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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2009

Officer Who Shot Clemmons a Four-Year Veteran of Seattle PD

Benjamin L. Kelly, the patrol officer who killed Maurice Clemmons Tuesday, is a four-and-a-half year veteran of the Seattle Police Department who works third watch in the South Precinct.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2009

Three Men Jailed on Suspicion of Aiding Clemmons

Three men have been booked into the Pierce County Jail, accused of rendering criminal assistance to Maurice Clemmons, the man accused of killing four Lakewood police officers on Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2009

Lakewood Mourns the Loss of Four Officers

The killing of four of the Lakewood (Wash.) Police Department's original officers left the community of 59,000 shocked, somber and grieving Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2009

Warrant Should Have Kept Clemmons Locked Up, Arkansas Authorities Claim

While Pierce County's elected prosecutor claims a decision by Arkansas authorities cleared the way for accused cop killer Maurice Clemmons' release from jail, Arkansas corrections officials say they issued a warrant in October that could have kept him confined.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2009

Huckabee Blames Prosecutors, Says "Heart is Broken"

Mike Huckabee, who as Arkansas governor commuted the sentence of the man suspected of killing four Lakewood Police officers, said Monday night his "heart is broken" but insisted that prosecutors and judges were derelict in keeping Maurice Clemmons from returning to prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2009

Lakewood Police Shooting Suspect Shot by Police in South Seattle Early This Morning

Suspect cop killer Maurice Clemmons was shot and wounded in South Seattle and has been taken to Harborview Medical Center, according to a law enforcement source.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

Slain Washington Officers Respected for Careers, Family Life

The four victims of Sunday morning's shooting were veteran officers who brought a range of talents to the fledgling Lakewood Police Department when it was created in 2004, according to Lakewood Police Chief Bret Farrar.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

Conservative Columnist Malkin Rips Huckabee for Releasing Lakewood Cop-Killing Suspect

Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin has called the release of Lakewood cop-killing suspect Maurice Clemmons, 37, in 2000 by then Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee a "Willie Horton moment."

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

Lakewood Suspect Let Out of Jail One Week Ago

Maurice Clemmons, the 37-year-old man wanted for questioning in the killing of four Lakewood police officers Sunday morning, has a long criminal record punctuated by violence, erratic behavior and concerns about his mental health.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

700 Attend Vigil for Slain Lakewood Officers

The vigil was quickly arranged by leaders of a 6,000-strong nondenominational and charismatic church in Tacoma after they learned that four Lakewood police officers had been shot and killed Sunday morning.

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