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Man Wanted in Police Murders Killed
Cops were
slaughtered in
coffee shop
(AP) -- The man suspected
o f gunning down four Wash­
ington police officers in a sub­
urban coffee shop was shot and
killed by a lone patrolman in­
vestigating a stolen car early
Tuesday. Four people were ar­
rested for allegedly helping the
suspect elude authorities dur­
ing a massive two-day m an­
hunt.
Maurice Clemmons was car­
rying a handgun he took from
one o f the dead officers when a
Seattle policeman recognized
him near a stolen car in a work­
ing-class south Seattle neigh-
Maurice Clemmons
borhood about 2:45 a.m., Assis­
tant Police Chief Jim Pugel said.
The vehicle was running but
unoccupied when the officer
pulled up, radioed in the license
plate number and realized the
car was stolen, Pugel said.
The officer saw something
moving, got out o f his car, saw
Clemmons and ordered him to
The photos of four slain Lakewood, Wash, police officers
are shown on a rain-soaked donation box placed at a
memorial at the officers' police headquarters.
show his hands and stop.
"He w ouldn't stop," Pugel
said. "The officer fired several
rounds."
Clemmons also had sustained
a serious gunshot wound from
one o f the four officers killed in
the coffee-shop shooting.
Police planned to arrest more
people who helped Clemmons.
"We expect to have maybe
six or seven people in custody
by the d ay 's end," said Ed
Troyer, a spokesm an for the
Pierce County sheriff. "Some
are friends, some are acquain­
tances, som e are partners in
crime, some are relatives. Now
they're all partners in crime."
O n M onday, officers d e ­
tained a sister o f Clemmons who
they think treated the suspect's
gunshot wound.
A uthorities say Clem m ons,
37, singled out the Lakewood
officers and spared em ploy­
ees and o ther custom ers at
the coffee shop Sunday m orn­
ing in P arkland, a Tacom a
suburb about 35 miles south
o f Seattle. He then fled, but
not before one o f the dying
officers apparently shot him
in the torso.
K ille d w ere Sgt. M ark
Renninger, 39, and O fficers
R onald O w ens, 37, T ina
G risw o ld , 40, and G reg
Richards, 42.
Police said they aren't sure
what prompted Clemmons to
shoot the four officers, who
were in uniform and working on
paperwork at the coffee shop
ju st two blocks outside their
jurisdiction.
Officer Returned to Duty; Reverses Suspension in Girl’s Shooting
C ity C o m m issio n e r D an
Saltzman has changed his deci­
sion to suspend a controver­
sial police officer who shot a
12-year-old girl last month with
a beanbag gun.
Saltzm an had initially put
C h risto p h e r H um phreys on
paid leave pending an investi­
gation after viewing a TriMet
surveillance video that showed
him shooting the girl at close
range at a MAX stop.
Humphreys was the same of­
ficer who was recently disci­
plined with a two-week leave
without pay for his involvement rate and the use o f force by
in the 2006 death o f Jam es police officers.
Chasse, a schizophrenic man
“We are confident that we
who died in police custody af­ are m oving in the right direc­
ter being beaten by officers.
tion for the long-term inter­
Pending the new investiga­ ests o f both the com m unity
tion, he will be put in a desk and the Police B ureau,” the
job, Saltzman said Monday.
statem ent said.
In response, the Portland
Last w eek’s decision to sus­
Police Association withdrew a pend H um phreys w as su p ­
no-confidence vote on both ported by the Albina Ministe­
Police Chief Sizer and Saltzman. rial Alliance, a coalition o f black
In a statem ent, Sizer and church leaders.
Rev. LeRoy Haynes Jr., vice
Saltzman pointed to positive
trends in the Police Bureau, president o f the alliance, said
such as a decrease in the crime the police union seems to de-
Harassing Officer Sentenced
But Joseph Wild, 29, will
A former Portland police of­
ficer who used his city owned likely get out o f jail next week
cell phone to sexually harass b e c a u se o f the n e a rly six
women and teenage girls was months he served in jail await­
sentenced to six months in jail ing prosecution o f the case.
and five years probation Mon­
Wild pleaded guilty to tele­
phone harassment, menacing
day.
and official misconduct.
H is v ic tim s inclu d ed his
w ife’s 14-year-old sister, a 16-
year-old girl and two female of­
ficers. In some case, he told his
victims he was in their homes
and going to rape them.
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fend th e ir ranks “ rig h t o r lenge to civilian control o f the
wrong” and called the vote o f police bureau.
no confidence a direct chai-
“There are many great police
officers doing a fine job, but
sometimes you have an officer
that goes rouge,” Haynes said.
Speak Up On Transportation!
Learn about proposed projects in your community
and give us your feedback.
The Oregon Department of Transportation invites you to comment on proposed
transportation projects in the Portland Metropolitan region at a public meeting
on Dec. 9th. The Draft 2010-2013 Statewide Transportation Improvement
Program Includes more than 20 proposed projects In the area. This meeting
will be an opportunity for you to:
• Find out more information on proposed transportation projects
• Talk with ODOT
• Provide comments
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P ublic M eeting
Wednesday, Dec. 9,2009
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
ODOT Region 1 Headquarters
123 NW Flanders
Portland, OR 97209
Adjacent to MAX Red & Blue Lines
For bus information, call (503) 238-RIDE
Meeting location is ADA-accessible. If a sign language interpreter is needed, please call
(503) 731-8237 or TTY (800) 735-2900 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGIONl/STIP_Update
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