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November 30, 2009
4 Police Officers Shot Dead in Lakewood Area
Ed Troyer talks to media near crime sceneUPDATE: Find out why a KOMO News reporter talked to Clemmons last year for a story - as did a KING reporter. His family also admits to helping him escape to Seattle yesterday, saying he has a bullet wound in his stomach; and Leschi residents will be gi ... More >>
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November 30, 2009
Seattle Blogs: Twitter's Central Role in Lakewood Police Shooting
No one's had more comprehensive coverage of the Lakewood killer manhunt than the little blue bird.- TechFlash calls the hunt for suspected cop-killer Maurice Clemmons a watershed moment for Twitter and Seattle journalism. - The Microsoft Blog lists Microsoft Bing's Top 10 searches for 2009. ... More >>
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November 30, 2009
Timothy Egan Says Mike Huckabee Should be "Willie Hortonized"
Willie Horton's arrest was a club used to bludgeon then-Democatic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.Tim Egan, the New York Times political opinion maker on all things West, has wasted no time in weighing in on what should become of possible Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
Accused Lakewood Cop Killer Maurice Clemmons Shot Dead by Lone Officer in Rainier Valley; Cop Unhurt
Clemmons, 37, killed today.A Seattle Police officer, checking on a stolen car in south Seattle, shot and killed suspected Lakewood cop killer Maurice Clemmons, police announced this morning. The shooting ended a two-day manhunt here and in the Tacoma area after ex-con Clemmons fled the Sunday ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
She's No Mike Huckabee: Lakewood Cop Killings May Make Chris Gregoire an Even Tougher Clemency Judge
Maurice Clemmons: the poster boy for misguided clemencyJeff Ellis listened to the sound of helicopters over his Central Area home Sunday night as law enforcement officers waged a manhunt for suspected cop killer Maurice Clemmons. An attorney who frequently handles clemency cases, Ellis says h ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
Mike Huckabee's 10 Most-Publicized Sentence Commutations
Huckabee's home state is not shy about putting criminals away for centuries. And the former Governor is not shy about setting them free.Yesterday, the New York Times wrote that the commutation of accused cop-killer Maurice Clemmons' sentence in 2000 was so de rigueur for then-Arkansas Governo ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
Playing the Maurice Clemmons Blame Game
Huckabee is one of several targets for finger-pointing.Mike Huckabee has thus far been on the receiving end of most of the blame for the premature release of Maurice Clemmons, the now-dead suspect in the Sunday murders of four Lakewood police officers. This makes sense. Huckabee is a nationa ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
Mourners Turn to Facebook to Honor Slain Lakewood Police Officers
A Facebook page becomes an online memorial for four Lakewood police officersAs was the case with previous public tragedies, mourners of the the Lakewood police officers murdered last weekend have turned to their online social networks for solace. A Facebook page dedicated to the four slain ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
Bail Bonds Outfit That Sprung Maurice Clemmons Also Passing the Buck
Accused cop-killer Maurice Clemmons benefitted from the lax standards of Jail Sucks Bail Bonds.Jail Sucks Bail Bonds is in a tight squeeze. The Chehalis-based company that agreed to spring accused cop-killer Maurice Clemmons after two other agencies declined is the last in a long line of swin ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
Accused Cop-Killer Maurice Clemmons Hallucinated About Baby-Eating Cannibals, Why Didn't Psychologists Commit Him?
Western State psychologists determined Clemmons was dangerous, but not crazy.The more information that comes out about accused cop-killer Maurice Clemmons, the more it feels as if the Sunday's tragic murder of four Lakewood officers was preventable. Now, added to that mountain of missed oppor ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
Two Charged With Helping Maurice Clemmons Evade Police
Pierce County police say Clemmons had help while hiding.During the hunt for for suspected cop-killer Maurice Clemmons, Pierce County authorities alluded to the fact that his family might have been helping him hide out. Now they say they have proof. Two brothers, Eddie and Douglas Davis, have ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Nate Silver Says Maurice Clemmons May Hurt Mike Huckabee's Political Future
Political pollster Nate Silver says Mike Huckabee may be better served waiting out this next election.Statistician Nate Silver's thing is making the ambiguous tangible. So instead of just asking "if" the commutation of suspected cop-killer Maurice Clemmons' sentence will hurt former Arkansas ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Meanwhile in Italy, Amanda Knox Is Compared to Audrey Tautou
Knox is "spontaneous, immediate and imprudent"... but not enough to kill?Maybe we're all a little burned out from the Maurice Clemmons coverage. But there are other alleged murderers in the world, one being UW student Amanda Knox, whose trial in Perugia, Italy is entering final arguments this ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Gregoire to Be Even Tougher on Clemency?
Fallout from the Lakewood cop shootings isn’t going to soften an already tough judge.
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December 2, 2009
The Maurice Clemmons Case: Finger Pointing and Political Squabbling Overlook the 'Little Picture'
ClemmonsYou can read dueling reports this morning on whose justice system is responsible for the deaths of four Lakewood police officers. The P-I's Joel Connelly says it's ex-Arkansas Gov. and presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee, who once commuted the sentence of future alleged cop killer Mau ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Former Governor Mike Lowry on Mike Huckabee: "I Sympathize"
Former Washington Governor Mike Lowry says he's thankful a commutation he made never came back to haunt him like Mike Huckabee's.Former Washington Governor Mike Lowry says he's fortunate never to have been in the same position as Mike Huckabee, the then-Arkansas governor who granted clemency ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Though Fuming at Arkansas Over Maurice Clemmons, Pierce County Has Also Tried to Keep Ex-Cons Away
Horne argued that Pierce County was a dumping ground Pierce County officials are understandably fuming over Arkansas' reluctance to take Maurice Clemmons back. If not for Arkansas' refusal to issue a warrant in October for violation of Clemmons' parole in that state, Washington could have den ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Think it's Hard to Keep Track of Criminals Now? Wait Until the Budget Cuts
To talk of Washington's looming $2.6 billion budget deficit is to view the world from high above. So it's nice when a local reporter like the P-I's Casey McNerthney makes a ground-level assessment about what life with a lot less cash might look like for greater Seattle. In a piece that's rem ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
Video: Maurice Clemmons' Friend Says He's Jesus Christ
According to the New York Daily News, in June accused cop-killer Maurice Clemmons drove from Seattle to New York in order to tell a Manhattan pastor that he was Jesus Christ. Bishop Bernard Jordan's 50th birthday banquet was momentarily disturbed when Clemmons rushed the stage. In the video above, ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Video: More of Maurice Clemmons Deranged Trip to New York City
Yesterday, the AP had a short clip of Maurice Clemmons' friend telling a New York City pastor that the accused cop killer was Jesus Christ. Now comes more of that bizarre scene, including Clemmons on tape telling the man that he was called by God to make a three day cross-country trip just to see hi ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Seattle Blogs: Maurice Clemmons' Dead Body
Someone took a picture of this man dead. One Seattle blog wants to show you it.Trolling the local blogosphere for the biggest fish Seattle has to offer. - HorsesAss doesn't understand the hand wringing over the cell phone pic of cop killer Maurice Clemmons' dead body. That's why he's showing ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Bill O'Reilly's Goon Squad to Visit Tacoma Judges Who Set Bail for Cop-Killer Maurice Clemmons
You can tell Bill O'Reilly's a fearless truth seeker because of how loudly he yells.Four police officers get gunned down in cold blood on Sunday and, being humans, we want to know where to point fingers. The answer, of course, is right at Maurice Clemmons, the disturbed former convict from Ta ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Tonight: See Piece, Support Peace in the CD
As we all know, this past month in Seattle were bookended by horrific crimes against the police force. One of the side effects has been the impact both incidents have had upon the Central District, an area that already had a relatively tenuous relationship with the SPD. In a rare and eerie ... More >>
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December 8, 2009
Mike Huckabee Is Right: He's Not the One to Blame for Maurice Clemmons
It ain't his fault.It's been a week since cop-killer Maurice Clemmons was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer. Time enough to take a look back and assess just how wrong were the initial impressions of who was responsible for the deaths of four Lakewood police officers. At the very st ... More >>
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December 8, 2009
Sarah Palin Slams Mike Huckabee
Apparently this was the only time Sarah Palin had to decide whether or not to pardon an Alaskan citizen.Joel Connelly at the P-I apparently keeps his radio on during the workday. And thank goodness for that. Because today Sarah Palin told conservative talk show host Lars Larson that while he ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
Mike Huckabee Mistakenly Claims Maurice Clemmons is From Washington, Not Arkansas
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December 9, 2009
Pierce County's Own Pushback on Felons
Well before Arkansas ducked Maurice Clemmons, local prosecutors were lobbying to keep ex-cons away.
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December 11, 2009
Jail Sucks, Maurice Clemmons' Bonder, Went By Book
Jail Sucks doesn't, says stateDespite the hate mail they've gotten, the instantly infamous Jail Sucks bail bonding company out of Chehalis followed the rules when it helped Maurice Clemmons get out of jail six days before he killed four Lakewood cops and two days later was himself killed by ... More >>
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December 16, 2009
And Now a Few Words From the One Pundit Who Doesn't Have a Raging, Mega-Huge Hard-On Over the Cliff Lee Trade
Vladi-dadi, he likes to party -- and the M's had best sign him.Cliff Lee's an easy guy to fall in love with. He's a throwback lefty with at least four pitches, amazing control, and a tendency to actually complete games. He's good-looking, charmingly candid, and comes to the M's at the insanel ... More >>
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December 18, 2009
Mike Huckabee Says The Time Isn't Right to Contact Families of Maurice Clemmons' Victims
Huckabee says he doesn't think now is an appropriate time to reach out to the families. Former Arkansas Governor and possible 2012 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee gets the Q&A treatment from this Sunday's New York Times Magazine. On top of finding out what he thinks makes for the best ... More >>
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December 21, 2009
Arkansas Felon William Forbes Arrives In Seattle, Promptly Goes Missing
Maurice Clemmons wasn't the only offender to break his parole last monthThis will likely sound familiar: A man is convicted of theft in Arkansas, and then subsequently relocates to Washington where the state Department of Corrections takes responsibility for his supervision. After violating t ... More >>
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December 22, 2009
Two Pierce County Sheriff's Deputies Wounded in Shootout; Suspect David Crable Shot Dead
David Crable was killed last night in a shootout that left two Pierce County Deputies in critical conditionUPDATE: Neighbors say Crable never left the house without his gun. Details after the jump. Two Pierce County Sheriff's Deputies are in critical condition after trading gunfire with a ... More >>
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December 22, 2009
Yet Another Murder in Leschi Caps an Annus Horribilis for the Tony Neighborhood
The Leschi street where Aaron Sullivan was killedWith its waterfront views and charming craftsmen homes, Leschi is generally considered a pretty tony address--the "gold coast" of the Central District, if you will. So residents must be wondering what in the world is going on there this year, w ... More >>
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January 20, 2010
Defenders Worry Maurice Clemmons Killings Will Trample Civil Rights
Is this man alone enough to change the state constitution.Shocking tragedies consistently get an airing during the state's legislative sessions. These events are often tear-filled and heartbreaking and this week's testimony on the murder of four officers in a Lakewood coffee shop by Maurice C ... More >>
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February 15, 2010
Maurice Clemmons' Jailhouse Phone Calls
It's one thing to be told of Maurice Clemmons' intent. It's another to hear it in his own words. The Arkansas-born convict who dominated headlines in November and December after he shot and killed four Lakewood police officers was never shy about what he wanted to accomplish. He told family mem ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Families of Cops Killed By Maurice Clemmons Sue for $134 Million
Clemmons talked about declaring "war" on cops during phone calls recorded in jail.Families of three of the Lakewood police officers murdered by Maurice Clemmons say that the deaths of their loved ones could have been prevented, if only someone had bothered to listen. Clemmons was never shy a ... More >>
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April 12, 2010
Seattle Times Wins Another Pulitzer Prize; National Enquirer Shut Out
Tab had a fat chance of winning The sun still rises in the east, Hell remains unfrozen over, and the National Enquirer did not win the Pulitzer Prize. But the Seattle Times did - for its breaking news reporting on the slayings of four Lakewood police officers. In giving the award today for ... More >>
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April 14, 2010
Michael McConnachie Allegedly Planned "Lakewood-Style" Killings
Maurice Clemmons: no one's idea of a role model.Maurice Clemmons Thanksgiving weekend execution of four Lakewood police officers mostly inspired grief and compassion for the victims and their families. But for Michael McConnachie it apparently elicited a very different emotion: admiration. S ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Starbucks' Decision to Allow Guns in Coffee Shops Getting Shot Down, Says Brady Center
More than 35,000 have now signed the Brady Center's petition urging Starbucks to ban guns in its coffee stores. Additionally, a wide-ranging Brady poll taken after Howard Schultz chose to let customers openly wear guns in his stores (while barring employees from doing so because it could be ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Mike Huckabee Critics: Maurice Clemmons Is Not a Winning Issue
There are a lot of reasons to dislike Mike Huckabee. Hell, just on one issue alone (homosexuality) the evangelical former governor of Arkansas holds a straight flush's worth of repugnant beliefs -- he says allowing gay marriage would be tantamount to legalizing incest and thinks two men in a ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Cop Who Shot Native Woodcarver Can Expect to Skate
There are a lot of reasons to dislike Mike Huckabee. Hell, just on one issue alone (homosexuality) the evangelical former governor of Arkansas holds a straight flush's worth of repugnant beliefs -- he says allowing gay marriage would be tantamount to legalizing incest and thinks two men in a ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
State Gains More Authority in Turning Down Out-Of-State Felons
Maurice Clemmons Just in case you're new to the city or were living in a cave last November: almost a year ago, Maurice Clemmons gunned down four Lakewood police officers in a coffee shop. A felon from Arkansas, Clemmons had been allowed to move to Washington while still under supervision. I ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Maurice Clemmons Was the World's Shittiest Husband
"Man who killed police officers had unusual marriage." Uh yeah, you could say that. The Seattle Times is coming out with a book about Maurice Clemmons, the man who assassinated four Lakewood police officers last fall. The five-part adaptation promises to trace Clemmons' entire life, from his ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
The Maurice Clemmons Case: We Blamed the Wrong Arkansas Governor
After Maurice Clemmons shot and killed four Lakewood police officers last November, the world went looking for someone to blame other than the gunman. It found Mike Huckabee, who made for a convenient target. But it turns out that the world, in all its infinite wisdom, had scapegoated the wro ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Judges Shouldn't Have Suppressed Records on Maurice Clemmons Cop Killings, Rules State Supreme Court
In 2006, The Seattle Times launched an eye-opening investigative series on the treasure trove of court documents improperly sealed by judges. The Times went to court and got many of those records unsealed. But some judges, apparently, didn't learn their lesson. The state Supreme Court ruled ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
Killer Unsealed
The Times is continuing its campaign to unseal documents in the Maurice Clemmons case.
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December 8, 2010
Maurice Clemmons' Convicted Relatives Deserve Leniency
On Monday, a Pierce County jury convicted three of four defendants--the majority of whom were relatives of the late Maurice Clemmons--of aiding the deranged cop killer as he sought to evade the authorities in the wake of his heinous homicides. The convicted trio will face 15 to 25 years of in ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
Belinda Stewart, State Corrections Official, Had Employee Work 600 Hours for Her Non-Profits
If state Sen. Mike Carrell, R-Lakewood, is correct, a top state Department of Corrections official has been running a small fiefdom of non-profit businesses within the prison headquarters system. Former superintendent at Purdy and Aberdeen, Belinda Stewart - who once was disciplined for selli ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
Richard Mitchell Hit Piece, Funded by Republicans, is a Crude Caricature--of the GOP
Last week, the state Republican party sent out a mailer attacking King County Council candidate Richard Mitchell (pictured at right) for his role in seeking clemency for Barry Massey. It's an attack that sells Republicans short.
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February 8, 2012
How Low Can You Get? Skeeter Manos, a Lakewood Cop, Arrested For Stealing From Slain Officer's Fund
A Lakewood cop was arrested today and accused of stealing more than $120,000 from the fund set up for the families of four officers killed in the line of duty in November 2009. Skeeter Manos, 34, of Dupont, is alleged to have set up a secret bank account for donations to the Lakewood Police O ... More >>
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