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Category Archives: Assault

Armed Citizen Shootings: the Chris Bird Collection

Friday, December 25, 2009

From full article at findarticles.com: Remember the officers’ appreciation of Rory Vertigan’s actions the next time you hear some anti-gunner saying, “The cops don’t want private citizens to carry guns.”

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Edward McMichael (“Tuba Man”)

Thursday, October 15, 2009

From full article at Seattle PI: Seattle knew Edward McMichael by sight or sound, the bespectacled guy with the wispy beard and floppy Uncle Sam and Dr. Seuss hats. For decades he breathed life into his shiny brass instrument, outside city sports venues. On Oct. 25, police say, McMichael, 53, was near a bus stop [...]

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Success Story: Good Samaritan Saves Woman’s Life

Saturday, September 12, 2009
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Michael Woolson

Saturday, September 5, 2009

From full article at Seattle Times: A 17-year-old Kirkland resident who prosecutors say stabbed a man to steal his iPod “apparently for the fun of it” was charged Wednesday as an adult. Michael J. McMahill-Dearmond, who lives in the 13000 block of 105th Avenue Northeast with his mother, was charged with first-degree assault and first-degree [...]

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