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Glen Stellmacher

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A new FBI email shows that directives were being passed to FBI Seattle from FBIHQ in Washington DC, "expressing a desire to see more disruption"

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November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM

Glen Stellmacher

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NEW: FBI Mass Recruited Informants, Aimed To Buy Drugs, Infiltrate CHOP In 2020

www.realchangenews.org/FBI-recruite...

FBI mass recruited informants aiming to buy drugs, infiltrate CHOP

November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM

Glen Stellmacher

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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Glen Stellmacher

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NEW: Washington State Rep. Shaun Scott issues statement concerning Roger Wright and Seattle police accountability following a Real Change investigation:

Justice for Roger Wright and the Ongoing Fight for Police Accountability
I was dismayed to read the revealing article in Real Change News about Seattleite Roger Wright’s 21-year-long search for accountability. Roger was the victim of severe police brutality in 2004 in South Seattle where he was racially profiled, tasered, knocked unconscious for hours, and abandoned on a freeway onramp. He has been dealing with the fallout and trauma from this near-death experience ever since. None of Seattle’s police accountability agencies have made much progress on actual justice for Roger, and many Seattle-area politicians have been less than responsive to him.

For the last several months, I’ve talked with Roger about what I can do to ensure that this community does right by him and have considered mechanisms for accountability with the officers involved who are still currently on the police force. Roger’s human rights were violated, and he and his family have spent the past 2 decades pursuing every formal avenue to seek justice and truth for Roger and the Wright family. He has faced not only the trauma of the original injustice but also in validating his experience in the years since.

I know that the 43rd Legislative District stands with Roger Wright. Historically, we’ve been a stronghold of civil rights – during the protests for racial justice in the summer of 2020, we showed the world what it looks like to do the most in pursuit of a world without police prejudice. I know that our community doesn’t tolerate what happened to him, because I’ve seen our community’s values up close.

I am grateful that Roger has attended a couple of our town halls and that he has shared his story and perspective directly with my office over the past several months. His courage underscores why the Legislature has worked to strengthen police accountability and transparency in recent years — including passing landmark laws such as HB 1054, which bans dangerous police tactics like chokeholds and no…

I am grateful that Roger has attended a couple of our town halls and that he has shared his story and perspective directly with my office over the past several months. His courage underscores why the Legislature has worked to strengthen police accountability and transparency in recent years — including passing landmark laws such as HB 1054, which bans dangerous police tactics like chokeholds and no-knock warrants; SB 5051, which improves officer certification and oversight; and SB 5259, which created a statewide database to track use-of-force incidents. We know that these laws are just the beginning.

We are already developing additional proposals to expand independent investigations and prosecutions for excessive force to ensure true accountability and prevent future injustices like what Roger endured.

If you’d like to join in the fight for police accountability and Roger’s efforts for justice and visibility, here are three things you can do:

Be a part of the public accountability process: Read and share Roger Wright’s story, in private and in public, with friends and on social media, to highlight his harrowing experience and his incredible advocacy to fight for justice for himself and his family.

Ask elected officials who represent you in state and local government about how they would prevent what happened to Roger from happening to anybody else.

Reach out to my office if you have ideas or tips that we can explore to get justice for Roger Wright.

November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Glen Stellmacher

@glentalk.bsky.social

Inside SPD’s use of aerial surveillance during the 2020 protests
www.realchangenews.org/news/2024/08...

November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM

Glen Stellmacher

@glentalk.bsky.social

👀 Seattle: you are going to want to read the latest Real Change 👀 Buy a paper!

November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM

Glen Stellmacher

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NEW: Initial Seattle PD statement on firing of Brian Maxey and Rebecca Boatright:

This message is to inform you that Brian Maxey and Becca Boatright are no longer serving in their roles as COO and General Counsel. They served the public with honor. We do not discuss personnel matters. More information regarding the department’s organizational structure will be forthcoming.

Sgt Michaud

November 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM

Glen Stellmacher

@glentalk.bsky.social

Seattle PD consent decree filing today:
Federal court orders $100,000 registry pot used to pay federal court monitor returned to the city.

November 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM

Glen Stellmacher

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"No migration"

is a policy point for the "International Pro-Israel Summit" in Budapest last week.

November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM

Glen Stellmacher

@glentalk.bsky.social

“Worse than a cover up”: Roger Wright demands accountability from Seattle

www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/09...

November 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM

Glen Stellmacher

@glentalk.bsky.social

FBI and SPD infiltrated Seattle 2020 protests, used informants and surveillance

www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/05...

November 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM

Glen Stellmacher

@glentalk.bsky.social

Derailing the defund: How SPD manipulated the media narrative around the 2020 protests
www.realchangenews.org/news/2023/07...

November 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM

Glen Stellmacher

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The Op-Ed Helfgott authored was published one day after Best announced she was quitting Seattle PD.

However, Best already appeared to be mulling over quitting with her top communications director Amy Clancy on June 12 2020,who said that Best asked her: "why would I RESIGN?"

November 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM

Glen Stellmacher

@glentalk.bsky.social

In 2020, a staffer of the Seattle PD asked dozens of academics from across the country [including Seattle U's Jacqueline Helfgott] to submit Op-Eds to the Seattle Times supporting Seattle PD:

Dear Colleagues,

As you are all aware, our community is taking a hard look at policing. In Seattle, that conversation
has taken the form of loud and persistent calls to "defund" and reallocate elements of the Seattle
Police Department, to the tune of perhaps as much as 50%.

In recent weeks, the discussion has shifted to focus on staff reductions. Today, the City Council
began seriously entertaining the elimination of analytical and research capabilities of the
department, including Performance Analytics & Research, Data Driven Policing and the Crime
Analysis Unit.

Over the last ten years, you all have worked with us to study the effects experimental training and
police deployment models, the effectiveness of Crisis Intervention Training, reprioritization and
decriminalization of low-level drug possession, wellness interventions, race and socioeconomic
status, place, social cohesion and disorder, among many other things. During the last decade, the

SPD has collaborated on nearly 100 new research projects, for our community, for our industry and
ultimately - for the public good.

Now is not the time for a less sensitive or responsive approach to policing. Now, more than ever,
evidence-based practices are essential. Now is the time for harm reduction focused approaches to
serving our communities, with the latest science has to offer. With the latest you have help to
discover. The work we have done together has brought the science closer to a real, practical
understanding of what works, what does not and where we can do better.

You will notice I have cc'd you all, in the open. If you have found value in our collaborations and feel
so moved, I urge you to express your support by contacting the Seattle City Council and/or the
Editorial Board of the Seattle Times.

I believe it is important that any response from you be independent, so please move us off the string
in your replies.

Sincerely,

Loren T. Atherley, MA
Director of Performance Analytics & Research
Senior Research Scientist
Seattle Police Department

November 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM

Glen Stellmacher

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Seattle PD designated a handler (former executive Chris Fisher) for communicating with Seattle U's Jacqueline (Jackie) Helfgott before a coordinated Seattle PD media blitz.

She was "briefed and on-board."

November 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM

Glen Stellmacher

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Seattle taxpayers paid $88,302 to Seattle U in 2020 to implement the "Seattle public safety survey" and micro community policing plans.

This is some of the insight taxpayers paid for this year:

Interestingly, Helfgott found that when faith in police fell, neighbor-to-neighbor ties strengthened.
“As police legitimacy went down, social cohesion and informal social control went up,” she said. In other words, people were more likely to talk with neighbors about safety concerns and get involved in things like block watches, community councils and simply being more alert.
“It’s as if when people don’t trust police, they rely more on each other,” she said. “Then, when trust in police goes up, that community involvement goes down.” She hopes moving forward, Seattle residents can sustain both a renewed trust in police and continued investment in neighborhood relationships.

November 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM

Glen Stellmacher

@glentalk.bsky.social

In a spree of attacks in 2009, Monfort firebombed SPD patrol cars in another incident where a note was found at the scene:

October 22nd is the 14th National day of protest to stop police brutality. These Deaths are dedicated to Deputy Travis Bruner, he stood by and did nothing, as Deputy Paul Schene Brutally beat and Unarmed 14 yera old Girl in their care. You Swear a Solemn Oath to Protect US from All Harm, That includes You ! Start policing each other or get ready to attend a lot of police funerals.

We Pay your bills.

You Work for us.

October 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Glen Stellmacher

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The ST recalled an incident where Brenton had pulled over a child driving a car: “Brenton reached into the vehicle and held up a handgun. He said, 'Uh oh, what's this?' The kid was freaking out, but then Tim said, 'Oh wait, this one's mine,' and he puts it back in his holster."

October 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Glen Stellmacher

@glentalk.bsky.social

On this day, Seattle PD officer Timothy Brenton was murdered.

October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Glen Stellmacher

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Fresh off of attacking / shooting journalists, and a federal judge ordering the department to stop doing it, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell will headline a seminar on "innovative policing models" at the University of Virginia.

October 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM

Glen Stellmacher

@glentalk.bsky.social

ICE has a $28,700,000,000 budget. Do you think they are going to care about a petty fine of $5k? Do you think this ordinance will change the behavior of ICE officers?