Kent police arrest suspect in deadly shooting
KENT, Wash. — Kent police said Thursday they arrested a man suspected of a deadly shooting just a day earlier. Investigators said detectives received information that led them to the suspect in the...
View ArticleWitnesses help cops catch sex offender who groped woman at bus stop, Seattle...
SEATTLE — Police say several witnesses chased down a man who groped a woman at a Seattle bus stop. According to Seattle police, the woman was waiting for a bus at Broadway and E. Union Street around...
View ArticlePolice: Amber alert cancelled; mother and infant found safe
JUST IN: AMBER ALERT UPDATE- Mom & baby found safe. Armed suspect still on the loose, considered dangerous. #Q13Fox — Tina Patel (@tina_patel) September 13, 2015 –Previous story — TACOMA – Police...
View ArticleLongview woman indicted on federal child pornography charges
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A Longview woman has been indicted on federal charges of producing, distributing and possessing child pornography. The Daily News reports Joanna Jean Olson was indicted earlier...
View ArticleFamily fears stolen wallet, ID led to home burglary
SEATAC, Wash. -- A SeaTac family is still shaken after they say bold thieves struck rummaged through their property, all while they were just waking up inside their home. They now hope their...
View ArticleDetectives discover kids living in crate in underground cave; mother charged
24-year-old Brittany Mugrauer (Photo from WDAF) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 24-year-old mother is in custody after her dirty, barefoot 4 and 6-year-old children were found living in a wooden shipping crate...
View ArticleSeveral people robbed at gunpoint near fairgrounds in Puyallup
PUYALLUP -- Police say four men robbed several people at gunpoint near the Puyallup Fair Grounds on Sunday night demanding money and other valuables. 18 year-old Griffin Stiffarm and a friend got the...
View ArticlePolice seek witnesses after man nearly beaten to death in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, Wash. -- A local mother is demanding answers after she says multiple men nearly beat her son to death Sunday night outside a bar in Aberdeen. Police are hoping someone out there has the...
View ArticleOlympia man uses hornet spray to capture accused trespasser
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — An Olympia man kept who he says was a trespasser in his backyard at bay with a can of wasp and hornet killer. The Olympian reports that police responded to a trespassing call...
View ArticleSouth Seattle funeral director mourns tragic toll of gun violence
SEATTLE -- Roger Leger is tired of burying dead kids. The longtime funeral director at Columbia Funeral Home in Rainier Valley has seen first-hand the devastating impact of gun violence in South...
View ArticleTwo more arrested in downtown Seattle tourist attack
SEATTLE -- Seattle police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the attack and robbery of three tourists from Rhode Island in downtown Seattle. Detectives learned Monday a 27-year-old...
View ArticleSpanaway woman fined for letting dog starve to death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Spanaway woman who allowed her great Dane to starve to death was ordered to pay a $2,400 fine, but escaped jail time. The News Tribune reports that the Pierce County Superior...
View ArticleDeath penalty not sought in Bremerton double homicide
BREMERTON, Wash. — Kitsap County prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty against a man charged with murder in the deaths of his former girlfriend and a 2-year-old boy at a Bremerton mobile home park....
View ArticleYakima man pleads guilty to sex charges after friending young girls on Facebook
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A Yakima man accused of having sex with underage girls after befriending them on a social media site pleaded guilty to four counts of third-degree child rape. The Yakima Herald...
View ArticleDriver charged with murder after passenger killed in rollover crash near Tacoma
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Pierce County prosecutors have charged Mac Robert Tappon with second-degree murder in connection with a high-speed chase...
View Article28 years for salmonella: Peanut exec gets groundbreaking sentence
ALBANY, Georgia — Stewart Parnell once boasted processing the “finest” peanut products. On Monday he was sentenced to nearly three decades in prison for knowingly shipping deadly peanut butter paste. A...
View ArticleGetaway driver in Spokane murder-for-hire plot pleads guilty
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The getaway driver accused in the murder-for-hire plot of a South Hill businessman has pleaded guilty. The Spokesman Review reports that Robby Wahrer pleaded guilty Tuesday to a...
View ArticleViewer helps find local rocker’s stolen guitars; police hope surveillance...
SEATTLE — “Yep, that’s it!” That was Jarrod Medrano’s first reaction when he saw his beloved Silver Burst Gibson guitar. “I would kiss it if I knew where it had been,” he said. Four of his guitars...
View ArticleHomeowner reportedly shoots Bonney Lake intruder, police investigating
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment BONNEY LAKE — Police and emergency crews are at a Bonney Lake home after a homeowner allegedly shot an intruder early Monday morning, fire officials said. East...
View ArticleSeattle man arrested in fatal weekend fight
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police say they’ve arrested a 55-year-old man in connection with a homicide that happened over the weekend. Police say two residents of a Seattle housing facility began fighting...
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