Tag: Lakewood Coffeehouse Ambush: Page 4

Patrol

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.

November 30, 2009

Patrol

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.

November 30, 2009

Patrol

Police Believe Lakewood Cop-Killing Suspect May Be Dead

Maurice Clemmons, the man suspected of killing four Lakewood police officers Sunday in a Parkland coffee shop, was shot and perhaps seriously wounded by one of the officers before fleeing, Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said this morning.

November 29, 2009

Patrol

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.

November 29, 2009

Patrol

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.

November 29, 2009

Patrol

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.

November 29, 2009

Patrol

Former Ark. Gov. Huckabee Releases Statement on Release of Lakewood Suspect

The suspect in the slaying of four Lakewood, Wash., police officers was granted clemency in 2000 by then Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas. The former governor now political commentator and candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination has issued a statement explaining his decision.

November 29, 2009

Patrol

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."

November 29, 2009

Special Units

Seattle SWAT Enters Home, Does Not Find Lakewood Suspect

A Seattle police SWAT team this morning swarmed a Leschi home surrounded overnight but did not find suspected cop killer Maurice Clemmons inside.

November 29, 2009

Patrol

Slain Female Officer Remembered as Stickler for Officer Safety

Before joining the Lakewood (Wash.) Police Department, Tina Griswold earned a reputation as a hard-charging, well-liked officer in Lacey who never let things slide when it came to officer safety. Griswold, 40, was among four Lakewood officers slain early Sunday while working on their laptops at a coffee shop.

November 29, 2009

Patrol

Wounded Suspect in Officers' Slaying on the Run

Police are looking for a 1997 green Mazda Millennia linked to the ex-wife of Maurice Clemmons, the suspect in Sunday's slaying of four Lakewood police officers.

November 29, 2009

Patrol

Gunman Kills Four Washington State Officers In Coffee Shop Ambush

As they worked on laptops, the four patrol officers with the Lakewood Police Department were shot by a man police say targeted them.

November 28, 2009