Stories for July 2007
Stories for Monday, July 30
Man's Pedophile Web Site Causing Controversy
A former Snohomish County man who's a self-professed pedophile has moved to Calif., where his Web site continues to cause controversy, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Police said McClellan prowls playgrounds and other places where children gather then posts his exploits on his Web site.The 45-year-old said he likes to look ...
Detective Critically Injured By Suspected Drunken Driver
A King County sheriff's detective is in critical condition Monday after a crash involving a suspected drunken driver, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Deputies said the 56-year-old detective was driving home on his motorcycle after Saturday night's Torchlight Parade when a truck broadsided him in Kenmore.The crash happened at about 1:30 ...
Couple Caught In COBRA Insurance Squeeze
You may have heard of COBRA. That's the federally-mandated health insurance that most companies are required to provide when you leave their employment.Often, COBRA coverage is a life-saver. But one Western Washington couple says they got caught in a COBRA squeeze.John Delin of Gig Harbor has to crawl to reach ...
1 Dead In Tanker Truck Explosion
One person is dead in the fiery crash of a tanker truck near Shelton, officials said. SLIDESHOW: Collision Causes Fiery Crash The tanker trunk was involved in a collision with a pickup and a motorcycle at Milepost 342 on Highway 101, three miles north of Shelton, officials said.One person was ...
Suspect In Webb's Killing Pleads Not Guilty
The man accused of killing Seattle radio talk show host Mike Webb pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder at his arraignment Monday in King County Superior Court.Scott White, 28, was ordered held with bail set at $1 million.Police said White killed Webb with an ax and hid ...
Man Fatally Stabbed In Port Angeles, Woman Arrested
A woman was arrested after a 73-year-old man was stabbed to death, apparently during a fight at his home, police said. Andrea Jeanette Freeze, 32, was jailed for investigation of second-degree murder after she called 911 Saturday night and police found the lifeless body of Charles W. "Bill" Booze, 73."That ...
Racer Pleads For Return Of Stolen Car
A Renton-area man said he is desperate to get his prize race car back after it was stolen from his home.Randy Winkler discovered the car, his pickup and the trailer had been stolen when he went outside his home on Sunday morning.Winkler said he believes the thief or thieves struck ...
Deputies Search For Victim, Gunman In Skyway Shooting
Investigators are trying to find the victim and the gunman in an apparent shooting in King County's Skyway neighborhood on Sunday night, deputies said.A witness who said he heard seven or eight gunshots near 64th Avenue and Martin Luther King Way saw a man he believed was the gunman walk ...
Stories for Sunday, July 29
Fireworks Cache Found In Burned Home
Investigators looking into the cause of a Bothell house fire want to speak with the home's tenants after large amounts of illegal fireworks were found inside the home.The homeowner told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News that agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the scene ...
Stories for Friday, July 27
Woman Says She Tried To Help Tortured Boy Escape
Juvy Kassebzadeh told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News she has been trying for years to help 12-year-old Jamil Venegas escape alleged torture and abuse at his step-grandparent's home.Jamil went to live with his maternal grandfather after his mother Janelle was killed in a traffic accident several years ago.According to prosecutors, Jamil’s ...
Burglars Caught On Tape Robbing Tavern
Surveillance video at the Log Cabin Tavern in Thurston County caught two thieves searching for cash before getting interrupted by police.“Our alarm system went off and the police immediately responded to it,” David Rivers said.Video shows one burglar spotting a camera before hiding his face and moving the lens.Police were ...
Food Recycling Program Beginning In Auburn
People in Auburn will soon be able to recycle their food waste.Starting on Aug. 1, people who live in single-family homes with yard waste service will be able to put things like vegetable peelings, dairy products and pizza boxes into those yard waste bins.Instead of going to the landfill, the ...
Lakewood Man Sought In Wife's Stabbing
Lakewood police are looking for a man who they said stabbed his wife and tried to smother her after the couple got into an argument on Thursday night.Police said Gregory McCullough, 30, pulled phone lines from the couple's home and threatened to kill his wife and their two children if ...
AOL Agrees To Refund Consumers Who Tried To Cancel Service
The state on Friday announced that consumers who kept getting America Online after they cancelled service are eligible for refunds.It's part of a $3 million nationwide settlement with the Internet service provider.Washington, along with 47 other states and the District of Columbia, recently reached the agreement with AOL.AOL agreed to ...
Arrest Warrant Issued For Father Of Beaten Baby
Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the father of a baby who they said was beaten to death.Police are looking for Francisco Sao, 23, on suspicion of homicide by abuse and/or second-degree murder, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Kevin McCarty said.Sao was still at large as of Saturday. VIDEO: ...
Belltown Residents Urge Stricter Rules On Nightclubs
People who live near nightclubs urged City Council members on Friday to beef up licensing rules to reduce noise and violence in neighborhoods like Belltown.Residents addressed the Seattle City Council's Economic Development and Neighborhoods committee, asking members to pass proposed legislation that would crack down on problematic nightclubs."In an urban ...
WSDOT Closing I-405 Lanes For Road Work
Department of Transportation crews will close two lanes of southbound Interstate 405 near Northeast 85th Street for road work beginning at noon today.The closures of two lanes at a time are expected to last until 2:30 p.m.The DOT said a Thursday night paving operation created a bump in the roadway ...
Police Break Up Check Counterfeiting Ring
Police arrested two people and expect to file charges against six others for passing counterfeit checks with account numbers belonging to Social Security recipients, investigators told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Kevin McCarty.An investigation by Bremerton police, Poulsbo police, and the Kitsap and King county sheriff's offices led to the ...
Teen Accused Of Causing Friend’s Death
A Pierce County teenager has been arrested for investigation of vehicular homicide after she crashed the car she was driving and a 16-year-old girl who was her passenger was killed, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Police said the 17-year-old driver hit a tree Wednesday night along state Highway 7 near Eatonville.The ...
Saturday Marks Anniversary Of Jewish Federation Shooting
Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of a shooting rampage at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.A gunman stormed the downtown Seattle office, killing one woman who worked there and wounding five others.In the year since the shootings, the office has been remodeled and reopened, and four of the five injured ...
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