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May 23, 2008

Just last week, Seattlest reported to you that there seemed to be an alarming number of stabbings in Seattle, judging by local news reports. While we haven't noticed many stabbing-related stories this week, it appears there is a new crime du jour in the headlines: serial anonymous groping. We've already written about south Seattle's serial groper twice this week. With yesterday's arrest of a suspect in the south Seattle attacks, we were hoping to see......

Continue Reading "Is Groping the New Stabbing?"

May 22, 2008

At an afternoon press conference, the Seattle Police announced they have arrested a man they believe groped an Asian woman in South Seattle on Saturday and who they hope may be behind over two-dozen similar attacks. Darin Boler has been charged with second-degree robbery and fourth-degree assault for Saturday's incident. (The robbery charge is for stealing a would-be-witness' cell phone/camera.) Boler is a registered sex offender and has been previously convicted for raping a......

Continue Reading "Suspected South Seattle Groper Arrested "

May 20, 2008

The man Seattle police simply call "the groper" has attacked another woman in South Seattle. The serial sexual assaulter grabbed an Asian-American woman who was walking with a toddler on Saturday morning in the 7500 block of Renton Avenue South. The victim screamed, drawing the attention of several witnesses, including one who tried to take a photo of the attacker's car and license plate with a cell phone camera. For his efforts, the good......

Continue Reading "South Seattle Groper Strikes Again "

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