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Arcata: Wed Night, Oct 11th: OPEN MIC Speak Out Against Police Brutality

Redwood Curtain Copwatch: One of many events leading up to Days of Action Against Police Brutality 2012, Oct 22nd-23rd A safe space to share experiences, music, spoken word, art, etc. about police violence resistance to it. NO COPS Open Mic … Continue reading

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New Facebook page warns Tacoma residents to ‘stop snitching’

KomoNews. Sept 26: New Facebook page warns Tacoma residents to ‘stop snitching’ CLICK for video. TACOMA, Wash. — A new Facebook page dedicated to “outing snitches” is stirring controversy in Tacoma. Police are keeping tabs on the page in case … Continue reading

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Portland Police use deadly force often against mentally ill

  Oregonian. Sept 14: Portland Police used deadly force, often against mentally ill, in 13 cases since 2008 The report by the U.S. Department of Justice notes the Portland Police Bureau used deadly force in 12 incidents in the last … Continue reading

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Alaska: FBI and DEA fishing expeditions and raids

Wired Magazine. Aug 28: We Don’t Need No Stinking Warrant: The Disturbing, Unchecked Rise of the Administrative Subpoena When Golden Valley Electric Association of rural Alaska got an administrative subpoena from the Drug Enforcement Administration in December 2010 seeking electricity … Continue reading

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Seattle: Man smashed North Precinct lobby doors

pig’s mouth via PSA. Aug 24: A man smashed the glass panel doors at the North Precinct. On 8/23/12, at approximately 10:40 p.m., a citizen waiting in the north precinct parking lot for officers saw a male walk calmly into … Continue reading

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Video of South Seattle cops pushing people in the street for information

Video: ### Seattle Times. Aug 3: Seattle police officer accused of excessive force, put on leave A veteran Seattle police officer has been put on leave after fellow officers reported him for alleged unprofessionalism and excessive use of force, Seattle … Continue reading

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Portland Mercury: “FBI Raids Homes Across Northwest—Looks Like They Might Be Targeting Anarchists”

Portland Mercury. July 25: FBI agents and local police who are part of the Joint Terrorism Task Force raided multiple houses in Portland, Olympia, and Seattle this morning—but it’s still unclear what the authorities were looking for, exactly. No arrests … Continue reading

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WA State Federal Judge said it’s OK to use your seized phone to impersonate you and entrap your friends

Be smarter than the phone. See: “BREAKING: FBI and JTTF Raid on Multiple Homes, Grand Jury Subpoenas in Portland, Olympia, Seattle“ #### From Ars Technica. July 19: It’s legal: cops seize cell phone, impersonate owner Court says sending texts using … Continue reading

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Seattle: Memo to police chief reveals SPD May Day bloopers

via Seattle Times. July 23: Memo to chief faults police plan for handling May Day violence An internal memo says questionable planning hamstrung Seattle police trying to quell violence during the noontime May Day protest. Months after Seattle Mayor Mike … Continue reading

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Seattle video: It Gets Better – Police Attack Queer Street Party on Pride Weekend

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Seattle video: police boast at NAAM demo about cracking batons

via YouTube. June 22: Seattle Police Department 20/20: a vision for the future A video detailing just how ignorant, sociopathic, and brutal the SPD truly are. The video was shot twenty minutes after the police had beaten three people inside … Continue reading

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Kent, WA: Vandals Smash Deputy’s Windshield with a Rock as He Drives

from Seattle Weekly. June 8: According to the King County Sheriff’s Office, a K-9 Deputy driving near Kent last night was “startled” when vandals threw a sizeable rock at his cruiser – which bounced off the hood and smashed the … Continue reading

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Olympia: Camp Quixote reportback & planning future site [June 8]

from Olyblog.net: Camp Quixote Reportback & History at Evergreen Friday Join SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) for this presentation by Camp Quixote. Camp members will discuss the history of the camp, their plans for Quixote Village, and how people … Continue reading

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In other news SPD and ICE use military drones

via Popular Science. May 30: For the First Time, Predator Drones Participate in Civilian Arrests on U.S. Soil A somewhat strange story emerged yesterday involving an extremist antigovernment group, a North Dakota sheriff’s office, and six missing cows, but there’s … Continue reading

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Olympia: Police Station Attacked in Solidarity with St. Louis M24 Arrestees

PugetSoundAnarchists.org. May 30: Communique: Dearest St. Louis rebels, Hearing of the recent beatings and torture you endured while refusing the compliance your captors demanded is both beautiful and terrifying. More than anything, the image of repulsive swine punching in your … Continue reading

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Trial set for Monfort, accused of killing SPD officer

Seattle Times. May 18: Trial set for man accused killing Seattle police officer Christopher Monfort, the man charged with killing Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton and wounding his partner, Officer Britt Sweeney, on Oct. 31, 2009, will stand trial next … Continue reading

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Eureka police use petrol chemicals to burn out homeless camps

High Boldtage. May 22: Eureka Police Using Chemicals Against the Homeless Poor! Letter from Kathy Anderson For the last week, May 14-20, the Eureka police dept., county and city officials have been using fire and petrol chemicals to burn out … Continue reading

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Idaho sheriff candidate hosts KKK cross burning

via corporate news. May 9: N. Idaho sheriff candidate hosts cross burning SANDPOINT, Idaho — A white power activist campaigning to be the next sheriff in a north Idaho county hosted a cross burning last week with fellow members of … Continue reading

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Abolishing the Police (video) – Rose City Copwatch

  from Because We Must. May 13: Abolishing the Police This is our first published workshop video from the 2012 Law and Disorder Conference in Portland, OR. We hope you enjoy this video, and the ones to come! For this … Continue reading

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Radical Richard’s birthday celebration! (today)

Meet at Colonel Sumner’s Park at 5pm, Monday April 9th Rally against police brutality, and in celebration of Radical Richard’s birthday. Wear black. Radical Richard is a long-standing fixture in the Portland anarchist scene. If you’ve ever been to any sort … Continue reading

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Perspectives of an Anarchist – PDX Occupier

From Portland Occupier. Dec 29th: Perspectives of an Anarchist by Cascadian Joe The media loves the word “anarchist”. To them, anarchist means a group of people all wearing black who break things. It makes for great media coverage. Sometimes they’re … Continue reading

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