Covering Crime in the Puget Sound Region

Crime Blotter

A photo of the Bellingham Police Department...
L.B. Gilbert

Bellingham detective charged with misconduct, theft, falsifying accounts

A Bellingham police officer is facing three criminal charges involving possible misconduct, theft and falsifying accounts after an internal investigation.
3 years ago
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Lisa Brooks

Police search for armed bank robber fleeing a Wells Fargo in Snohomish

Witnesses described him as white, approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall, slim and wearing all black.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Police search for suspect in deadly hit-and-run in front of Auburn elementary school

The Auburn Police Department is searching for a driver who sped away from a deadly accident near Lea Hill Elementary School.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Man arrested for stabbing outside Capitol Hill bar, 4 injured

A 36-year-old man was arrested after four people were stabbed early this morning in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall and Steve Coogan

Mass shooting in Toppenish leaves 3 young people, gunman dead

In Yakima County, a mass shooting early Thursday left three young victims and the suspected gunman dead while another person is in critical condition. 
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

3 discharged from hospital after shoot out at Golden Gardens Park

Police are investigating multiple shootings that occurred in Ballard Thursday evening, resulting in one dead and three injured.
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Court documents provide new details of hammer attack at Beacon Hill light rail station

The victims of the attack were a man and a woman in their 60s. Both were taken to hospitals and are in stable condition, SPD reported.
3 years ago
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Steve Coogan

King County Sheriff’s deputy charged with assault after March incident

The deputy was charged with assault in the fourth degree Tuesday, accused of punching a suspect who was handcuffed in the back of a patrol vehicle.
3 years ago
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Steve Coogan

Seattle shooting leads to daycare damage, 1 serious injury

No one inside a Seattle daycare was hurt after a bullet from a drive-by shooting blasted through a window Monday afternoon. 
3 years ago
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Sam Campbell

Beacon Hill shooting leaves one man dead

Seattle Police are investigating a homicide in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood Monday morning.
3 years ago
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Steve Coogan

Seattle man awaiting sentencing in child rape case arrested for girlfriend’s murder

The man charged with murdering his girlfriend was already awaiting sentencing on separate child rape charges.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Seattle Police arrest man for stabbing 63-year-old in Capitol Hill

A Tuesday afternoon stabbing in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood left a 63-year-old man in serious condition.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Redmond neighborhood on lockdown as police search for shooting suspect

Redmond police are searching for a man who they say shot another man. They are warning residents to stay inside while they search for the armed suspect
3 years ago
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Briseida Holguin, KIRO 7

Suspect arrested after strangling Bellevue officer, stealing police car

A Bellevue Police officer is at home recovering after being strangled by a burglary suspect early Saturday morning.
3 years ago
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Heather Bosch

Pot shops remain high target for smash-and-grabs, armed robbery

Pot shops are targets of smash-and-grabs because they're, typically, cash reliant as it's illegal under federal law to buy those products with credit cards.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Tacoma police warn of scammers asking for donations for Manny Ellis trial

There's a phone scam taking advantage of the public's interest surrounding the trial of the police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis.
3 years ago
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Sam Campbell

‘There’s no money’: Thieves break into driving school twice in last 6 months

The group of four suspects were last seen, all wearing masks, getting into a black sedan. Authorities released no further description.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

2 smoke, pot shops rammed with cars by thieves overnight

Another rash of robberies using vehicles to ram stores overnight, this time at a cannabis dispensary in Bryn Mawr-Skyway and a smoke shop in West Seattle.
3 years ago
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Bill Kaczaraba

2 men charged with assaulting, holding women at gunpoint at Tacoma massage parlor

Two men are accused of entering a Tacoma massage parlor, forcing multiple female employees into a back room and assaulting them before leaving with cash.
3 years ago
Kate Stone

Slain King County woman’s family claims in lawsuit police could have prevented shooting

The family of a woman killed by her son in 2021 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the King County Sheriff’s Office, saying deputies did not do enough to protect her.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

South Seattle dispensary robbed after car was crashed into its front doors

A car crashed into the front of a cannabis dispensary in Seattle early Thursday morning, with suspects stealing several items from the displays.
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Suspect arrested in shooting of man trying to help deer cross the road

A suspicious death investigation is underway in Silverdale, with Kitsap County detectives looking into a person found by a family member dead in their home.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Officer in Edmonds hit with personal car during theft

An off-duty Seattle police officer is recovering from injuries after he was hit by his personal car by a thief when he interrupted a car prowl in Edmonds.
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Analysis: UW one of 30 most dangerous campuses in US

Offenses involving forced sex accounted for 60.4% of the total violent crime analyzed between 2019 and 2021.
3 years ago