News Stories for April 2011
Stories for Wednesday, April 27
High-Speed I-5 Chase Caught On Camera
Officers chased a stolen minivan from Lakewood to mid-Boeing Field along Interstate 5 in Seattle, then arrested the driver early Wednesday morning.The KIRO 7 newsroom was watching Department of Transportation cameras as DOT workers tracked the chase that ended with a so-called PIT maneuver around 1 a.m.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News ...
Girl Shot In Face With BB At Mountlake Terrace Dog Park
Police are patrolling a Snohomish County dog park after a teenager was shot in the face with a BB gun last week.Police said the 17-year-old victim was at the Mountlake Terrace Dog Park with friends shortly before 9 p.m. last Tuesday when a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt suddenly fired ...
Thieves Cut Fuel Lines, Siphon Gas At Thurston Co. Facilities
Gas thieves have targeted Thurston County's work trucks and facilities, severing fuel lines and siphoning pickup trucks to steal fuel, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.At the Thurston County landfill, the thieves cut through a fence to get in, broke a lock and stole more than 100 gallons of fuel.The thieves ...
12-Year-Old Suspected Of U-Place Firebombing
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said a 12-year-old boy is suspected of using a Molotov cocktail to set fire to a neighbor’s deck.Firefighters were called Tuesday to an apartment building in University Place where a deck area erupted in flames.Witnesses told police a Molotov cocktail thrown at the deck started ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 26
VIDEO: Orcas Splash Small Boat Near Gig Harbor
A KIRO 7 employee came across this video Tuesday afternoon of an pod of orcas swimming near a small boat in Gig Harbor and one of the orcas swimming just next to the boat and splashing it with its fin: A man in the video can be heard laughing and ...
Kent Police Ready If 'Fast Five' Inspires Street Racing
Kent, a city that's long been vigilant against street racing, is already on alert as the weekend, and the release of another movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise, approaches."We're stepping up our patrols," Kent police Lt. Pat Lowery said. "We're putting out officers on the weekends now whose ...
Security Breach Exposes PlayStation Network Users' Personal Info
What has been a major inconvenience for gamers for several days has now been revealed as a major security breach. Users of Sony's PlayStation Network have been shut out of their accounts for nearly a week and may have had personal information, including credit card information, stolen by hackers."Although we ...
Police Post Image Of Suspect In Tacoma Rape/Torture Case
The Seattle Police Department on Tuesday released a photo of a man charged last week with raping and torturing a woman in an effort to encourage other possible victims to come forward.John Joseph Hauff, Jr, 66, has been charged with kidnapping, assault and rape after, police said, he picked up ...
Cop In Stomping Incident Involved In Police Video Cover-Up
Seattle police officer Shandy Cobane is caught up in another controversy -- this one dealing with the alleged manipulation of patrol car camera video and audio.Just a week after Cobane was videotaped kicking a Latino suspect in the head in a high-profile incident in April of last year, he was ...
Seafair Names Grand Marshal Of 2011 Torchlight Parade
Seafair has named Drew Carey as Grand Marshal of the 2011 Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade, citing the renowned comedian and game show host's commitment to Seattle through his ownership stake in the Seattle Sounders.Carey, the stand-up comic turned actor and producer, is host of "The Price Is Right" on ...
Girls Charged In Lewd Posts On Classmate's Facebook Page
Two Issaquah girls, ages 11 and 12, were charged on Tuesday, accused of accessing a classmate’s Facebook page to post obscene messages and sexually explicit photos.Probable cause documents from Issaquah police said officers went to an Issaquah home for a reported harassment case on March 18. A 12-year-old girl’s mother ...
Police: Man With Son In Car Fires Shot In Road Rage Incident
Seattle police said they arrested a man who had his teenage son in the car with him when he fired a shot in a road rage incident Tuesday morning.Police said the incident began at 8:05 a.m. in south Seattle when one or both drivers cut one another off during a ...
CBS News Statement On Katie Couric
CBS News issued this statement regarding Katie Couric leaving the CBS Evening News:"There’s a lot to be proud of during her time at Evening News. CBS news, like Katie herself, is looking forward to the next chapter."
Kent Police Release Photos In Metro Bus Shooting
Kent police released photos on Monday of a man they believe to be associated with last week’s shooting on a Metro Transit bus.Police were called to the 20600 block of 108th Avenue Southeast at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday after gunshots were fired aboard the bus, police said. Officers said ...
Seattle Officers Hurt Fending Off Attack By Fight Suspect
Two Seattle police officers were hurt by a man suspected of assaulting a man at a Ballard bar.Police said that shortly before 11 p.m., officers were dispatched to a fight in progress at a bar in the 4800 block of 17th Avenue Northwest.Employees at the bar said two men had ...
TNT: Zina Linnik's Killer Was Looking 'To Destroy Human'
A police report recently made public reveals details about the killing of a 12-year-old Tacoma girl on the Fourth of July in 2007. The Tacoma News Tribune reports Terapon Adhahn gave an interview to FBI agents in 2008 at the Washington state Penitentiary. It was observed by a Tacoma detective ...
Thieves Steal Riverside Memorial Honoring Man Killed On Bike
Thieves stole a stainless steel statue built to honor a man who died three years ago, leaving his relatives heartbroken, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The statue marked Peter Skerratt's favorite fishing spot in Snohomish, said his sister, Carol Sprague.Sprague visited the statue on Friday, but on Saturday, a friend called ...
Royal Wedding Coverage On KIRO 7
Watch live coverage of the royal wedding KIRO 7 beginning Friday at 2:05 a.m. with the arrival of dignitaries and the Royal Family.The ceremony will begin about 3 a.m. our time.At 4:30 a.m., KIRO 7 will be on with KIRO 7 Eyewitness News to bring you local news, weather and ...
Body Found In Green River Identified
The King County Medical's Examiner released on Monday the identity of a body found in the Green River last week.The body of 84-year-old Leah McHugo of Auburn was found tangled in logs and brush near the river bank on Friday.The King County Sheriff’s Office said the body had been there ...
Boeing Field Air Traffic Controller Caught Sleeping On Job Fired
A Boeing Field air traffic controller who fell asleep on the job has been fired.The controller was suspended after the latest incident on April 11, and then fired on Monday. "The controller was monitoring local traffic in the airport tower cab while two other controllers worked arriving and departing aircraft,” ...
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