News Stories for August 2003
Stories for Saturday, August 30
Green River Investigators Find Human Bones Near Snoqualmie
Detectives have found human bones in a wooded area off Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie in east King County. They have been searching the site as part of the Green River killer investigation. Detective Kathleen Larson says the human skeletal remains were found today off Southeast 96th Street just east of ...
Seattle Police And Firefighters Continue To Wrangle Over Water Safety Response
A standoff between Seattle police and firefighters broadcast over police radio late Thursday indicates a continuing rift between the two agencies over providing protection on the city's waterways. About 8:30 p.m., both agencies went to Bitter Lake in north Seattle, where someone had reported an overturned rowboat. The ranking police ...
Stories for Friday, August 29
Stories for Thursday, August 28
Possible New Victim Of Accused Teen Rapist Comes Forward
Another possible victim of a 14-year-old accused of a rape at a West Seattle preschool has come forward, prosecutors said. The teen accused of raping a 4-year-old boy at the West Seattle YMCA Day Care and Preschool appeared in juvenile court Thursday, asking to go home.Prosecutors asked a judge not ...
Graffiti Vandals Strike In West Seattle
Two suspects have been arrested and Seattle police are trying to track down as many as seven more in the worst vandalism spree officers say they've ever seen. Costly And Ugly Crime Spree At least 14 West Seattle residents were victimized early Wednesday morning by the vandals, police said.The vandals ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 27
Ex-Sheriff Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography
Former Pierce County Sheriff Mark French has been charged with possession of child pornography. Charges Send Shockwaves Through County French, who served with the sheriff's office for 30 years, four of them as sheriff, faces seven counts of child porn possession.Charging documents prepared by the Pierce County prosecutor's office said ...
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Boy Sentenced In School Gun Threat
The eastside boy who took a gun to school and threatened students and his principal has learned his punishment. Boy Heading To Detention A juvenile court judge sentenced the 12-year-old to between 13 and 18 months in detention Wednesday.The boy pleaded guilty to assault, harassment and weapons charges.Kirkland police arrested ...
$100,000 Reward Offered In Mink Farm Sabotage
A $100,000 reward is offered for information that leads to the conviction of the people who released thousands of mink from a farm at Sultan.The reward is offered by the industry group, Fur Commission USA.Snohomish County mink farmers, who produce almost half the mink raised in Washington, worry there will ...
Searchers Look For New Clues At Ridgway Home
Searchers were expected to return Wednesday to a former home of Green River killer suspect Gary Ridgway, where detectives were using mobile X-ray equipment to search the house for anything they might have missed two years ago when Ridgway was arrested. Gary Ridgway Green River Sidebar Green River Murders (generic ...
Suspects Sought In Smash And Grab Burglaries
Police are looking for suspects responsible for a string of smash and grab burglaries in Seattle early Wednesday morning. Businesses Total Up Damages The burglars broke windows and doors at five businesses in north Seattle. They hit a restaurant, two auto parts stores and two video stores between 12:40 a.m. ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 26
Eco-Terrorism Investigated In Mink Release
An international animal-rights group has claimed responsibility for a mink-liberation effort at a fur farm in this Snohomish County town about 40 miles northeast of Seattle. Thanks for taking our survey. Survey: Does Mink Release Help ALF's Cause? Has the Animal Liberation Front helped the cause of farm-raised mink by ...
New Search In Green River Killer Case
Investigators with the Green River Task Force were searching suspect Gary Ridgway's former home near Auburn Tuesday. Gary Ridgway Green River Sidebar Green River Murders (generic - composite of victims, Ridgway) Green River Murders GREEN RIVER MURDERS CASE Complete Coverage Of The Case Slideshow: Images From The Courtroom Slideshow: Ridgway ...
13-Year-Old Girl Missing With Man She Met Online
Police are looking for a 13-year-old South Sound girl who disappeared from her Lakewood home after she met a 19-year-old man she met online. Shaneen Bryant, 13, packed her bags and walked away from home last Tuesday to meet Jacob Todd Giedd, 19, (pictured, right) who has a criminal record ...
Stories for Monday, August 25
Teen Charged In Rape At Preschool
A 14-year-old who worked at a preschool in West Seattle has been charged with rape in an alleged attack on a 4-year-old boy. YMCA, Parents Shocked By Charges Charging documents allege the teen, who was assigned as a teacher's aid at the West Seattle YMCA Pre-school and Day Care program, ...
New Fire Burns Near Carnation
A new fire was burning Monday afternoon in Carnation, just east of a fire that burned through brush and trees towards homes at the edge of town last Thursday. Fast-Moving Fire Burns Out Of Control Fire department spokeswoman Josie Williams told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Monday's fire was 1 to ...
Thousands Of Mink Released
Police and volunteers were scrambling Monday to capture thousands of mink that were released from a mink farm in Sultan, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Thanks for taking our survey. Survey: Does Mink Release Help ALF's Cause? Has the Animal Liberation Front helped the cause of farm-raised mink by releasing ...
Green River Task Force Analyzes Bones Found Near Kent
It will take about a week for investigators to process DNA from bones collected by the Green River Task Force near Kent. Gary Ridgway Green River Sidebar Green River Murders (generic - composite of victims, Ridgway) Green River Murders GREEN RIVER MURDERS CASE Complete Coverage Of The Case Slideshow: Images ...
Stories for Sunday, August 24
Seachers To Resume Green River Investiagtion In Kent
Searchers return today to a wooded area in Kent where bones have been showing up. Investigators in the Green River serial killings case found about seven bones yesterday while sifting through a 20-by-20 foot area of dirt. Detective Kathleen Larson says authorities believe the bones to be human. The find ...
Stories for Saturday, August 23
Children May Have Been Exposed To Norwalk Virus
Today's 1:30 p-m sailing of the state ferry Chelan from Orcas Island to Shaw Island and Anacortes is canceled for members of the general public. The sailing will be limited to about 250 young campers from Camp Orkila who are believed to have been exposed to the Norwalk virus. That's ...
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