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    Kundert pleads not guilty in 1980 Kent cold...
    By Benjamin Leung • November 14, 2024 5:26 pm

    Faces charge of strangling Dorothy Silzel, 30, in 1980 at her condo

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    Prosecutors charged Lorenzo Hezekiah Hendrix in connection to an Oct. 4 armed robbery of a Seattle convenience store. (Court documents)
    Charges filed against teens in King County crime...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 21, 2024 6:00 pm

    Suspects linked to 78 robberies, shootings and carjackings in Sept. and Oct.

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    (File photo)
    Woman sentenced for identity theft of older King...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 21, 2024 5:30 pm

    Investigators identified a total of 44 victims ranging from ages 56 to 97, including residents from Renton, Federal Way, Auburn, Enumclaw, Des Moines, Seattle, Issaquah and more.

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    Discussion continues for KC Sheriff’s Office search warrant...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 16, 2024 9:04 am

    Following a list of policy changes in July, discussion between the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight and the King County…

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    (Courtesy of the Seattle Police Department)
    Four teens arrested after multi-city crime spree in...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 14, 2024 1:45 pm

    The targets of the majority of these robberies were gas stations and late-night fast-food restaurants, according to court documents.

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    Inside the SCORE jail. File photo
    Investigation of woman’s death at SCORE jail complete
    By Benjamin Leung • September 18, 2024 5:30 pm

    Makena Buckland died from “anoxic brain injury in the setting of repeated resuscitation performed due to aspiration pneumonia originating during an episode of vomiting due to opioid use disorder.”

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    COURTESY PHOTO, King County Sheriff’s Office
    KC Sheriff’s Office needs to modify use-of-force notifications,...
    By Benjamin Leung • August 11, 2024 7:30 am

    Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s report includes seven recommendations.

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    Gov. Jay Inslee. COURTESY PHOTO, Office of the Governor
    Former Auburn man sentenced for threatening to kill...
    By Benjamin Leung • August 7, 2024 3:33 pm

    Slaughter lived in Auburn at the time of a prior case in 2021, involving threats to former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.

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    COURTESY PHOTO, King County Sheriff’s Office
    King County Sheriff’s Office modifies pursuit policy
    By Benjamin Leung • August 5, 2024 4:20 pm

    Initiative 2113 was passed in the Washington State Legislature in May 2024.

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    Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson is escorted out of the courtroom following the guilty verdict at his murder trial June 27, 2024. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times / Pool)
    Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson guilty of murder
    By Benjamin Leung • June 27, 2024 2:00 pm

    Jury reached a verdict in the case of first Washington police officer to be tried under Initiative 940.

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    Former daycare employee pleads not guilty to child sex offenses
    Former daycare employee pleads not guilty to child...
    By Benjamin Leung • June 20, 2024 7:00 pm

    A Federal Way man, a former daycare employee in Maple Valley, has pleaded not guilty to child sex offenses.

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    Daycare employee charged with sex offenses
    Daycare employee charged with sex offenses
    By Benjamin Leung • June 10, 2024 11:55 am

    Federal Way man was employed at Discovery Playtown in Maple Valley.

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    Jail bars. File photo
    Renton man convicted in 2018 Des Moines homicide
    By Benjamin Leung • May 20, 2024 12:00 pm

    Jurors found 28-year-old Yourhighness Jeramiah Bolar of Renton guilty of two felony charges.

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Auburn Police Department Officer Jeffrey Nelson.
    Jury selection begins in Auburn police officer’s trial
    By Benjamin Leung • April 25, 2024 4:29 pm

    Jeffrey Nelson faces charges of murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree for 2019 killing of Jesse Sarey.

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    Prosecutors to review 2023 officer-involved shooting in FW
    Prosecutors to review 2023 officer-involved shooting in FW
    By Benjamin Leung • April 19, 2024 12:20 pm

    Prosecutors will review a multi-agency team’s investigation into the officer-involved shooting of a 43-year-old man that resulted in his death…

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    Kent Police recovered nearly 800 catalytic converters in a 2021 bust. File photo
    New state legislation fights catalytic converter theft
    By Benjamin Leung • April 8, 2024 1:55 pm

    Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on March 26 adding new regulations to the purchase and sale of catalytic converters…

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    Flowers, framed photos, plush toys and a QR code to the GoFundMe pages of the families grace the memorial site after the March 19 crash. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
    Driver in fatal Renton area crash arraigned from...
    By Benjamin Leung • April 1, 2024 1:30 pm

    Chase Daniel Jones, 18, charged with killing four and injuring two.

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    Man sentenced in Federal Way rock throwing death
    By Benjamin Leung • March 27, 2024 5:00 pm

    Judi Kilma retrieved a fist-sized rock after a man punctured one of the tires on Kilma’s bicycle.

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    FW police identify suspect in double shooting
    By Benjamin Leung • March 22, 2024 4:07 pm

    The King County Superior Court found probable cause for murder in the second degree against James Richard Hills at his first appearance hearing and set his bail at $3 million.

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    Police arrest suspect in shooting of two men in Federal Way
    Police arrest suspect in shooting of two men...
    By Benjamin Leung • March 21, 2024 3:00 pm

    On March 20, Federal Way police arrested a lone suspect, a 52-year-old Federal Way man.

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    KC Sheriff’s Office receives funding for mental health...
    By Benjamin Leung • March 15, 2024 1:30 pm

    Two King County Sheriff’s Office projects will receive federal funding, including a mental health co-response team and a rapid DNA…

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    Federal Way woman killed in Tukwila crash
    Federal Way woman killed in Tukwila crash
    By Benjamin Leung • March 14, 2024 8:10 am

    A 56-year-old Auburn man, driving in a separate vehicle, suffered injuries in the accident and was transported to Valley Medical Center.

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    (File photo)
    Federal Way police identify suspect in car prowling...
    By Benjamin Leung • March 12, 2024 3:45 pm

    According to the department, multiple subjects damaged and prowled around 70 vehicles at eight different locations from Feb. 10 to Feb. 11.

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