Burglar Tries To Escape Through Police Exercise, Fails

From the “it could only happen in Burien” police files comes this recent tale of a dumb criminal who robbed an area house, and in his haste to escape, ran right into a police training exercise:

On Thursday, March 26th at about 2:40pm the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Basic Law Enforcement Academy received an unusual visitor on campus: a felon fleeing the Normandy Park police after breaking into a home.

Unfortunately for the suspect…

Posted on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 2:52 pm | No Comments

Habitual B-Town Drunk Driver Seeks Advice

Found on seattle-tacoma craigslist > seattle > rants & raves, this nicely-worded “call for help” from a Burien-area habitual drunk driver: I’m looking for advice. My... [Read more]

Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 6:59 am | No Comments

TSA Detains 5-Year Old Normandy Park Boy At SeaTac As “Security Threat”

According to KING-5 News: Matthew Gardner, a 5-YEAR OLD BOY from Normandy Park, was taken into custody and thoroughly searched at Sea-Tac Airport because his name is similar to a possible terrorist alias... [Read more]

Posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 5:12 pm | No Comments