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Washougal man's stolen credit cards end up in Oregon

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Tue, 2010-02-09 15:57

Clackamas County police are searching for a man and woman who have been illegally purchasing items and services with a credit card from a Washington man.

The victim of this crime, Joel Jensen, resides in Washougal, Wash., and is the victim of a mail theft that occurred at his residence in Washougal. As a result, Jensen has since received a number of unauthorized transactions conducted on his stolen MasterCard -- unauthorized transactions conducted in Oregon's Clackamas County.

Between Dec. 26 and Jan. 13, a number of unauthorized credit card transactions were incurred on Jensen's stolen MasterCard at the following locations:

  • the Talbert Car Wash, in Clackamas;
  • the Union 76 Station, in Clackamas
  • the Fred Meyer Store, located on SE 82ND Avenue, in SE Portland

Clackamas County Sheriff's Deputies pursuing this investigation obtained store surveillance images of the suspect couple and appear in the provided photos as described: 

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Details emerge in murder-suicide

Submitted by Margy Lynch on Thu, 2009-12-03 16:54

Friends say a woman killed in a murder-suicide was in the process of getting her life back on track when it was cut tragically short.

The bodies of 34-year-old Erin Epley and her husband, 47-year-old Kyle Epley, were discovered Wednesday in a home near Southeast 30th Way and 196th Avenue in Vancouver.

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Identities revealed in Vancouver murder-suicide

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Thu, 2009-12-03 16:16

The Clark County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the two people involved in the murder-suicide in Vancouver on Dec. 2.

The deceased woman was identified as Erin M. Epley, 34. The medical examiner's office found her cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and that it as classified as a homicide.

The man who allegedly shot her was Kyle D. Epley, 47. The medical examiner's office concluded he died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head.

The Vancouver Police Department is handling the criminal investigation.

For more information, check out the original story.

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Police saying deaths in Vancouver are a murder-suicide

Submitted by Adam Ghassemi on Wed, 2009-12-02 15:53

A male and a female were found dead in a home Wednesday in what police are calling a murder-suicide investigation.

Police said shortly before 2 p.m. a child found the bodies of a woman in her 30s and a man in his 40s in a home near SE 30th Way and 196th Avenue.

Neighbors said the man and woman were married, but separated, and had a history of domestic violence. They said the husband moved out over the summer. Neighbors also said that the girl is the couple’s daughter.

The girl ran across the street and notified a neighbor who then called 9-1-1. The neighbor, Steve Grice, said at first he didn’t believe her but then realized she wasn’t joking.

“I’m shocked that that would happen,” Grice said. “It shocks me that people – but it is that season, the holiday season, and it is what it is.”

The identities of the couple aren’t being released until family members are notified.

Police said the weapon used is inside the home.

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Did girlfriend of hit-and-run suspect use victim's funds for bail?

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Fri, 2009-11-20 13:19

Vancouver police are looking into alleged improper use of funds gathered from fundraisers that were held after a popular teacher in was killed in a hit-and-run incident in September.

According to a story Friday in the Columbian newspaper, some of the money may have been used to bail the suspect in the case out of jail.

Gordon Patterson, 50, died September 15 when police say 18-year-old Antonio Eugene Cellestine hit him from behind south of St. Johns on 41st St. and left as Patterson lay dying near his mangled bicycle.

Patterson was a popular teacher at Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver. He often rode his bicycle to the school.

Now, investigators think Mallory Ewart used money raised for Patterson’s family to bail Cellestine out of jail. Ewart is reportedly Cellestine’s girlfriend.

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Vancouver Police to hold community forum Nov. 4

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Mon, 2009-11-02 00:00

The Vancouver Police Department will hold a Community Forum on Nov. 4 to discuss crime trends and community policing initiatives that effect citizens within the West Precinct District 1 boundaries.

Residents, business owners, apartment managers or anyone that works or lives in District 1 is encouraged to attend. For a map of the District, visit the Vancouver Police Department web site.

The meeting will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. at Fruit Valley Elementary School.
 

The neighborhood associations within District 1 include:
• Fruit Valley
• Northwest
• Lincoln
• Carter Park
• Hough
• Esther Short
• Arnada
• Shumway
• Rose Village
• West Minnehaha

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Be wary of phony Census workers

Submitted by Associated Press on Wed, 2009-10-14 10:02

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger is warning about a scam by phony U.S. Census workers seeking personal or financial information.

Kroger says U.S. Census workers will not ask for a Social Security number, banking information or credit card number.

And real Census workers will not contact you by e-mail or ask about past debt, solicit money or ask about finances.

Kroger said Census workers carry identification and will only ask questions about age, gender, race, marital status, type of employment and related information.

The U.S. Census is conducted every 10 years to count the population, define legislative districts and determine how to allocate about $300 billion to local, state and tribal governments each year.
      
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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Washougal residents: Man isn't issued citations because he's the father of Camas police chief

Submitted by B. Scott Anderson on Tue, 2009-09-08 04:47

Neighbors in one part of Washougal are mad this morning because of the way they say one of their fellow neighbors treats his cats.

"There are lots of them that are sick," said neighbor Amy Martinez. "They have respiratory infections. I mean they die and find them on the street."

Neighbors and police confronted Washougal resident Everett Lackey recently after some neighbors became concerned his cats are in need of help.

Police officers collected photos and say all but one of the kittens seems to be OK.

Some say the problem hasn't been cleaned up after previous complaints because of who Lackey is related to. Lackey is the father of the Chief of Police for nearby Camas. However, Washougal police strongly deny those claims.

Lackey hasn't been issued a citation, but police say someone from Animal Control, as well as Code Enforcement, will be following up with the case.

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