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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Crime SPD to Hold Noon Intervention for Cienna Madrid

Posted by Cienna Madrid on Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:17 AM

I just got a call from Detective Renee Witt, a charming member of the Seattle Police Department's communications team, personally inviting me to a special noon press conference at police HQ today. However, Witt refused to tell me the purpose of the goddamn presser.

My first thought was: This is a trap. Then: This is an intervention. Best case scenario, I've been invited to the Chief's surprise birthday party (SURPRISE!).

But as much as I'd love to eat out the Chief's birthday cake or be admonished by finger-wagging cops for wasting my life as a jaywalking pot-smoking blogger, the reason for the mysterious noon presser appears to be much more mundane—sources familiar with the incident say that Diaz will announce disciplinary action taken against a SPD officer for a serious (as yet unidentified) transgression, which was discovered and reported by another SPD officer. The offending officer has also reportedly resigned.

Anyway, I'm still kinda hoping there will be cake.

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Let the Show Trials begin!

Posted by Mugwumpt on January 5, 2012 at 10:20 AM

Asked to comment on rumors her conversation heart intake is connected with her referring to self in third person, Madrid retorts, "Don't mess with Madrid!"

Posted by gloomy gus on January 5, 2012 at 10:29 AM

PAGE ME.

Posted by Cienna Madrid on January 5, 2012 at 10:38 AM

2:1 odds it's that drunken raging cop that kicked a handcuffed suspect on the ground in the face in Ballard last year.

Posted by Joe Szilagyi

on January 5, 2012 at 10:38 AM

Also, Cienna dear,

But as much as I'd love to eat out the Chief's birthday cake

Is not a vision I think many of us wanted of John Diaz.

Posted by Joe Szilagyi

on January 5, 2012 at 10:43 AM

Tread lightly. It could be a set up. How many unpaid parking tickets do you have?

Posted by zombie eyes on January 5, 2012 at 10:44 AM

I'd check to see if you have any outstanding warrants.

Posted by Free Lunch on January 5, 2012 at 10:44 AM

Their sacrificial lamb, offered up on behest of the SPOG and their PR department, must be as public and legitimate as possible, so that they may go back to the business of their business as soon as possible. That is the subject of said press conference.

Posted by Godwin2point0 on January 5, 2012 at 10:46 AM

I'm with @1. This sounds like the Catholic Church's response to the rape scandals. "Don't worry, we've got a handle on it, look here". No public self-examination at all. They don't understand that it is their culture that is sick and needs addressing.

Posted by Fnarf

on January 5, 2012 at 10:48 AM

@5 with cakes, my strategy is always to start in the middle and eat my way out.

Posted by Cienna Madrid on January 5, 2012 at 10:48 AM

@4: If that's all the cop did, the department would simply refer the offending cop to more training.

Given the severity of the punishment, I'm guessing the cop must be guilty of jogging or riding his bike to work, or possibly he complied with a public records request too quickly.

Posted by seandr on January 5, 2012 at 11:13 AM

We need a change at the top. Period.

That doesn't mean just the chief. It means the chief, over half of the assistant chiefs, and several captains. Even a few lieutenants.

Too bad we don't have anyone in local politics with the balls to actually do something so bold.

Posted by whoknows on January 5, 2012 at 11:17 AM