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Lowell Elementary was placed in lockdown earlier this afternoon as police searched for a man wanted for violating his parole at the end of November. The suspect is a parent of one of the children at the school. [KOMO]

A Kent area high school teacher has been fired from his position after he sent a student pictures of, you guessed it, his penis. Further, he then propositioned her for $50. According to the charging documents, the teacher claims that the whole pay-for-sex thing was the student's idea. We're not sure how that's supposed to make things better. [Seattle Weekly]

A Columbia City Methodist minister has accused the Seattle Police Department used excessive force against him and other protesters during Monday's Occupy demonstration at the Port of Seattle. [KIRO]

The University of Washington has experienced a sharp decrease in the number of resident applicants to its school. [SLOG]

Good news for fans of mass transit: A Federal stimulus grant will allow LINK Light Rail to extend South of SeaTac International Airport, with construction to be finished by 2016. [Seattle Times]