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A retired Seattle police officer was charged today with criminal impersonation, accused of working in uniform at a Capitol Hill construction site even though his authority to act as a police officer had expired, according to the Seattle City Attorney’s Office. Michael F. Deacy, 69, retired from the Seattle Police Department in 2006 after a 30-year…

A 26-year-old felon pleaded guilty today to 10 felonies and five misdemeanors, admitting he impersonated a police officer and extorted sex from a woman and two 15-year-old girls after responding to the victims’ online ads for prostitution and escort services. Julian Tarver, who had previously served nearly five years in prison for a number of crimes, including first-degree…