Stories for May 2009
Stories for Friday, May 29
Sketch Released In Lakewood Abduction Attempt
Police released a sketch Thursday of one of two men a woman said tried to abduct her in Lakewood.The victim told police two men attacked her after she got off a bus at 40th and 100th streets.The men pushed the woman to the ground and tried to pull her into ...
Large Bear Spotted In Everett
A man said he spotted a large bear Thursday night at Broadway and Madison streets in Everett.The man told wildlife officials the bear was larger than 300 pounds.Wildlife experts said they don't believe the bear is the same animal known as the Urban Phantom that has been seen from Seattle ...
SWAT Team Gasses House After Home Invasion
Explosions from tear gas canisters fired into a Seattle home shook the neighborhood early Friday as police tried to get a suspect in a home invasion to surrender.The incident began at 8:30 p.m. Thursday when two men forced their way into a home on 47th Avenue South in Seattle and ...
Rocks Rain Down On Cars On I-90
Rocks thrown from an overpass hit several cars on westbound Interstate 90 as they were heading toward southbound Interstate 5 Friday morning.The Washington State Patrol said three vehicles were hit with rocks at about 3:45 a.m. VIDEO: Several Vehicles Hit By Rocks In Seattle One of the vehicles hit was ...
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Stories for Thursday, May 28
Tacoma Man Sentenced To 31 Years In Wife's Death
A man has been sentenced to 31 years in prison in the death of his wife in August 2008.Jay Nathaniel Poe, 28, was sentenced after pleading guilty to the murder of his wife Eva Poe in their Tacoma home last year.Jay Nathaniel Poe, known as Nathan, stabbed his 44-year-old wife ...
BBB Warns About Fraudulent E-Mails
The Better Business Bureau has a warning about e-mails that many people in the Northwest are getting.The e-mails urge recipients to pay for the "BBB Purchase Protection Program."The problem is that the real Better Business Bureau doesn't sell anything and the e-mails are frauds.See the BBB's warning about the scam ...
12-Year-Old Boys Threatened, Robbed Outside Puyallup Safeway
Pierce County sheriff’s detectives said two boys were robbed and threatened by a group of teenage boys outside a Puyallup Safeway.Police said the two victims, both 12 years old, were eating candy outside the store on May 16 when they were approached by three teenage boys who asked them to ...
Police: Man Released In Seattle Assault Returned To Kill
A domestic violence suspect who convinced police to release him later killed his roommate and has since been arrested, the Seattle Police Department said.Police were looking for 40-year-old Valente Alvarez-Guerrero after the body of his roommate was discovered in their apartment Thursday morning. He was arrested in Fresno, Calif. late ...
Workers Stiffed By Local Business
Every paycheck is important in this economy. Which is why, when some workers say they were stiffed by a local business, they contacted KIRO 7 Consumer Investigator Amy Clancy. But what Clancy learned about DisplayMaker Productions in Seattle goes much deeper than just a few missed paychecks. DisplayMaker has a ...
Shannon Harps' Killer Sentenced To 35 Years
A man who pleaded guilty last week to first-degree murder in the 2007 New Year's Eve stabbing death of Shannon Harps has been sentenced to over 35 years in prison. VIDEO: Man Sentenced In Murder Of Capitol Hill Woman James Williams was arrested in January 2008 in connection with the ...
Police Report Homicide In South Seattle
Police said they will soon release a photo of a person of interest in a south Seattle homicide.Renee Witt of the Seattle Police Department told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News there was a homicide in the 7400 block of Rainier Avenue South.Witt said she does not have any details, but will ...
Fire Near Discovery Park In Seattle
The Seattle Fire Department said a faulty barbecue grill caused the fire at two townhomes near Discovery Park in Seattle. SLIDESHOW: Flames Shoot From Townhouse Roofs Chopper 7 over the scene showed flames coming through the roof of two sets of townhomes in the 4400 block of 36th Avenue West. ...
Gig Harbor Man Charged In Baby's Death
A Gig Harbor father prone to what prosecutors call "rage attacks" has been charged with murdering his 2-week-old daughter.Prosecutors said 37-year-old Bonifacio Velarde has admitted he is prone to fits of anger. Investigators said during one of those moments on May 18, Velarde fatally injured his 2-week-old daughter. She died ...
Places To See Fashion Friday Outfit on TV
Curves At Martha Lake - "We Watch You On Friday's! We will have the television set to 7 tomorrow too to see what you have on. Can't wait :)" - @CurvesMarthalk (twitter)PRO Sports Club in Bellevue - "PRO Sports Club in Bellevue has got Kiro 7 on all day everyday" ...
Woman's Body Found On I-5 In Seattle
Troopers are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found on Interstate 5 in south Seattle early Thursday morning. Trooper Dan McDonald said a sergeant on patrol came upon the body at 1:30 a.m. Thursday before anyone had called 911. He said the woman had been hit by ...
Hogan Blog: Thursday Morning Drive
Happy Thursday! The driving conditions are great again this morning.Join KIRO 7 morning traffic tweets on Twitter - Check it out! Live Traffic tweets sent to you as soon as we see something that will affect your morning drive. Continue to get alerts after you leave your house.Here are the ...
$15M Damage In Chehalis Truss Factory Fire
A fire chief estimated the damage from a blaze that destroyed a Chehalis truss and beam manufacturing business at $15 million.Firefighters battled the huge fire overnight at the industrial complex that spilled chemicals into a creek that drains into the Chehalis River, the Department of Ecology said.The fire destroyed Cascade ...
Stories for Wednesday, May 27
I-5 Rock Throwers Say They're Sorry In Jailhouse Interviews
In jailhouse interviews with a couple accused of throwing rocks at cars, they both tell KIRO 7 reporter Kevin McCarty that they’re sorry.Amanda Madison, 18, and Joshua Sizemore, 23, pleaded not guilty in Tacoma on Tuesday. They admitted in their interviews that they were playing a stripping game and eventually ...
Tacoma Clerk Fights Off Man Armed With Makeshift Weapon
A Tacoma convenience store clerk disarms a robber who tries to hold up his store using a stick with nails driven into it. A man walked into a Chevron Food Mart in Tacoma early Tuesday morning, armed with a stick with a nail driven through it along with a bag ...
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