CHIEF'S SON ARRESTED FOR
DEALING CRACK

PORTLAND The son of Portland police chief Charles Moose was
arrested Friday night and charged with dealing crack. David C. Moose,
17, and a 16yearold friend were arrested around 12:30 a.m. in
downtown Portland. Uniformed officers found several pieces of rock
cocaine on the teens after stopping them for jaywalking. David Moose
and the other teen, Jaremy McClinton, were charged with distribution
and possession of cocaine and booked at the city's main juvenile
detention center. Moose was later released to his mother, who does
not live with Charles Moose. Charles Moose is in North Carolina and
isn't scheduled to return to Portland until Wednesday, Madison said.
Madison, who spoke to Charles Moose by phone, said Moose commended
the officers for making the arrests even though they knew the suspect
was the chief's son.

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CHIEF MOOSE'S SON 17, ARRESTED
The teen age son of Portland Police chief Charles Moose was
arrested early Saturday and accused of dealing crack cocaine.
Moose was attending a function at his alma mater, the University
of North Carolina, and was not available for comment, said Lt. Cliff
Madison, Portland Police Bureau spokesman.
About 12:30 a.m. Saturday, uninformed police stopped Moose's
17yearold son and a 16yearold boy for jaywalking on Northwest
Sixth and Couch Street.
The Oregonian routinely does not name juvenile offenders in such
cases.
Madison described the location as a highcrime area and said the
two were seen hanging around there before they were stopped. The stop
occurred after curfew for the teens. Police subsequently found the two were
carrying " several small 'rocks' of suspected cocaine." The rocks were
packaged in a manner similar to the way dealers carry the drug, Madison
said.
He said the two boys do not have a record with the Portland Police
Bureau and cooperated with police. The two were taken to Donald E.
Long Juvenile Detention Center and later released.
Moose has visitation rights with his son from a previous marriage,
said officer Henry Groepper, another bureau spokesman. Moose's
son lives with his mother in Northeast Portland.
Police said they released the information to avoid the appearance
of favoritism or a coverup. " He wanted to be upfront with the situation,"
Madison said of the chief.