Court docs: Washougal man killed grandmother after being asked to turn off...
VANCOUVER, Wash. – A man who police say confessed to the brutal murder of his own grandmother in Washougal appeared in court Tuesday morning, KPTV reported. A Clark County judge set bail for the...
View ArticleDetectives seek more victims after man beats, sexually assaults woman
WHITE CENTER, Wash. — King County detectives are concerned that there may be more victims after they say a man beat a 55-year-old woman and sexually assaulted her last week. On March 2, deputies were...
View ArticlePolice use mannequin decoy to arrest suspected homeless killer in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A hunt for the killer of two sleeping homeless men in Las Vegas led to an unusual attempted murder charge Tuesday and a legal debate about criminal intent, when a man was accused of...
View ArticleO.J. Simpson could be released from prison as early as October
(CNN) — O.J. Simpson could get out of prison later this year, if a pivotal parole hearing goes his way. The hearing will likely take place in July, according to David Smith, spokesman for the Nevada...
View ArticleMom accused of beating 71-year-old with own cane for suggesting son needs...
NEW YORK — A furious mother punched and beat a 71-year-old woman with her own cane in a New York City subway elevator Monday, after the victim insinuated that she should teach her child some manners,...
View ArticleSerial rapist dies while serving prison sentence
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — A prison official says a man serving a prison sentence for sexual assaults in the South Puget Sound area has died. The Seattle Times reports 37-year-old Anthony Dias had a “health...
View ArticleChicago woman charged with murder in case of man forced to drink bleach
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend who police say she forced to drink bleach during a fight. The Chicago Tribune reports that...
View ArticleCasey Anthony talks about her daughter Caylee’s death
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Casey Anthony — the Florida woman accused, then acquitted, of killing her 2-year-old daughter — spoke with The Associated Press five times over a weeklong period. During...
View ArticlePolice: Woman in labor demanded injection of heroin and meth
CONCORD, N.H. – Two women face charges after one allegedly injected the other –who was in labor at the time – with drugs last September, according to WMUR. New Hampshire police say Felicia Farruggia,...
View ArticleNaked brothers high on mushrooms terrorized apartment complex, police say
INDIANAPOLIS – Two brothers took magic mushrooms, got naked and then caused havoc around an Indianapolis apartment complex Sunday, according to court documents. Noah Batz, 24, and Timothy Batz, 21,...
View ArticleAt least 5 Snohomish County families targeted by frightening kidnapping scam
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — It’s a phone call that has parents all across our region, on alert. Police want to warn everyone about a kidnapping scam that targeted one family, as recently as Wednesday morning....
View ArticleVancouver child-porn case dropped as U.S. refuses to show software code
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal prosecutors have dropped child pornography charges against a Washington teacher after the U.S. Justice Department refused to disclose information about a software weakness it...
View ArticleCon artists prey on immigrants fearing a Trump crackdown
NEW YORK (AP) — The call came from what looked like a government number. When an immigrant in New York City answered, the voice on the other end told him he was in the U.S. illegally and would have to...
View ArticleIsland County sheriff looking for people who threw dog out of SUV and ran...
ISLAND COUNTY, Wash. – The Island County sheriff’s office is looking for somebody who threw a pit bull out of a moving SUV on Monday. A witness called Monday night at 8 p.m. to report that they’d been...
View ArticleEverett man charged in February knife attack on elderly women
EVERETT, Wash. — Authorities have charged an Everett man with second-degree murder and first-degree assault following a knife attack that killed a 78-year-old woman and injured her 62-year-old...
View ArticleDrunk man steals forklift because he couldn’t find his car keys
MARATHON, Fla. — Florida Keys authorities say a drunken man from Rhode Island stole a forklift and crashed into a gate, telling deputies he lost his car keys and needed something to drive. The Monroe...
View ArticleMan, woman drive 1,300 miles with corpse in suitcase
PRAIRIE COUNTY, Arkansas — Deputies didn’t start investigating the man’s death until somebody unzipped a blue suitcase and found his corpse, said Rick Hickman, sheriff of Prairie County, Arkansas....
View ArticlePolice shoot knife-wielding man in Bellingham
BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- Police shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect Sunday afternoon in downtown Bellingham. Authorities say the man had stabbed another man in the neck across the street from the...
View ArticleHave you seen this truck? 5-ton military truck stolen from Monroe business
MONROE, Wash. — A gun shop owner is hoping you’ve seen his stolen truck. It’s pretty hard to miss. It’s a 1986 AM General M923A1 military truck that is two to three times bigger than your average...
View ArticlePierce County deputies find wanted man hiding behind giant teddy bear
TACOMA, Wash. – Pierce County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man with a felony warrant last week after he got a little too cute trying to hide from them. The 32-year-old man evaded deputies for a time,...
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