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- 1 2 Green, Sara Jean (January 2, 2018). "Mitzi Johanknecht, King County's new sheriff, selects command staff, sets priorities for her new term". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
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- ↑ Green, Sara Jean (September 24, 2018). "Sheriff wants South King County gang unit revamped; 3rd teen arrested in deadly Burien shooting". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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- ↑ Gutman, David (November 17, 2020). "King County passes two-year budget, about 7% lower than 2020; adds Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples' Day as paid county holidays". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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