Four seasoned but young officers gunned down. The capture of Clemmons is admirable. Thank you.

Nice hideout. Right in the middle of suburbia. And there are children in the house with Swat vehicles in the driveway. What a mess to deal with. Preserve the life of police officers while trying to stop a 'cop killer' with unknown munition capacity. It was a circumstance that was loaded to the extreme. I take no one inside the house died by the control measures of the police.

I think we need an investigation to all these issues, including the fact Clemmons was given clemency. AND. What the heck is going on in the Seattle, Tacoma area of Washington State that has people killing cops on a regular basis. Explosive devices? Something is drastically wrong. This is at least the second 'cop killer' encountered in the last couple of weeks. I hope this is over, but, I wouldn't but stock in it.


Elaine Thompson/Associated Press
Police illuminated the side of a house in which a suspected police shooter (click title to entry - tahnk you) was thought to be holed up on Monday morning.

Maurice Clemmons, man wanted for questioning, has troubling criminal history (click here)
The man sought for questioning in the execution of four Lakewood police officers was granted clemency in 2000 by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and released on bail just six days ago on a child rape charge in Washington state.



Here is a picture of Mike Huckabee’s pardoned Maurice Clemmons (aka Clemens or Clements). The Lakeland Police officers killing prompted questioning of Maurice Clemmons, detained early Monday after an extensive manhunt.


Maurice Clemmons is 37. (click here)
The officers at 8:15 a.m. in a Forza Coffee café were using their laptops. Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said: “Two of them were flat executed, sitting writing reports. A third tried to get up and was shot, and a fourth fought his way to the parking lot and got off some rounds.”

The killed officers s were identified as Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39; Ronald Owens, 37; Tina Griswald, 40; and Greg Richards, 42.