Marching for a safer neighborhood
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by NATASHA RYAN / KING 5 News SEATTLE — A community comes together to protest the ones who have torn it apart. New Holly residents marched this evening to draw attention to their message. In a neighborhood plagued with crime, fear is something …

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Teen in Seattle PD kicking incident convicted of gun crime
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by KING 5 News SEATTLE – An 18-year-old who was seen on surveillance video being kicked by an undercover Seattle police officer in 2010 was found guilty Thursday on a gun charge in an unrelated case. The Seattle Times reports D'Vontaveous Hoston faces …

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Is crime going unreported in parts of Seattle?
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by LINDA BYRON / KING 5 News SEATTLE — A South Seattle man who was the victim of a violent robbery reaches out to his neighbors and makes a startling discovery. A discovery that raises questions about whether Seattle's crime rate could be higher than …

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Deputy Seattle Police chief defends leak investigation
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That incident sparked an uproar in Seattle's Latino community and calls from the NAACP and other groups for Diaz's behavior to be treated as a hate crime. It also was one factor prompting a US Justice Department investigation into SPD, the findings of …
Seattle Police: A Timeline of BrutalitySeattle Weekly (blog)

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Neighbors survey Light Rail neighborhood for robbery risk
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The Southeast Seattle Crime Prevention Council and the Othello Neighborhood Association invited Seattle Police to help lead the walk. "[The] Columbia City [neighborhood] used to be a mess," said council president Pat Murakami, "and neighbors came out …

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Is gang possibly behind robberies near light rail, buses?
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Pat Murakami, president of the Southeast Seattle Crime Prevention Council, sent a "community safety alert" Sunday night to more than 1000 community members. Murakami cited a south precinct police captain she speaks with regularly who suspects the …

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Violent gang possibly behind robberies near Light Rail
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Pat Murakami, president of the Southeast Seattle Crime Prevention Council, said she and many neighbors don't feel safe. “We should be able to walk casually and not always be turning around to see who is coming up behind us,” said Murakami. …

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Vandals trash Seattle's Candy Cane Lane and steal 'Grinchy'
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… a Seattle police officer who blames "stupid drunk people" for the vandalism and wonders "what evil lies in the hearts of men." One neighbor says she saw a white stretch SUV Limo pull away from the scene of the crime at about two Sunday morning. …

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Navy veteran murdered in Seattle retirement home
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"The crime has really escalated. There's been increased prostitution drug-dealings, over-dosing, burglaries both in homes and in cars," said Clarissa Silvestre, who owns a nearby coffee shop. "My place has been hit five times. …
Police investigating homicide at North Seattle retirement homeKOMO News
Man barricaded in home gets lost in own basementThe Seattle Times (blog)

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Man sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Seattle apartment
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A sign next to the secured parking garage reads, "Warning — all activities are recorded to aid in the prosecution of any crime committed against this facility." "There have never been any crimes reported since I've lived here," said Glen, …
Cops seek suspect in sexual assault of manSeattle Post Intelligencer
Man raped at knifepoint in Capitol Hill apartmentMyNorthwest.com

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