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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleDecember 1, 2009

Four More Cops Killed: Where Is The Outrage?

Shortly before I retired, I openly speculated that we were on the cusp of a new era where people would increasingly bring the fight to us. Moreover, I said they would prove to be greater threats, less predisposed to "gangsta"-style shooting and actually recognize the significance of sight alignment and trigger control.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2009

Persuasive Appeal Helped Clemmons Win Clemency

Maurice Clemmons likely would still be sitting in an Arkansas prison cell if he hadn't convinced former Gov. Mike Huckabee and the state's parole board that he'd reformed while behind bars for a teenage crime spree.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2009

Lakewood Police Ambush Suspect Shot, Killed by Seattle Officer

Seattle Police shot and killed murder suspect Maurice Clemmons this morning, Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer told The News Tribune. Pierce County Sheriffs had supplied Seattle and other police agencies information about possible acquaintances of Clemmons.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2009

Clemmons Was Deemed "Dangerous" by Psychologists, Granted Bail Anyway

“I’ll kill all you bitches,” Maurice Clemmons told the Pierce County Jail workers who were trying to book him, according to court records. It was May 9, 2009. Clemmons, 37, had been arrested after punching a sheriff’s deputy in the face. He was charged with multiple counts of third-degree assault and malicious mischief and later, second-degree child rape.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2009

Coffeehouse Ambush Suspect Clemmons Killed by Lone Seattle Officer

Maurice Clemmons, the suspect wanted in the slaying of four Lakewood police officers, was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer in South Seattle early this morning.

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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

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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