Police Beat: Mayor Murray Delays Police Chief Decision, Machete Man Surrenders

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I think you mean "delays announcing" his decision.

Probably made it.

Will in Seattle on April 11, 2014 at 4:12 PM

regrettable that a similar process did not play out last week with Cody Spafford

Uh. If Cody Spafford would've barricaded himself in his own god damned house — then, yeah, it might've had a "similar process."

Instead he was an at-large armed jonseing junkie fleeing through a neighborhood.

tkc on April 11, 2014 at 4:26 PM

It's also annoying that saying he's a 'cherished chef' before mentioning that he was a bank robber implies that the SPD should have treated him any differently than any other citizen.

It was SPD's responsibility to capture him peacefully whether he could cook or not.

unpaid reader on April 11, 2014 at 5:14 PM

"regrettable that a similar process did not play out last week with Cody Spafford"

Yes, because it is sunny today, it will always be sunny on April 11th.

on April 11, 2014 at 5:35 PM

Apples and oranges.

Gern Blanston on April 11, 2014 at 5:36 PM

If only Ted Bundy had been a cherished oyster shucker.

on April 11, 2014 at 5:36 PM

They didn't shoot the guy with the machete? SPD's making progress!

seattlestew on April 11, 2014 at 6:00 PM

Watch him "pick" Harry Bailey. Like Bush "picked" Cheney to be his VP.

DOUG. on April 11, 2014 at 6:34 PM

@9 called it before I could. "[A] collaborative leader who values social justice, who values community engagement and public accountability" is how Bailey was described when he was appointed interim chief. "Interim Chief Bailey? That's Chief Bailey, punk."

seatackled on April 11, 2014 at 7:20 PM

Well, at least after making his "most important decision" as mayor on May 19, Mayor Murray can take a well deserved breather and phone it in for the next 7-1/2 years of his time in office.

seatackled on April 11, 2014 at 7:24 PM

@11, if only he would.

sarah70 on April 11, 2014 at 7:52 PM