Tagged with 'arrest'
WATERLAND BLOG: Arrest Made In Murder Of Jayme Thomas
From our sister site The Waterland Blog: The Des Moines Police Department announced early Thursday (Dec. 8th) that they had made an arrest for the murder of Jayme Thomas. “Through tips and leads... [Read more]
Two Caught After Fleeing From Hit-And-Run In Burien Monday Morning
Around 9:43 a.m. Monday morning (Dec. 5) we got the following email from BTB Reader Diana Holman: FYI, there’s a helicopter swirling overhead…around 1st Ave SW and 128th…near Puget Sound Park, and... [Read more]
FOLLOWUP: More Details Emerge In Police Report From Monday’s Shooting
On Tuesday (Sept. 20), the King County Sheriff’s Office released the following police report to The B-Town Blog, detailing Monday’s shooting incident at the Southwest Seattle Ambulatory Center…
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested In White Center Shooting Death
Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 17) at around 4:30 p.m., a 25-year old man was arrested for his role in the White Center shooting death of Sweetheart Failautusi that occurred early Tuesday morning (read our... [Read more]
REPORT: Four Facing Felony Charges For Burglarizing Dead Man’s Home
The Seattle P-I reported Thursday (July 7) that four Burien residents are facing felony charges following allegations that they burglarized their dead neighbor’s home, then left his body to decay for weeks. The... [Read more]
Former Area Nurse Busted For ‘Diverting Drugs For Personal Use’
Washington State health officials announced Wednesday (May 4th) that they have immediately suspended the license of registered nurse Gordon McSherry, who worked at Regional Hospital in Tukwila, on charges... [Read more]
White Center ‘Polite Robber’ Arrested; No Word Yet On If He Thanked Police
From our sister site The White Center Blog: The King County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday (Feb. 7th) that the armed robber dubbed the “polite robber” by local media was arrested at his Top... [Read more]
Des Moines Woman Busted As ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Bank Robbing Bandit
On Tuesday (Jan. 11th), Kent Police arrested Kristin K. LeClaire, a 53-year-old Des Moines woman who was suspected in as many as 15 bank robberies in the area, and who became known as the “Mrs. Doubtfire”... [Read more]
Sheriff’s Cold Case Squad Detectives Arrest Suspect In 1983 Homicide
King County Sheriff’s Cold Case Squad detectives have arrested a 46 year-old man for a homicide at a SeaTac motel that occurred 27 years ago, spokesman John Urquhart announced this morning (Dec.... [Read more]
Sina Ghodsee, Man Who Threatened To Kill Police, Arrested In Utah
King County Sheriff’s Department reports that Sina Mehdi Ghodsee, wanted for threatening Normandy Park Police Officers over the telephone, was arrested Friday night (Oct. 22nd) in Salt Lake City... [Read more]
REPORT: Burien Man Arrested In Connection With Death Of Brother
UPDATE 8/26/10 4:15pm: Folks, we’ve received your emails, we’ve read your Comments, we’ve even taken a phone call or two from distraught, angry family members and friends. Our deepest... [Read more]
Suspect In “Smash-And-Grab” Burglaries Appears In Court; Bail Set At $150K
According to The Seattle P-I, the 50-year old male suspect who police say has committed more than 30 “smash-and-grab” style burglaries in the Burien/West Seattle area made his first court appearance... [Read more]
Suspect Arrested In Area “Smash-And-Grab” Business Burglaries
UPDATE 2pm 8/11/10: The King County Sheriff’s Department sent out the following announcement around 2pm Wednesday, Aug. 11th: Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a subject today that may be involved... [Read more]
Owners Of Burien’s Bamboo Sauna Arrested On Prostitution Charges
From our “Well That’s Not Surprising” and “It’s About Time” departments comes word from our friends at KIRO News that two people have been busted on prostitution charges... [Read more]
Cops Bust Men Responsible For Takeover Robberies, Including SeaTac Casino
The King County Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday (Jan. 19th) that they have arrested two men they allege had committed numerous “takeover” robberies, including the Jan. 13th one... [Read more]
Former Burien Couple Plead “Not Guilty” To Charges Of Raping Their 4-Year Old Daughter
The former Burien couple that was charged last week with filming themselves raping their 4-year old daughter pleaded “not guilty” Tuesday (Nov. 10th) in King County Superior Court. Hollie Beston,... [Read more]
Notes From Monday Night’s City Council Meeting
Monday night’s (April 27th) City Council meeting was run under a “business as usual” approach, despite the recent news about Burien City Manager Mike Martin’s DUI arrest.
Many in the audience came expecting to hear Martin address the issue, perhaps even issue a public apology or letter of resignation. However, Martin didn’t say one word about his incident, (which happened Sunday, April 19th), and the only references to it were statements of support from four residents, which you can read below…
Man Arrested In White Center For “Gutting” Church’s Cat
From our sister site The White Center Blog comes this horrific story that sounds like it’s straight out of a Stephen King novel:
When writing fiction, oftentimes writers resort to having to depict a bad guy as being “really bad” by showing him hurting an animal; this is often referred to as the “kicking the dog” scene, and it’s intended to make audiences hate the antagonist.
However, in this true story, the bad guy is so bad that we won’t have to resort to writing that scene – he already lived it out, and is now paying for it:
King County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 47-year old man in White Center Sunday on animal cruelty charges after he allegedly severely injured a church’s cat with a box cutter knife.
The incident occurred at Cross Church, located at 1320 SW 102nd in White Center…
