Stories for May 2007
Stories for Monday, May 28
Missing Pilot Had Been Charged With Indecent Liberties
The pilot of a small plane that vanished from radar over the Cascade Range was awaiting trial in an indecent liberties case in Tacoma, records show.An aerial search has failed to produce any trace of the rented Cessna 177 flown by George E. Trupp, 53, of Snoqualmie, since it disappeared ...
Guide To Trails Damaged, Closed By Storms
There's a new way for hikers to find out if their favorite trails were damaged in last winter's storms.Millions of dollars in storm damage was done to parks and trails.The Washington Trails Association started an online guide in the Cascades and Olympics.Get the information on closed and damaged trails at ...
2 Sought In Lacey-Area Home Invasion, Shooting
Investigators in the Lacey area are searching for two men who burst into a home and shot a 23-year-old man Monday morning.His grandmother said Mark Maynard was able to tell police he didn't know the men who robbed and shot him.Police from several jurisdictions, including the Washington State Patrol, are ...
Coast Guard Rescues Man From Mountaintop
Coast Guard crews hoisted a 64-year-old man off of a 7,000-foot mountain near Port Angeles on Sunday night in the highest-altitude rescue on record in the region, officials said.The man was injured and not able to move when a Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Port Angeles was sent to ...
Stories for Sunday, May 27
Suspect Arrested In Grand Mound Murder
A man was killed early Sunday morning after a party in the south sound turned ugly.His body was found on a front lawn in Grand Mound. Hours later, there was an arrest further south in Centralia.A resident of the Grand Mound trailer park found the man's body, lying on the ...
Man Arrested After Car Crash On Airport Runway
A 21-year-old man who works at the Tacoma Narrows Airport was arrested early Sunday morning after taking a joyride on the airport's runway before crashing off the tarmac, police said.The driver was arrested on investigation of vehicular assault, Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said. Both the driver and his passenger ...
Police Arrest Fleeing Motorcyclist After Shots Fired
Washington State roopers arrested a motorcyclist after he led them on a high-speed chase along Highway 20 Sunday night.A spokesperson for WSP tells KIRO-TV that a trooper tried to stop the motorcyclist on Highway 20 around 6:30 p.m.The motorcyclist refused to stop, and a pursuit began.Police said that the suspect ...
Toddler Falls Out Of Window
A local toddler was rushed to Harborview Medical Center after falling out of a window in West Seattle.The accident happened just after one o'clock this afternoon at an apartment building on Delridge Way. The two-year-old girl fell about ten feet into a flower bed on a second floor courtyard.Neighbor, Mona ...
Police Chase Ends With Crash In Redmond
Police are looking for the driver of a car that crashed in Redmond early Sunday morning.The Washington State Patrol said that a trooper pursued the car along Old Redmond Road about 12:45 a.m.The fleeing car was speeding when the driver lost control and crashed into a pole.Police said that that ...
Stories for Saturday, May 26
Teenager Seriously Injured In Auburn Crash
A 15-year-old bicycling to a birthday party is hospitalized tonight, after getting hit by a pickup truck in Auburn.The accident happened this afternoon as the boy tried to cross Auburn Way near Academy Drive. Investigators were on scene for several hours investigating the crash.Police tell KIRO TV that boy was ...
Possible Break In Missing NAS Whidbey Officer Case
Oak Harbor Police say that there is a possible break in the case of a missing naval officer from NAS Whidbey. Family and friends had been looking around Mount Baker and as far east as Lake Chelan for Jennifer Kincaid, not knowing where she might be.Tonight, there is renewed hope ...
Stryker Soldier Killed By Enemy Fire
Another soldier from the Fort Lewis Stryker brigade has been killed in Iraq.The Pentagon reported that Sergeant Iosiwo Uruo of Guam died after his unit was hit with small arms enemy fire on Thursday in Buhriz, about 40 miles north of Baghdad.Uruo was assigned to the First Squadron, 14th Cavalry ...
I-90 Triple Fatal Accident
A pickup truck that caused a deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie Pass almost hit a state trooper head-on as the officer was responding to a report of another crash, the Washington State Patrol said Saturday.Investigators believe alcohol played a role in the crash that killed three people, ...
Stories for Friday, May 25
Air Force Pilot Ace, On Memorial Day
On this Memorial Day weekend, while many are spending time grilling with friends and family, the man many consider the last Air Force pilot ace will be in the nation's capital.General Steve Ritchie downed five enemy planes during the Vietnam War, including two in one day. He later went on ...
Woman Killed In Auburn Collision
A 41-year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Auburn on Friday, police said.Video from Chopper 7 showed a pickup truck with a smashed front end and a station wagon with its driver's side damaged.Police said the crash happened in the 5700 block of Auburn Way South and that ...
Maleng Mourned At King County Courthouse
King County officials are reviewing the state Constitution to make sure they follow proper procedures for naming someone to act as prosecutor following Norm Maleng's death on Thursday night. The County Council is expected to name someone at its meeting on Tuesday to act as an interim prosecutor. That person ...
Niece Of Craigslist Victim Due In Court
The niece of Laurie Raye, the woman whose house was completely cleaned out due to a false posting on the Web site Craigslist.org, is due in court Friday.Police said Nicole Blackwell, 28, took out an online ad inviting people to take whatever they wanted from her aunt’s home in March.Nearly ...
Three Teens Arrested In Slaying Of 17-Year-old
Police said three teenagers are in custody Friday in connection with the slaying of a 17-year-old in Tacoma, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Police said the victim was walking to a store when he came across three other teens.According to police, there was an ongoing dispute between one of the teens ...
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Near Fort Lewis
A motorcyclist died Thursday night after slamming into a van in Pierce County, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. at 176th Street South near Fort Lewis.Investigators said the 46-year-old motorcyclist was heading southbound and crashed into the back of a van that was stopped at ...
2 Shot In Dispute At Restaurant
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at a restaurant near Spanaway that left two people injured.Investigators said two people or two groups were involved in an altercation near the doorway of Krickett's Family Restaurant. Someone pulled out a gun and shot the bouncer who tried to break ...
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