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Seattle Police Seek Public Assistance After Woman Reportedly Abducted in West Seattle
The Seattle Police Department is calling on the community for any leads to help locate a woman reportedly forced into a truck earlier this month. According to the authorities, several 911 calls alerted them to the incident which took place on Southwest Roxbury Street near the White Center area of West Seattle on April 10th.
Retired Navy doctor, Hansville resident identified as man shot by police in Tukwila hotel
The man fatally shot by Seattle police officers at a Tukwila hotel last week was a retired U.S. Navy physician who is tied to an address in Hansville, records show. Bruce Coval Meneley, 67, was identified Tuesday by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, which determined he died from multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide.
Car crashes into Seattle storage facility
SEATTLE — Law enforcement was on the scene at a Seattle storage facility early Thursday morning after a car smashed through its front entrance. Crews responded just after 2:45 a.m. to West Coast Self Storage on Rainier Avenue South in the Columbia City neighborhood, according to Seattle Fire. The...
What does human trafficking look like? Washington woman shares her story
SEATTLE — Something that may be perceived as an international problem is happening right here in western Washington. KING 5 has found our region is one of the hotbeds in the U.S. for human trafficking. Officials with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations said it's a big problem that...
Seattle Standoff Ends with Arrest of Man Suspected of Felony Harassment, Property Damage After SWAT Negotiation
A dramatic standoff in downtown Seattle came to a close Monday when a 36-year-old man was arrested following hours of negotiations with the SWAT team. According to a report by the Seattle Police Department (SPD), the suspect, who was taken into custody for felony harassment and property damage, had flooded his apartment and made violent threats to those attempting to intervene.
In their own words: Seattle teens talk violence
SEATTLE — From carjackings and thefts to serious assaults and homicides, teenagers in Seattle are aware of the violence and crime involving in their peers. "I'm well aware of it. A lot of it happens at my school," said 13-year-old Dominick Pavageau, a member of the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club.
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