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Sawant says feces thrown at her home repeatedly claims Seattle Police ' failing to investigate' threats
10/22/2022 4:15:00 AM City Councilmember Kshama Sawant wrote a letter to officials claiming the Seattle Police Department SPD was failing to investigate several escalating threats made against her including feces being thrown at her home repeatedly
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City Councilmember Kshama Sawant wrote a letter to officials claiming the Seattle Police Department SPD was failing to investigate several escalating threats made against her including feces being thrown at her home repeatedly FOX13 City Councilmember Kshama Sawant wrote a letter to officials claiming the Seattle Police Department SPD was failing to investigate several escalating threats made against her including feces being thrown at her home repeatedly made against her, including feces being thrown at her home repeatedly.According to Sawant, bags of human feces have been thrown into her yard six times, most recently on Oct. 13. One of these instances was followed by a threatening email sent to Sawant's city council office, she says, calling her "the queen of s**t" and saying "you can sit on your throne of human excrement." Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative, and suspects the attacks are politically motivated.She further claimsSeattlePolice closed the Oct. 13 investigation on Tuesday, just five days later, and have been dragging their feet investigating the incidents. Sawant says after another bag of excrement was thrown on their lawn on Oct. 8—the fourth instance—a police officer allegedly asked her husband "What do you expect us to do?" and did not open an investigation. Read more:
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Clint Cosgrove is joined this week by Tennessee Offensive Coordinator Alex Golesh to discuss the Volunteers' hot start to the season and their exciting victo... Read more >> She deserves this. She would actually say that exact thing if it were a conservative. She would say people are aloud free speech. I say more shit on Sawant. Wait wait... Did she vote to defund police?! It’s not a crime anymore. Lmao from legislation she helped pass The mayor wants to decriminalize violence and this isn't even violence so I guess it's a pretty low priority. Crime is a big joke to these people until it happens to them! She wanted to defund them. Now there aren’t enough to handle frivolous complaints like hers. cmkshama you reap what you sow. She wanted them defunded...lol. This is typical. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León refuses to resign after racist remarksLos Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León told CBS Los Angeles on Wednesday that he has no plans to resign after a leaked audio recording captured him and three others making racist comments in October 2021. We will se if he can keep his seat. Angelians won't break Democrats get away with racist shit all the time. Why should he resign? He knows there's no consequence for Dems whey they are racist and many are. LA City Council Scandal: Sheriff Alex Villanueva releases more tapes of Nury Martinez's conversationThis week, Sheriff Alex Villanueva released the taped conversations allegedly between former Los Angeles City Councilmember Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León and former labor federation leader Ron Herrera. the dude’s a clown Awesome LA City Council Scandal: Sheriff Alex Villanueva discusses audio tapes of Nury Martinez's conversationSheriff Alex Villanueva discussed the taped conversations allegedly between former Los Angeles City Councilmember Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León and former labor federation leader Ron Herrera. Sign the petition lets get rid of the rest. Eunisses Hernandez unseated Gil Cedillo. Can she help solve L.A.’s political crisis?Community activist Eunisses Hernandez’s June victory came just two years after her political ally and soon-to-be-colleague Councilmember Nithya Raman defeated an incumbent to take her seat in 2020. What the LA Times won’t tell you: Mexicans/Central Americans are nearly 50% of LA’s population, yet hold only 20% of City Council seats. Blacks are only 9% of LA yet hold 20% of City Council seats(!) Gerrymandering against Mexicans is the status quo that LAT ignores. Kevin de León says of constituents: 'If I were to step down, then they'd have no voice in City Hall'In an interview with ABC7's Marc Brown, embattled Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León discussed his decision to remain in office despite widespread calls for him to resign. . Step down puto We don’t have a voice with you we never had a voice. You knew about seniors sleeping on your CD14 Health Commissioners beds that were full of bed bugs for weeks while her slumlord multibillionaire just laughed. You 100% failed them. Sawant says feces thrown at her home repeatedly claims Seattle Police ' failing to investigate' threatsCity Councilmember Kshama Sawant wrote a letter to officials claiming the Seattle Police Department SPD was failing to investigate several escalating threats made against her including feces being thrown at her home repeatedly FOX13 She wanted them defunded...lol. This is typical. She wanted to defund them. Now there aren’t enough to handle frivolous complaints like hers. cmkshama you reap what you sow. The mayor wants to decriminalize violence and this isn't even violence so I guess it's a pretty low priority. Crime is a big joke to these people until it happens to them! threats made against her, including feces being thrown at her home repeatedly.Martinez and Herrera have since resigned.Villanueva releases audio recordings alleging more City Hall corruption Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva released more audio tapes alleging more corruption in City Hall.Villanueva releases audio recordings alleging more City Hall corruption Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva released more audio tapes alleging more corruption in City Hall. According to Sawant, bags of human feces have been thrown into her yard six times, most recently on Oct. 13. Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin sheds tears as he speaks about the racist comments directed towards his son during Tuesdays council meeting on October 11, 2022. One of these instances was followed by a threatening email sent to Sawant's city council office, she says, calling her "the queen of s**t" and saying "you can sit on your throne of human excrement. In the audio tape, Los Angeles County Board Supervisor Hilda Solis allegedly spoke about some kind of audit vote, which Martinez advises caution." Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative, and suspects the attacks are politically motivated." But he said he won't leave his position because he wants to continue to advocate for his district, which has historically been"underrepresented" and"has gone through much difficulty in the past without real political representation. She further claims Seattle Police closed the Oct. "Hilda should be careful," the apparent voice of de León responded. 13 investigation on Tuesday, just five days later, and have been dragging their feet investigating the incidents. In a statement posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Bonin called de León's interview"gaslighting of the highest order," and said the comments about his son were"cruel" and"dehumanizing. "That's what I said," the apparent voice of Martinez said. Sawant says after another bag of excrement was thrown on their lawn on Oct. 8—the fourth instance—a police officer allegedly asked her husband "What do you expect us to do?" and did not open an investigation."He cannot be part of the healing as long as he refuses to resign. "There is obviously a glaring inconsistency between this approach and the way in which former Mayor Durkan, after a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest was held a short distance from her mansion, was provided with a 24-hour stakeout for a full year," wrote Sawant to city officials. I know," the apparent voice of de León could be heard saying in the tape. "As a socialist City Councilmember who has participated in Black Lives Matter protests, I am being told that my case of six threatening incidents involving human excrement doesn’t merit even a serious investigation, let alone protection." Community members confront with police officers during a protest to condemn the racist comments made in a 2021 at the City Hall Tuesday October 18, 2022 in Los Angeles. "I guess we all have," the apparent voice of Martinez could be heard saying on tape. " SPD on Oct. 20 posted to its blotter asking for the public's help in identifying the man suspected of throwing feces at a councilmember's home. According to CBS Los Angeles, protestors calling for de León's resignation were gathered outside of his Eagle Rock home for four days before being moved. In the other tape, the audio allegedly captured the voices of Herrera and a staffer discussing how to get support from the board and local Democratic clubs. However, the article did not specifically identify Sawant as the Councilmember being targeted. Police said, "Friends of the victim were watching the home when the suspect threw a plastic bag, containing several individual bags of suspected human feces, into the yard. Neither de León nor Cedillo were in attendance. The friends confronted the suspect and snapped multiple photos as he ran away. He and former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna are facing off for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's seat. He and former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna are facing off for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's seat. Witnesses described the suspect, pictured below, as an Asian man, approximately 5-foot 4-inches tall." Surveillance images show the suspect. (Seattle Police Department) Several conservative publications have reported these incidents, and Sawant says information "was apparently leaked to the right-wing media by Seattle Police. PREVIOUS COVERAGE:." "Needless to say, it is disturbing that right-wing media, including a police-run website named [Law Officer], portrays these attacks on my home as justified against an elected representative who has the temerity to criticize the police or attempt to hold them accountable. That is certainly a dangerous direction, especially if it is embraced by police and de facto supported by SPD leadership and the city’s Democratic Party establishment," wrote Sawant. Sawant said she is filing a complaint with the Office of Police Accountability. SPD said in a statement that it takes all incidents involving public officials seriously: "The department takes incidents involving public officials seriously, and investigators have canvassed for evidence, gathered information from witnesses and reviewed everything collected thus far. At this time, the department has not found any evidence this case would meet the city or state standards for hate crime laws, but SPD will follow available leads should new information arise. The department encourages anyone with additional information about this case to contact police." Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Tip Line at 206-233-5000. DAILY NEWSLETTER All the news you need to know, every day By clicking Sign Up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the .