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• Mixed verdicts for 4 accused of helping cop killer

  December 6, 2010 in Region A jury in Tacoma returned mixed verdicts today against four people accused of helping Maurice Clemmons after he gunned down four Lakewood police officers in a coffeeshop last year. 6

• Trial starts for 4 accused of aiding in Lakewood killings

  November 8, 2010 in Region Lawyers presented opening arguments today in Tacoma in the trial of four people accused of helping Lakewood police killer Maurice Clemmons. 6

• Lakewood cop killer paroled despite violent past

  October 18, 2010 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee granted clemency to a violent felon who would later gun down four police officers even though his record in prison was filled with … 2

• Woman linked to police killer may plead guilty

  September 19, 2010 in City on Page B2 TACOMA – A woman accused of helping Maurice Clemmons after he ambushed and killed four police officers last year is expected to plead guilty this week, Pierce County prosecutors say. … 1

• 5-year sentence in Lakewood officers shooting

  June 17, 2010 in Region A woman convicted of rendering criminal assistance in the shooting deaths of four Lakewood, Wash., police officers was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison. 10

• No charge for Seattle officer who shot Lakewood cop killer

  April 13, 2010 in Region King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg says the Seattle officer who fatally shot Maurice Clemmons will not be charged. 3

• Families of Lakewood police drop dollar figure from claims

  April 9, 2010 in Region The families of four Lakewood police officers slain as they sat in a coffee shop in November say they’ll revise their claims against Pierce County to delete any reference to … 6

• Families of Lakewood officers filing $134M claim

  April 8, 2010 in Region The families of three Lakewood police officers slain as they sat in a coffee shop in November are expected to filed claims against Pierce County for $134 million. 3

• Jury: Officer who shot Clemmons felt in danger

  April 7, 2010 in Region An inquest jury on Wednesday found that a Seattle police officer believed he was in imminent danger when he killed a man who had shot four Lakewood officers to death. 1

• Lakewood police killer shot 4 times, inquest jury told

  April 6, 2010 in Region Maurice Clemmons was struck by four of seven gunshots fired by Seattle police Officer Benjamin L. Kelly during an early-morning encounter in South Seattle on Dec. 1, a homicide detective … 2

• Officer says he thought Clemmons was pulling gun

  April 6, 2010 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – A Seattle police officer testified Monday that he armed himself when he recognized the man who fatally shot four officers at a Lakewood coffee shop because he believed … 1

• Seattle officer who shot Lakewood police killer testifies

  April 5, 2010 in Region Seattle police Officer Benjamin L. Kelly said he didn’t immediately recognize Maurice Clemmons when he first encountered him on a South Seattle street early on the morning of Dec. 1. 2

• Police killings spark call to action

  January 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Judges should be able to deny bail to criminal suspects who are thought to be “inherently dangerous” to the public, Gov. Chris Gregoire and representatives of the state’s … 1

• Editorial: Don’t toss rights out in reaction to shootings

  December 29, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 Several Western Washington lawmakers have made it a goal of the 2010 legislative session to prevent certain criminal suspects from being released while they await trial. The lawmakers’ determination is … 1

• Clemmons repeatedly slipped through the cracks

  December 4, 2009 in Region Last April, a Department of Corrections officer was watching a television news story about a series of armed robberies around Puget Sound when he saw a Pierce County Crime Stoppers … 3

• Aunt went to police when Clemmons called her

  December 3, 2009 in Region “I am coming to your house,” he said. “I have killed four policemen and I need a place to rest and hide.” We know now who that was: Maurice Clemmons, … 1

• Police: Driver waited for cops’ killer at shop

  December 3, 2009 in City on Page A6 TACOMA – The convicted murderer who drove Maurice Clemmons from the coffee shop where he killed four suburban police officers waited for him in the getaway truck with a newly …

• Washington won’t take parolees from Arkansas

  December 2, 2009 in City Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire said Wednesday the state won’t accept any more parolees from Arkansas until she’s assured of a better system for sending them back. 3

• Family, friends helped Clemmons, officials say

  December 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 TACOMA – Hours after the man suspected of killing four Seattle-area police officers was shot to death Tuesday, prosecutors said they had evidence of an extensive network of friends and …

• Records: Man won early release by saying he’d changed

  November 30, 2009 in Region Documents released this morning by the Arkansas Parole Board show police slaying suspect Maurice Clemmons was supposed to remain in prison there until at least 2015, but won his release … 3