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2008-03-04 Home Front: WoT

Authorities Believe ELF Members Committed Arson on 'Street of Dreams'

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Posted by Fred 2008-03-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 How about an insurance scam that blames eco-terrorists?

Posted by danking70 2008-03-04 01:20|| 2008-03-04 01:20|| Front Page Top

#2 dan, such a cynic! I wondered about that myself.

Posted by tipover 2008-03-04 02:11|| 2008-03-04 02:11|| Front Page Top

#3 http://www.seattlestreetofdreams.com/

The homes were unoccupied and for sale
Each of the five homes was for sale. We thank God that they were unoccupied and no one was injured in these fires. According to an email we received from the listing and selling agents, one home just recently received an offer that had been accepted by the builder, and another home was to receive an offer this week. List prices for each of the homes were in the approximate price range of $1.6 to $1.9 million.

Please pray for the builders
These are challenging times. We hope and pray that the local and federal authorities will be able to apprehend and bring justice to the perpetrator(s).
John Heller, President
Seattle Street of Dreams, Inc.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-03-04 04:24|| 2008-03-04 04:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Yep, Dank, builders are hurting, especially those with a large inventory of McMansions. One presumes the police are looking that way as well as at ELF ecoterrorists.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-03-04 07:21|| 2008-03-04 07:21|| Front Page Top

#5 The division of labor is that Police get ELF, Banacek gets arsonists.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-03-04 07:32|| 2008-03-04 07:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Of course its harder to get 'framed' for a job, if you didn't have an established record to make it stick. When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-04 09:48|| 2008-03-04 09:48|| Front Page Top

#7 The story I heard on the local news is that they found a sheet or something with writing on it stating that the fires were started because the houses weren't 'Green' enough and signed 'ELF'. Something about 'Green House? No - Black!" (I'm sure I didn't get that right).

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-03-04 10:24|| 2008-03-04 10:24|| Front Page Top

#8 There was a sheet found, but of (I think) greater interest, is that there is an arson trial going on involving an ELF member and the fires were set. This is interesting because at a previous ELF arson trial ( in 2001, I think) there was also another series of arson fires; an attempt to get a mis-trial declared. In the current trial, the judge queried the jury about whether the fire would affect their decision to render a fair verdict. The defense att'y had requested a mis-trial, this was the judge's response. I look for an appeal on these grounds, should a guilty verdict come back.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-03-04 14:27|| 2008-03-04 14:27|| Front Page Top

#9 I don't think ANY insuance covers Arson.

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