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liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 03:22 PM Nov 2012

Police report says break-in at Democratic Party HQ suspicious

SEATTLE (AP) - A preliminary police report suggests an Election Day burglary at the headquarters of the state Democratic Party might be something other than a routine break-in.

The majority of items taken belonged to important campaign workers and the burglar attempted to make it look like a random crime, the report states.

Police are still investigating and won't speculate on why the office was targeted.

"Unless we know who the suspects are, it's kind of hard to figure out a motive," spokesman Mark Jamieson said Thursday.

Workers arriving about 5:30 a.m. Nov. 6 found the front door smashed. Police secured the building and found offices ransacked. In addition to the Democratic Party, the building held offices for Jay Inslee's campaign for governor and Organizing for America, the campaign to re-elect President Barack Obama.

A window had been broken to get into a director's office and confidential files were rifled through and moved. Other offices that were hit included the media coordinator and fundraising section. A trash can was dumped and used to haul away the stolen property.

More at Link:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Break-in-at-Democratic-Party-headquarters-in-Seattle-suspicious-179514771.html

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Police report says break-in at Democratic Party HQ suspicious (Original Post) liberalmuse Nov 2012 OP
What would be an "unsuspicious break-in?" rzemanfl Nov 2012 #1
Sometimes I wonder about KOMO writers... liberalmuse Nov 2012 #2
Way to miss the point Warpy Nov 2012 #3
Then they should have said "politcally motivated" or "not a burglary." I got the point, the way rzemanfl Nov 2012 #4
This article is why I generally ignore titles and read the article. Mass Nov 2012 #5

Warpy

(111,263 posts)
3. Way to miss the point
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 03:27 PM
Nov 2012

it was suspicious for political sabotage and/or future blackmail, not simple robbery.

Sheesh.

rzemanfl

(29,563 posts)
4. Then they should have said "politcally motivated" or "not a burglary." I got the point, the way
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 03:30 PM
Nov 2012

it was phrased was stupid.

Mass

(27,315 posts)
5. This article is why I generally ignore titles and read the article.
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 03:51 PM
Nov 2012

Titles are at best meaningless and often misleading.

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