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Gregoire unfazed that cop killer attended signing

The Columbian
Published: April 20, 2011, 12:00am

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire says she’s not changing any security procedures after discovering that a biker who shot and killed a Portland, Ore., police officer decades ago showed up at a recent bill signing.

Robert Christopher was convicted of killing officer David Crowther during a drug raid in 1979, but he was released about two years later due to police misconduct in his case. He was among a group of bikers who stood near Gregoire on April 13 as she signed a bill prohibiting law enforcement from profiling motorcyclists for sporting club colors or logos.

The governor says she did not invite the bikers or know who they were, but she says she’s aware that some law enforcement officials are upset that Christopher was present. She says bill signings are open to the public and that’s how it should be.

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