Stories for May 2010
Stories for Friday, May 28
Man Who Threatened Tribal Officer Shot In Leg
A man who told a Puyallup Tribal Police Officer that he was “going to kill him” was shot in the leg by the officer, said the Fife Police Department.The tribal police officer was putting gas into his patrol car at a Fife gas station around 9:25 p.m. Thursday. While he ...
5th Avenue Theatre In Our Community
Check out how the high school theatre community has responded to the 5th Avenue Theatre High School Musicals Award Nominations! The Seattle Times Stanwood Camano School District The Bellingham Herald Bellarmine Prep
Police Thwart 'Pigeon Drop' Scam In Lynnwood
Lynnwood police said an alert bystander helped thwart a scam known as a "pigeon drop," in which con artists talk victims into giving them money on a false pretense.Investigators said the scammers usually target seniors.Police said on Monday, a man approached an elderly man, told him he was from Africa ...
Thousands Racked Up In Forgotten Phone Leases
You can go to your local store and buy a phone for just over $10. So why are many people paying thousands to lease one?KIRO 7 Consumer Investigators heard from a Tacoma man who discovered, after his mother passed away, that she had been leasing a phone for decades, and ...
Bizarre Accident Traps Driver, Puts Car On End
Firefighters rescued the driver of a car that plunged from the edge of a parking lot in Burien Friday morning. SLIDESHOW: Car Lurches Over Ledge The accident -- at 163rd and Sylvester at Highline Medical Center -- left the vehicle stuck at a sharp angle, resting on its front end.The ...
Greenwood Arsonist Gets 30 Years
The homeless man who pleaded guilty in connection with a series of arsons in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.Kevin Swalwell, 46, pleaded guilty April 30 to 11 counts of arson."I do apologize to all the victims I caused pain and trouble to," Swalwell said ...
Ballard Man Kills Wife, Jumps To Own Death
Seattle police said a man beat a woman to death and then jumped to his own death from their Ballard apartment.Police responded to a disturbance in the 2400 block of Northwest 57th Street at about 10:15 p.m. Thursday where a couple lived.During an argument, a 74-year-old man beat the woman ...
Fire Sign Honors Longtime School Volunteer
A fitting tribute to a longtime school volunteer was unveiled at Olympic View Elementary near Lacey on Thursday. A fire lane sign labeled Guy Ploegman Drive now marks the entrance to the fire lane in front of the school. Ploegman worked for 24 years as a 911 dispatcher for Fire ...
Baby Dropped By Dad Dies At Harborview
A 4-month-old Thurston County baby has died at Harborview Medical Center, where she was taken early this week after her father reported he threw her up into the air and dropped her.The King County Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy. The results will determine the course of the investigation by ...
Marijuana Pipe Cracks Unsolved Rape Case
People who live on Vashon Island said they were stunned to hear that a 27-year-old island resident has been charged in connection with two rapes.DNA from a smoking pipe linked Brian Dublin to the rapes, one in 2003 and the other in January, detectives at the King County Sheriff's Office ...
Frightening Video Shows Masked Robber Holding Gun To Clerk's Head
Terrifying surveillance video from a Gig Harbor convenience store shows a masked man holding a gun to a clerk's head during a robbery.Video shows a masked man enter the store at 10 p.m. and come to the store's counter.The clerk approaches the cash register as the angry robber demands money.The ...
SWAT Standoff Ends In Highland Park
A SWAT standoff in the West Seattle neighborhood of Highland Park ended peacefully early Friday morning.Police responded to a domestic violence call on 11th Ave. NW near Henderson around 9:30 p.m. Thursday night.At least one person suffered minor injuries in that alleged assault.The suspect refused to come out.Concerned that he ...
Stories for Thursday, May 27
WSP: Alcohol Might Be Factor in S-W Accident
Washington State Patrol tells KIRO TV that alcohol might be a factor in an accident on SR 9 and Mosier Road in Sedro-Woolley. WSP Photo WSP: Alcohol Might Be Factor In S-W Accident The driver in a Toyota pick up was trying to make a left turn on to Mosier ...
Coach Outlet Employees Tied Up, Robbed In Tulalip
Two men tied up two employees and robbed a Coach outlet store in Tulalip, Tulalip Tribal Police said.The two employees were preparing to open the store for the day when two men showed up at the delivery door, police said.The employees were waiting for a delivery and let the two ...
Gray Whale Spotted In Puget Sound
A gray whale, possibly the same one seen twice this week, was swimming in Puget Sound on Thursday.Chopper 7 first spotted the whale around 11:30 a.m. about half to three-quarters of a mile north of the Mukilteo ferry dock. Crews believe it may be the same whale that was in ...
2 People Injured In Lynnwood Collision
Two people are injured after a multiple vehicle collision in Lynnwood, police said.The incident blocked one lane in each direction on Highway 99 and 168th Street Southwest in Lynnwood. All lanes were reopened by 5:25 p.m. Thursday, said the Washington Department of Transportation. SLIDESHOW: Vehicles Crushed In Dump Truck Spill ...
Man Says Shove By Mariner Moose Put Him In Hospital
A Bothell man said the Mariner Moose shoved him during a Mariners game on Tuesday, aggravating a recent surgical wound and sending him to the hospital, SeattleCrime.com initially reported.Victor Aguilar said he was at Safeco Field with his cousin and uncle when they saw the Moose in the hallway. Aguilar ...
Otter That Survived Exxon Valdez Spill Dies In Seattle
A 21-year-old otter that survived the Exxon Valdez oil spill died at the Seattle Aquarium Thursday.The aquarium said Nuka, rescued from Prince William Sound in the 1989 disaster, was euthanized after months of declining health.Nuka lived the first part of her life at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and came ...
Arson Attempt May Be Latest In String Of Tacoma Fires
Police are investigating an attempted arson in northeast Tacoma, the same area where multiple fires have been set in about the last month.Officers were called to the 3700 block of 49th Avenue Northeast shortly after 1 a.m. where they set up a perimeter and searched the area with a K-9, ...
2-Alarm Fire Burns Abandoned Mill Near Tacoma
Firefighters put out a fire that burned at the old Midland Feed Mill near Tacoma on Thursday.The mill near 97th Street East and Portland Avenue East has been abandoned since it closed in the mid-1990s, Central Pierce Fire and Rescue spokesman Matt Holm said.A bystander reported the fire about 9:30 ...
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