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Voters in Seattle sent a message on crime last November by electing law and order candidates Bruce Harrell and Ann Davison as mayor and city attorney. They’re making some progress, despite the long shadow of a City Council that has twice cut police funding.
Eleven people were slain in Seattle in August, the most in a month in the 14 years recorded on the police crime dashboard. August’s victims include Rodney Peterman, 66, who was bludgeoned with a metal pole in broad daylight near Pike Place Market. Mercer Roy, a 31-year-old father, was gunned down while playing basketball at Cal Anderson Park.
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