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By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 8:37 pm

News A three month-long investigation into stolen property trafficking around the city led police to a non-descript storefront near 12th and Jackson in the International District Thursday afternoon, where detectives say they recovered $100,000 worth of stolen cell phones, and found themselves wading through piles of allegedly stolen goods. As of Thursday night, police had served [...] read more →

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By Sandeep Kaushik at 2:18 pm

That Washington This time at the gaming tables. A brief AP story about a NJ Congressman winning $25,000 in the Jersey lottery notes that Reichert, Washington State’s 8th District Congressman, has filed disclosure forms that show he won between $200 and $1000 at the Snoqualmie Casino last year. (And apologies for the snarky headline, but I couldn’t [...] read more →

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By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 1:33 pm

News Police sources tell Seattlecrime.com that the man arrested for abducting and raping a woman in Greenwood earlier this month is also a suspect in at least two additional attacks on women in North Seattle, and robberies at three different businesses. According to one source, the suspect robbed three Hispanic businesses near Greenwood in February, and [...] read more →

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By Sandeep Kaushik at 12:09 pm

Politics This post has been updated with additional information in italics below. With Mayor Mike McGinn’s poll numbers in the toilet these days, city hall observers are abuzz over the ever lengthening list of Seattle city councilmembers who are privately expressing at least some level of interest in challenging the current incumbent in 2013. At least [...] read more →

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By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 10:48 am

News PI.com: Ex-University of Washington point guard Venoy Overton has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he pimped an 18-year-old young woman. … Kent vice officers looking for a 14-year-old runaway thought to be working as a prostitute on Pacific Highway South arrested the 18-year-old on May 20. The young woman eventually told police she was working [...] read more →

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By Mike Seely at 10:30 am

Opinion PubliCola asked a number of local personalities to answer the question: "How Has Seattle Changed?" It was an open-ended question. How has the city changed for better or worse; on a grand scale or on a personal scale; in the last 10 years; in the last 10 minutes? Today, Seattle Weekly editor Mike Seely weighs in. read more →

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By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 9:31 am

News SPD will likely has a big check from the feds coming after Rick’s strip club sold for a hefty $2.35 million at auction yesterday afternoon. Rick’s was the target of a long-running joint federal/SPD racketeering investigation, which led to convictions for the club’s former owners, the Colacurcios, who forfeited the property. The $2.35 million made [...] read more →

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By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 8:30 am

News A neighbor of the “radical free space” Autonomia—popular amongst young anarchists in the Central District—claims she and her husband are being harassed by a group of anarchists. According to SPD, the woman called police on June 27th after she “became aware of a posting” on Pugetsoundanarchists.org, referencing “the half-million dollar house across the street [from [...] read more →

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By Morning Fizz at 7:05 am

Morning Fizz 1. Steve Ballmer spoke to the Seattle Rotary yesterday.  He defended his record as Microsoft’s CEO and seemingly leaked some early quarterly results.  What was also noted was that he went into detail about his possible role in bringing an NBA team back to Seattle.  Ballmer said that if the real estate (aka $300-$500 million [...] read more →

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By Erica C. Barnett at 12:42 pm

ThinkTank In the debate over police accountability in Seattle, one controversial proposal is mounting body cameras on every police officer to document their every move during confrontations. City council member Bruce Harrell has proposed requiring head-mounted body cameras on every cop; his challenger, Brad Meacham, says cameras alone are not a panacea. read more →

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By Sandeep Kaushik at 10:16 am

News This post has been updated to include Maurice Claussen’s response to Forch’s blog post (see below). For Council candidates in culturally libertarian-progressive Seattle, is advocating for marijuana decriminalization — but not full legalization — a smart political move, demonstrating that the candidate shares the city’s values without coming across as too radical or countercultural? Or [...] read more →

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By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at 9:31 am

News SPD: On June 28th, at approximately 1:45 AM, North Precinct officers responded to a call of an unknown male inside a residence in the 7400 Block of East Green Lake Drive North.  The caller stated that the suspect was slashing bicycle tires inside the house.  Officers arrived and contained the house.  The occupants of the [...] read more →

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