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Dashcam video shows Seattle cop brutally punching suspect
Video released by the Seattle Police Department on Tuesday confirms that an officer delivered a violent punch to a suspect’s face in October while he was pinned to the hood of a patrol car. Video from the Oct. 6 incident shows hit-and-run suspect Leo Etherly refusing to give his name…
Two dead in Seattle shooting, gunman at large
SEATTLE — Two people were killed and three injured in a shooting in north Seattle on Wednesday, and a gunman was still at large, police said. Local King 5 television news reported that a gunman was seen running from the scene of the shooting at the Cafe Racer just north…
Justice Department says Seattle police used excessive force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seattle police officers used excessive force over the last two years and were too quick to resort to using their batons and other weapons, but were not guilty of systematically victimizing minorities, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. The city’s police have been criticized for their…
Suspect admits plotting to attack U.S. military facility
LOS ANGELES — A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting to attack a US military processing center for new soldiers in the northwestern city of Seattle, officials said. Walli Mujahidh admitted conspiracy to murder officers and agents of the United States, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and…
40 Seattle cops arrest woman for sitting down, opening umbrella
About 40 police officers were needed to arrest a single woman who sat down and opened an umbrella in a Seattle park this morning, according to local media. Amid the ongoing “Occupy Seattle” protest, city officials decided to ban sitting down with umbrellas in public spaces, ostensibly because they become…
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