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Lakewood Police murders may be gang retaliation
Seattle Examiner (Examiner.com) ^ | November 29, 4:14 PM | Virginia McCabe

Posted on 11/29/2009 3:46:23 PM PST by Jack Black

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Four Lakewood Police Officers murdered on Sunday may have been the target of gangs on the east side of Tacoma. Previous attacks on officers have been reported.

On Sunday, Nov. 29, four Lakewood officers were gunned down in a coffee shop ambush before the start of their shift in Parkland. There are no suspects in custody.

The police have recently started a crack down on Mexican gangs in the state. In July 2009, after the gang crackdown was announced.

On July 30, 2009 a Lakewood police officer's personal car was spray painted with gang tags and set on fire, according to the News Tribune.

The car was parked at the officer's house and was painted with gang tags, then set on fire about 10:45 p.m. Gang tags were also spray painted on the officer's driveway. The officer was in his home at the time, but no injuries were reported by Lakewood Police. His police car was parked next to his personal car and suffered minor heat damage.

The officer had spray painted over gang graffiti in his neighborhood, according to Lakewood Assistant Police Chief Mike Zaro. He did not rule out that it could have been a random act of vandalism after someone spotted a police car parked in the driveway.

Mexican gangs are causing havoc in the Tacoma-Yakima area of Washington with methamphetamine being the drug of choice for the gang. They are moving into Native American territories where a police presence is scant.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: gangs; huckabee; lakewood; lakewoodshooting; police; shootings; tacoma; terrorist
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81 posted on 11/29/2009 5:13:53 PM PST by dragnet2
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To: manonCANAL

yes....it has been reported that “they” would hit police stations...........


82 posted on 11/29/2009 5:22:44 PM PST by thinking
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To: MrPiper
head shots...
83 posted on 11/29/2009 5:23:47 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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To: Global2010
"Wow, if this is Gang related then it is war.
Death and prison are not deterrents for lawless gang members. "

I can state without any reservation that the Death part works perfectly. Not one Dead Gang Member has ever plied his vile trade again.

84 posted on 11/29/2009 5:23:53 PM PST by An Old Man (Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or Do without.)
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To: NavyCanDo
Anyone know of a way to decipher gang tags? In the last two years my area south of Renton, WA has been bombarded by tags. PBS is the most common.

Has Bill Moyers been tagging your neighborhood? ;)

85 posted on 11/29/2009 5:30:49 PM PST by matt1234
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To: Junior_G
“I doubt the perp was a muslim. A muslim would be just as likely to shoot the baristas and other customers at the coffeeshop”

I agree. It could be a Gang retaliation. We know how Parkland, Lakewood, East Tacoma and Spanaway are bad areas for gangs, but it also could be more closely related with the Oct 31 ambush of the Seattle Police Officer. A Musie would of gone after military in the area. With McCHord AFB right next door, and Ft Lewis only a couple of exits away, there is no shortage of military the stores, restaurants, and other hangouts.

86 posted on 11/29/2009 5:31:01 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: BigCinBigD; Jack Black
Identify where the animals live. Seal off the area, set it ablaze and kill anything that tries to escape the flames.

You kidding?

They already know who they are, they have their photos, they have cataloged they're tattoos, gang signs, they know where their friends live, where their girl friends live, who they hang out with and where, they have their arrest records, they know where they eat, what beer they like, and where they sleep...Most these AHs been arrested multiple times....They just keep letting them out to prey on society.

It's like our borders....Totally out of control, totally lawless....

But you just try not paying your taxes and see what happens.

87 posted on 11/29/2009 5:31:02 PM PST by dragnet2
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To: Jack Black
I would bet these “gang-bangers” don't even know who their fathers are. Our society is falling apart because of broken homes. It will only get worse.
88 posted on 11/29/2009 5:36:56 PM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: Jack Black
Some interesting background on the police shooting.,/em>

I think you mean some interesting speculation on the background.

89 posted on 11/29/2009 5:41:19 PM PST by org.whodat
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To: Jack Black

Yakima AVENUE. Which borders and defines hilltop, where the gangs are notorious.


90 posted on 11/29/2009 5:46:17 PM PST by MarMema (chains we can believe in)
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To: NavyCanDo
Anyone know of a way to decipher gang tags? In the last two years my area south of Renton, WA has been bombarded by tags. PBS is the most common.

I believe PBS is the Playboy Surenos Gang. Also known as Playboy 13. Surenos means "south" as in Southern Mexico. A Latino gang that came in with illegals to the central valley California but has now spread everywhere.

This video contains many examples of their graffiti.

(Warning profanity laced.)

91 posted on 11/29/2009 5:48:05 PM PST by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black
Cold-blooded killing is an everyday thing for the bangers.

In Fremont, CA, the day before Thanksgiving, a guy was walking home from the ice cream shop with his 13 year old daughter and their dog. Their dog sniffed a black guy who argued with the dad. The dad apologized, but the creep shot him dead right in front of his daughter. I immediately thought gang initiation. My nearly immediate second thought is how we've elevated thugs to the White House and how this is spreading out from the people's house. This is REALLY bad.

92 posted on 11/29/2009 5:51:36 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Pavegunner72

Thanks for the link! That’s a keeper. The gangbangers messed with the wrong bunch of guys :)


93 posted on 11/29/2009 5:52:00 PM PST by matt1234
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To: An Old Man

Ya gotta solid point there.


94 posted on 11/29/2009 5:53:50 PM PST by Global2010 (Strange We Can Believe In)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Those broken and fatherless homes originated with liberal policies in the 60s. Democrats have done this to our nation.


95 posted on 11/29/2009 5:55:55 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: fabian

Can you imagine if politicians stepped up and got tough?

They may well become targets of savages.


96 posted on 11/29/2009 5:57:03 PM PST by Global2010 (Strange We Can Believe In)
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To: MrPiper; Jagdgewehr

Oh that reminds me Dexter is on tonight.

He needs to take the Trilogy Killer out now.

He is slipping in his technique.


97 posted on 11/29/2009 6:01:14 PM PST by Global2010 (Strange We Can Believe In)
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To: MarMema
Yakima AVENUE. Which borders and defines hilltop, where the gangs are notorious.

Have you ever heard the term Tacoma-Yakima used this way? I have not. In googling it I find no use of it to describe a neighborhood.

Let's go back to the authors words: Mexican gangs are causing havoc in the Tacoma-Yakima area of Washington with methamphetamine being the drug of choice for the gang. They are moving into Native American territories where a police presence is scant.

If the author were describing a neighborhood the phrase "section of the city" "neigborhood" would have been used, not "area of Washington." I think she's seriously confused.

I'm going to write her and seek clarification.

98 posted on 11/29/2009 6:02:42 PM PST by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black
OMG you hit it right on the head with the Playboy Gang. I have seen the Playboy bunny head spray painted on our neighborhood park bathroom - but just assumed some young punk with hormones working overtime did it. Like the playboy heads I would draw on my pee chee’s back in the 70’s.

We have a Neighborhood watch coming up, and this is good info to share. I got some studying to do. This aint the 1970’s anymore.

99 posted on 11/29/2009 6:03:36 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: Truth29

I just heard about this from my neighbor who heard about it as Breaking News. She said the report was that there were no other customers in the shop.


100 posted on 11/29/2009 6:04:47 PM PST by Senormechanico
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