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Lakewood

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Skeeter Manos, Worst Person In the World, Spent Fallen Officers' Fund Money Like a Drunken Sailor

    No matter how bad a day you're having, things could be worse. You could be Skeeter Manos. A seven-year veteran with the Lakewood police, Manos was pulling down more than $93,000 a year. He was treasurer of his department's union -- and also treasurer of the charity that was created to collect donati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    How Low Can You Get? Skeeter Manos, a Lakewood Cop, Arrested For Stealing From Slain Officer's Fund

    ​A Lakewood cop was arrested today and accused of stealing more than $120,000 from the fund set up for the families of four officers killed in the line of duty in November 2009. Skeeter Manos, 34, of Dupont, is alleged to have set up a secret bank account for donations to the Lakewood Police O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Joshua Nitschke: Fast-Food Bandit Captured, Suspected of Robbing 30 Pizza and Sandwich Shops

    Nitschke on the job.​Joshua Nitschke earned the nickname "Fast-Food Bandit" after he allegedly robbed at least 30 Tacoma-area restaurants and gas stations over the past two months. He was finally caught Sunday in Lakewood when he and his girlfriend/accomplice Cassandra Koepke tried to knock ov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Police Shoot and Kill Three Different People in Under 24 Hours This Weekend

    ​Three different suspected criminals in the Puget Sound area met their demise at the business end of a police-issued firearm this weekend. Here are some details on each.

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Mark Klebeck: From Mr. Rags to Top Pot Riches

    ​In a city where most folks are hyper aware of locally-sourced whatnots, farm-fresh this-and-that, and organic fill-in-the-blanks, it's no wonder that a simple luxury like doughnuts can be such anxiety relief to those who just want something to remind them of the comforts of a junk food-filled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Belinda Stewart, State Corrections Official, Had Employee Work 600 Hours for Her Non-Profits

    ​If state Sen. Mike Carrell, R-Lakewood, is correct, a top state Department of Corrections official has been running a small fiefdom of non-profit businesses within the prison headquarters system. Former superintendent at Purdy and Aberdeen, Belinda Stewart - who once was disciplined for selli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Breaking: Woman Killed by Police in Lakewood After Pointing Gun, Yelling "Shoot Me"

    ​A knife-wielding woman supposedly became a gun-wielding woman and then a dead woman in Lakewood today. KOMO News is reporting that she pointed a gun at officers and yelled "Shoot me!" just before they did.

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Sterling Terrance Hospedales, Army Sergeant, Sentenced to 11 Years for Pimping Out Teenage Girls

    ​It all started when federal investigators noticed a 17-year-old runaway girl from Seattle posting ads soliciting sex on Craigslist. It didn't take them long after that to determine that there was another, even younger, teenage girl doing the same thing and that Sgt. Sterling Terrance Hospedal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Sterling Terrance Hospedales, Ft. Lewis Army Sergeant, Pleads Guilty to Pimping Underage Girls

    ​In this down economy, lots of working folks are taking on second jobs. So, why not a member of the armed services? Only Sterling Hospedales, an Army Sergeant stationed at Ft. Lewis in Tacoma, chose forcing underage girls into prostitution as his side hustle. Hospedales, the fellow pictured at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Michael McConnachie Allegedly Planned "Lakewood-Style" Killings

    Maurice Clemmons: no one's idea of a role model.​Maurice Clemmons Thanksgiving weekend execution of four Lakewood police officers mostly inspired grief and compassion for the victims and their families. But for Michael McConnachie it apparently elicited a very different emotion: admiration. S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Seattle Times Wins Another Pulitzer Prize; National Enquirer Shut Out

    Tab had a fat chance of winning​ The sun still rises in the east, Hell remains unfrozen over, and the National Enquirer did not win the Pulitzer Prize. But the Seattle Times did - for its breaking news reporting on the slayings of four Lakewood police officers. In giving the award today for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Capitol Hill Protest Against Police Brutality Features Brutality Towards Police

    JSeattle's TwitPicA protestor gets arrested outside of Rancho Bravo on Pine.​JSeattle over at Capitol Hill Blog has been following today's planned protest against police brutality similar to the one that turned violent last night in Olympia. And wouldn't ya know, some of the protesters are cho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Police Use Academy Class and Three Detectives to Find Officer's Missing Wallet

    "Careful men, we don't know what this sick bastard is capable of."​If you've had something stolen from you in the recent past, and found the effort by cops to find your missing stuff a little underwhelming, you might want to just stop reading now. Adam Bierig is a homeless 18-year-old who Kin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Defenders Worry Maurice Clemmons Killings Will Trample Civil Rights

    Is this man alone enough to change the state constitution.​Shocking tragedies consistently get an airing during the state's legislative sessions. These events are often tear-filled and heartbreaking and this week's testimony on the murder of four officers in a Lakewood coffee shop by Maurice C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    If He Only Had a Brain: 'Scarecrow Bandit' Tries, Fails to Rob Two Banks

    "With the thoughts he'd be thinkin' he could be another Lincoln if he only had a brain. Da-do-da-do-do-do-doo."​Burlap isn't a very breathable material. It's also hard to see through, even if you cut out little eye holes. Which might explain why the 'Scarecrow Bandit' is having so much trouble ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    10 Things I'll Miss About Seattle, No. 7: The Korean Suburbs

    Dylan PriestWestern Garden's Samgyeopsal​Oakland and San Francisco both have good little strips of Korean restaurants, but they're paltry compared to Lynnwood, Federal Way, and Lakewood. After LA's Koreatown and Flushing, Queens, Seattle's northern and southern burbs have the biggest, most div ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Jail Sucks, Maurice Clemmons' Bonder, Went By Book

    Jail Sucks doesn't, says state​Despite the hate mail they've gotten, the instantly infamous Jail Sucks bail bonding company out of Chehalis followed the rules when it helped Maurice Clemmons get out of jail six days before he killed four Lakewood cops and two days later was himself killed by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Prank Caller Phones in Fake Police Shooting, Singlehandedly Revives Argument in Favor of Modern Stocks

    This man will think twice before peeing in public again.​Lawmen in the medieval times get a bad rap. Sure they went overboard with the disembowling. But when it came to petty criminals, 11th-century folk knew how to prevent repeat offenders: Just put 'em in the stocks. That's the punishment t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Accused Lakewood Cop Killer Maurice Clemmons Shot Dead by Lone Officer in Rainier Valley; Cop Unhurt

    Clemmons, 37, killed today.​A Seattle Police officer, checking on a stolen car in south Seattle, shot and killed suspected Lakewood cop killer Maurice Clemmons, police announced this morning. The shooting ended a two-day manhunt here and in the Tacoma area after ex-con Clemmons fled the Sunday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Mourners Turn to Facebook to Honor Slain Lakewood Police Officers

    A Facebook page becomes an online memorial for four Lakewood police officers​As was the case with previous public tragedies, mourners of the the Lakewood police officers murdered last weekend have turned to their online social networks for solace. A Facebook page dedicated to the four slain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    4 Police Officers Shot Dead in Lakewood Area

    Ed Troyer talks to media near crime scene​UPDATE: Find out why a KOMO News reporter talked to Clemmons last year for a story - as did a KING reporter. His family also admits to helping him escape to Seattle yesterday, saying he has a bullet wound in his stomach; and Leschi residents will be gi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Seattle Blogs: Twitter's Central Role in Lakewood Police Shooting

    No one's had more comprehensive coverage of the Lakewood killer manhunt than the little blue bird.​- TechFlash calls the hunt for suspected cop-killer Maurice Clemmons a watershed moment for Twitter and Seattle journalism. - The Microsoft Blog lists Microsoft Bing's Top 10 searches for 2009. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Chalk Outlines: Local Rapper Max "AKshun" Gasoi Identified As The Victim In Weekend Shooting

    Max Gasoi AKA: AKshun Tha Don​It's been a bloody few days by the Puget Sound. Four police officers shot in Lakewood Sunday morning. And on Friday night, police responding to calls at the corner of Ninth Avenue and Columbia found a man suffering from a bullet wound in the street near St. James ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Openings & Closings: LTD Kicks Off, Cucina De-Ra Fouls Out

    ​Just in time for the football-season kickoff (Mariners who?), the masculine, modern LTD Bar Grill has just set out its sign near 36th in Fremont. Fremont Universe reports that the official opening day won't be decided until sometime later this week.

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Rubbing Shoulders With The Town Hall Rabble-Rousers

    ​ Congressman Adam Smith held one of the infamous Town Hall meetings yesterday night in Tacoma. A little under 2000 folks showed up, filling a high school football stadium in Lakewood. It was an appropriate setting, given that half the people were there carrying signs protesting what the half ... More >>

  • News

    August 5, 2009

    Mayor Approves Contracts, Donor Signs Checks

    Nickels’ top business donor gives generously after scoring some lucrative Sound Transit contracts.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Love-In: The Mayor and His Top Campaign Donor

    ​What is HDR Engineering, and why is it suddenly the top-ranking business donor to Mayor Greg Nickels' re-election campaign? Simple, says David Cobb of the international architectural, consulting and engineering firm: "We were impressed with his national leadership role on climate change and s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Dead on the 4th of July

    "They killed my son, Aaron!" an anguished David Masters Twittered on Independence Day, leading to worldwide condolences over the death of his stepson, Pvt. Aaron Fairbairn, 20, of Aberdeen (left). He and a fellow soldier were killed when a Taliban suicide bomber drove an explosives-filled truck th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Marination Opens in Fremont Wednesday

    After serving over a hundred people tonight at a soft opening in Lakewood, Marination Mobile starts their regular weekly schedule tomorrow (Wednesday). Fremont, 12:00noon to 2:00pmish, 132 N. Canal St. (outside Soundspeed Scooters). They're comin' for you this weekend Capitol Hill. (www.marinationmo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Bank Heists to Remember

    The fourth bank robbery by the Man Hands Bandit - Thursday in Shoreline - probably earns him some sort of nod in the NW Haul of Fame. He's not too smart, a trait of memorable robbers who tend to call attention to themselves. And clearly MHB does, causing heads to swivel as he dons a woman's wig and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    De-Nesting Cuckoo

    Nine years ago, then-Gov. Gary Locke spoke bravely of tearing down Lakewood's gloomy Western State Hospital, the state's biggest mental institution other than the state capitol building, and replacing it with a modern treatment facility. Instead, he cut its budget. Now 136 years old, it has been rep ... More >>

  • News

    February 4, 2009

    Go-Kart Reform

    A state legislator wants to make sure you don’t get scalped.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Legislature Looks To Prevent Go-Cart Scalpings

    Mind the rear axle.From the department of "solutions to things we didn't know were problems," Senator Dan Swecker's office explains that a bill he introduced today, "An Act Relating to Amusement Rides", aims at preventing people from getting scalped when they ride go-carts. Apparently (and gruesomel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    Tully's Founder Backs Soldiers' Coffeehouse

    Mind the rear axle.From the department of "solutions to things we didn't know were problems," Senator Dan Swecker's office explains that a bill he introduced today, "An Act Relating to Amusement Rides", aims at preventing people from getting scalped when they ride go-carts. Apparently (and gruesomel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    Murders on the Home Front Involve 9 WA Military

    Mind the rear axle.From the department of "solutions to things we didn't know were problems," Senator Dan Swecker's office explains that a bill he introduced today, "An Act Relating to Amusement Rides", aims at preventing people from getting scalped when they ride go-carts. Apparently (and gruesomel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2007

    Seattle Streets: Final Wish Guitarist

    Mind the rear axle.From the department of "solutions to things we didn't know were problems," Senator Dan Swecker's office explains that a bill he introduced today, "An Act Relating to Amusement Rides", aims at preventing people from getting scalped when they ride go-carts. Apparently (and gruesomel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2007

    City Councilman McIver Arrested, Accused of Assault

    Mind the rear axle.From the department of "solutions to things we didn't know were problems," Senator Dan Swecker's office explains that a bill he introduced today, "An Act Relating to Amusement Rides", aims at preventing people from getting scalped when they ride go-carts. Apparently (and gruesomel ... More >>

  • News

    June 14, 2006

    Our Not-So-Finest

    Disciplined cops: drunk, rude, sometimes just plain dumb.

  • Food

    November 23, 2005

    Burban Beer

    Disciplined cops: drunk, rude, sometimes just plain dumb.

  • Food

    October 19, 2005

    Oct. 19, 2005

    Disciplined cops: drunk, rude, sometimes just plain dumb.

  • Food

    October 12, 2005

    Oct. 12, 2005

    Disciplined cops: drunk, rude, sometimes just plain dumb.

  • News

    August 21, 2002

    Back to the Streets

    Budget cuts send more mentally ill patients from the hospital.

  • Diversions

    July 31, 2002

    Outdoorsman

    Bugs Bite

  • Diversions

    June 26, 2002

    Value Me

    Finding America at the Antiques Roadshow.

  • Food

    November 1, 2000

    Every which way

    A downtown commuter favorite returns as a neighborhood hangout.

  • News

    September 20, 2000

    Temple of the body

    Shed your skin and your inhibitions at Olympus Women's Health Club, where cleanliness is next to godliness.

  • News

    August 23, 2000

    Clobbering clubs?

    Cities use new tactics against black nightspots.

  • Food

    March 29, 2000

    Double joint-ed

    En Route Bistro and Laughing Dog Cafe

  • News

    December 15, 1999

    Down to Earth

    The old and new ways to appreciate maps.

  • News

    July 8, 1998

    Heavy lifting

    The old and new ways to appreciate maps.

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