Downtown: Two men robbed a male victim who was walking downtown near the 1500 block of Aurora Ave. late Saturday night. The victim, who carries a cane and walks slowly, said he heard the two men approach him from behind and felt what he thought was a gun pressed into his back. The men took cash from his pocket. The man was not injured in the robbery. Suspects remain at large.

Pioneer Square: A woman, carrying an undetermined amount of cash in her hand, was robbed and had her upper chest area grabbed early Saturday morning, after a group of six males confronted her and a friend near Occidental Ave. S. and South Washington St. After grabbing the woman's upper chest area one of the suspects knocked the cash from the woman's hand. The victim received a few minor abrasions in the scuffle.  Police have not located the suspects.

Officer Down: The tragic shooting of four police officers in Lakewood and the subsequent man hunt has made banner news across the country. USA Today, The New York Times and a column written by former Seattle Police Chief, Norm Stamper, for the Huffington Post here, here and here. Publicola also has a copy of Clemmons' letter to Mike Huckabee, who granted him clemency in 2000.