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'Bertha' Still Stuck In Her Tunnel Under Seattle

By Martin Kaste

Published December 22, 2013 at 8:14 AM EST

Martin Kaste

Martin Kaste is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers law enforcement and privacy. He has been focused on police and use of force since before the 2014 protests in Ferguson, and that coverage led to the creation of NPR's Criminal Justice Collaborative.

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