KIRO Newsradio Reporter

Darren Dedo

Darren Dedo is a KIRO Newsradio reporter with a focus on the crime beat. Darren was born and raised in Seattle and is passionate about telling the stories that matter to the community.

The Crime Blotter: 15 guns, 5.5 pounds of fentanyl recovered in North Seattle drug bust

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has arrested two alleged drug traffickers in North Seattle, seizing fentanyl, heroin, and guns.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Suspect robs, threatens to shoot USPS driver in North Seattle

A man walked up to the passenger side window of a USPS Vehicle in a residential area of northeast Seattle and threatened the mail carrier with a handgun.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Tacoma man steals patrol car from on-duty Lakewood Police

Authorities said that while officers were on a call Wednesday night, a person got into an unlocked and running patrol vehicle and drove off.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Everett undercover police seize drugs, gun, and money from repeat offender

Everett Police say a few days ago, members of their Anti-Crime Team (ACT) saw a man they knew that had an active Department of Corrections warrant at a gas station in Everett.
4 years ago

Man charged with felony vandalism after rampaging through Capitol Hill precinct

King County prosecutors have charged a Seattle man with a felony for tearing up a Seattle Police precinct.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Stolen car stuck in cement; suspect flees with young child, bottle of whiskey

The suspect drove through the barricades around the project and onto freshly poured cement, getting themselves stuck in the pavement of the new roundabout.
4 years ago

Competency hearing set for man charged in fatal bus stop shooting

A judge ordered an in-jail competency hearing for a man accused of a deadly bus stop shooting in North Seattle this August.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Sedro-Woolley traffic stop ends in high-speed chase and stolen vehicle arrest

A routine traffic stop for speeding on Highway 20 Saturday morning ended in a high-speed chase and stolen vehicle arrest. Early morning Sept. 17, Sedro-Woolley police officers were on the east end of the city near Highway 20 and North Fruitdale Rd. Two officers saw a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed westbound […]
4 years ago

West Seattle Bridge back open; 100,000 commuters expect to use it daily

The bridge was closed on March 23, 2020 after structural cracks were found, with crews spending the last 2.5 years fixing it, costing $175 million.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Tacoma Police investigating deadly shooting

Tacoma Police said, on Sept. 15 at 10:25 a.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1500 block of St. Paul Ave.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Belltown mugging leaves 1 with gunshot wound to the leg

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is investigating after a man was shot in the ankle in Belltown Tuesday night.
4 years ago

2 dead at Montlake house fire after police standoff with armed person in crisis

The Seattle Fire Department has responded to reports of a fire on the 2200 block of 25th Ave. E. The Seattle Police Department is on the scene, reporting that an armed man in crisis is inside the burning home.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Madison Valley rape suspect evades arrest

Seattle Police Detectives need the public’s help to find a man suspected of attempted rape and robbery in the Madison Valley. Police say that on August 31st, at about 5:00 p.m., the suspect, Jordan Alexander, walked into a Madison Valley business, showed a knife, and demanded money from a female employee. He then forced the […]
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Yakima Police search for missing 4-year-old boy who disappeared from park

Yakima Police are on the lookout for a 4-year-old boy who went missing Saturday night around 7:15 p.m. in Sarg Hubbard Park.
4 years ago

Detectives investigating fatal weekend shooting in Belltown

Police are currently investigating the death of a man who was shot and killed in a vehicle Sunday evening in the Denny Triangle neighborhood.
4 years ago

Shoplifter with HIV accused of biting a Nordstrom security guard pleads not guilty

King County Prosecutors say a shoplifting suspect who is HIV positive bit a Nordstrom security guard
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: ATF and Tacoma police arrest alleged repeat fentanyl dealer at Econo Lodge

Wednesday night, Tacoma Police Department officers assisted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in a joint operation to serve a high-risk federal search warrant on two units at the Econo Lodge on S Hosmer Street.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Teenage suspect crashes stolen car after attempted robbery at Tukwila Costco

Officers were dispatched to a Costco in Tukwila after receiving a report of individuals loading up thousands of dollars of generators in shopping carts.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: National steroid distribution ring broken up in Kirkland

Kirkland Police Department (KPD) broke up a steroid distribution ring at the end of August and is now sharing details of the drug bust.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Independent investigation into officers who shot armed man in Federal Way

A man armed with a knife was shot and killed by police officers at the Federal Way Transit Center Sunday night.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Aberdeen Police search for armed and dangerous person of interest in shooting

Aberdeen Police say Sunday at 5 p.m., officers were dispatched to a report of a shooting that had just occurred in the 300 block of East State Street.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Wild ride for Kirkland car thief caught on video

The Kirkland Police Department is investigating a break-in at Doug's Auto Tune & Repair that happened just about 5 a.m. on Monday.
4 years ago

The Crime Blotter: Missing Thurston County teen, truck found with blood inside and smashed cell phone

Darren Dedo reports on overnight crime on the morning of Sept. 1.
4 years ago

Homeless man accused of murdering pedestrian with rebar misses court date

His attorney asked for a competency hearing after he was deemed incompetent to stand trial on assault charges in April.
4 years ago