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Crime Blotter

kent crash car tree students...
Frank Sumrall

Kent police launch homicide investigation after woman discovered dead in park

The Kent Police Department is investigating a homicide after a woman was found dead in a Kent park Wednesday.
9 months ago
Seattle airplane groping...
Frank Lenzi

Seattle man convicted of groping woman on airplane

A Seattle man faces up to two years in prison after being convicted of groping a 19‑year‑old woman on an airplane.
9 months ago
Seattle shooting middle school lockdown...
Jason Sutich

Seattle middle school locks down after 2 found shot in nearby apartment complex

A shooting in Seattle's Central District that left a man and a woman with several gunshot wounds forced a nearby middle school into lockdown on Tuesday.
9 months ago
Sound Transit budget deficit delays...
Jillian Raftery

Copper wire thieves strike again, shut down light rail between SeaTac and Federal Way

Sound Transit light rail shut down between the Star Lake Station in Kent and the Angle Lake Station in SeaTac on Wednesday after thieves stole copper wire.
9 months ago
Puyallup Pierce County...
James Lynch

Scammers are using jail records to target families, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office warns

Pierce County Sheriff's Office warns families of inmates about scams costing thousands. Stay informed to protect your loved ones.
9 months ago
auburn cop fired...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘They’re not really clear who’s the aggressor’: PhotogSteve details Auburn shooting that left 4 injured

Four people, including three women, were injured after a shooting broke out at a youth homelessness housing building in Auburn.
9 months ago
Central District shooting...
James Lynch

2 shot at Central District apartment complex; police searching for suspects

Seattle police are probing a shooting incident involving two victims in the Central District.
9 months ago
Blood trail stabbing Seattle...
Jason Sutich

Seattle police follow blood trail after Chinatown-ID stabbing, second victim not located

A stabbing in Seattle left a 30-year-old victim with severe injuries, and a blood trail leading to another victim who was not found on Monday.
9 months ago
King County crime spree...
Julia Dallas

Honduran national living in Des Moines sentenced for drug distribution that nearly killed infant

A Honduran man in Des Moines was sentenced to prison for fentanyl distribution, endangering his infant's life.
9 months ago
oregon active shooter...
Julia Dallas

3 shot at Auburn apartment complex

Three individuals were shot at an Auburn apartment complex, raising community safety concerns.
9 months ago
Olympia Police gun bus teen...
Frank Sumrall

3 found dead in Olympia home in apparent double murder-suicide

Olympia Police confirm two women and one man found dead in home from gunshot wounds.
9 months ago
Snapchat WA hacking...
Jason Sutich

‘A living nightmare’: WA man gets 10 years for hacking Snapchat accounts, soliciting child abuse

Washington man sentenced to 10 years for hacking Snapchat accounts and soliciting child abuse material by posing as tech support.
9 months ago
Seattle drug trafficking...
Jason Sutich

Seattle man gets 35 years for fentanyl, meth trafficking tied to Phoenix drug ring

A Seattle man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for violating federal narcotics laws relating to a transnational criminal organization.
9 months ago
amazon (1)...
Julia Dallas

Former IT manager sentenced for stealing nearly $1 million from Kent company

A former IT manager faces prison after stealing nearly $1 million from a Kent company, shedding light on corporate fraud.
9 months ago
drugs guns seized tacoma...
James Lynch

14 arrested, guns and drugs seized in months-long Tacoma gang takedown

Federal officials announce the arrest of 14 gang members in Tacoma, concluding a months-long undercover investigation.
9 months ago
Federal Way OIS...
MyNorthwest Staff

Investigation underway after Federal Way police officer kills carjacking suspect

An investigation follows the fatal shooting of a carjacking suspect by a Federal Way police officer on Friday morning.
9 months ago
seattle...
Samantha Lomibao, KIRO 7 News

Seattle plumbers bear-sprayed by brazen burglars

Three plumbers recovering after being attacked by burglars attempting to steal their tools in a shocking incident.
9 months ago
Everett massage parlor...
Jason Sutich

Everett man arrested for allegedly posing as off-duty cop, pulling over driver

A man allegedly impersonating an off-duty Duvall Police officer was arrested last week after being stopped for speeding in Everett.
9 months ago
Skagit death threats congress...
Jason Sutich

‘Dangerous pattern’: Skagit man sentenced for death threats against Congress members

A 67-year-old Skagit County man was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for making interstate threats against two U.S. Congressmen and their staff.
9 months ago
light rail copper wire theft angle lake federal way...
Frank Sumrall

Light rail between Angle Lake and Federal Way to be shut down for repairs, Sound Transit blames copper wire theft

The newly opened light rail line between Angle Lake and Federal Way will shut down for repairs on Saturday. Sound Transit says thieves targeting copper wire are at least partly to blame.
9 months ago
hate crime seattle trial...
James Lynch

Victim testifies in Seattle hate crime trial over alleged unprovoked anti-trans attack

The trial for the man King County prosecutors say brutally beat a trans woman in an unprovoked attack in Seattle last March reached its second day Thursday.
9 months ago
machete attack seattle...
Aaron Granillo

Police investigating machete attack in Seattle’s Central District

The Seattle Police Department is investigating a machete attack that severed a man’s fingers Thursday afternoon in the city’s Central District neighborhood.
9 months ago
Pinehurst fireworks suv...
Jason Sutich

Surveillance video captures fireworks hurled from SUV in Pinehurst neighborhood

After several North Seattle residents reported loud firework explosions, one homeowner filmed a video of people throwing fireworks out of an SUV into the street.
9 months ago