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Man critically injured in Frederickson motorcycle crash was off-duty King County deputy

Alexis Krell — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:30:05 +0000

A 47-year-old man seriously injured in a motorcycle crash near Frederickson Monday night was an off-duty King County Sheriff’s deputy, Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.

The South Hill area man remains in critical condition after the crash, which happened about 5 p.m. in the 7500 block of 176th Street East, Troyer said.

Family members and King County deputies are with the man at the hospital, Troyer said, and King County Sheriff John Urquhart has visited.

Deputies are still looking for witnesses to the crash, which may have involved a white van making a …

UPDATED: Man dies after running onto I-405, being hit by Buckley driver

Alexis Krell — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:59:52 +0000

UPDATE as of 6 a.m.: The man struck by the Jeep has died, according to the State Patrol.

INITIAL POST: A man is in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center today, after troopers say he ran into traffic on Interstate 405 and was hit Friday night by a Jeep driven by a Buckley man.

According to the State Patrol:

A 25-year-old Bellevue woman pulled over the Blue 2000 Dodge Intrepid she was driving about 11 p.m. to the right side of I-405, just north of the exit to 112th Avenue Southeast near milepost 9 in Bellevue.

Her 27-year-old passenger, a …

Nearly 200 suspected drunken drivers arrested Cindo de Mayo weekend

Stacia Glenn — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:16:45 +0000

Nearly 200 suspected drunken drivers were arrested last weekend in Pierce, King and Snohomish counties for the Cinco de Mayo holiday, county officials said today.

Eighty percent of the arrests, which totaled 198, were made in Pierce and King counties.

About 50 cops participated in the emphasis patrol, tripling the number that normally patrols the roadways.

As part of the Home Safe Bar program, liquor control enforcement officers also teamed up with the parents of a DUI victim and visited 45 establishments that serve alcohol to talk about serving limits.

Kayaker who died after falling into Green River Sunday identified

Alexis Krell — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:31:52 +0000

A woman who fell out of her kayak on the Green River Sunday and later died has been identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Elizabeth Gould, 45, fell out of her kayak about 1:30 p.m. near Black Diamond, and was taken to an Auburn hospital. She died Monday.

The cause of her death was ruled freshwater drowning.

Deputies said she had some experience kayaking rivers, and was wearing a helmet and life jacket.

Man arrested for threats of “blood bath” made against Kentwood High School

Stacia Glenn — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:15:57 +0000

A 19-year-old man suspected of sending threats of a “blood bath” at Kentwood High School in Covington last month was arrested over the weekend, according to the King County Sheriff’s Department.

Prosecutors have not yet charged the man, who is said to be a former student.

Detectives searched the man’s Kennewick home Saturday afternoon and seized two computers. It’s unknown what evidence was recovered linking the man to the threats.

After the school received the threat warning of a bomb and “hostage takeover” March 29, they evacuated the students and sent them home early. Nobody was injured and no evidence …

Female kayaker who fell in Green River died today

Stacia Glenn — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:08:57 +0000

A 45-year-old woman who fell out of her kayak Sunday while boating on the Green River has died, according to the King County Sheriff’s Department.

The woman, who was listed in critical condition at an area hospital, has not been identified. She was wearing a life jacket when she tumbled into the water and drifted downstream.

She fell in the 33800 block of Southeast Green River Head Works Road, deputies said. Her friends were able to pull her out of the river and started CPR until paramedics arrived.

Kayakers rescued from Green River this afternoon in separate incidents

Alexis Krell — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:39:53 +0000

From news partner KIRO-TV:

Two kayakers were pulled from the Green River in separate incidents this afternoon, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.

A woman in her 40s fell out of her kayak about 1:30 p.m. near Black Diamond, and a 23-year-old Kent man fell from his kayak about 2:30 p.m at Kanaskat Palmer State Park.

The woman was taken to the hospital in Auburn in critical condition.

Deputies said she had some experience as a river kayaker and was well-equipped with a helmet and life jacket.

A marine unit got the man out, and he was unharmed. …

Maple Valley homeowner kills one person, wounds another in early-morning shooting

Adam Lynn — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:55:29 +0000

Site of shooting.
Credit: King County Sheriff’s Office

King County sheriff’s deputies say a 66-year-old man shot two people outside his Maple Valley home this morning after finding them allegedly breaking into a storage container.

One man was killed and a woman badly injured in the shooting, which took place about 4 a.m. in the 23200 block of of 212 Avenue Southeast , deputies said.

The homeowner called 911 to report hearing people and banging noises on his property, sheriff’s spokeswoman Cindi West said. The line then went dead, West said. When the 911 operator reconnected …

Man found dead in house fire east of Auburn identified

Alexis Krell — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:15:06 +0000

A man found dead in a house fire east of Auburn March 27 has been identified, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.

Denziael Mashore, 62, lived alone in the house in the 19500 block of Green Valley Road Southeast, sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West said.

The fire, which was reported by a neighbor about 1 p.m., was an accidental electrical blaze, West said.

3 fatally shot outside Auburn bar Sunday identified

Alexis Krell — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:50:19 +0000

The three men shot and killed outside The Sports Page tavern in Auburn early Sunday morning were identified today by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Antuan Greer, 21, and Lorenzo Duncan, 23, both died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the office.

Nicholas Lindsay, 26, died of a gunshot wound to the torso.

All three deaths were ruled homicides.

Police are sorting through stories from the dozens of people who filtered out of the bar about 2 a.m. Sunday and were in the parking lot when a fight broke out and shots were fired. Auburn police Cmdr. Mike …