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Hillsboro police shooting: Court records indicate Victor Torres-Elizondo had warrant

Court records indicate that Victor Torres-Elizondo, killed by a Hillsboro police officer after he fired a shot at police during a traffic stop, had a criminal history that involved multiple drug-related crimes but no violent offenses.

Police say Torres-Elizondo, 30, fired a shot from a .22 caliber revolver during a traffic stop on Friday, Oct. 25, before a Hillsboro police officer fired six shots back, striking Torres-Elizondo. He was taken to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, where he died, authorities say. Torres-Elizondo died of a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the state medical examiner's office.

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Forest Grove fatal crash: Two Washington County residents arrested in connection with wreck

A 18-year-old Forest Grove woman and her 18-year-old boyfriend were arrested this evening in connection with the weekend wreck that killed two young step sisters, according to a law enforcement source.

Cinthya Garcia Cisneros faces accusations of failure to perform the duties of a driver, a felony. Mario Echeverria, of Cornelius, who was in the car at the time of the wreck, is accused of hindering prosecution, a felony, and tampering with physical evidence, a misdemeanor.

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Traffic stop nets 22 pounds of meth

About 22 pounds of methamphetamine was seized after a traffic stop on Saturday.

Sandra Guillen-Avila, 38, and Jeronimo Novoa-Leal, 24, were stopped by Oregon State Police on Highway 97 on Saturday. An additional search of their vehicle turned up 22 pounds of methamphetamine.

Both suspects were taken into custody and booked into the Klamath County Jail. Guillen-Avila was charged with two counts of possession of methamphetamine, first-degree possession of a forged instrument and two counts of criminal conspiracy. Novoa-Leal was booked on two counts of possession of methamphetamine, two counts of criminal conspiracy, and an ICE deportation.

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Fredy Sandoval Diaz sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for raping 2 girls

When it came time for Fredy Sandoval Diaz to speak, he told the judge, "I wouldn't know what to say."

Sandoval was found guilty of repeatedly raping a girlfriend's daughter when she was 10. The sexual assaults continued for years. He also was convicted of raping another girl who was just 12.
 

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Salem Man Says Illegal Alien Prison Data is Worth a Look

SALEM -- Every month for the past four years, David Cross has been sending emails to Oregon sheriffs, lawmakers and the media.

In his spare time, Cross collects information documenting the financial impact of foreign nationals in Oregon prisons and jails. He says all his data comes from reputable sources.

Cross says the latest figures show 8% of the state's prison population is made up of people who are in the country illegally and have committed crimes here.

He says the federal government does not fully reimburse the state for all costs. Cross says his research shows the annual cost to Oregon taxpayers is $36,000,000.

Not all the people who receive emails from Cross take time to read them. Still, he feels that even just one voice can make a difference.

NOTE:  Read David's jail reports and much more.

 

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Banks man convicted of Aloha revenge killing set for new trial in 2014

An aggravated murder case that returned to Washington County Circuit Court on appeal in 2011 is scheduled to be retried in April.

The Oregon Supreme Court overturned the case against Petronilo Lopez-Minjarez, of Banks, in August 2011 because of a bad jury instruction. The instruction incorrectly stated the law on accomplice liability, the court decided.
 

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Two Hillsboro men sentenced to prison for methamphetamine possession

Summary: Two men accused of dealing methamphetamine have been convicted and sentenced in Washington County Circuit Court.
 

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Questions for Legislators at upcoming Townhall meetings - they want to know what's on your mind

In the 2013 regular session of the Oregon State Legislature, all Democrats present voted for HB 2787, a bill to grant instate tuition to illegal aliens, and also for SB 833, the bill giving driver cards to illegal aliens.

In the House, 5 Republicans voted for the instate tuition bill: Cliff Bentz, Vicki Berger, John Huffman, Mark Johnson, Julie Parrish. In the Senate, these 3 Republicans voted for instate tuition: Bill Hansell, Bruce Starr, Chuck Thomsen.

Voting for driver cards to illegal aliens were these Republican House members: John Davis, Vic Gilliam, Bob Jenson, Mark Johnson, Greg Smith, and these Republican Senators: Herman Baertschiger, Brian Boquist, Ted Ferrioli, Larry George, Bill Hansell, Chuck Thomsen.

If you have an opportunity to attend a town hall, or to speak elsewhere to your state senator and representative, please tell them about your concerns regarding illegal immigration. We are listing some suggested questions that could be raised with your legislators, particularly with all Democrats and those Republicans who voted for instate tuition and driver cards for illegal aliens.

 
1. A legislator’s main responsibility is to put the interests of citizens first. It is not in the public’s economic interest to encourage illegal immigration by giving accommodations to illegal immigrants and making life here comfortable for them. Unemployment and very low wages are serious problems in Oregon now. In August, over 150,000 Oregonians were unemployed; our unemployment rate was 8.1%, well above the national rate of 7.4%. The U-6 unemployment rate, which includes part-time workers who want full-time work, and discouraged workers who’ve given up active job-search, was 16.9% according to the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Are you O.K. with forcing unemployed and underemployed citizens to compete with unlimited numbers of illegal aliens for jobs?

2. Employers should not be allowed to hire illegal labor. Instead of passing laws to give illegal aliens instate tuition and official driver privileges; you could have worked in the last session of the Legislature to make E-Verify mandatory for all employers in Oregon. This would open up jobs for citizens and legal immigrants and discourage illegal immigration. Will you promote a requirement for employers to use E-Verify for current work forces as well as new hires?

3. The rule of law is the foundation for good government. It is undermined when illegal immigrants are allowed to enter and remain in this country unimpeded, and encouraged to remain here by giving them benefits paid for from public funds. How can citizens respect law when they see it so flagrantly ignored by illegal immigrants and their employers, and legitimized in the Legislature by bills accommodating illegal immigration?

4. Giving driver cards to illegal aliens will not improve safety – quite the opposite. There is no way the Oregon DMV can accurately certify the identity of the thousands of illegal aliens who will apply for driver cards. Identify theft and falsified documents are common, and hard to detect. Besides the illegal aliens now living here, others from the 45 states that don’t give driver licenses to illegal aliens will come to Oregon to take advantage of our weak law. Safety concerns focused only on possible traffic accidents miss the larger risks. Do you care about the dangers of terrorism from holders of fraudulent driver cards issued in Oregon?

5. Before the 2008 Driver License law was passed requiring proof of citizenship for driver licenses, the state did issue licenses to illegal aliens. There is no evidence that the roads were safer then than in the 5 years since the 2008 law was passed. Therefore it’s not logical to expect greater safety now by again giving illegal aliens official driver cards. Do you think it’s worth weakening the secure driver license law enacted in 2008 for an only nebulous degree of safety from traffic accidents?

6. Expenses for attending college are daunting for most citizens, and places in public colleges are necessarily limited by taxpayer funds available for maintaining higher education. The claims by some that giving instate tuition to illegal aliens will have no effect on enrollment of citizens are illogical and unbelievable. Why should our citizen young people have to step aside to make room for illegal aliens who will be in competition with them for college enrollment? -- There was no effort by leaders in the Oregon Legislature to curtail or stop illegal immigration when there are many such steps available to state legislatures, and other states have passed such laws protecting citizens. Read more about Questions for Legislators at upcoming Townhall meetings - they want to know what's on your mind

Legislators want to hear from you at upcoming Townhall meetings

Alert date: 
September 21, 2013
Alert body: 

Our state legislators hold town halls from time to time, inviting constituents to attend and express their civic concerns. As OFIR learns about the town hall schedules, we will alert members and encourage attendance. Town halls are a great opportunity to meet your legislators and question them in person. If you learn of town halls scheduled for your district, please send the information on to OFIR.

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Cornelius Police arrest two robbery suspects

Fast action on Saturday by Cornelius Police resulted in the arrest of two robbery suspects.

At 7:12 a.m. on Sept. 14, police responded to a bus stop at 10th Avenue and Baseline Street where a man had been robbed. The victim told police a man and woman had walked up to him and displayed a homemade weapon, which appeared to be a sock filled with gravel.

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