News Stories for April 2006
Stories for Monday, April 24
Contractor Sentenced On Theft, Money Laundering Charges
What started as a KIRO 7 Consumer Investigation has ended with a long prison sentence for a local contractor.Consumer Investigator Wayne Havrelly was first to expose how a Tacoma sunroom contractor ripped off hundreds of thousands of dollars from his own customers. MORE ON THIS STORY Check out a contractor ...
Garbage Truck Erupts In Flames Near I-5
A garbage truck fire sent smoke into the sky near Interstate 5 in Seattle on Monday afternoon, slowing I-5 traffic.Video from Chopper 7 showed the charred ruins of the truck on the Mercer Street exit.There were no reports of injuries.
16-Year-Old Charged In Alleged School Massacre Plot
Parents of students at Rogers High School in Puyallup are getting a letter describing a 16-year-old's alleged plan for a massacre on campus, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The teenager planned to shoot 15 people, then kill himself "to finally go out in a blaze of hatred and fury," Pierce County ...
Automated Phone System Will Call Residents In Emergency
The city of Auburn is asking residents to register their phone numbers, including cell phones, to make sure they're in an emergency system. In the event of an emergency, such as a mudflow of Mount Rainier, the system would call all the residents with a warning. The system -- run ...
Mystery Surrounds Discovery Of Remains
Forensics experts scoured the woods near the spot in Kent where two boys found human remains while detectives checked missing persons reports Monday to identify the bones, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The skull and bones will be turned over to the medical examiner's office, a sheriff's spokesman said. John Urquhart ...
Man Found Beaten On Front Porch Dies
A man who was severely beaten outside his home in Tacoma last Thursday morning has died, police said.Crimestoppers of Tacoma/Pierce County is offering a reward for information leading to the men who beat Dien Kien Huynh, 60. Huynh was found by family members after they woke up Thursday morning. Police ...
Manhunt Under Way For Home Invasion Robber
Police are searching for a robber wanted in a crime spree that stretched across the neighborhoods of Edmonds, Shoreline and Seattle.Right after officers found a stolen pickup truck in Edmonds, they got a report that someone had burst into a home.The Edmonds man said the burglar fought with him, implied ...
Human Remains Found In Kent
King County Sheriff's deputies are guarding an area near Kent where some human bones were found.Investigators said children made the chilling discovery Sunday afternoon.The children were playing in a wooded greenbelt area near 208th Street and 116th Avenue Southeast when they stumbled upon the remains.Authorities said the bones appear to ...
Stories for Sunday, April 23
Gunman Shoots Himself Dead After Firing At Officers
A gunman killed himself with a shot to the head Sunday after injuring a police officer while shooting at police and homes in a north Seattle neighborhood Sunday morning. Video: Gunman Opens Fire In Seattle Neighborhood Neighbors reported hearing shots fired around 9:50 a.m., said a police dispatcher who refused ...
Seattle Police Investigating Shooting At Lake City Party
Seattle Police are looking for a gunman who shot a 27 year old man early Sunday morning at a party in the Lake City area.Police report that the shooting happened around 4:30am at a house in the 14300 block of 20th Avenue Northeast.There were approximately 25 people at the party ...
Stories for Saturday, April 22
Judge Rules In Favor Of Costco Over State Liquor Sales Rules
The Costco Wholesale Corporation won a sweeping victory in federal court Friday, with a judge agreeing that a long list of Washington state liquor control laws are illegal antitrust violations.If it stands, the decision could bring down the average price of beer and wine in Washington.In her ruling, U-S District ...
Fife Businessman Sentenced For Theft And Money Laundering
A Fife businessman convicted of theft and money laundering in connection with a construction scam has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.Pierce County Superior Court Judge Linda Lee gave Robert Corcoran Dingman an exceptional sentence for taking money from homeowners and not doing work he promised.
1 Killed, 2 Wounded In Pioneer Square Shooting
Seattle police are searching for a gunman who fatally shot a 23-year-old man, and wounded two other men at Pioneer Square Saturday morning. The 23-year-old victim died about noon at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center. The injuries to the other victims were non life-threatening. About 3:30 a.m., the gunman reportedly fired ...
Stories for Friday, April 21
Son ‘Person Of Interest’ In Mysterious Death Of Trooper
The son of a former trooper who was found dead in his car last February is a person of interest in the case, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Jim Varner, a 49-year-old former Washington State Patrol trooper, was found dead in his car on a U.S. Forest Service road in the ...
Jury Convicts Man In Port Angeles Murder
The Clallam County Superior Court jury found 25-year-old Robert Covarrubias guilty in the slaying of 15-year-old Melissa Carter. She was raped and strangled following a party at the Chinook Motel in east Port Angeles. Her nude body was found near the city's Waterfront Trail the day after Christmas of 2004. ...
Reward Offered For Information In Tacoma Attacks
A reward is being offered for information about three men believed to be responsible for two brutal muggings this week in Tacoma."This was an especially vicious crime and we are hoping that by offering up to $1,000 cash reward that we can get the information that will help us get ...
Boeing Employees At Risk After Laptop Stolen
Boeing is warning thousands of employees after a human resources employee had a laptop computer stolen.The computer contained the names, addresses, phone numbers and Social Security numbers of 3,600 Boeing employees.The human resources worker was at the airport when the laptop went missing.This is the second time Boeing employees’ personal ...
Teen Sent To Boot Camp For Vandalizing Court, Stealing Judge's Gavel
A judge has had enough of one 17-year-old. Cameron D. Wells, who was accused of vandalizing a court office and stealing a judge's gavel, repeatedly angered Circuit Court Judge Gene Schnelz with his behavior. On Wednesday, the judge sentenced Wells to 56 days in a county boot camp program on ...
Police: 3 Men Responsible For Brutal Muggings
Police said three men are responsible for two brutal muggings in Tacoma. One of the attacks left a man fighting for his life.A 55-year-old man was assaulted outside his home early Thursday morning. He crawled to the steps of his house, collapsed and remained there for hours.Less than an hour ...
Monorail Board Decides When Tax Will End
The Seattle Monorail Project board has voted to end a special motor vehicle tax to pay for the abandoned project on June 31.Monorail officials said it's because of profits from the sale of property acquired before voters pulled the plug on the project last fall.Profit of the sale of the ...
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