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Maurice Clemmons' sister to leave prison after serving 2 years

Published May 18th, 2012 - 4:53AM

Cop-killer Maurice Clemmons’ sister will get out of prison in July after serving two years of the five-year prison sentence she received for helping her brother’s getaway driver following the massacre of four Lakewood police officers in November 2009.

Ex-Lakewood officer likely faces federal prison time for stealing

Published March 17th, 2012 - 5:41AM

Skeeter Manos on Friday admitted he was a thief, had stolen not just from the widows and children of four of his fallen colleagues but also from the people he served with on the Lakewood Police Department.

Lakewood police guild treasurer accused of theft made $89K in '10

Published February 9th, 2012 - 4:31AM

If true, the charges are ugly: a police officer cashing in on the deaths of four colleagues and feathering his nest with shiny toys. Skeeter Timothy Manos, 34, was charged Wednesday with 10 federal counts of wire fraud, involving the theft of at least $151,000 from a charitable fund intended for the families of four Lakewood officers slain in 2009.

Griswold Foundation to hold 5K fundraiser

Published February 4th, 2012 - 4:21AM

A foundation established in the name of one of four Lakewood police officers gunned down at a coffee shop in 2009 will hold a fun run today to raise money for its scholarship fund.

Food drive pays tribute to slain Lakewood officers

Published November 29th, 2011 - 2:18PM

Lakewood Police Sgt. Mark Eakes, center, and officer Jim Syler, right, help unload a pallet of donated food Tuesday during the Fallen Officers Food Drive at the Lakewood Police Department. The effort, which benefits the Emergency Food Network, honors the four Lakewood police officers who were killed two years ago today at a Parkland coffee shop.

2 more locations participating in Fallen Officers Food Drive

Published November 29th, 2011 - 6:16AM

A Pierce County storage company will be participating in a food drive to honor four Lakewood police officers who were killed two years ago today.

Lakewood officer's widow has a way to deal with pain this year

Published November 27th, 2011 - 5:17PM

For Kim Renninger, the buildup to the anniversary of her husband’s slaying is intense. This year, she has something to look forward to. Renninger and the other family members of four Lakewood police officers killed two years ago at a Parkland coffee shop will be accepting canned food and cash Tuesday as part of the second annual Fallen Officers Food Drive.

Police mascot still loved? ROGeR that

Published July 1st, 2011 - 4:26AM

ROGeR will spend his days chasing down Frisbees instead of bad guys.

Widows of Lakewood officers prepare to sue state

Published June 28th, 2011 - 6:20AM

Widows of two slain Lakewood police officers accuse the state Department of Corrections of bungling – and then lying about – its supervision of the man who killed their husbands, in a claim for damages filed Monday in Olympia.

Clemmons' getaway driver gets 420 years; lawyers plan appeal

Published June 18th, 2011 - 4:10AM

Once again, Dorcus D. Allen swore he had no idea Maurice Clemmons planned to kill four Lakewood police officers the morning of Nov. 29, 2009.

For Clemmons driver's lawyers, time to get new trial nearly up

Published June 15th, 2011 - 3:46AM

Dorcus D. Allen will die in prison unless he can convince some court somewhere that he didn’t get a fair shake during his recent Pierce County murder trial.

Lawyers: Juror act cost alleged Clemmons driver a fair trial

Published June 3rd, 2011 - 4:27AM

Lawyers for the man convicted of being cop killer Maurice Clemmons’ getaway driver contend prosecutorial and juror misconduct cost their client a fair trial.

Clemmons sister’s case goes to jury

Published June 8th, 2010 - 6:50AM

What did LaTanya Clemmons know and when did she know it?

Newspapers lose in attempt to get information in Lakewood police slayings

Published June 8th, 2010 - 6:39AM

For the second time in a month, a Pierce County judge has refused a request by The Seattle Times and other news organizations, including The News Tribune, to release more than 2,000 pages of law-enforcement reports and other records about the fatal shootings of four Lakewood police officers last year.

Witnesses to police killings describe scene

Published May 25th, 2010 - 10:39AM

The trial of Latanya Clemmons began Monday in Pierce County Superior Court, but it was the sins of her brother that took center stage.

Vigil to honor officers draws crowd to Lakewood

Published May 14th, 2010 - 6:06AM

People congregated Thursday at Lakewood City Hall for a live broadcast of a candlelight vigil held in Washington, D.C., to honor the nation’s fallen law enforcement officers.

Lakewood plans to create memorial for its 4 fallen officers

Published May 14th, 2010 - 6:05AM

The City of Lakewood will create a memorial for its four police officers who lost their lives six months ago.

State's highest honor to be given to slain Lakewood, Pierce County officers today

Published May 7th, 2010 - 8:31AM

Fourteen law enforcement officers - including six from the Lakewood Police Department and Pierce County Sheriff's Office - will be honored today during a ceremony in Olympia.

Officers’ families hurt their own cause

Published April 13th, 2010 - 8:53AM

The South Sound has showered the families of four slain Lakewood police officers with love, support and money. But the community’s generosity is not so spent that it can’t afford one more gift: the benefit of the doubt.

Lakewood police families drop claims after intense criticism

Published April 10th, 2010 - 6:34AM

The families of three slain Lakewood police officers decided Friday to abandon their claims for damages against Pierce County after the public unleashed a torrent of criticism against them.

3 of the fallen officers' families reportedly drop claims against Pierce County

Published April 9th, 2010 - 12:18PM

The Seattle Times and Q-13 Fox News are reporting that the estates of Renninger, Richards and Owens will drop their claims against the county altogether, citing the ugly public backlash.

Slain Lakewood officers’ families advise lawmakers

Published January 19th, 2010 - 10:53AM

Family members of three of the four Lakewood police officers slain Nov. 29 were among those advising state lawmakers Monday how to close gaps in the criminal justice system that allowed convicted robber Maurice Clemmons to run free.

Inquest called for in death of police killer

Published January 15th, 2010 - 9:47AM

King County Executive Dow Constantine plans to call for an inquest into the fatal shooting of Maurice Clemmons, who killed four Lakewood police officers Nov. 29.

Colleagues, public pay tribute to slain officers

Published December 8th, 2009 - 8:58AM

On a day unlike any other in Pierce County, thousands of citizens joined law enforcement officers from throughout North America to pay tribute Tuesday to four Lakewood police officers gunned down at a Parkland coffee shop last month.

Four police killed

Published November 30th, 2009 - 12:00AM

A Lakewood police officer who saw three of his colleagues shot dead Sunday tried to stop the fleeing gunman and might have shot him before being killed at a Parkland coffee shop, authorities said.

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At 8:14 a.m. Nov. 29, 2009, four Lakewood Police Department officers were gunned down at the Forza Coffee Co. shop in Parkland, Washington.

Sgt. Mark Renninger and officers Tina Griswold, Ronald Owens and Greg Richards were killed as they prepared for their Sunday shifts. Maurice Clemmons, a convicted felon, was identified as the shooter and a massive manhunt was launched.

Clemmons was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer two days later.

This special section features stories related to the tragedy, with the most recent stories appearing first. Click here to view oldest stories first.

Extensive coverage of the shooting and three-day manhunt for the killer can be found on our Lights and Sirens crime blog.

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