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Man accused of hitting noisy kid at Wash. theater
A Washington state man fed up with a group of noisy moviegoers behind him stepped over the seat and punched a 10-year-old boy in the face. The man, who told police he thought the person he hit was a grown man, was watching "Titanic" in 3-D with his girlfriend and ...
2 kids missing from Burien Library with father
Police are looking for a man who took his two young kids from the Burien library sometime Tuesday afternoon, the King County Sheriff's Office said. "Michael Riley took his 7 mo old and 2 year old from Burien Library," Sheriff's Office spokesperson Cindi West tweeted. West said in an email ...
WA employee accused of stealing food card benefits
The Department of Social and Health Services says a worker in a Pierce County office took food benefits worth more than $3,200 by using a former client's EBT card. The department says 44-year-old Tammy McElroy of Graham was arrested Tuesday by the Washington State Patrol and jailed for investigation of ...
Wash. officer charged in daughter's shooting
A Marysville police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter after his 3-year-old son grabbed his loaded handgun and shot his older sister to death. The shooting occurred inside the family's van as it was parked in Stanwood on March 10. Officer Derek Carlile and his wife left the van ...
‘Big Tipper Bandit’ caught on camera
A man Seattle police said used a stolen credit card to pay for a meal at a restaurant and then leave a large tip was seen on a surveillance camera. Police said the man is wanted in connection with two recent armed robberies on Capitol Hill. The man ...
Marysville cop charged in daughter's shooting death
A Marysville police officer has been charged in the accidental shooting death of his daughter in March, KIRO 7 news partner The Daily Herald in Everett reported. Derek Carlile faces one count of second-degree manslaughter. The shooting happened March 11 in the family's van, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said. ...
Tumwater teen charged with threatening to kill student
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with felony harassment, accused of threatening to kill another student at Tumwater High School. Thurston County prosecutors said the 15-year-old had apparently had been involved in a long running dispute with a 14-year-old student. At some point, he said he was going ...
Suspect identified in south Seattle fatal shooting
Police have identified a suspect and released an additional detail about a fatal shooting last Wednesday outside a south Seattle fast-food restaurant. Police said Tuesday they're looking for 26-year-old Troy D. Sanders. They believe he shot 31-year-old Courtney Taylor following a disturbance that occurred during the filming of a video. ...
Man charged with hitting unruly kid at movie theater
An Auburn man accused of hitting an unruly 10-year-old boy at a Kent movie theater is facing felony assault charges. The incident happened last month at the AMC Theater on Ramsay Way. Police say 21-year-old Yong Hyun Kim hit the boy after the boy and his friends refused ...
Yakima police sergeant quits under investigation
A Yakima police sergeant who was under investigation for possible misconduct has resigned. The city said Monday that Sgt. Erik Hildebrand resigned Friday. He had been on leave since March 5. Officials refused to discuss why he had been under investigation. Records obtained by Yakima Herald-Republic (http://is.gd/UQqJ0v) indicate it was ...
Port Orchard trial in trooper killing
The trial is beginning Tuesday in Port Orchard for a woman charged with rendering criminal assistance in the shooting death of Washington State Patrol Trooper Tony Radulescu (rad-ihl-EHS'-kyoo). Kitsap County prosecutors say 19-year-old Megan G. Mollet was riding in a pickup truck with the man who killed the trooper in ...
Suspect identified in slaying of man in Rainier Beach
Seattle police have identified a suspect in the shooting that killed a father of five in Rainier Beach last week. Community leaders gathered in the parking lot of a Jack in the Box on Tuesday night, where 31-year-old Courtney Taylor was gunned down on Wednesday. They were speaking ...
2 Spokane officers injured arresting DUI suspect
Spokane police say two officers suffered minor injuries in a fight with a driver suspected of driving under the influence. Police say the driver fled Monday night, and his car was finally stopped with spike strips and a ramming maneuver. The driver tried to run off, then turned and hit ...
Seattle man found dead in kitchen
Homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man Monday night at a north Seattle apartment. The body of the 28-year-old was found on his kitchen floor when a friend went to check on him because hadn't seen or heard from him for several days.
Trial opens for Wash. couple in caged kids case
A Washington state couple kept two young autistic boys in a dark room with a cage-like door for convenience, prosecutors told jurors Monday while the defense countered that the child-proofing was intended to keep the children from harming themselves. The opening statements came as the trial of John Eckhart, 31, ...
Wash. woman arrested in mother's stabbing
A Thurston County Superior Court judge has set bail at $500,000 for a 23-year-old woman accused of stabbing her mother repeatedly as she slept at a home in Rochester, Wash. Court papers indicate 23-year-old Amanda Bassell was released from prison May 11 after serving a third-degree assault sentence. They also ...
Woman convicted of embezzling from Quinaults
A former Copalis Beach, Wash., woman accused of stealing more than $50,000 while she worked in the Quinault Indian Nation's finance department has been convicted of 20 counts of embezzlement of tribal funds. U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle of Tacoma convicted 48-year-old Ann Ludwig on Monday after a three-day trial. ...
Man stabbed in crazed meth attack shows his wounds
A man ambushed and stabbed in his own car by a woman police said was high on methamphetamine showed KIRO 7 his wounds Monday and said he’s thankful the attack wasn’t worse. Richard Lynn asked KIRO 7 to not show his face, but he did show six slashes on the ...
Man charged with beating WA children enters plea
A Tacoma-area man accused of beating two of his girlfriend's young children has pleaded not guilty to two child assault charges. Bail for 28-year-old Stepan Perebeynos was set Monday at $1 million in Pierce County court. The man was arrested last week at a Fircrest apartment after he called 911 ...
Police: Fife woman left 3-year-old son at motel while she gambled
A Fife woman is behind bars after police said she left her 3-year-old son in a motel room for two hours while she gambled at a casino miles away. Officials from Child Protective Services said a case worker from the agency’s Tacoma office took custody of the boy. Police said ...
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