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Bremerton Kitsap bank robbery...
Jason Sutich

Animal control officer helps crack Bremerton bank robbery case, 2 suspects arrested

Two bank robbery suspects were surrounded and arrested on Tuesday after allegedly threatening and demanding cash from a bank in unincorporated Bremerton.
6 months ago
fox island elder fraud sentence doj...
Jason Sutich

‘He meant to bleed her dry’: Fox Island financial advisor sentenced for $920K elder fraud

A Fox Island man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for stealing more than $920,000 from an elderly woman.
6 months ago
Everett cold case murders...
MyNorthwest Staff

Mitchell Gaff sentenced to 50 years to life for 1980s Everett cold case murders

Mitchell Gaff, 68, was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison Wednesday by a Snohomish County Superior Court judge for the cold case murders of Susan Vesey and Judith "Judy" Weaver in the 1980s. Decades after the killings, DNA evidence linked Gaff to both crimes.
6 months ago
burien gun incident...
Luke Duecy

Burien police decline charges after video appears to show woman brandishing gun at students protesting ICE

Burien police said they do not plan to pursue charges after a video appeared to show a woman flashing a handgun at students protesting ICE.
6 months ago
South Seattle bluetooth stolen car crash...
Jason Sutich

Bluetooth connection links 15-year-old to stolen car crash in South Seattle

A 15-year-old was arrested on Tuesday after a Bluetooth connection linked him to crashing a stolen car through a fence in South Seattle.
6 months ago
Tacoma police officers grant...
Jason Sutich

Man booked after allegedly stealing ‘O’ from Tacoma Police sign, damaging front gate

A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of vandalizing the Tacoma Police Department's (TPD) headquarters signage.
6 months ago
seattle scientology trend crowbar...
Jason Sutich

Viral ‘speedrun’ trend reaches Seattle as crowbar-wielding protesters break into Church of Scientology

A trend online found its way to Seattle as multiple "protesters," one being armed with a crowbar, forced entry into the Church of Scientology in Queen Anne.
6 months ago
hit-and-run I-405 renton crash...
Frank Sumrall

Hit-and-run crash on I-405 in Renton seriously injures motorcyclist, southbound lanes reopen

Southbound I-405 has reopened in Renton after multiple lanes were shut down early Tuesday morning when a hit-and-run crash involving a car and a motorcycle led to a serious injury.
6 months ago
kent body found...
Frank Sumrall

Kent man shoots and kills 70-year-old father before taking his own life

A 48-year-old man shot and killed his father in Kent Tuesday night before taking his own life, the Kent Police Department confirmed.
6 months ago
puyallup white prison gang...
Julia Dallas

‘If you abuse children, we will find you’: Kent man indicted for producing child sex abuse material

A 32-year-old man from Kent was indicted for producing and possessing child sex abuse material.
6 months ago
lake city taproom employee shot killed growler guys Q murder...
James Lynch

$2 million bail set for suspect accused of killing Lake City taproom employee ‘Q’

A judge has set bail at $2 million for a man accused of gunning down a 25‑year‑old employee inside a Lake City beer bar.
6 months ago
door kick challenge suspect gig harbor...
Julia Dallas

Deputies warn of ‘dangerous’ social media challenge as Gig Harbor homeowner faces $2,000 in damage

Pierce County deputies are warning of a "dangerous" social media door kick challenge after a home was damaged in Gig Harbor.
6 months ago
South Seattle homicide arrest wa safety study...
Jason Sutich

Homicide suspect arrested after 35-year-old found dead in South Seattle encampment

A 46-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with a homicide last week inside a South Seattle homeless encampment.
6 months ago
lake city taproom employee shot killed growler guys Q murder...
Frank Sumrall

20-year-old arrested in connection to the murder of Growler Guys taproom employee ‘Q’ in Lake City

A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with the death of a 25-year-old employee working at The Growler Guys taproom in Lake City last weekend.
6 months ago
The scene after a woman called law enforcement saying she stabbed her husband while camping near Cr...
Julia Dallas

Woman says she stabbed husband while camping in Pierce County, tells deputies he ‘came after her’

A woman told police she stabbed her husband after he "came after her" at a campground near Crystal Mountain in Pierce County.
6 months ago
lake city taproom employee shot killed growler guys Q murder...
Frank Sumrall

‘Such a respectful person’: Community mourns employee’s ‘devastating’ death at local taproom, no arrests made

The Seattle Police Department is still searching for the suspect who shot and killed an employee at The Growler Guys taproom in Lake City over the weekend.
6 months ago
small business owners seattle burglary...
Manda Factor

Seattle small business owners devastated by break-ins as commercial burglary cases flood King County courts

Several defendants faced arraignment in King County court Monday on commercial burglary charges, cases that prosecutors said illustrate an ongoing problem devastating small business owners.
6 months ago
UW 19-year-old dead murder details...
Luke Duecy

19-year-old transgender woman found dead in laundry room at UW-area apartment complex; suspect on the loose

UW Police and SPD are searching for a suspect after a 19-year-old woman was found dead inside an off-campus apartment complex near the UW campus late Sunday night.
6 months ago
lake city taproom employee shot killed growler guys Q murder...
Tom Brock

Employee at popular Lake City taproom shot and killed

A homicide investigation is underway in Seattle's Lake City neighborhood, after an employee at a popular taproom on Lake City Way was found shot dead.
6 months ago
Renton shooting surveillance footage...
James Lynch

Off-duty security guard found guilty of killing teen outside Renton store

An off-duty security guard who shot and killed a teenager outside a store in Renton has been found guilty of murder and assault.
6 months ago
westlake park felon kill...
Julia Dallas

Seattle police investigating after person grazed in head by bullet; suspect on the loose

Police are investigating after a person was grazed in the head by a bullet in South Seattle.
6 months ago
covington wife kill plan...
Julia Dallas

Covington man admits to planning to kill wife and framing it as a robbery, court docs show

Kyle Cathcart, a 41-year-old man from Covington who is accused of killing his wife, was charged Thursday.
6 months ago
port orchard (2)...
James Lynch

Man arrested, suspect on the loose after drugs and weapon seized in Port Orchard

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested one man and are searching for a second after they seized narcotics and weapons in Port Orchard.
6 months ago
Grappler Thurston County...
Frank Lenzi

Grappler stops fleeing driver in Thurston County — Sheriff says ‘Pull over, do your night in jail’

Thurston County deputies deployed a grappler — the tire-tangling pursuit device gaining national attention — to end a police chase Tuesday morning.
6 months ago