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INSPIRATIONAL VIGNETTE

Dear Assistant Director Bliss,  As you look into the apparent fumbling of my certification complaints by the CJTC, I want to leave you with an inspirational vignette. On October 13, 2025, four senior citizen open government activists attended the Blaine City Council meeting, only to be threatened by a 'lynch mob' led by former city councilman Mike Hill. Hill had organized a mob to give a standing ovation to death threats against us four, which was applauded by then candidate and now councilman Jiggy Sorrell. Hill stood three feet away from me and pointed at me saying, "There's one there," while his group of thugs turned to look at me. The city council and police did nothing whatsoever to protect us.
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LETTERS TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION

June 9 letters to Catey Avaava, CJTC investigator, and Kimberly Bliss, Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission, Assistant Director, Certification regarding apparent CJTC procedural violations: CONTEXT OF BLAINE RETALIATORY POLICING COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN/RETALIATORY POLICING INSPIRATIONAL VIGNETTE
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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN/RETALIATORY POLICING

Kimberly Bliss Assistant Director, Certification Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission (206) 835-7305 kimberly.bliss@cjtc.wa.gov Dear Ms. Bliss,  You need to be informed of an apparent communication breakdown by CJTC investigator Catey Avaava, who was assigned to my three certification complaints against Blaine and Ferndale officers for retaliatory policing:   2026-0000039, P-20260125-0002, and P-20260126-0002. On Monday, June 8 , I conversed with CJTC community liaison, Lauren Caputo-Allen, via email about the rumor in Blaine that my complaints had all been dismissed. Today, June 9 , Kari Mar, publisher of The Northern Light news, emailed me for a comment on the Criminal Justice Training Commission declining to investigate my certification complaints. I told her I had yet to receive an email copy of the CJTC Investigation Report, so I could not respond.  As I understand CJTC procedures, the CJTC investigator assigned to each complaint must 1) examine all docume...
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