News Stories for October 2009
Stories for Saturday, October 31
Police: Seattle Officer's Death Was 'Assassination'
Numerous law enforcement agencies are working to find whoever fatally shot a Seattle police officer in "an assassination" of the officer on Halloween night, said Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel.Police, speaking at a news conference Sunday afternoon, identified the slain officer as Timothy Brenton, 39.Pugel said the shooting happened in ...
Kitsap Fatal Fire Ruled Homicide
The Kitsap County Sheriff's Department has ruled Saturday's fatal fire in Bremerton as a homicide.A Kitsap woman was killed in the early morning mobile home fire.Theresa MacLennan with Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue said that the fire broke out in a single-wide mobile home at the Illahee Mobile Home Park ...
Washington Board Approves Naming Inland Waters As Salish Sea
Washington has a new name for a very old waterway. The inland waters including the Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of George will now be known together as the Salish Sea.The new named approved Friday by the Washington State Board of Geographic Names does ...
Bear Sighting In Kitsap County
The Washington State Patrol tells KIRO-7 a bear was spotted near Highway 16 and Anderson Hill Road in Kitsap County early Saturday morning.
Thousands Line Up For Swine Flu Shots In Snohomish County
Thousands of Snohomish county residents lined up for swine flu shots Saturday morning.By 10:15 a.m. more than 28,000 doses of vaccine had been either distributed or were allotted to those standing in line, the Snohomish County Executive's office said.Wait time at clinics ranged from two to four hours, and some ...
Power Restored To Most Grays Harbor County Residents
The Grays Harbor Public Utility District told KIRO-7 power has been restored to most customers in Grays Harbor County.About 1,400 customers lost power during an outage late Friday night.The outage affected customers in the northwest part of the district, including East Hoquiam Road and part of Wishkah Road.The outage was ...
Stories for Friday, October 30
Driver Leads Police To Swerving SUV, 31 Pounds Of Pot
A driver who reported a swerving SUV followed the vehicle and led police to the discovery of 31 pounds of marijuana Thursday, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.At 11:31 p.m., police received a report of an erratic driver heading northbound on Interstate 5 near Southcenter Mall in Tukwila.The reporting driver followed ...
Stinky Mess Builds Up As Trash Cans Remain Missing
Arbie Groninger of Rochester has a messy problem."It builds up real quick. We have fruit flies coming in and out of here," said Groninger. The two weeks' worth of trash is so messy that it's spread into his garage.Normally his trash goes inside two garbage bins. But Groninger said the ...
Cubs Captured In Bremerton, Mother Bear At Large
Fish and Wildlife Department officials said that two of three bears that have been wandering through a residential area of Bremerton this week were captured.Sgt. Ted Jackson told The Kitsap Sun the two cubs were captured Thursday night in the West Hills neighborhood, but the mother remains on the loose.The ...
Medina Police Officer Charged In Sex Scandal
A Medina police officer accused of having sex with a woman he pulled over and arranging to have charges against her dismissed was charged with official misconduct.Court documents said Officer Ismael Gaston Garcia Ramirez pulled the woman over near Hunt's point last November for driving on a suspended license.Prosecutors said ...
Bear Seen Walking Down Bellevue Street Near School
A black bear was spotting walking down a street in northeast Bellevue Thursday afternoon, a few miles from an elementary school.A letter was sent out to parents of children at Bennett Elementary School that said the bear was seen at about 12:30 p.m. while students were in class.School officials kept ...
Laser Flashed At Plane Approaching Sea-Tac
Someone pointed a laser at a plane headed for Sea-Tac Airport Thursday night, the FAA said.FAA officials said someone flashed a red laser at a Horizon Airlines plane on final approach about three miles north of the airport.The plane landed safely at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday.About 30 planes were flashed ...
Arm Severed In South Seattle Industrial Accident
A man's arm was severed in an industrial accident early Friday morning in South Seattle, firefighters said.Paramedics responded to 5801 East Marginal Way South at about 5:15 a.m. and took the man to Harborview Medical Center.An earlier report that the accident occurred at the Saint-Gobain Containers plant was incorrect, a ...
23 Escape 2 Burning Homes In Centralia
Twenty people escaped one burning home and three got out of a neighboring house in a three-alarm fire early Friday morning in Centralia, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The fire apparently started in of the home's detached garage, firefighters told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Rick Price.Cornelio Delarosa, the son of ...
Stories for Thursday, October 29
Renton Espresso Stand Robber Caught On Camera
Renton police are looking for a man responsible for two armed holdups at an espresso stand in October.Both robberies occurred at Simply Espresso at 401 Airport Way North in the City of Renton.Police said in the first incident on Oct. 1 at 11:48 a.m., the man approached on foot and ...
Investigators Say Greenwood Fire Arson
After completing the investigation into a fire in Greenwood that destroyed four businesses, fire officials said the fire was intentionally set.Seattle Fire Department spokesman Helen Fitzpatrick said the fire started inside the Green Bean Coffeehouse.More than 100 firefighters responded to the fire that erupted on Oct. 23 shortly before 4 ...
Cheers In Charleston Over Boeing's Decision
For all the frustration in Washington state about Boeing's decision to build a second 787 production line in South Carolina, there is celebration across the country in Charleston.KIRO 7's Graham Johnson went to Charleston, where he has been sampling opinions.Johnson said he took off from Sea-Tac Airport Wednesday night, leaving ...
Shot Fired In Lynnwood Bank Robbery
Two masked men wearing black held up a Lynnwood bank, and a gunshot rang out as they left the scene Thursday afternoon, the FBI told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.A police source told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News no one was hurt in the robbery at the Bank of America branch at ...
Woman Says Late Payments To Rent-A-Center Led To Threats, Arrest
KIRO 7 was the first to break the story last July that Washington state is suing Rent-A-Center for violating consumer protection laws. Now, Consumer Investigator Amy Clancy has learned of a woman who says Rent-A-Center did more than just threaten her. In court documents, State Attorney General Rob McKenna claims ...
Rent-A-Center's Policy Statement On Collection Tactics
The Federal Fair Debt & Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA” or the “Act”) was enacted to remedy abusive, unfair and deceptive collections practices. While the FDCPA does not apply to first party collectors such as Rent-A-Center, the company believes it reflects good practices and has chosen to voluntarily comply with its ...
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