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Bad Apple Baseball Cards: Daniel Espinoza
Infamous for retaliation, Espinoza is a short-fused authoritarian who has been arrested twice, shot two people and once refused to help a woman who was…
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Seattle sergeant sent unwanted sexts to subordinate and lied to investigators
Sgt. Michelle McRae denied sending sexual text messages to an underling, but the number matched her personal cell. She's likely facing termination.
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Three reasons SPD's response to the ICE protests has been limited so far
And why that probably won't last.
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Still shouting 'Defund SPD' five years later
BY JUSTIN WARD
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Bad Apple Baseball Cards: Lt. Michael Tietjen
Tietjen racked up the most complaints in the 2020 protests, including one for trying to hit protesters on the sidewalk with his SUV. SPD rewarded him…
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Bad Apple Baseball Cards: Brian Muoio
Before he pepper-sprayed those two trans rights protesters in Cal Anderson, Brian was racially profiling Black men, threatening people with Tasers, and…
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Newly released report shows why Snoqualmie chief got sacked
An external investigation found that former Chief Brian Lynch called women 'bitches,' rated their looks, and made sexual jokes in front of female…
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