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- Aug. 07, 1989: American Notes:Seattle
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
- Aug. 07, 1989 Diane Sawyer:Is She Worth It?
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- NATION, Page 23
- American Notes
- SEATTLE
- Wheelers and Dealers
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- <p> The woman was just completing a heroin sale in Seattle when
- from around the corner whooshed a couple of cops mounted on
- bicycles. They quickly arrested the suspected drug dealer,
- called for a patrol car and had her hauled off to jail. In the
- woman's purse was a letter from a friend warning her to keep an
- eye peeled for cops on bikes.
- </p>
- <p> Like scores of other cities, Seattle (which came up with
- the idea first) has found that its pedal-pushing patrol has
- become, in the words of Officer Paul Grady, "quite the urban
- crime fighter." Wheeling rugged 18-speed mountain bikes into
- parks, doorways, narrow alleys and even under viaducts,
- Seattle's squad of 20 bike officers has averaged five times the
- number of arrests made by downtown foot patrols over the past
- two years.
- </p>
- <p> "The element of surprise is incredible," says Grady.
- "Criminals still aren't used to us whipping around the corner
- and taking drugs right out of their hands. They look around,
- don't see a patrolman, car or horse, and make the deal. We whip
- around and catch them."
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- </body></article>
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