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King County Sheriff's Office

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Crooks with Baseball Bats and a Gun Take Woodinville Condo by Storm

    According to the King County Sheriff's Office, three robbers, armed with baseball bats and a gun, took a condo in the Woodinville area by storm early this morning,

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Inside Peter Keller's Bunker: Guns and Folgers Coffee Jugs (Photo Post)

    I first posted about Peter A. Keller last Monday on Daily Weekly. The King County Sheriff's office was calling him a "person of interest" after two bodies were found dead inside his family's burning North Bend home - barricaded in by a couch and some other furniture.

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Two Bodies Found Barricaded By a Couch and Other Furniture Inside North Bend House Fire

    After the bodies of two women were found barricaded inside a house fire in North Bend Sunday morning, authorities from the King County Sheriff's Office have announced a "person of interest" in the suspected homicide, 41-year-old Peter A. Keller.

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Occupy Seattle Squatters Evicted From Central District Home

    ​The King County Sheriff's Office chainsawed their way through the front door of a Central District home this morning and proceeded to evict seven people believed to be associated with the Occupy Seattle movement and who had been squatting in the vacant house since November.

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    DNA Links Federal Way Girl's Murder 20 Years Ago to 17th Century New England Family

    The murder of Sarah Yarborough, found strangled on the grounds of Federal Way High School more than 20 years ago, still haunts King County investigators. She was just 16, a popular and talented junior with straight A's, who arrived on campus the morning of Dec. 14, 1991 to meet up with other members ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Meth Shipment Tied to Sinaloa and La Familia Mexican Drug Cartels Seized in Seattle

    El Chapo, head of the Sinaloa Cartel.​On September 20, an informant told the King County Sheriff's Office that he recently befriended a Tijuana-based drug dealer with ties to Mexico's powerful Sinaloa Cartel. The cartel affiliate went by the name Jesse, according to documents filed September 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Elderly, Incompetent Bank Robbers Finally Arrested

    ​It used to be that if a man put in a long career of crime work he could retire at 55 or 60 years old and live in some nice halfway house or aunt's basement somewhere. These days even after he passes 60, his wits failing, his hair gone, that man still has to get up every few weeks and go rob a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Issaquah Gunman's Motive Still a Mystery to Police

    ​Why would a man abandon his car in the middle of the street, pull out two rifles, and start shooting randomly at people? After two days, it's a question that police are still not very close to answering.

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Jeff Jensen, Author of New Green River Killer Graphic Novel, Talks About the Case That Shaped His Dad's Life (With Exclusive Excerpt)

    ​Despite its title, the new graphic novel Green River Killer: A True Detective Story is only partially about Gary Ridgway, the killer responsible for at least 49 murders. The book--the first of its kind to use a comic-book method to tell the Ridgway story--is more about a man named Tom Jensen, ... More >>

  • News

    September 7, 2011

    Dow Constantine's Gang Fight

    How hyperbole helped scare up money to tackle a growing problem.

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Do You Know These Murder Suspects? (VIDEO)

    ​The three men you'll see in the following video are suspected of shooting a 23-year-old women to death near southwest Roxbury Street and 15th Avenue Southwest early on Tuesday The King County Sheriff's Office would very much like to know who these men are.

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Scrap Metal Thieves Confounding King County Coppers

    ​As HBO's brilliant crime drama The Wire has taught us, a modern dope fiend has many creative ways with which to finance his or her hard-drug habit. One of the most tried-and-true methods involves stealing copper wire from houses, light fixtures and construction projects then selling it to scr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Forks Man Disappears Into Sol Duc River After Border Patrol Shows Up to Interpret

    ​It's been a tough couple of weeks for families and friends of two men who have disappeared into local rivers. This morning, the King County Sheriff's Office announced that it has suspended its search for the Bothell man who jumped into the Snoqualmie River while trying to rescue his dog. Mean ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Tom Tyler, New York Professor and Advisor to Local Law Enforcement, Tells Cops to Listen Before Arresting

    ​There are just three things people want when they're stopped by police for suspect behavior, according to Tom Tyler, the New York University psychology professor who flies here tomorrow to advise the Seattle Police Department and the King County Sheriff's Office. And, really, "it's not very ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Kate Michelle Young, Kent Meth Smoker, Arrested for Sending Fake Anthrax Letter to President Obama

    ​Yesterday I joked about how here at Seattle Weekly we throw out all the mail we get that has bombs and/or anthrax in it. Of course, we don't really check our mail for bombs and anthrax (we have the interns do it). But at the White House, they actually need to check for stuff like that. So whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Three Mutilated Dogs Left on Display in Auburn Has Business Owner "Sickened and Shocked"

    A sheet covers one of the dead dogs found last night.​UPDATE: The King County Sheriff's Office has confirmed what began as rumors: the dead dogs are actually coyotes. Not that that fact makes the case any less bizarre, just perhaps a fraction less tragic. No word on the where the clump of long ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Kristopher Kizer, Ex-King County Sheriff's Deputy, Arrested for Stealing K-9's Training Drugs

    ​When law-enforcement officers train narcotics-sniffing dogs to do their thing, they use confiscated drugs in the training exercises. Kristopher Kizer knows this well. He trained a K-9 unit as a King County Sheriff's Deputy assigned to the Eastside Narcotics Task Force. He also once got reprim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Latest Idea in Making Poor Kids Like Cops: Bribe Them With Toys

    ​In a lot of ways, the "Shop With A Cop" program practiced by the King County Sheriff's Office, Covington Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service and dozens of other law enforcement agencies nationwide is a nice program for a good cause. But it's hard to get past the fact that buying a toy fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    John C. Worthington Sues King County to Get His Weed Back, Legalize It Altogether

    ​From its description as seemingly a small, nasty bag of dried up bammer weed, most stoners wouldn't have missed it. Most stoners, however, are not 47-year-old John C. Worthington of Renton. This pot patriot had marched into a King County Courthouse on Oct. 14, plopped out his dimebag of schwa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Raymel Curry Sucker-Punches Disabled Man On The Bus, No One Stops To Help (VIDEO)

    ​You may have heard about the incident back in September involving habitual asshole Raymel Curry sucker-punching a 55-year-old disabled man as he got off the No. 7 Metro bus, while a bunch of dumbfounded jerks stand around not helping. Well, the King County Sheriff's Office just released a vid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Attention Burglary Victims: King County Sheriff's Office Has Your Cigars

    ​OK, readers. Raise your hand if you live in Shoreline, north King County, or south Snohomish County. Now keep them raised if your house has been burglarized anytime in the last few years. Finally, raise your hand extra high if you own a completely sweet White House-themed humidor packed with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Attention Burglary Victims: King County Sheriff's Office Has Your Cigars (PICS)

    ​OK, readers. Raise your hands if you live in Shoreline, north King County, or south Snohomish County. Now keep them raised if your house has been burglarized anytime in the last few years. Finally, raise your hand extra high if you own a completely sweet White House-themed humidor packed wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Vashon Island Robbers Caught On Surveillance Camera

    ​The robbers burst into the Vashon Island bedroom right before the sun came up. They came equipped with guns and duct tape, which they used to tie up the homeowner. They pistol-whipped him when he wouldn't tell them where he was hiding the money and then threatened to shoot unless he gave it u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Photo of Creepy Old Masturbating Flasher Caught in the Act

    ​Two women and an 11-year-old girl were walking in a Kenmore park earlier this month when they spotted a man fondling himself through the pockets of his khaki shorts. Perv that he was, the older man didn't stop after one of the women yelled at him, nor after they started taking pictures of him ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Your Post-Fourth of July Injury Round-Up

    ​This weekend Americans celebrated the anniversary of their independence by blowing up small pieces of their country. And, in some cases, themselves. Washington was no different. Although our state suffered no tragedies as dire as the one in Palmyra, Pennsylvania -- 11 injured, including a cri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    12-Year-Old Boy Killed in Skyway Shooting

    ​The youngest shooting victim in King County over the past five years was killed yesterday in a Skyway shootout. Investigators recovered more than 20 shells from the parking lot of the Cedar Grove apartments, where detectives said two groups were arguing around 6 p.m. The 12-year-old victim r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Maybe There Is Hope For Finding Gil Kerlikowske's Gun

    The King County Sheriff's Office sent out a press release yesterday announcing that they'd recovered a gun stolen 40 years ago, "thanks to a diligent detective in the King County Sheriff's Office who located the firearm by utilizing an online database that tracks items sold to pawn shops." Which o ... More >>

  • News

    May 27, 2009

    Caution: Armed Volunteer Litter Crew Ahead

    Open Carry doesn’t want you in the closet about packing heat.

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Sometimes Fighting Back Works

    Around dusk Monday a 10-year-old girl rode her bike through Klahanie, an unincorporated area outside Issaquah. The girl later told the King County Sheriff's Office that a man in a small blue pick-up pulled over, grabbed both her and the bike and took off. He allegedly drove a mile and a half down th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    Ol' Man River... Keeps on Rollin' Along

    The landmark Snoqualmie Falls was a furious cataract as thousands of cubic tons exploded down its 268-foot drop. As it has been for many a local, it was the most impressive display I had ever seen. Odds are, the Spirit of the Falls is angry at her children, the Snoqualmie Tribe, for desecrati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Valuable Lessons in Bank Robbery

    Courtesy of the King County Sheriff's OfficeDo not stand in front of the ATM while you are waiting around to snatch someone's deposit. The King County Sheriff's Office sent out the above photo this morning. The office is looking for the man, described as Hispanic, standing about 5-feet-6-inches, aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Food in Transit

    Courtesy of the King County Sheriff's OfficeDo not stand in front of the ATM while you are waiting around to snatch someone's deposit. The King County Sheriff's Office sent out the above photo this morning. The office is looking for the man, described as Hispanic, standing about 5-feet-6-inches, aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2006

    Sheriff Fires at the P-I

    Courtesy of the King County Sheriff's OfficeDo not stand in front of the ATM while you are waiting around to snatch someone's deposit. The King County Sheriff's Office sent out the above photo this morning. The office is looking for the man, described as Hispanic, standing about 5-feet-6-inches, aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2006

    Friday Telegraph Room

    Courtesy of the King County Sheriff's OfficeDo not stand in front of the ATM while you are waiting around to snatch someone's deposit. The King County Sheriff's Office sent out the above photo this morning. The office is looking for the man, described as Hispanic, standing about 5-feet-6-inches, aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2006

    Thursday Telegraph Room

    Courtesy of the King County Sheriff's OfficeDo not stand in front of the ATM while you are waiting around to snatch someone's deposit. The King County Sheriff's Office sent out the above photo this morning. The office is looking for the man, described as Hispanic, standing about 5-feet-6-inches, aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2006

    Hell on Two Wheels

    Courtesy of the King County Sheriff's OfficeDo not stand in front of the ATM while you are waiting around to snatch someone's deposit. The King County Sheriff's Office sent out the above photo this morning. The office is looking for the man, described as Hispanic, standing about 5-feet-6-inches, aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2006

    Friday Telegraph Room

    Courtesy of the King County Sheriff's OfficeDo not stand in front of the ATM while you are waiting around to snatch someone's deposit. The King County Sheriff's Office sent out the above photo this morning. The office is looking for the man, described as Hispanic, standing about 5-feet-6-inches, aft ... More >>

  • News

    March 1, 2006

    Mental Lapse

    Also: Movement on the affordable-housing fee to be charged downtown developers.

  • News

    November 30, 2005

    Love, Then War

    Never ending, it seems, is the litigious saga of a chastised lawyer, a fired sheriff's deputy, and the lust they once shared.

  • News

    August 24, 2005

    Former Deputy Sues

    Angela Holland files a lawsuit over her firing for mental illness.

  • News

    July 20, 2005

    Monorail, Karl Rove, Law Enforcement, Quote

    Angela Holland files a lawsuit over her firing for mental illness.

  • News

    July 13, 2005

    Strippergate, City Politics, Law Enforcement, National Politics, Social Services

    Angela Holland files a lawsuit over her firing for mental illness.

  • News

    June 1, 2005

    Two Cops Sue the Sheriff

    Dave Reichert, now in Congress, also is among the defendants.

  • News

    June 1, 2005

    The City, Education, Health Care, State Politics

    Dave Reichert, now in Congress, also is among the defendants.

  • News

    March 30, 2005

    Good Cop, Sad Cop

    Meet former King County Sheriff's Deputy Angela Holland. She was a great street cop with numerous commendations and a spotless record. But she was mildly bipolar, so they fired her.

  • News

    October 15, 2003

    The Economy, Poliwood, and Crime

    Meet former King County Sheriff's Deputy Angela Holland. She was a great street cop with numerous commendations and a spotless record. But she was mildly bipolar, so they fired her.

  • News

    June 18, 2003

    Where Is Baby Perry?

    His body went missing from the morgue a year ago, and the most obvious suspect says he didn't do it.

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    In the line of booty

    The hooker, the state trooper, and the Boy Scout.

  • News

    September 22, 1999

    Time and punishment

    Minutes turn into days at the county's 911 unit.

  • News

    October 21, 1998

    Crack-up

    Democracy doesn't get much worse than the Pierce County auditor's race.

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