CRIME & SAFETY
Possible human remains found in Redmond
REDMOND, Wash. - Possible human remains were discovered in a wooded area in Redmond last Friday. Redmond Police officers were called to an area near 9911 Willows Road NE, which is off Willows Trail and across from the Willows Run Golf Complex. A person foraging for mushrooms called police to...
Driver was using Tesla auto-pilot feature at time of deadly crash in Snohomish County
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — A Snohomish man behind the wheel of a Tesla at the time it crashed into a motorcycle in April, killing the rider, told police the car was on auto-pilot at the time, according to a statement of probable cause. The 56-year-old told a state trooper...
Bothell man sentenced to 26 years in 1993 homicide cold case
The man found guilty of murder in a 1993 cold case last month, more than three decades after a Bothell teenager was killed, was sentenced Wednesday. Alan Dean was charged with the murder of 15-year-old Melissa Lee after DNA evidence from a discarded cigarette was positively matched to DNA evidence found at the crime scene. The trial lasted eight days before the jury convicted Dean on March 28.
WA man accused of stabbing random Muckleshoot Casino gambler came with 'intent to kill'
AUBURN, Wash. - The man accused of randomly stabbing a gambler to death Saturday night admitted he came to the Muckleshoot Casino with the intent to kill someone. However, when he could not find his intended target, he searched for a replacement to kill in his stead. Ricky Fuentes, 31,...
Man in his 80s killed in White Center hit-and-run, police searching for suspect
WHITE CENTER, Wash. - The King County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's help after an 81-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run accident in White Center on Monday. Sheriff's deputies were called just after 10 p.m. on Monday, April 22, to the intersection of S.W. Roxbury Street and 15th Avenue S.W. in unincorporated White Center.
New police light rail unit starts this week ahead of Sound Transit's 2 line opening
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Before Sound Transit's 2 Line begins service this weekend, the Bellevue Police Department (BPD) will roll out a new police unit. The department announced Wednesday the creation of the Bellevue Light Rail Unit (BLU), which will be a unit designed to "foster a safe and positive riding experience for individuals and families wishing to use the new Link Light Rail Service through Bellevue."
Driver accused in high-speed Eastside pursuit pleads not guilty
KING COUNTY, Wash. — The man accused of ramming several police cars and leading police on a high-speed pursuit across the east side of King County in early April pleaded not guilty on Monday, April 22. Brandon Wilburn, 32, is charged with multiple counts of assault and malicious mischief...
2 hospitalized after rollover crash during Kan. police chase
WASHINGTON COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident during a pursuit by law enforcement just after 10a.m. Monday in Washington County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Ram 1500 driven by Robert Darius Allen, 22, Bellevue, Washington was northbound fleeing from law enforcement on Kansas 15 Northbound one and one half miles south of U.S. 36.
Six people in I-5 pro-Palestinian protest charged with misdemeanors
(The Center Square) – The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is following through with charges against six people involved in the Interstate 5 pro-Palestinian protest earlier this year. The Jan. 6 protest caused a six-mile traffic backup on the highway for about five hours. Videos on social media showed hundreds of protestors on the highway, chanting phrases such as “Hey hey, ho ho, the occupation has got to go!” Out...
Women arrested in massive West Coast Lululemon theft ring expected in court
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Three women arrested for reportedly stealing more than half a million dollars worth of clothing from Lululemon and other high-end stores up and down the West Coast are set to appear in court on Wednesday. The trio of women, 24-year-old Janeice Downs, 18-year-old Reality Leavens and 49-year-old...
Former Kent School District bus driver accused of raping student
A former Kent School District bus driver faces a May 6 trial date on charges that he allegedly raped an 11-year-old female student multiple times over three months inside a bus before dropping her off at her stop. King County prosecutors have charged Ansu Aoyub Konneh, 39, of Renton, with...
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