KUOW dropped some Durkan texts: The public radio station s story confirms a report from the
Seattle Times about the city s public records office recreating missing texts to and from Mayor Jenny Durkan during the protests and the rise of CHOP last summer. Those texts appear to come from group chats the Mayor had with staffers, and they re pre-ttay, pre-ttay, pre-ttaaaaaaaaay funny.
A couple quick takeaways: Durkan and former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best get pumped when Brandi Kruse, a news commentator for the local Fox affiliate, plans to shadow the cops. The vaunted former chief of police described the fallout of Sawant leading protests into City Hall thusly: no issues. (As I wrote yesterday, a reactionary group with dubious mailer strategies is trying to make that moment a very serious issue.) Durkan also politely condescends to
Police shoot, kill bear spotted running through Lacey neighborhood
Lacey police said an officer shot and killed a bear running through a neighborhood Saturday morning to protect the public. Author: Drew Mikkelsen Updated: 10:07 AM PDT May 11, 2021
LACEY, Wash. A Lacey police officer shot and killed a black bear Saturday morning, a police spokesperson said Monday.
Police said they were unable to contain or capture the bear first spotted crossing a fairway at the Capitol City Golf Club.
The bear was killed in a neighborhood about a mile away.
“He [the officer] made the decision to protect the public,” said Lacey police spokesperson Sgt. Shannon Barnes.