News Stories for May 2007
Stories for Sunday, May 27
Suspect Arrested In Grand Mound Murder
A man was killed early Sunday morning after a party in the south sound turned ugly.His body was found on a front lawn in Grand Mound. Hours later, there was an arrest further south in Centralia.A resident of the Grand Mound trailer park found the man's body, lying on the ...
Man Arrested After Car Crash On Airport Runway
A 21-year-old man who works at the Tacoma Narrows Airport was arrested early Sunday morning after taking a joyride on the airport's runway before crashing off the tarmac, police said.The driver was arrested on investigation of vehicular assault, Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said. Both the driver and his passenger ...
Police Arrest Fleeing Motorcyclist After Shots Fired
Washington State roopers arrested a motorcyclist after he led them on a high-speed chase along Highway 20 Sunday night.A spokesperson for WSP tells KIRO-TV that a trooper tried to stop the motorcyclist on Highway 20 around 6:30 p.m.The motorcyclist refused to stop, and a pursuit began.Police said that the suspect ...
Toddler Falls Out Of Window
A local toddler was rushed to Harborview Medical Center after falling out of a window in West Seattle.The accident happened just after one o'clock this afternoon at an apartment building on Delridge Way. The two-year-old girl fell about ten feet into a flower bed on a second floor courtyard.Neighbor, Mona ...
Police Chase Ends With Crash In Redmond
Police are looking for the driver of a car that crashed in Redmond early Sunday morning.The Washington State Patrol said that a trooper pursued the car along Old Redmond Road about 12:45 a.m.The fleeing car was speeding when the driver lost control and crashed into a pole.Police said that that ...
Stories for Saturday, May 26
Teenager Seriously Injured In Auburn Crash
A 15-year-old bicycling to a birthday party is hospitalized tonight, after getting hit by a pickup truck in Auburn.The accident happened this afternoon as the boy tried to cross Auburn Way near Academy Drive. Investigators were on scene for several hours investigating the crash.Police tell KIRO TV that boy was ...
Possible Break In Missing NAS Whidbey Officer Case
Oak Harbor Police say that there is a possible break in the case of a missing naval officer from NAS Whidbey. Family and friends had been looking around Mount Baker and as far east as Lake Chelan for Jennifer Kincaid, not knowing where she might be.Tonight, there is renewed hope ...
Stryker Soldier Killed By Enemy Fire
Another soldier from the Fort Lewis Stryker brigade has been killed in Iraq.The Pentagon reported that Sergeant Iosiwo Uruo of Guam died after his unit was hit with small arms enemy fire on Thursday in Buhriz, about 40 miles north of Baghdad.Uruo was assigned to the First Squadron, 14th Cavalry ...
I-90 Triple Fatal Accident
A pickup truck that caused a deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie Pass almost hit a state trooper head-on as the officer was responding to a report of another crash, the Washington State Patrol said Saturday.Investigators believe alcohol played a role in the crash that killed three people, ...
Stories for Friday, May 25
Air Force Pilot Ace, On Memorial Day
On this Memorial Day weekend, while many are spending time grilling with friends and family, the man many consider the last Air Force pilot ace will be in the nation's capital.General Steve Ritchie downed five enemy planes during the Vietnam War, including two in one day. He later went on ...
Woman Killed In Auburn Collision
A 41-year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Auburn on Friday, police said.Video from Chopper 7 showed a pickup truck with a smashed front end and a station wagon with its driver's side damaged.Police said the crash happened in the 5700 block of Auburn Way South and that ...
Maleng Mourned At King County Courthouse
King County officials are reviewing the state Constitution to make sure they follow proper procedures for naming someone to act as prosecutor following Norm Maleng's death on Thursday night. The County Council is expected to name someone at its meeting on Tuesday to act as an interim prosecutor. That person ...
Niece Of Craigslist Victim Due In Court
The niece of Laurie Raye, the woman whose house was completely cleaned out due to a false posting on the Web site Craigslist.org, is due in court Friday.Police said Nicole Blackwell, 28, took out an online ad inviting people to take whatever they wanted from her aunt’s home in March.Nearly ...
Three Teens Arrested In Slaying Of 17-Year-old
Police said three teenagers are in custody Friday in connection with the slaying of a 17-year-old in Tacoma, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Police said the victim was walking to a store when he came across three other teens.According to police, there was an ongoing dispute between one of the teens ...
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Near Fort Lewis
A motorcyclist died Thursday night after slamming into a van in Pierce County, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. at 176th Street South near Fort Lewis.Investigators said the 46-year-old motorcyclist was heading southbound and crashed into the back of a van that was stopped at ...
2 Shot In Dispute At Restaurant
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at a restaurant near Spanaway that left two people injured.Investigators said two people or two groups were involved in an altercation near the doorway of Krickett's Family Restaurant. Someone pulled out a gun and shot the bouncer who tried to break ...
WSP To Use New Technique To Bust Drunken Drivers
The Washington State Patrol said it will be using a new technique to crack down on drunken drivers this weekend.Authorities said the technique has never been used before.Using aircraft equipped with Forward Looking Infrared Radar, police can see real-time live video of cars on the ground.Police said specially equipped airplanes, ...
Stories for Thursday, May 24
Boeing Joins Billion Dollar Roundtable
Boeing has become one of the newest members of the Billion Dollar Roundtable, an organization that brings together major corporations that make meaningful and measurable contributions to the economic growth of woman-owned and minority-owned companies. Don McKneely and Sharon Patterson, roundtable co-founders, formally introduced Boeing as one of the newest ...
Statement From Mayor Greg Nickels
Sharon and I have just learned of the charges involving our son Jacob. We will be encouraging him to cooperate fully with the investigation. Until we know more we will have no comment on the substance of these allegations.We love our son deeply and will be supporting him fully throughout ...
Man Sentenced For Attack On Clerk
A man charged with malicious harassment involving a store clerk was sentenced to spend nine months in prison Thursday.The victim, Steve Saleh, was at the King County courthouse for the sentencing.Saleh, who is originally from Yemen, was yelled at and choked at his Ballard deli.Brian Lappin, 35, was in Saleh’s ...
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