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Mayor Bruce Harrell arrested 30 years ago

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell claims racial profiling and misunderstanding in 1996 arrest

Current Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell was arrested on weapons charges nearly three decades ago in Iowa. The charges were dropped, but the mayor has not spoken about the ordeal until recently. He believes he was racially profiled in the incident.

Seattle Times · 1d

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell was arrested in 1996. He says it was racial profiling

Through his many campaigns for office, Harrell has never mentioned the arrest. Harrell’s online biographies make no mention of living or working in Omaha.

KING5 on MSN · 11h

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says 1996 arrest in Iowa shaped advocacy for 'police accountability'

The arrest, which Harrell never publicly discussed before but came to light after multiple local media outlets reported on it Wednesday night, came in September 1996 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa while he was living in Omaha, Nebraska. Harrell provided a statement to KING 5 about the arrest late Wednesday night.

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Seattle mayor apologizes for joke about Sonics' return during State of the City address

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell apologized Wednesday for a joke about the potential return of the Sonics. At his State-of-the-City address, Harrell took a dramatic pause and said, “Right now, at ...

Seattle mayor teases Sonics return during State of City address before saying: ‘I’m just kidding’

"Right now, at this moment, I have an announcement to make," Bruce Harrell said as he pulled out a basketball from under the ...

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Seattle mayor says he has ‘grave concerns’ about Trump administration

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell speaks at a Technology Alliance event last year. (GeekWire FIle Photo /) Seattle Mayor Bruce ...

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