Pierce County Tragedy

We had thought our writings on Northern Pacific Report would be mainly about mundane court business on civil & political matters and council meetings, and never expected to write about successive tragedies, but sadly, not very long after the other tragedies, four police officers from the Lakewood, WA Police Dept. were ambushed and killed by a gunman, today. Reportedly, the gunman is still at large, and Governor Christine Gregoire said that the State of Washington is extending help to the local authorities in trying to catch him. The gunman is reportedly believed to be injured by one of the deceased officers who valiantly tried to stop the gunman. "Commons" extends condolence to the families of the officers.

Post-script (added on 12/1/09): the alleged gunman was killed by a policeman, today, during a confrontation.

The names of the four deceased Lakewood Police Dept. officers are Tina Griswold, Ronald Owens, Mark Renninger and Greg Richards.

[revised on 12/29/09]

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Fort Hood Tragedy

Thirteen servicemen and servicewomen were tragically killed by a gunman, and many injured earlier this week, reportedly and bizarrely by an officer in the Army, at the Army base in Fort Hood, Texas. This was obviously a senseless tragedy and "Commons," along with the nation in general, was shocked to hear about this sad news. For stopping the gunman and averting a further tragedy, praise and credit goes to female police officer Kimberly Munley, who was also severely injured during the gun battle.

"Commons" expresses condolence to the families of the deceased and hope, with prayers to the Almighty, for the speedy recovery of the injured.

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Prologue

Welcome to Northern Pacific Report! This will be a report on court and government hearings, primarily, in the state of Washington. These reports will include the federal courts in Washington, City of Seattle council meetings, King County council meetings, legislative business in Olympia, and so forth. We hope to get as many viewers as possible for this blog as this will be an informative guide for those who want to know what is going on in the courts and in the political arenas of northwestern America.

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