News Stories for June 2003
Stories for Monday, June 30
How Much Water You Need Every Day
Most people don't drink enough water, according to Consumer Reports on Health. Resulting problems can include everything from muscle cramps, headaches, and fatigue (especially at the end of the day) to constipation, kidney stones, and urinary-tract infections. What's the minimum amount of water you need each day? Do the math: ...
'Suspicious' Fire Burns Renton Building
A fire that tore through a building in Renton early Monday is suspicious, firefighters told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. Fire Destroys Renton Building The cedar shake roof of the brick building collapsed minutes after firefighters arrived at 1:30 a.m., firefighters said.The fire is suspicious because the exterior of the building ...
Smoother Sailing At Sea-Tac
Security lines appeared to be normal Monday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with enough screeners to handle the passenger flow after very long lines in recent weeks.Port of Seattle employees were pre-screening passengers, freeing up Transportation Security Administration workers to open more screening lanes, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. BEFORE YOU ...
Stories for Sunday, June 29
Suspect In Deputy's Death Held Without Bail
A 21-year-old man arrested in the death of a Chelan County sheriff's deputy over the weekend was ordered held without bail at a preliminary court hearing on Monday. Jose Sanchez Guillen was told he faces an aggravated first-degree murder charge in Thursday's shooting of Saul Gallegos. An arraignment will be ...
Stories for Friday, June 27
Gun Found In Apartment Where Fugitive Hid
Court records uncovered late Friday revealed a gun was found in the Monroe apartment where police shot an escaped fugitive to death on Tuesday, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The handgun was listed in an inventory of items seized as evidence from the apartment where Harold McCord was hiding after his ...
Family's Lawyer Demands Answers
The family of a fugitive shot to death by police in Monroe has retained a lawyer to investigate. MORE ON THIS STORY Death Threats Reported Against Officers McCord Had Relatives In Monroe Video: Manhunt Ends In Bloody Shootout Family Says Escapee Wasn't Dangerous Video: Quiet Apartments Shattered By Gunfire The ...
International Manhunt For Deputy Shooting Suspect
A manhunt from Washington to Mexico was under way Friday for a 21-year-old sought in the death of a Chelan County sheriff's deputy. Authorities were looking for Jose Sanchez Guillen of Manson, who is considered armed and dangerous, and may have fled with the deputy's .40-caliber Glock semi-automatic gun, said ...
Stories for Thursday, June 26
Shooting Victim Found In Car In Seattle
The body of a shooting victim was found in a vehicle outside an auto body shop at the south end of the city Wednesday morning. Police were not releasing the name of the 36-year-old man. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported the man owned the auto body shop, which is in ...
Barricaded Man Surrenders After Day-Long Standoff
A man who opened fire on state troopers who were trying to arrest him surrendered late Thursday after an hours-long standoff with officers in southern King County. Gunfire Erupts In Wrecking Yard Raid State Patrol officers raided a home in Edgewood, near the King-Pierce County line about 9 a.m. They ...
Questions Abound About Whether McCord Had Gun
Police have not found the gun they thought a fugitive used in a shootout with police at a Monroe apartment. Death Threats Reported Against Officers Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman Jan Jorgensen said Wednesday investigators are still looking for the gun. On Tuesday, she said escapee Harold McCord wounded an officer ...
Stories for Wednesday, June 25
Woman Arrested In Escape Case
A Monroe woman has been arrested after police say she helped a convict who was fatally shot a day after using a cardboard handgun to escape a courtroom, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. Death Threats Reported Against Officers The woman was arrested Tuesday night in view of KIRO ...
Fugitive Had Relatives In Monroe
New information emerged Wednesday in the case of an escaped prisoner who fled to Monroe, where he was fatally wounded in a shootout with police Tuesday.Harold McCord escaped custody from the Pierce County courthouse and was found at an apartment complex in Monroe, 30 miles away. Manhunt For Escapee Ends ...
Power Outage, Security Breach Cause Sea-Tac Delays
A power outage and a security breach at Sea-Tac's south terminal created massive backups and delays for travelers at the airport Wednesday. Chaos, Gridlock At Sea-Tac A power outage hit the south terminal about 9 a.m. At about the same time, there was a security breach in the south terminal ...
Stories for Tuesday, June 24
Escaped Prisoner Killed In Shootout
One day after he used a cardboard gun to escape from a Tacoma courthouse, an inmate was fatally wounded Tuesday in a shootout that also injured a Monroe police officer, authorities said. Manhunt For Escapee Ends In Shootout Detective Ed Troyer confirmed that 36-year-old Harold McCord Jr., who escaped Monday ...
Police Seek Attacker In Eastside Neighborhood
A man grabbed a woman and tried to sexually assault her yesterday in an Eastside neighborhood. Police Look For Suspect In Kingsgate Attack King County deputies say a woman was on a morning walk in the Kingsgate area of Kirkland yesterday when a man grabbed her arms, and dragged her ...
Stories for Monday, June 23
Escaped Prisoner Remains At Large
A jail inmate facing life in prison term used a fake gun made of cardboard and paper to subdue guards, fled from the Pierce County Courthouse and hijacked a pickup truck, a sheriff's spokeswoman said. Police Search For 'Desperate' Prisoner Harold McCord Jr., 36, of Tacoma, described as desperate and ...
Stories for Friday, June 20
Man Accused Of Fatally Strangling His Mother
Police say a man strangled and stabbed his mother to death when she intervened in a fight between the man and his wife in Tacoma. Man Accused Of Fatally Strangling Mother Police and aid crews were called to the home just after midnight. They found the 54-year-old woman dead at ...
Stories for Thursday, June 19
Tacoma Police Officer Arrested For DUI
A Tacoma police officer has been arrested and charged with driving with a blood-alcohol level nearly double the legal limit. Tacoma Police DUI The arrest happened last night near Centralia.Witnesses reported seeing a truck weaving in and out of traffic, and that the driver was drinking a beer.Arrest reports say ...
Apartment Fire Burns In Tacoma
A fire at an apartment complex in Tacoma apparently began with an explosion in one of the units.The two-alarm fire left several famiies with nowhere to live. Fire Burns At Tacoma Apartment Complex Witnesses say an explosion was heard, and smoke and flames were seen coming from one of the ...
Man Killed After Interrupting Car Prowl
A man who confronted two intruders in the middle of the night was shot to death on his screened-in porch outside this town southeast of Tacoma, Pierce County sheriff's deputies said. Man Killed After Interrupting Car Prowl Robert Frederick, 38, heard a noise about 2 a.m. Thursday, grabbed a pool ...
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