me to a back bedroom.

We passed through a living room furnished in a style I had come to associate with elderly people. Th e sofa had an afghan blanket draped over its back, and a dark, Queen Anne chair sat next to an unused fi replace.

Th e mantle was cluttered with an eccentric mix of photos, ce-ramic fi gurines and an antique clock. A fl oor lamp provided soft lighting.

We entered a small bedroom where a frail looking man lay in bed with a blanket pulled up to his chin. He wore a blank stare on his ashen, skeletal face. His breathing was shallow and labored. He was barely alive.

Th e trappings of illness lay around his bed. Th e night-stand was littered with a large number of pill vials. An oxygen bottle stood nearby; its plastic hose and facemask rested on the man’s blanket.

I asked the woman why she had called the police. She sim-ply shrugged and nodded sadly toward her husband, indicating it was his request. I looked at him and he stared intently into my eyes. He seemed relaxed now. I didn’t understand the suddenly calm expression on his face.

I looked around the room again. A dresser stood along the wall to the left of the bed. On it was the usual memorabilia:

ornate perfume bottles, a white porcelain pin case, a wooden jewelry case. Th ere were also several photos in simple frames. One caught my eye, and I leaned closer to the dresser for a better look. Th e picture showed a young man dressed in a police uniform. It was un-mistakably a photo of the man in bed. I knew then why I was there.

I looked at the old man and he motioned with his hand toward the side of the bed. I walked over and stood beside him. He slid a thin arm from under the covers and took my hand. Soon, I felt his hand go limp. In his face [now lifeless] I saw no fear—only peace.

He knew he was dying; he was aware his time was very near. I know now that he was afraid of what was about to happen. He wanted the pro-tection of a fellow cop on his journey. A caring God had seen to it that his child would be de-livered safely to him. Th e honor of being his escort fell to me.

When I headed home at the end of my tour that night, the temperature seemed to have risen considerably. Th e holiday displays I passed now made me smile.

I no longer felt sorry for myself for having to work on Christmas Eve. I had chosen an honorable profession. I prayed that when it’s my turn to leave this world, there will be a cop there to hold my hand and re-mind me I have nothing to fear.

I wish for my brothers and sisters who have to work this Christmas Eve all the joy and warmth of the season.

Editor’s Statement p.2

Lessons Learned p.3

OCPA Post Election

Round-up p.4

Seattle Officers Cleared -

Charges dropped p.6

“Lethality Assessment”

Gauge for Danger p.7

“Thick as Thieves” p.8

in this issue:

by President Scott Westerman

Working on Christmas EveIn 1974 when I fi rst joined the police department, I knew there would be special occasions my family would spend without me. Knowing that fact didn’t make the task any easier. Th e celebrations I missed in those early years depressed me and sometimes made me feel bit-ter. Working on Christmas Eve was always the worst.

by Sgt. Richard ValdemarRetired Los Angeles

Sheriff ’s Department

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I remember when retired Lt. Dominick Jacobellis (then a detective) came to a Gang En-forcement roll call in late 2001 to recruit people to take the detective’s test. I was well aware of Jake’s reputation as a hard-charging investigator and had heard stories about his work and the work of Detectives Wayne Svilar, Kelly Krohn, Dan McGetrick, Paul Weatheroy, Cheryl Kanzler and Kris Wag-ner. It didn’t hurt that I had grown up with a detective dad who occasionally shared a few stories. Persuading me to take the exam wasn’t that diffi cult.

Jake talked about how much fun the job of detective could be and the positive changes that were coming to the 13th fl oor in the way of new equipment and command support.

Not all of the changes hap-

pened right away—some are still on the “to do” list—but the job of detective proved to be an absolute blast, just as Jake promised. I was fortunate to work around some of Portland’s fi nest who taught me tricks of the trade that cannot be taught in an academy or training class. Th e best lessons came on the job: How to interview. How to listen. How to get people to tell you why they’d done something that they knew was going to get them many years in prison. How to get someone with a complete distrust of the police to trust you with their life. How to develop compassion for crime victims as well as sus-pects. An understanding that a detective’s job often begins with a custody report and ends with a sentencing.

Detectives sometimes get

a bad rap; sometimes earned, sometimes not. It’s a job that comes with tremendous free-doms and tremendous respon-sibilities. Not all the cases are sexy; in fact most are not. Many of the cases generate little interest from anyone, including the victim. Working gang cases for nearly six years as a detec-tive, a good number of my cases generated little interest outside the offi ce. It was those cases that often proved to be the most rewarding—when no one cared about the case except the detectives and offi cers working it. After the 30th consecutive hour, three search warrants and gallons of coff ee, a blue sheet was completed and a bad guy went to jail. A few months later the case would end in a trial conviction or a plea, often in an empty courtroom, followed by a handshake between detec-tive and prosecutor. Even on the rare “not guilty” verdict, a handshake might be extended to the bad guy along with a wink and a “catch you later” promise.

I’m thankful for the oppor-tunities I’ve had as a detec-tive and for the relationships I’ve built over the years with fellow detectives, offi cers, at-torneys (both DAs and defense attorneys—I’ll never forget the “blueberry pie” analogy off ered by a defense attorney in an at-tempted murder trial), judges, forensic scientists, victims and suspects.

Being a detective isn’t for ev-eryone. If you do it right you’ll

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Time well spent as a detective

by Sergeant Peter SimpsonSoutheast Precinct

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Th e day before Th anksgiving I received a call from Chief Rosie Sizer informing me that I will be promoted to sergeant

on December 11. It was a relief to receive the call before the holiday as it allowed me time to refl ect on

the nearly seven years I’ve served as a detective.

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Th e last time I contributed to Th e Rap Sheet, I voiced my opinion regarding issues sur-rounding the election of our next PPA president. Th ere were statements in my letter that were edited out that many of you did not get to read. I partially objected to the editing because I felt that since so many others have used Th e Rap Sheet to air their gripes, a few para-graphs from me would surely get printed. One of the reasons I didn’t object too strongly is because I believe our newspaper has become nothing but a gripe page for disgruntled employees who want a forum to complain.

Many of the submissions ad-dress issues that are of concern to the PPA membership. Some-times there is unnecessary sar-casm involved and sometimes it is appropriate. More often than not, the printed submissions go beyond sarcasm and involve personal attacks. Our country’s national and senate elections campaigns were full of personal attacks. Our PPA membership is constantly at odds with what we believe are personal attacks on our fellow offi cers.

My previous letter regarding the election of our PPA presi-dent was deemed to have two paragraphs that were consid-ered to be an attack on a fellow member. I asked why other attacks were not edited and was told that management was fair game, but union members were not. I stated, and still believe, that if Th e Rap Sheet is going to print any type of attack on anyone, we cannot pick and choose who it is. I agreed that my letter could be edited with the understanding that future submissions from all writers will be edited accordingly.

I would also like to remind everyone that Th e Rap Sheet is read by people outside of the PPA. Your managers, the

City Council, news reporters, attorneys and all of our critics read Th e Rap Sheet. Th ough I am certain some of our writers are considered by those in the bureau to be just complain-ers, their words are pondered by many. Even if the opinion is held by only a handful of people, if it is repeated enough people will believe the problem is widespread. Many of the problems we face are serious, but some are of our making.

If you don’t like what is hap-pening, get involved! Don’t just stand on the sidelines and tell everyone else how to do it. Get out there and show people how to do it. Th e Rap Sheet printed the 14 leadership traits used by the United States Marine Corps. Th ere are also 11 leadership principles, one of which is to “set the example.”

As you have read above, I have a complaint. I have identi-fi ed the problem as too much complaining about the Police Bureau in Th e Rap Sheet, with some of the writers failing to truly identify the problem, let alone a possible solution. I am going to “set the example” and begin to submit writing that highlights the good work of PPA members, as well as Bureau employees who are not PPA members. Some submis-sions may be original work and some from other sources. I also commit to submitting articles of good police work wherever it occurs and to identifying prob-lems in a professional manner and off ering potential solutions to the problems.

Join me in this commit-ment. Make the Police Bureau a better place to work no matter how good you think it is now, because everything can be im-proved. Don’t just wish for it or gripe about it—make it happen. Th e only person who can truly change your life is you.

work long hours, take your cas-es home with you (sometimes literally) and your pager and cell phone will rarely be turned off . You’ll also have a blast, you’ll tap into your creative side and you’ll build relationships that will last a lifetime.

I’m looking forward to the new challenges ahead as a

sergeant and for the opportu-nity to reconnect with the heart and soul of police work, but I’ll always value and look favor-ably upon the years I spent as a detective. I hope I can have a positive infl uence on those considering taking the detec-tive’s test.

Stay safe.

Set the example

by Detective Jim LawrenceCold Case Homicide

the names of the offi cer(s) and other informa-tion necessary to identify the exact incident redacted to allow them to focus solely on the actions and not the person or incident. The PARC report also evaluated the Police Bureau’s past use of deadly force in a similar manner. I am not opposed to the Police Bu-reau conducting a similar review for all uses of force and performance reviews. This would allow them to have citizen input regarding training needs and performance issues.

I do oppose the calling of an offi cer to a board to answer questions that have already been an-swered three and sometimes four times earlier. In an idealistic world, this wouldn’t necessarily be a problem. But when our members are sub-jected to unprofessional questioning where the member is grilled, embarrassed or berated by members of these boards, it is unacceptable.

The Executive Board also considered the fact

that the majority of offi cers who have appeared before these boards have felt they were pre-sumed guilty prior to their appearance. This has been reiterated, however unintentionally, by command personnel who frequently men-tion that these boards are “in the best interest of the member” because it puts a face to the proposed discipline. For the members who have gone before these boards and have had their discipline reduced from what was originally pro-posed, I would submit that the same “face” can, and has, been put on the person during the due process mitigation hearing with the police chief. Furthermore, many members have described these boards as “traumatizing.”

Again, I fully recognize the Bureau’s need for transparency, and I don’t believe it was ever the command staff’s intent to humiliate or embarrass our members. While this move by the PPA may be considered a line in the sand by some, I have every intention of working with, not against, the Bureau administration to fi nd a suitable review process.

I encourage you to engage your PPA represen-tative in discussion about these boards and any other issues important to you.

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President’sMessage

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Recent submissions to Th e Rap Sheet speak of low morale within the Police Bureau. It has not always been this way. It took time to build a police department with high morale, and I will cover some of the things that gave a general sense of well-being among most mem-bers in better years.

Th e defi nition of morale above, gives a rather abstract description of what we would fi nd in an organization with good morale. But how does an organization go about creat-ing the conditions where such morale can develop? In M. Scott Peck’s successful book, Th e Road Less Travelled, he observes that life is diffi cult, and we must help each other get through it. Th at is the philosophy that must permeate the Portland Police Bureau at all levels.

Th e good morale in the PPB

developed over a period of years. After the Korean War, returning veterans from that confl ict and World War II were accustomed to having the services of chaplains in their units. Perhaps because of this, a police chief in the 1950s asked a volunteer chaplain serving the needs of prisoners in the Port-land Police jail to also serve as a chaplain for the Bureau. Rev-erend Ed Stelle came on board with a small monthly stipend.

One night, two East Precinct offi cers were killed in a traf-fi c accident on 82nd Avenue. We heard our chief calling on the radio for the chaplain to accompany him to the offi cers’ homes. Th e role of chaplain took on new importance in the eyes of the department. Eventually he became a salaried member of the Bureau.

Ed Stelle became a familiar

sight in the halls of Central Precinct and employees began to know who he was. Eventually Stelle asked to have an hour in the Academy to speak to incom-ing recruits and tell them of the services of his offi ce. His off er was readily accepted. Th ose ser-vices increased over the years to include Alcoholism Recovery, Mental Health Project, Trau-matic Incident Corps (TIC), Chief’s Stress Committee, the spouses’ program and Ministe-rial Assistance Program. (Th e latter program often assisted offi cers who had no religious affi liation and needed funeral services for a family member or offi cers wanting to get married by someone they knew.) Many of the above programs were facilitated by PPB offi cers giving of their own time.

Th e spouses’ program began because working hours stressed family relationships. Yearly seminars were conducted at off -site locations. A 1976 seminar at the Sheraton Motor Inn featured Offi cer Beth Knud-sen speaking on her role as an offi cer and wife; Police Chief Bruce Baker talking about the direction of the Bureau; Mayor Neil Goldschmidt speaking about families and the commu-nity; Offi cer Joe Murillo and his wife talking about non-service disabilities and their problems; and Child Psychiatrist Lendon Smith on diet and behavior, social issues and battered children. Th e day-long program included lunch for $5.25.

Another family seminar was held at the Commons building

at the University of Portland with speakers Dave Edstrom, PPB Legal Advisor; Dean Kent Collings of the University of Portland’s School of Business; a member of the County Rape Victim Advocates; and Bob Newell of the Oregon State Parole Board. Lunch included chopped sirloin steak for $4.00.

Th e Training Division also conducted marital communica-tions workshops at a classroom in Central Precinct. Upper division or graduate credit was off ered free of charge through the Oregon Division of Continu-ing Education.

Th e holiday season, starting after Th anksgiving, was a time for the police chief, accompa-nied by Chaplain Stelle, to visit almost every roll call in every precinct and division around the clock, to give all employees a personal season’s greetings.

Th e point here is that all of-fi cers and their families had rea-son to feel that the Bureau cared about them on the street and in their homes. Other things were happening that gave offi cers a sense of pride in their depart-ment. As the largest depart-ment in the state, we brought guest speakers in personnel and management to Portland and invited surrounding depart-ments’ upper management to attend.

Life is diffi cult and we need to help each other to get through it. Th at morale-building concept has been lost. Good mo-rale is the business of the entire organization. Th e Police Bureau is part of the greater organiza-

tion of the City of Portland. It is clearly at that level where great damage has been done to the spirit of the PPB over a period of years. Portland’s mayors customarily want control of the Police Bureau for reasons best known to them.

When Portland voters elected Bud Clark as their mayor, know-ing of his eccentricities, many experienced top-management offi cers retired. Others left as soon as they were able. Th is cre-ated turbulence in the manage-ment network of the Bureau. Th e Chief’s Offi ce resembled a game of musical chairs. Promo-tions were taking place rapidly throughout the department with little mentoring along the way. I suspect that the Com-manding Offi cers Seminar at the University of Portland had long fallen victim to raids on the Training Division’s budget.

Th en Vera Katz became may-or. She brought Charles Moose into the Chief’s Offi ce, then Mark Kroeker from outside the Bureau. He had little time to learn who the department lead-ers were before he was gone. Th en Tom Potter became chief and abruptly left. My sequence may be wrong, and I’m sure I’ve left people out, but the point is that the top levels of the Police Bureau have taken many hits.

I wrote in 1980 that a sergeant said there were 100 fewer sworn offi cers than when he joined the PPB. A decline in manpower in the state’s largest police department at a time when the city is growing is a major failure on the part of Portland’s mayors and City Council. Th ese are the people responsible for low morale in the PPB.

How can leaders expect a com-mitment from the people they lead, if those people feel thwarted and hindered? Believe me, there are many obstacles constructed by unthinking leaders.

LESSONS LEARNED

Morale is the result of many factors, but it takes time to build confi dence and rela-tionships at all levels in an organization.

Th e mystery of good morale comes from remembering that life is diffi cult and we must help others get through it. Good morale will follow, given good lead-ership and time.

LessonsLearned

The illusive mystery of moraleMorale: “Th e mental and emotional condition (as of enthusiasm, confi dence or loyalty) of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand” (Webster’s Dictionary).

by Captain James HarveyRetired PPB

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Mick TaylorPrincipal Brokerphone 503-539-1117

Scappoose Branch33548 Edward Lane, Suite 120Scappoose, OR 97056503-543-3751 ext.101

Columbia CountyA great place to call home.

Let’s look at the Oregon House of Representatives elections fi rst. All 60 House seats are up for re-election every two years. The OCPA endorsed in 38 of these races and stayed out of 22 races—either because the candidate did not complete the requirements for endorsement or neither candidate was shown to be the better fi t for the OCPA.

Of the 38 races we endorsed, 36 of those candidates won. The over-all numbers in the make up of the Oregon House are 36 democrats (up from 31 last session) and 24 republicans (down from 29). This shift may give the OCPA a better chance at a reversal of bad labor legislation. Several of the fi ve new democratic House members re-placed incumbents who were less than helpful in the passage of the OCPA-sponsored bills in the past such as SB 400 in the last session on offi cer safety.

Of special note is that with the election of Greg Mathews in Gresham (HD 50) and Sheri Springer in Lebanon/Sweet Home (HD 17) there are now fi ve legisla-tors who are or have been law enforcement offi cers. Mathews, president of the Gresham Fire-fi ghters Union, was a police offi cer

in Gresham for eight years. Spring-er served as a deputy sheriff in two counties before leaving the service and starting a business in Lebanon.

In the Senate, only 16 seats were up for election, nine of whom asked for and received the OCPA PAC endorsement. Seven of the nine won. The Senate democrats retain an 18 to 12 advantage in this chamber. Not much changed in the Senate.

The OCPA endorsed in the Attorney General race and, as expected, John Kroger won.

The OCPA took a position in fi ve ballot measures, supporting three and opposing two. Of those fi ve, the OCPA won in four losing only BM 62 that would have sent a por-tion of lottery funds to state and local public safety. BM56 passed, with OCPA support, restoring the simple majority rule—50 percent plus one—in local bond measure elections which benefi ts public safety.

The biggest news of the election was the defeat of two potentially harmful ballot measures by Bill Sizemore. BM 59 would have cut the Oregon general fund by $1.4 billion in the 2009-2011 budget

resulting in unavoidable cuts to community corrections, parole and probation and other departments. The cuts would have been even deeper in 2011-2013, amounting to $2.4 billion. These cuts could not be absorbed without severe reductions in all state services.

Additionally the OCPA opposed Sizemore’s BM 64 which would have prevented public employ-ees from having dues deducted from their payroll for “political purposes”—a vague term which could take away your rights to express collective views on ballot measures. This measure has been defeated all four times it has ap-peared on the ballot.

The defeat of these two measures was not easy. It required a major effort by many people, including the OCPA. Thank you to all who worked to advance the OCPA agenda during the election.

Now on to the work at hand—the 2009 legislative session begin-ning in January. The OCPA will be seeking a reversal of the defi nition of “supervisor” (going back to the 1995 SB 750). Additionally we will continue to seek changes to the DPSST, both in composition of the DPSST board and its working com-mittees as well as modifi cation of the due process of DPSST in de-certifi cation hearings. To view the OCPA agenda, visit http://www.orecpa.com.

I encourage all of you to discuss these issues with your local legis-lators in advance of the session so that we can be as successful as possible in January. With your help and advance communica-tions with the legislature, we hope to make much needed changes to laws that impact law enforcement offi cers daily.

Post election round-upTh e excitement of the elections is over and now the work of the legislative session begins. Th e Oregon Council of Police Associations (OCPA) is happy to re-port a high success rate of endorsements for the legis-lature and good results for ballot measures as well.

by Brian DeLashmuttOCPA Lobbyist

The Personnel Division would like to thank the listed Police Bureau employees and former employees for tak-ing the time to recruit one or more applicants for the last entry exam. On November 8, 322 applicants completed the exam out of the 647 that signed up.

We recognize there are many more of you who have helped our recruitment efforts, even though your name may not be cited. We appreciate all of your contributions and

hope you’ll continue to recruit high-quality applicants to the Portland Police Bureau.

Special thanks go to: Dan Andrew, Kris Barber, David Benson, John Blair, Phil Blanchard, Becky Braun, Jason Christensen, Dan Costello, Gary Culbertson, Royce Curtiss, Brian Dale, Todd Davis, Brenda Dean, Matt Delenikos, Ryan Derry, Ross Dormady, Ralph Elwood, David Enz, Mike Fahrer, Mike Gallagher, Mike Geiger, Wil-liam Goff, Troy Grundmeyer,

Eric Hendricks, Nola Hoepp-ner, Tom Hunt, Vince Jarmer, Doug Justus, Troy King, Brad Kula, Sze Lai, Ed Locke, Jim McMurray, Craig Mendenhall, Jason Mills, Derek Moore, Patrick Nagy, Jeff Nelson, Angel Ocasio, Neil Parker, Tom Pennington, Kim Pres-son, Joseph Santos, Marty Schell, Kent Scott, Nathan Scott, Ross Scott, Jason Sery, Steve Staul, Greg Stewart, Emily Strickler, Daniel Tatro and Roger Rothwell.

Personnel Division thanks offi cers for recruiting efforts

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Th e November 21 decision eff ectively ends the prosecu-tion of Ron Smith, a detective who was initially charged with assault and perjury after the August 8 shooting.

Also cleared was Seattle Offi cer Dennis McCoy, who had been charged with unlaw-ful gun possession along with three other members of the law enforcement-oriented Iron Pigs motorcycle club.

Seattle Police Offi cers’ Guild President Rich O’Neill said he and others were “puzzled” by the South Dakota prosecutor’s decision to fi le gun charges against Smith and McCoy, who, he said, were lawfully armed when a Hells Angels member at-tacked Smith at a Sturgis bar.

“It’s very good news for both the offi cers involved,” O’Neill said. “It’s almost a day of vin-dication, because we said that as soon as all the facts came out, it would show there was no wrongdoing.”

Th e wounded Hells An-gel, Joseph McGuire, 33, was charged with aggravated assault after the shooting at the Loud American Roadhouse during the annual motorcycle rally.

After dropping assault and

perjury charges against Smith, Meade County State’s Attor-ney Jesse Sondreal said video of the attack showed Smith was “defending himself from a violent premeditated attack, and he responded in a manner which was neither excessive nor unreasonable.”

Sondreal did not return calls for comment.

Circuit Court Judge Warren Johnson also dismissed gun possession charges against Cus-toms and Border Patrol agents Scott Lazalde, 38, of Belling-ham, and James Rector, 44, of Ferndale, who were in the bar during the shooting.

Unless Sondreal appeals the decision, Johnson’s ruling closes the case against Smith and the other offi cers, said attorney Robert Van Norman, who represented the accused law enforcement offi cers.

It is, he said, the outcome he and his clients had been expect-ing since the grand jury issued its indictment.

“It was clear, even at the start of the investigation, that Ron Smith was defend-ing himself against several Hells Angels,” Van Norman said. “Even the state’s attorney

turned around and said it was a planned attack by the Hells Angels on Mr. Smith.”

Charges remain against a fi fth Iron Pigs member, Defense Department fi refi ghter Erik Pingel, whose fi rearm posses-sion was not covered under the federal statute permitting law offi cers to remain armed under most circumstances.

Pingel had a concealed-pistol permit from his home state, Colorado, but may have vio-lated a South Dakota prohibi-tion against carrying a fi rearm where alcohol is sold.

Earlier this year, the gun possession charges against the offi cers sparked outrage from police associations around the county, including the Law Enforcement Association of America. Th e national associa-tion had successfully lobbied for a 2004 law that allows, with minimal restrictions, off -duty offi cers to carry guns even when outside their state.

O’Neill said the law is aimed in part at ensuring offi cers could protect themselves when targeted because of their profession. Th at, O’Neill said, is what happened at Sturgis.

“I think it’s a good thing he was armed,” O’Neill said. “Had he not been, I think we would have been going to an offi cer’s funeral.”

O’Neill said both Seattle offi -cers immediately complied with the South Dakota grand jury, believing they would be cleared in the shooting. Still, it remains to be seen whether the offi cers’ careers will be damaged by the incident. Both were placed on administrative leave while charges were pending, and they could still face a departmental review.

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A South Dakota judge has dismissed misdemeanor gun charges against two Seattle police offi cers involved in a shooting at the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

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Th e annual detective division dinner held October 4, 2008, at the Red Lion Jantzen Beach Hotel was an enjoyable evening shared by current and retired detectives.

Th e silent auction and raffl e prize drawings were a great success, netting over $1,900. Th e proceeds were donated to the Alyssa Mal-chow Breast Cancer Fund at Salem Hospital, the Police Museum, the Police Memorial and the Police Highland Guard.

Th e follow-ing is a list of the donors who contributed to the annual event. Th eir generosity and support are greatly appre-ciated by the Portland Police Bureau.

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Offi cers from nearly 60 departments in Maryland have begun using a research-based “lethality assessment” checklist in hopes of preventing homicides and suicides that might otherwise evolve from heated domestic disputes.

As part of their intervention at domestic calls, offi cers put a quick series of pointed ques-tions to the apparent victims (usually females) in these incidents. Depending on the answers they get, they may immediately call a domes-tic-violence counselor to guide the victim in taking positive action to protect herself.

“As fi rst-responders, we’re getting there in the heat of the moment,” Cpl. Tracy Farmer of the Harford County Sheriff’s Offi ce told The Baltimore Sun. (The Harford SO was one of the fi rst of a growing number of LE agencies to adopt this approach in recent months.) “If you get with these victims a couple of days later [after the incident is over], their batterer will be trying to make amends and the victims will have had time to rationalize [the assault]. It’s helpful not only to tell them of the resourc-es available, but to get the ball rolling” while emotions are still raw—and before the attacks turn deadly.

The questions posed were originally devel-oped for abuse-victim advocates and health professionals by Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, a nursing professor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and a researcher of domestic violence dynamics. The intent is to effectively identify victims who appear to be at greatest risk of eventually being murdered or driven to suicide by their partners.

With the help of Dave Sargent, a retired police offi cer from Washington, DC, the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence has been training police to use the assessment check-list as a proactive patrol tool.

First, responding offi cers ask the apparent vic-tim three questions calculated to reveal direct threats of deadly violence:

Has your partner [or whoever the aggres-• sor is] ever used a weapon against you or threatened you with a weapon?

Has he/she ever threatened to kill you or • your children?

Do you think he/she might try to kill you? •

If the answer to any of these is yes, of-• fi cers immediately call a domestic-abuse counselor, who is on standby alert, and have the counselor confer with the victim.

If the answers are negative, offi cers can probe more deeply with additional questions:

Does he/she have a gun or can he/she • get one easily?

Has he/she ever tried to choke you?•

Is he/she violently or constantly jealous • or does he/she control most of your daily activities?

Have you left him/her or separated after • living together or being married?

Is he/she unemployed?•

Has he/she ever tried to kill himself/her-• self?

Do you have a child he/she knows is not • his/hers?

Does he/she follow or spy on you or leave • threatening messages?

These inquiries are intended to surface com-mon precursors of deadly violence. For exam-ple, Dr. Campbell explains, women who were threatened with a gun are 20 times more likely to be murdered at some point. Women whose partners threatened them with murder are 15 times more likely than other women to be killed. Choking has also been found to be a high-risk indicator of eventual homicide.

Too often, says Michaele Cohen, executive di-rector of the Maryland Network, “We seem to be addressing these issues after the fact and lamenting that a tragedy occurred.” Often the victims have been “living with their situations for so long or in such isolation that it is hard for them to see the peril they face.”

However, experience has shown that nearly a third of the victims who speak to a counselor from the scene “later show up at a domestic-violence agency seeking a protective order, shelter, counseling, a support group or other service,” thereby hopefully improving their survival chances, according to a report on the assessment results.

According to The Washington Post, 86 percent of victims considered to be at highest risk “had never before sought help.”

In the opinion of Dr. Bill Lewinski, executive director of the Force Science Research Center, use of the intervention checklist by patrol offi cers represents “a model approach for ful-fi lling law enforcement’s traditional motto of ‘Serve and Protect.’” Lewinski teaches domes-tic violence response as part of the LE curricu-lum at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Offi cers have been trained to make somewhat similar inquiries of victims in a number of other jurisdictions, he says, including Duluth (MN) and San Diego, whose police depart-ments have had strategies in place for several years. But the Maryland program “takes this approach to a more sophisticated level of ap-plication,” Lewinski says.

For other articles about use of the lethality as-sessment checklist in Maryland, go to: www.mnadv.org.

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A $2,000 grant awarded by Target will be used for Crisis Response Team (CRT) volun-teer training at the Oregon State Victim’s Assistance Academy. This is a certifi cation program for those who provide direct services to victims. This grant is part of an ongoing effort by Target to strengthen families and communities throughout the country.

The grant was awarded at a ceremony at the Target’s Jantzen Beach store on November 14, 2008. Those attending the event included Offi cer Marci Jackson, CRT program coordinator; Deborah Monk, CRT senior administra-tive support specialist; NE

Precinct Commander James Ferraris; NE Precinct Lt. Tom McGranahan; North Precinct Offi cer Joshua Buller; Tim Riggs, CRT volunteer; Dennis Ketron, CRT volunteer; and Target representatives.

Since opening its doors in 1962, Target has given 5 percent of its income to organizations that support education, the arts, social services and volunteer-ism. Today that translates to more than $3 million

every week.

CRT is a group of screened and trained volunteers who provide support to victims of traumatic events and their families and loved ones following a crisis. Volunteers are called to the scene by authorized law enforcement personnel and/or members of the medical community.

The Portland Police Bureau is one of the fi rst law enforcement departments in the nation to form partnerships with its culturally diverse communities to provide support to persons affected by traumatic incidents.

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Seattle Police Captain Neil Low’s debut novel, Th ick as Th ieves, explores the dark-est alleys of police work. From its sprawling ports to its exotic bordellos in China-town, 1940s Seattle becomes a rain-drenched harbor of greed, corruption and murder. Along the way, Low spins a tale of mystery that leads all the way to the “Crime of the Century”—the Lindbergh kidnap-ping.

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Recent transfers, appointments, promotions and retirements.

Police Offi cer Chris BARKER (DPSST # 28069) of Southeast Precinct transferred to the Traffi c Division.

Police Offi cer Susan BILLARD (DPSST #45665) of Southeast Precinct transferred to Central Precinct.

Police Sergeant Phil BLANCHARD (DPSST # 26848) transferred from Southeast Precinct to the Offi ce of Accountability and Professional Stan-dards.

Police Offi cer Joseph COOK (DPSST #48042) of Southeast Precinct transferred to East Precinct.

Police Offi cer Mark DELONG (DPSST #16480) of the Tactical Operations Division/Metro Gang Enforcement Team transferred to the Drugs and Vice Division.

Police Offi cer Robin DUNBAR (DPSST #47968) of North Precinct transferred to East Precinct.

Police Lieutenant Vince ELMORE (DPSST #24002) transferred from Southeast Precinct to the Per-sonnel Division.

Police Commander Derrick FOXWORTH (DPSST #14178) of Southeast Precinct retired from the Bureau after 27 years of service.

Police Offi cer Jon GADDIS (DPSST #23618) transferred from Northeast Precinct to Central Precinct.

Police Detective Doug HALPIN (DPSST # 21089) transferred from the Tactical Operations Divi-sion to Southeast Precinct.

Police Sergeant Alan HANLEY (DPSST #20006) transferred from Central Precinct to the Tele-phone Reporting Unit.

Police Offi cer Matthew HENDERSON (DPSST # 47890) was terminated from the Bureau.

Police Captain Eric HENDRICKS (DPSST # 17431) of the Training Division was reclassifi ed as Po-lice Commander.

Police Offi cer Nola HOEPPNER (DPSST #45768) of the Telephone Reporting Unit transferred to the Drugs and Vice Division.

Jeffrey KAER (DPSST #23818) was reinstated to Lieutenant and assigned to the Personnel Divi-sion.

Police Offi cer Davis KILE (DPSST #40572) of Cen-tral Precinct transferred to Southeast Precinct.

Police Sergeant Robert KING (DPSST #21075) transferred from the PPA President position to Northeast Precinct.

Police Offi cer Jason KOENIG (DPSST #41301) of Northeast Precinct transferred to the Traffi c Division.

Police Sergeant Terry KRUGER (DPSST #21778) of East Precinct transferred to the Tactical Op-erations Division/Special Emergency Reaction Team.

Police Offi cer Travis LAW (DPSST #42652) of the Drugs and Vice Division transferred to the Tacti-cal Operations Division/Metro Gang Enforce-ment Team.

Police Offi cer Meng-Tien LIN (DPSST #45003) transferred from East Precinct to North Precinct.

Police Sergeant Kathleen LYNCH (DPSST #26854) of the Offi ce of Accountability and Professional Standards transferred to Southeast Precinct.

Police Offi cer Tom MARLEY (DPSST #28508) of Southeast Precinct was placed on Leave of Service.

Police Offi cer Dennis MAKO (DPSST #39010) of East Precinct transferred to Northeast Precinct.

Police Sergeant Craig MENDENHALL (DPSST #32939) transferred from Southeast Precinct to the Transit Police Division.

Police Offi cer Edgar MITCHELL (DPSST #22419) of the Telephone Reporting Unit transferred to Complaint Signer’s Offi ce.

Police Commander Keith MORSE (DPSST #25057) transferred from the Strategic Services Division to Southeast Precinct.

Police Offi cer Tommy NEWBERRY (DPSST #21603) of Southeast Precinct retired after 16 years of service.

Detective Thanh NGUYEN (DPSST #28979) of the Detective Division transferred to the Family Services Division/Elder and Vulnerable Adult Crimes Unit.

Police Offi cer Chad PHIFER (DPSST #38202) of Central Precinct transferred to Southeast Pre-cinct.

Police Offi cer Jeremy PRICE (DPSST # 41048) of East Precinct transferred to the Personnel Divi-sion.

Accountant I William RATH (DPSST #28649) of Fiscal Services retired after 15 years of service with the Bureau.

Police Offi cer Martin SCHELL (DPSST # 32700) of the Personnel Division transferred to North Precinct.

Police Lieutenant Kelli SHEFFER (DPSST #19192) of the Personnel Division transferred to South-east Precinct.

Police Offi cer Joshua SPARKS (DPSST #48052) of Central Precinct transferred to East Precinct.

Police Offi cer Chad STEINER (DPSST #37932) of Central Precinct transferred to East Precinct.

Police Offi cer Daniel TUCHOLSKY (DPSST #49967) of the Training Division resigned.

Police Offi cer Sarah TAYLOR (DPSST #37607) of the Drugs and Vice Division transferred to East Precinct.

Police Offi cer Patrick VAUGHN (DPSST #29202) was medically laid off from the Bureau.

Police Sergeant Scott WESTERMAN (DPSST #25880) of Southeast Precinct was elected PPA President and transferred into offi ce.

Police Offi cer John YOCHIM (DPSST #28036) of East Precinct transferred to Central Precinct.

Police Offi cer John YOUNG (DPSST #44217) returned from a Leave of Service to Southeast Precinct.

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The “Over the Hill Gang” lunch was held on September 24. It was a small crowd, but everyone seemed to be enjoying them-selves.

The “Bob” table had Cox, War-ner, Peschka and I. We also had Dave Edstrom, Randy Pulley, Matt Bisenius and Al Dean. Dick and Doris Kuntz arrived, in between traveling, and also Norm and Judy Rosenbloom, Walt Martin, Harry Boggs and Mace Flye, and Dave Nudo

Our speaker was retired CCSO, John Van Huizen. John is with the CCSO Peace Offi cers Benevolent Foundation, and traveled with the Mercy ship, Anastatis, which spent some time in Africa. His time there was spent in rebuilding orphan-ages, and supplying food and medicine. This was mostly in the area of Monrovia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, etc.

He also presented a slide show with some very interesting photos of the people and children in Africa. It was a very informative and interesting talk. They would also like donations for Orphan Relief and Rescue, through their Benevolent Foundation.

Just a reminder, the next “Over the Hill Gang” lunch will be held on Wednesday January 28.

We attended the annual Detective Dinner again this year and had a wonderful time. This year it was held at the Jantzen Beach Red Lion.

It was a big crowd and a lot of hard work went into it. Mary Jane and Jim Gleeson worked

hard along with several others, such as Cheryl Kanzler and others who worked the ticket sales for the drawings.

The meal was delicious, which was a buffet, and the entertain-ment was a singer, who sounded like Patsy Kline. Several even got up and danced.

There was a silent auction, and the bidding was quite competitive, with some nice prizes. The drawing was also interesting with a lot of gift cards for many restaurants around town. Some tables were quite lucky in winning lots of prizes.

There was a special drawing, at a dollar a ticket and the money went into a jar. The winner was to get half of the money, and the other half was to go to a person in much need of medical care. The lucky winner was Bud Bladow’s wife, Rita. She was so touched by the cause that she donated her half back to the cause.

If you haven’t attended one of these dinners, then you are miss-ing a fun time. It is a mixture of working Detectives and retired Detectives. It is a chance sit and swap lies, uh, stories with old friends.

Chief Rosie Sizer and Dan spent some time visiting, but both were a little under the weather from a bug.

As a sidelight, Cheryl and Larry Kanzler will be splitting their time between Hawaii and their other home. Larry has retired from Chief of Milwaukie PD. Lar-ry also gave me a copy of a letter he is sending to Mayor Tom

Potter. It is a notice of a tort claim, regarding over-payments by the Pension Board, of our Oregon State tax offset.

I won’t go into the whole letter, but it reserves the right to sue if the City tries to recover the overpay-ments from the retirees. A copy of the letter went to Attorney Vic Calzaretta, and to PPA President Robert King.

I received an update from Bev-erly Harvey, regarding Jim’s knee surgery. She said he came through it fi ne. Jim said he woke up before they were done and watched them staple his knee together. He should be up and around soon.

On Monday October 13 I awoke to a crisp morning, but a good day, since I wasn’t off to emergency. I fi red up the Harley and headed for Denny’s at 6:30am. I pulled into the lot right behind Bob LaGae, who for once was not on his way to Canada.

After taking several minutes to get all my leather gear off, I found that several were already there, such as Don Seamster, Scott Field, Joe Murillo, Al Freauff and Peter Bates. Al rode his bike in also, and Peter had to leave early to get to work. Rick Olsen must have had a day off from Milwaukie PD, and seems to have recovered from his broken leg nicely.

One by one they sauntered in, gradually fi lling up the table. This included Lee Cromwell, Dallas Taggart, Ray Gericke, Bob Dorney, Ken Zapp, George Porter and Bruce Sherman. Glen Griffi tts showed up with his left arm in a sling, but I never did learn why. Again the group was small, but a fun group. The con-versation moved from the price of gasoline to how much was lost in the stock market.

Join us at Denny’s, 12101 SE 82nd, 7:15am, the 2nd Monday of each month.

The Pig N ’Pancake brunch’s are still going on, and on Friday September 26, Lee Cromwell brought Jeanne and I brought Linda. Bob Cosby has de-cided to get back in the fold after missing several. Dale Janzen surprised us all and dropped in. I don’t think he commuted from Idaho though.

October 3 brought Al Dean back. He has a trip planned to Chile soon. Mel Nilsen brought Sue and Linda came with me. We were glad to see Hal Gowing back after missing several due to some kind of bug. Eleanor Nasby joined us also.

October 10 saw Mel and Sue

Nilsen back again, and Linda, as well as Eleanor Nasby. Bud Bladow showed up, along with Don Seamster, Walt Wier and Lee Cromwell.

All are welcome to join us every Friday at 9am at the Pig N’ Pan-cake, NE 122nd and Glisan.

I recently received info from Lloyd Higgins about an upcom-ing event. It will probably affect more local natives than others. Jefferson High School is having their 100th Anniversary celebra-tion. I believe Oprah Winfrey is involved somehow, or has lent her name to it. The stage play, “Color of Purple” will be done December 30 - January 1 and 4. Presales will be cheaper at $46, $36, and $26. You might try the internet: www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/group The password; jeff100. If you get confused call Lloyd at 503-244-7695.

We held our general meeting on Wednesday October 15 at the VFW hall, 3405 SE 87th. Most arrived about 11:30am, and we started the meeting at noon.

We opened with Howard Soumie leading us in the Flag sa-lute and Dick Wemhoener say-ing a short prayer. Then we took a break and had a bite to eat. This consisted of sandwiches, salads, cookies and some condiments, which were brought by members.

We were glad to see Frank Springer again. Frank seldom misses these meetings. Bob Benson brought his neighbor, who he helps take care of, “Moon” Mullins. Many years ago, Laura Buck was in a business that sponsored a baseball team. It turns out that Moon was the star pitcher for the team.

Liz and Ted Kulju came, and we learned belatedly that Ted had suffered a serious heart attack a short time ago and spent some time in the hospital in Vancouver. It sounded like it was a touch-and-go situation for awhile.

We dispensed with the reading of the minutes since the secretary was missing last meeting, so Sally Bible gave us the treasur-ers’ report.

We discussed the Christmas party and hope for a good crowd again. We also discussed the error from the Pension Board, regarding the overpayment of the State Tax offset by the Board and whether they will try to recover it from the retirees.

We held a drawing, using name tags from those present, and Don Seamster won the fi rst $25 and Bob Warner won the second $25. The meeting was then adjourned.

It is with regret that I announce the death of Lawrence R. Murillo, brother of Joe Murillo. He was born March 21, 1942 in Chi-cago. He served in the Air Force. He owned Larry’s Burger Bar in Portland. He also worked as a cook at the Inverness Correctional Facility for ten years. He retired as a cook for Albertson’s Delicates-sen in Gresham. He is survived by his daughter, Cynthia, sister, Ann Mattson, Brother Joe and 2 grandchildren.

Our last “Over the Hill Gang” lunch for this year was held October 22, at the Refectory, NE 122nd and Halsey.

It was a rather small gathering, but still a good group. Several of our regulars were missing, but some whom we haven’t seen for awhile were back. Roland Ben-son, and Charlie Bryant were back, and so were Mel Walker, Karl McDade and Bob Wal-liker. Then we had Bob Cox and Bob Warner.

We had a right decent meal, which seemed to be enjoyed by every-one, including Randy Pulley, Matt Bisenius, Harry Boggs and Dennis Baker.

Norm Rosenbloom works hard to help Ed Savage put these luncheons together each month, including speakers at times, and emailing those interested in at-tending to remind them.

Others enjoying the fare included John Kirkland, Glen Griffi tts, Dick Kuntz and Bud Bladow. We were also joined by Steve Zapp.

Again, a reminder that the next lunch is January 28, 2009, fol-lowed by February 25, at 11:30am

The breakfast at Denny’s was held November 10, but sadly, I missed it. My old “bug-a-boo” rose up and bit me again and Linda hauled me off to emergency again and they kept me until late Saturday, and I just didn’t seem to bounce back very fast.

Bob LaGae told me it was an un-usually small crowd, about eight. For those interested in dining with a bunch of early risers, it is the 2d Monday of each month, Denny’s, 12101 SE 82d, at 7:15am.

As a p.s., I would probably have missed the breakfast if I had been well, since Linda and I had already purchased a cruise on the Caribbean, and airline tickets, and a hotel room in Texas. We were scheduled to fl y out Saturday the 8th with Sue and Mel Nilsen. Oh well. As old Sgt. Gus Hail used to say, “ C’est le vie, cest le guerre.”

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I have been able to attend several brunches at the Pig N’ Pancake most Fridays, and it is always a warm bunch.

Halloween we had Mel and Sue Nilsen, Eleanor Nasby, Hal Gowing, Mary and Bob Schip-pers, Kenny Zapp, Walt Wier and Don Seamster. Mel and Sue were going to buy a whole bunch of candy for trick-or-treat-ers, and that evening I told Linda we should go over to their house and trick-or-treat them. But it got pretty dark out.

Of course I missed November 7 as I lay in bed with a tube down my nose, but Linda went and was my eyes and ears.

Mace Flye came and brought his son, Michael. And then there was Mel and Sue Nilsen, Mary and Bob Schippers, Walt Wier, Bob Cosby Lee Cromwell, Hal Gowing, Eleanor Nasby and Al Dean. Al is heading for a warmer climate, to Arizona.

I did make it on the 14th, but it was a small crowd. Lee Crom-well brought Jeanne, Bob Schippers brought Mary, Bob Cosby and Eleanor Nasby. I took my own notes so Linda didn’t have to.

I was told that Walt Wier was out mushroom hunting, and I don’t know what happened to Don Seamster.

I received info that Mike Garvey has been able to garner an invita-tion to the inauguration in Wash-ington D.C. in January. Mike lives there so that will be nice.

A gentle reminder, no, an urgent reminder that your dues for 2009 are due. That’s $20 for all retired offi cers, $10 for widows or widow-ers of retired offi cers, and $20 for Associate members.

Many of you are still wondering what is going on with the Pension Board regarding the error and the possibility of them trying to recover some of the overpayment of State tax offset since 1991. Terry Wagner attended the October 28 meeting. She said a large crowd fi lled the City Council Chambers, mostly Fire and Police retirees. This included Robert King in the audience and Scott Westerman, as Trustee member and as the newly elected Union President.

Yvonne Deckard was the Chairper-son for the board meeting. There were fi ve City Attorneys also there.

The police and fi re unions have hired an Attorney, Gregory Hart-man, who represented the PERS retirees in a dispute with the State about overpayments. Terry said

she understood he won a court decision this last summer. He ad-dressed the board with several sa-lient points, which are too lengthy for me to go into now Mr. Hartman referred interested parties to the website, www.opri.org

Ms Deckard had said the Board would go into executive session and everyone had to leave the room. When everyone fi led back into the meeting, she said their le-gal council had made the decision to fi le the application for approval with the IRS. This seemed strange since the Board stated in a letter dated September 15 that they had done that then.

It was estimated that a deci-sion from IRS would take from 6 months to a year. Someone else thought that the pension Board intended to go ahead anyway. So, it’s a waiting game.

TAPSWilliam Dickson Attwood, born March 27, 1929 in Hill City, Kansas, died August 23, 2008, in Seattle. He moved to Portland in 1934, and served in the Navy from 1946 to 1950.

He joined the Portland Police June 18, 1952 and retired Aug. 3, 1979, as a detective.

He married Jennette Tidy in Ocean Shores in 1981, and moved there in 1982. He is survived by his wife, Jennette, four daughters, Con-nie, Doreen, Vicki, and Jenni and 9 great-grandchildren.

Jean L. Womelsdorff, widow of “Dutch” Womelsdorff, born December 2, 1919 in Portland, died September 23, 2008 at age 88. She graduated from Franklin High School, and was a Matron at Rocky Butte Jail and Portland Jail. She was then a Nurses Aide for several nurs-ing homes, retiring from Emerald Terrace in Vancouver.

In 1939 she married Clarence “Dutch” Womelsdorff. He died in 1987. Survivors include her sons, David and Mark; the niece and grandson she raised; ten other grandchildren and 19 great-grand-children.

JoAnn K. Washburn, widow of William “Bill” Washburn, born Aug. 24, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Mich. Died Oct. 13, 2008 at age 81

She received her Bachelors degree in teaching from Central Mich. University in 1950 and start-ed teaching at Gregory Heights in Portland.

She and Bill were married Aug. 19, 1953. She worked at the Conven-tion Bureau for many years. She

and Bill were active members in St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by her sister, Mary Banta; three daughters, Nancy Nordland, Anne Goddard, Linda DeLong; six grandchildren.

Irvin F. Parker, Born May 12, 1921, died Oct. 26, 2008 at age 87. He joined the Portland Police Dec. 3, 1946, and retired May 23, 1956.

He is survived by two sons; a grandson, Butch Williams.

Marjorie L. Purcell, widow of John Bard Purcell, born July 27, 1913 in Topeka Kan. Died Oct 22, 2008 at age 95. She gradu-ated from Portland State U. and taught English at Roosevelt High School.

She married Bard in 1938, he died in 2003. Survivors include two grandchildren. A son, Brent died in 1955; a son John H. died in 2001

Debra A. Buck, wife of Gary Buck, born Nov. 28, 1949 in Sidney, Iowa, died Nov. 5, 2008 at age 58. She graduated from David Douglas High School and later graduated from the College of Business from Central Washington University.

She married Gary in 1972. She worked as a branch manager for City Consumer Services, then as an Avon Representative for over 20 years. She was a past President of the Gresham Women of Elks, and a volunteer at the Gresham Senior Center.

Survivors include her husband; daughters, Corrine Buck, and Mary Altheiser; son Gary; and fi ve grandchildren.

David Lyle Yamasaki, born Aug 10, 1950 in La Grande, died Nov. 5, 2008 at age 58.He gradu-ated from Franklin High school, earned his bachelors degree in Psychology, and a masters degree in Public Administration from Portland State.

He married Dawn in 1992. He was a member of the Japanese American Citizens League and a former member of the Chief’s Forum, and a co-director of the Timberline Ski School.

He danced ballet off Broadway in New York, and was a Ka-rate teacher and black belt. He completed 2 Canadian Ironman Triathlons, and competed in the Cascade Runoffs.

Survivors include his wife; stepson, Nathan McKee; step-daughter Jacqueline Tilden, and one grand-daughter.

We wish to express our deepest sympathy to the families of these.

page 12 the Rap Sheet | December, 2008

One seventeen-year-old drop-out stayed behind and the two began a conversation. Th e talk was deep and penetrating unlike others they’d had. Th e teen seemed to drink in the offi cer’s words of encourage-ment, admonition and hope. Th is school resource offi cer was engaged in the kind of work she hoped for when she took on the job. Th eir talk however came to an abrupt end as a smug cyclist interrupted the offi cer to chastise her for “il-legally” parking her police car.

In another part of town, an offi cer informed dispatch he would be 10-86 with two gang-sters. He cautiously approached the two African American youth in an area of Portland known for violent gang wars of the past. In the early ‘90s these streets were known for the amount of crack slung, blood spilled and lives crushed. It was a nightly occurrence.

In the decade since, these mean streets have been reju-venated by Starbucks-drinking young urban professionals who

snapped up the turn-of-the-cen-tury, dilapidated bargain homes and with the help of builders warehouses remodeled their little castles. Even still, pockets of the past wander into these streets like hellish specters.

After checking the two known nefarious villains and fi nding they were unusually unarmed and without product, he sent them on their way. As the veteran offi cer cancelled the responding cover car, a pair of remodelers of the former “hood” questioned the offi cer for having the nerve to “harass” the two hip-hop youth. Th e parting shot was one that always amazes us: “Why don’t you go catch some real criminals?”

When I lost my 21-year-old daughter to a wrong-way, drunk driver, I lost more than

my fi rst-born. I lost a great deal of respect for the criminal justice system as it staggered along attempting to balance on its scales politics, state fi nances and justice.

As far as I was concerned society wasn’t worthy of my empathy or compassion. I was hurt, in pain and apathetic. I believed this great liberal society failed me and my family. I began to snap at citizens, lose faith in our mission as police offi cers and forget my ministry. I sank into an underworld of negativity that my sergeants saw and tried in vain to get me to see.

While stupid pride kept me from listening to my supervi-sors, the intervention of three friends woke me.

It is beyond humbling when people you trust tell you: “You’re blowing it, we know it, everyone else knows it and it’s about time you knew it!” I was of mind enough to remember the proverb that a fool refuses wise council.

I actually have been talking to a shrink. No really—he’s a foot shorter than me! He point-ed out (from a ladder) that my brain had physiologically and psychologically retreated as a result of my grief. A mere three ounces of the three-pound organ was running the show.

Over the last few months of soul searching, counseling, deep prayer and Bible study, we have helped my brain resume function at near normal capac-ity. As a result, I’ve learned an important truth: If my brain retreats signifi cantly when under pressure, my entire life retreats as well.

Pastor Chuck Swindoll says life is 5 percent what actually happens to you and 95 percent how we respond to it. We have a choice!

While initially responding in anger to the story about the SRO’s run in with the bloviating bike rider and the Northeast Precinct offi cer’s run in with Piper and LaRon, I realized there is something more interesting at work. Th e cynical cyclist was oblivious to the good that was going on, the ministry that was taking place, the hurt that was being healed. He lives in a world that envi-sions police work as he would perform it—lacking integrity and using his position for his own good—so he lashes out. In the jealousy, ignorance and spite of his petty little mind,

he realizes he could do no bet-ter. He confuses his inability to stay between the lines and superimposes his shortcom-ings on us. He could never be a cop; he has no grace and no ability to extend what he doesn’t have!

Th e yipping yuppies are clueless—and that’s okay. We have done and continue to do a great job protecting the citi-zens of Portland. It is a mistake to assume what is obvious to us is known by them. Th ose two shacked-up, in-love-for-now birds have likely never encoun-tered any real evil in their lives. Th eir questions and accusa-tions prove we are doing a great job. While we see iniquity, they are unknowingly protected from it. We quietly maintain the vigil and stand in the gap regardless of recognition, ap-proval or a pat on the back. We have shielded them from the criminals so well that they can’t recognize real wickedness passing by their well-groomed front yards.

It’s too much to ask that citizens understand what we do. After-all what we have to off er is a true ministry—a gift. When you give, you never ask in return. In a perfect world a good job is recognized, re-spected and valued. Ours is not a perfect world.

Th is past election cycle Americans were asked to choose from many ego-driven, self absorbed politicos. Each had the audacity to claim their candidacy was the one of hope. When you consider this season of hope, don’t lose the gift like so many others have. Th e baby whose birth we celebrate grew into a Man that changed the world for eternity. Not by war, economic policies or self glorifi cation. He healed without a health care plan or doctorate. His divinity wasn’t given by academia and his wisdom wasn’t from a book that had been written by any man’s hand. Yet, He is the one which time turned on. Don’t overlook, dismiss or forget.

If you are heartened or disheartened by the choices made in this election, elect to remember God is on the throne and His gift is the one gift that makes sense of the senseless and the psychobabble.

Merry Christmas—that’s my Poyntblanck perspective!

Rob Blanck is a patrol offi cer in East Precinct.

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PoyntblanckPerspective

Merry “psychobabble” Christmas

by Offi cer Rob BlanckEast Precinct

She swiftly pulled her police car into the front of the fast-food eatery, knowing the truant students inside would just as speedily attempt to run off . Her instincts were right and she was able to wrangle the group of misguided teens. Her reproof sent the group back to their classrooms where they should have been.