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Police Search for Suspected Cop-Killer's Wife

$125K reward for info; more than one gun was used in attack

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 30, 2009 3:58 PM CST
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(Newser) – Police in Washington state are hoping the wife of suspected cop-killer Maurice Clemmons can help them find her husband. Officers were warned to today to be on the lookout for Nicole Cheryleen Smith, possibly driving a green 1997 Mazda Millenia to Arkansas. Police have posted a $125,000 reward for information on Clemmons after chasing down numerous leads, including a standoff last night and this morning at the suspect's home that proved fruitless.

Police now believe the suspect used more than one handgun in the attack that left four Lakewood police officers dead. They recovered one gun at the scene. Police confirmed that Clemmons was the prime suspect in the attacks: witnesses have informed them that he "made comments the night before to people that he was going to shoot police and watch the news," a police rep told the Seattle Times.

In this photo provided by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department shows Maurice Clemmons, person of interest in the killing of four Lakewood Police officers in Parkland, Wash., Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.
In this photo provided by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department shows Maurice Clemmons, person of interest in the killing of four Lakewood Police officers in Parkland, Wash., Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.   (AP Photo/Pierce County Sheriff's Department)
Seattle SWAT search for the suspect in the killing of four police officers in Parkland, Wash., on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 in Seattle.
Seattle SWAT search for the suspect in the killing of four police officers in Parkland, Wash., on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 in Seattle.   (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)
Seattle police gather as they search Doctor Jose Rizal Park for the suspect in the killing of four police officers in Parkland, Wash., Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in Seattle.
Seattle police gather as they search Doctor Jose Rizal Park for the suspect in the killing of four police officers in Parkland, Wash., Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in Seattle.   (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)
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COMMENTS
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NxBigmouthery
Dec 1, 2009 12:08 PM CST
Y'know DLY, you had no credibility before you admitted you were a troll. And last week you committed the biggest blunder a troll can commit...you admitted you are a troll. Poe's Law can't apply to you anymore, your one tiny weapon against complete impotence is now broken.
riffran
Dec 1, 2009 2:57 AM CST
I hope he does....in the back of a hearse.....as the geust of "honor"...to a dirt nap party
kyleleitch
Dec 1, 2009 2:37 AM CST
I agree with you there, he's one really bad guy. But it took balls to do this? I think not. It more likely took a lot of meditation and/or buildup of serious anger against the cops. That or just one seriously messed up mind. No balls there.

 
crime • police • Mazda • Washington state • Seattle • cop killer • Lakewood, Wash. • Maurice Clemmons • Washington police shootings • Nicole Cheryleen Smith • Mazda Millenia

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