King County prosecutors have charged two men and a teenage in connection with six takeover-style robberies at gas station convenience stores in King County in recent weeks.

Christopher J. Manning, 24, and Joseph M. Campbell, 16, were each charged with six counts of first-degree robbery, the prosecutor’s office reported today. Campbell was charged as an adult. Bao Quoc Ly, 23,  was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery.

The three, all of whom are Auburn residents, are being held in jail in lieu of $300,000. They’ll be arraigned on the robbery charges Aug. 25 at the Norm Maleng Regional …

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After deliberating for more than a week, 12 jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in the in the trial of a Federal Way pest-control business manager accused of poisoning his wife with strychnine.

A mistrial was declared this afternoon after the jury announced it was deadlocked.  Prosecutors now have to decide whether to refile charges against Joseph Naimo. The 63-year-old was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 53-year-old wife, Ann Marie Naimo, on Nov. 28, 2008, at their Federal Way home.

Attorneys presented two different explanations of how Ann Naimo was killed during closing arguments last week: …

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Federal Way police are trying to identify a man suspected of robbing a bank branch Thursday afternoon. The department released surveillance images of the suspect today in hopes of identifying him.

The man went into the Bank of America branch at 32011 Pacific Highway S. about 3:20 p.m. Thursday and handed a teller a note that demanded money, police reported. The bandit took an undisclosed amount of cash, his robbery note and left. He did not show a weapon or imply that he had one.

Investigators were looking into whether the same man is responsible for two other bank robberies …

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Federal Way police are holding a memorial Friday for an officer who died Sunday morning while on duty.

The ceremony for Brian Walsh, 34, will take place 1 p.m. at the Federal Way Christian Faith Center, 33645 20^th Ave. S. There will be a full procession for law enforcement, emergency services and family. The public is invited to attend the service.

Walsh, a 4 1/2-year veteran of the department, suffered a heart attack Sunday morning, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was found collapsed in his patrol car after he responded to an officer-related shooting on the …

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Calvary Lutheran Church in Federal Way will host a candlelight vigil Wednesday night for a 38-year-old woman who was fatally shot last week during a counseling session at the church.

The vigil in memory of Carol Parsons begins at 5:45 p.m. at the church, 2415 S. 320th St. King County prosecutors have charged Parsons’ ex-husband, 41-year-old Charles Parsons, with first-degree murder in connection with the deadly shooting last Wednesday.

“Please join us as we sing hymns, listen to scriptural words of hope, pray together, and voice our grief and thanksgiving for Carol’s life,”  Lori A. Cornell, pastor at Calvary …

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A 34-year-old Federal Way police officer who died Sunday while maintaining a perimeter around a shooting scene suffered a heart attack, the King County Medical Examiner ruled today.

Brian M. Walsh served as a police officer for eight years, the last four in Federal Way.

Walsh was found unresponsive in his patrol car about 6:45 a.m. He had responded to the 33300 block of 26th Avenue Southwest to assist other officers investigating an officer-involved shooting in the area.

Walsh was married with two children and another on the way, the Federal Way Police Department reported …

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A Federal Way police officer died this morning while on duty. The 34-year-old officer had been working a perimeter assignment at a crime scene. He was found in his patrol vehicle. At this point, police do not have a cause of death, but have found no indication that foul play was involved, according to a press release.

The crime scene was set up following the early-morning shooting of a suspect, who was injured. The two Federal Way officers involved are on leave as an investigation continues, which is procedure for officer-involved shooting.

Here are more details from Federal Way police. …

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Our news partners at KIRO-TV report that Renton Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Federal Way.

Paul Cline of the Renton Police Department told KIRO that what started around 1 a.m. today with officers spotting a stolen vehicle ended with two Federal Way officers firing at suspects.

According to Cline, officers spotted the car, determined it was a stolen vehicle and set out spike strips in the 33300 block of 26th Avenue Southwest.

Police blocked the car, he said, but the driver rammed the officers’ cruisers with his vehicle. The officers fired at the car, and one round …

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