CRIME & SAFETY
Port Orchard man charged with rape, providing alcohol to 18-year-old
A 50-year-old Port Orchard man was charged Friday with rape after allegedly providing an 18-year-old woman with more than 10 shots of tequila and taking her to his home when she was incapacitated. Christopher Michael Wahoviak was arrested Thursday and charged in Kitsap Superior Court Friday with third-degree rape, a felony, as well as a misdemeanor charge of providing liquor to someone under the age of 21 and a special allegation because the victim was vulnerable....
60k fentanyl pills seized from Renton home in massive drug bust sting
RENTON, Wash. - More than 60,000 fentanyl pills and over 30 pounds of fentanyl powder were seized in a massive drug bust that targeted a group operating from Renton to Bellingham. The investigation began in late March and undercover Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents set up initial drug deals with...
Police investigate shooting in West Seattle
SEATTLE - Police are investigating a shooting that happened in West Seattle overnight. The Seattle Police Department first announced the shooting at around 12:40 a.m. Friday morning. Authorities said they were investigating a shooting near the corner of SW Raymond St. and Lanham Pl. SW. This area is near Judy...
'Extremely excruciating': Family of 9-month-old allegedly shot to death by father in Magnolia speaks out
SEATTLE — The family of a 9-month-old baby is speaking out just days after police say he was shot and killed by his own father. "It was extremely excruciating, there are no words when you get a call like that," said Reyna Cruz, the infant's aunt. The boy's 35-year-old...
Man shot after being robbed in downtown Seattle
SEATTLE - Police are investigating a robbery and shooting that happened in downtown Seattle on Saturday. Seattle Police said they responded to a report of a man shot near the intersection of 12th Ave. S and S King Street at 11:43 a.m. Upon arrival, officers located a man with a...
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