Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)
      February 17, 2000
      HOLLY DANKS - The Oregonian

      A serial rapist who escaped from the Washington County Courthouse
was captured Wednesday night by three citizens who recognized him on a
MAX train and chased him down when he got off near the Hillsboro Airport.

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TRI-MET TOUTS WESTSIDE MAX SAFETY
      Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)
      April 20, 2000
       RYAN FRANK of the Oregonian Staff

Summary: The agency's director of security credits the attentiveness of Hillsboro
and Beaverton police for keeping crime at bay More than a year and half after
MAX started running on the westside, police say it is one of the safest ways to
travel from Hillsboro to downtown Portland.

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"Some people thought it would open the door (for crime), and
it just hasn't," said Officer Mark Hyde, Beaverton police spokesman.

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  (Tri-Met's director of security, Cliff ) Jensen said policing
efforts have kept MAX safe. There were early concerns about
the potential for increased gang activity.

      "I have to give Hillsboro and Beaverton a lot of credit,"
Jensen said. "If they didn't do as much as they did, we would
have some issues."
 
 

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