ReportPortland Bureau of Police special report re tip on $20 bills concealed near Ridgefield, Washington20 December 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 92, page 164

DB Cooper-41038

Document date 20 December 1971

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50.47 DISTRIBUTION ☐CENTRAL ☐DETS ☐CA ☐EAST ☐JUVS ☐DA ☐NORTH ☐WPD ☐IDENT ☐TRAFFIC ☐VICE ☐PROP ROOM

SPECIAL REPORT City of Portland, Bureau of Police

CASE NUMBER: MISC. CLASSIFICATION: INFO INFORMATION ☐ CONTINUATION ☐ SUPPLEMENTAL ☐ CLEARANCE ☐

cc: FBI/Att'n Agent Belfrey

1. DATE & TIME ORIGINAL REPORT 2. DATE & TIME THIS REPORT: 12-20-71, 11 p.m. 3. LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE 5. VICTIM OR COMPLAINANT: UNKN/AIRLINE COMPANY 6. RESIDENCE ADDRESS: SEATTLE, WN. 7. RES. PHONE 9. SUBJECT OF THIS REPORT: INFO RECEIVED FROM ONE [redacted] RE LOCATION OF UNION AMOUNT OF $20 BILLS SUPPOSEDLY CONCEALED IN THE RIDGEFIELD, WN. AREA.

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SUMMARY

This report details info received from one [redacted] informing of the possible location of a large amount of $20 bills which she believes came from the highjacking of an airlines plane out of Seattle, Wn.

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NARRATIVE

Sir: At approx 9 p.m., date, writer was in receipt of a phone call from one [redacted] who describes herself as [redacted]. At this time it was evident that [redacted] was under the influence of alcohol, however, she did come up with the following story: [redacted] she had been contacted in [redacted] by an elderly gentleman by the name of IRA STINES. She described him as being 84 yrs of age, white, and having a residence near the Ridgefield, Wn. area. [redacted]. She stated that some time during the past few days she and MR STINES were in the back yard area when a dog belonging to MR STINES supposedly came up to-the-house dragging a plastic garbage bag full of what [redacted] later observed to be $20 bills. At this time she informs that MR STINES became quite upset with the dog, grabbing the sack and returning it to an area at the rear of his property described as being in the timber near a creek. Apparently, [redacted] followed him, observed a 2nd plastic bag which she also believed was full of $20 bills. MR STINES became quite angered at both the dog for dragging the sack up to the house and at [redacted] for observing his activities in returning the bags to the wooded area. She believes this money is the proceeds from the recent highjacking, in that (continued)

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REPORTING OFFICER(S) BADGE NUMBER PREC/DIV RELIEF ASSN/DIST R/C TIMES APPROVED BY 10-7: 10-97: 10-8:

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