Isolde Raftery
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Nearly two years of reporting and one hell of a backstory. Read how me and @isolderaftery tracked down the Diaz scoop here:
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It began with a rumor that former police chief Adrian Diaz had a paramour, which he dismissed as tawdry gossip, a conspiracy ginned up by his detractors.
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I've been thinking about the Garfield shooting, heart breaking, and remembering Mike Dixon, a Black Panther and security officer, who watched over GHS and kept the peace. Can we bring back the Panthers? I'm not kidding. Nothing else seems to work.
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17-year-old student dies after being shot multiple times at Seattle’s Garfield High School: https://t.co/jfZPVp3VHr
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Who was the anonymous donor behind the controversial kid playground at Seattle's Denny Blaine's nude beach? We found out
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Normally a new playground wouldn’t raise eyebrows, but Denny Blaine, which sits on the shores of Lake Washington, is a haven for nudists, who worried they could be charged with indecent exposure to a...
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4. This quote wth: [John] O’Neil referred to [female staffer] as “combative,” “angry,” and “hostile,” and claimed that her only “mental health condition” was being too emotional about a recent breakup. “Not a disability. A breakup,” he said.
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3. The media department used to be half women, half men. Now it's all men. There has been a 100% turnover recently.
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2. The head of the communications office, John O'Neil, admits that Seattle Police is a "paramilitary organization." That's not something Seattle police admits to.
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1a. In fact, the person complaining on Diaz's behalf had never seen her dressed like that.
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1. Chief Adrian Diaz complained about a female officer in the media unit's clothing, saying that she looked like she was wearing club attire. When a human resources person asked for evidence (i.e. from her TV appearances), none was provided.
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This story about the cluster that is @SeattlePD's media division had me repeating OH MY GOD throughout. @ericacbarnett hot damn
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A rumor about the Seattle police chief has rocked the Seattle Police Department -- and resulted in several investigations and internal probes. w/@Ashleyhiruko
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The rumor started spreading in February.
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The Glock passed through at least four pairs of teenage hands by the time it entered Ingraham High School on November 8, 2022. Story w/ @isolderaftery
https://t.co/UhHLL8jXgM
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This is the story of a gun. It begins with a 14-year-old boy showing it off. It ends with another boy dying in a high school hallway.
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7 graphics that explain something about what's going on with kids and guns in the Seattle area. w/@Ashleyhiruko See the others: https://t.co/pdAVkOGUoT
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The gun used in the Ingraham High School shooting started out in a dad's closet, in a fanny pack. Then it went through four pairs of teenage hands, until it arrived in Seattle. W/@Ashleyhiruko
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This is the story of a gun. It begins with a 14-year-old boy showing it off. It ends with another boy dying in a high school hallway.
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King County gave millions to ‘No New Youth Jail’ activists to help kids — and then looked away. Read the incredible reporting by @anndornfeld with thoughtful editing from @isolderaftery and follow the money with our interactive sankey diagram. @KUOW
https://t.co/xHkFnBvpMA
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Bobby Hawran was a retired longshoreman with a handsome face and an even handsomer pension. https://t.co/qCME3zFGEi
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Bobby Hawran was a retired longshoreman with a handsome face and an even handsomer pension.
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Councilmember Dan Strauss responds to criticism of his odd anti-transparency remarks from Monday
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At least eight people told Seattle police that rapper Raz Simone entangled women in a multistate sex trafficking scheme, then coerced them into sex work in Seattle, New York, Portland & Las Vegas. Simone has never been arrested for these alleged crimes.
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