Stories for October 2007
Stories for Thursday, October 25
Scam Warnings Issued In Wake Of Fires
On Thursday, Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed said he applauds those helping victims of the California fires, but warned citizens to watch out for scam artists.The fires in Southern California, said to have caused the largest evacuation in that state's history, have forced nearly one million people from their ...
Finaceé Of Hit-And-Run Victim Says Money Missing
The fianceé of a man who's recovering in a Seattle hospital after a driver hit him and left the scene said hundreds of dollars are missing from her fiancé’s pants.Alaina Whiteface was with J.D. Tomerlin when he was hit in White Center last Saturday.The two had left California to return ...
Man Accused Of Killing Police Dog Could Face Life Sentence
A Clark County man accused of killing a Vancouver police dog could face a life sentence, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Investigators said Ronald Chenette shot Dakota, a five-year-old German shepherd, in the head as the animal chased him on Tuesday during a police pursuit.Prosecutors said that because Chenette has two ...
Officer-Involved Shooting Closes Highway 99
An officer-involved shooting early Thursday morning closed down a portion of Highway 99 in Edmonds, reported KIRO7 Eyewitness News.Rebecca Hover with the Snohomish County sheriff’s office said an officer stopped a man in the parking lot of the Traveler’s Inn Motel at Highway 99 and 220th Street at about 1 ...
Tacoma Police: 'This Is A Gang Related Shooting'
Police detectives said they believe a shooting at a Tacoma restaurant Thursday morning was gang related.It happened around 2:15 a.m. Thursday. Police said a group of 50 or 60 people were in the parking lot of McCabe’s Restaurant on Pacific Avenue when a gunman walked into the crowd and opened ...
Stories for Wednesday, October 24
Kids Discover Old Dynamite In Back Yard
Gage Thayer, 10, and his brother Blake, 7, were exploring in the woods near their home when they discovered a jar full of dynamite sticks.“I thought we found a jar from a long time ago with big cinnamon sticks in it,” Gage said.The jar was clouded over with moisture and ...
Man Wanted For Attempted Rape Of Girl
The Thurston County sheriff’s office said a 10-year-old girl told them she was attacked by a man on Oct. 11.Police said they responded on Oct. 12 to the report of an attempted rape in the 21000 block of West Terra Lane in the Clearwood housing development in unincorporated Thurston County.The ...
Man Accused Of Killing Trees May Have Poisoned Neighbor
Lewis County sheriff’s detectives said a neighbor may have been trying to improve his view by poisoning a man’s trees and as a result could have poisoned the man as well.The man who owns the property near Mossyrock said he caught his neighbor trespassing on his land.He said he saw ...
Prosecutors: DNA Solves 1978 Cold Case Murder
Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a man with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old Seattle girl in 1978.According to charging documents, police matched DNA found on Sara Beth Lundquist to Clarence Edward Williams, who is in jail on a murder conviction.Lundquist went to the movies with a friend ...
New Procedure Eases Hip Pain
Those who live day-in and day-out with hip pain used to have just one choice: total hip replacement.Now we're hearing about a new, less invasive procedure that's getting positive results.It's hard to believe 31-year-old Tanya Lallance has suffered with hip pain for years."I had a lot of hip popping, a ...
Man Jumps From I-5 Overpass During Morning Commute
Heavy police activity in south Everett snarled traffic on Interstate 5 in both directions Wednesday morning after a man jumped from an overpass onto the southbound lanes of the freeway at the height of the morning commute.The 65-year-old man was not struck by any vehicles.The three left lanes of southbound ...
Man Rapes Nursing Home Worker
Police are looking for a man who broke into a Northgate-area retirement home and raped a worker at knifepoint early Sunday morning.Police said the man broke through a door in the dining area at about 3:45 a.m., cut off the woman's clothes with a knife, beat her and raped her.Detectives ...
Washington State Firefighter Teams Sent To California
Two firefighter strike teams from Washington state have been sent to Southern California, and officials say four to seven more are on their way. VIDEO: Medical Volunteers Head To San Diego According to a news release from the Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department, two structural strike teams ...
Stories for Tuesday, October 23
Police Pull Over Man With "Grenade" Paperweight On I-5
Federal Way police say a man stopped for a carpool lane violation on a northbound Interstate 5 on-ramp was thought to have an explosive device.State Patrol spokesman Jeff Merrill said earlier that the device was a live hand grenade. He later referred questions to Federal Way police and spokeswoman Stacy ...
Air Force Mom Surprises Son And Daughter At School
Technical Sgt. Kimberly Radice returned to Redmond to surprise her kids at school Tuesday after being deployed in Kosovo for five-months.Radice waited in the library at Norman Rockwell Elementary to surprise her 8-year-old daughter Lauren Graham.“I’m ready to see her face. My parents kept sending me pictures and she looks ...
Angler Catches Record Size Salmon
According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Adam Stewart, 19, set a new record for the largest pink salmon caught in state waters.Stewart, an Arlington resident, caught a 15.4-pound salmon on Oct. 11 on the lower Stillaguamish River in Snohomish County.The fish was 31-inches long with a girth ...
Latest ‘Gang War’ Victim Identified
According to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office, 28-year-old Adrian Serrano died of a gunshot wound to the head over the weekend.Serrano’s girlfriend found him dead in his apartment after she was unable to reach him and went to his residence looking for him. Lakewood police said they believe Serrano’s ...
Fire Safety Information From American Red Cross
The American Red Cross offers the following recommendations regarding fire escape plans: Family plans should include two ways to escape from every room in the home. Practice your escape plan at least twice a year. Select a safe location away from the home where your family can meet after escaping. ...
Prosecutors, State Lab Win Skagit DUI Alcohol Decision
Two Skagit County judges have denied defense attorney motions to dismiss blood alcohol test results in 51 drunken driving cases -- despite alleged irregularities at the State Toxicology Lab.The judges ruled on 51 cases that were consolidated for a three-day hearing earlier this month.Defense lawyers challenged the work of the ...
Seattle Prepared For Winter Storms, Mayor Says
The city of Seattle has worked hard since the end of last winter to prepare for this storm season, trimming trees, clearing storm drains and hiring more power line workers, Mayor Greg Nickels said."We're going to respond better, faster, smarter," said Nickels at a news conference on Tuesday.Nickels said the ...
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