New Burien City Council wants more, better review of homelessness
By Jack Mayne After electing Jimmy Matta its new Mayor, and Councilmember Austin Bell as Deputy Mayor, the newly-elected Burien City Council turned to a potential repeal of a homeless tresspass ordiance, but decided to have Burien city staff review the issue and...
Police congratulate 8 who graduated from Burien Explorers program
The Burien Police Department congratulates these eight Burien Explorers who completed the 2017 Washington Law Enforcement Explorer Winter Academy in Yakima: Robert Turner Ashleigh Bell Delia Bautista Mason Lemus Krizma Shelton Sheila Richardson Josie Palmer Colin...
Reader warns others about unauthorized entry & theft at storage facility
From Reader Lance McIntosh comes this warning: UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY AND THEFT! I have been renting an outside storage space at the Public Storage facility at 18041 Des Moines Memorial Dr SW, SeaTac, WA 98148 (at the west end of SW 188th St just west of the 509...
Man arrested after human remains found in Tukwila Thursday
From our sister site The Tukwila Blog: Detectives with the Tukwila Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit (MCU) are investigating the discovery of human remains found Thursday, Jan. 11 by a resident in the 5800 block of S. 152nd Place (map below). Police say that on...
Major Bryan Howard promoted to Precinct Commander in Burien
Bryan Howard of the King County Sheriff's Office has been promoted to Major, and will now serve as Precinct Commander of Burien Precinct 4. Major Howard – formerly a Captain for Burien P.D./KCSO – has worked for the department for 27 years, and spent many years...
'Suspicious device' on Southcenter Blvd. turns out to be rice cooker
UPDATE 4:20 p.m. Jan. 9, 2018: Tukwila Police have re-opened Southcenter Blvd., and are reporting that the 'suspicious device' found at a bus shelter was actually a rice cooker: The suspicious object was a rice cooker left at the bus shelter. It was opened remotely by...
Police shooting inquests stopped, putting Tommy Le's hearing on hold
King County Executive Dow Constantine announced this week that all police shooting inquests will be put on hold while the Review Committee he convened last month considers potential reforms and submits its recommendations. This means that any inquests into the police...
Man charged in Seattle shooting also awaiting trial for Burien drive-by
A man charged with killing a 21-yar old in Columbia City in December is also awaiting trial for a July drive-by shooting in Burien, the Seattle P-I is reporting. King County prosecutors charged 24-year-old Marhowe Kifle with first-degree murder on Friday, accusing him...
Shooting in White Center early Saturday leaves 1 man dead, 1 injured
From our sister site The White Center Blog: The King County Sheriff's Office is reporting that a shooting outside Club Taradise early Saturday (Jan. 6) has left one man dead and another injured. Police say that shortly after 1 a.m., King County Sheriff's 9-1-1...
Tukwila Police pursue an elusive pig named 'Monty'
From our sister site The Tukwila Blog: On Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, Tukwila Police officers performed a chase, only this pursuit was of the porcine variety, involving an elusive pig named ‘Morty.’ Unfortunately (or fortunately if you’re a fan of foraging wildlife),...
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