Seattle Times:

Eric Looney says he is done running with the Hoover Crips.

Community Corrections Officer Mark Deabler is skeptical but hopeful he's telling the truth about leaving the gang life.

Looney, 33, was first sent to prison in 2000 for an attempted robbery. A couple of years ago, he was back in prison for assaulting a King County sheriff's deputy.

On Tuesday, Deabler pulled up to a house in Skyway that belongs to Looney's mother for a surprise check-in. It's the kind of home visits state community-corrections officers (CCOs) are increasingly making to keep closer tabs on violent offenders considered most likely to commit new crimes or break the rules of their supervision.