Police Blotter

Off-duty firefighter, sons

alert woman to house fire

December 12-A woman has an off-duty firefighter and his two sons to thank for her life.

North Highline firefighter Tom Strom spotted smoke coming from her house at 1121 S.W…MORE

Shots fired at 47th and Waite late Friday, with a young man hanging out a back window of a small silver car (possibly a Lexus), shooting over the top of the car toward a male running down the street. The shooter wore a black beanie. Later, two…MORE

Burien

December 9-An 87-year-old Burien man suffered second-degree burns in an early morning home fire before his dramatic rescue by two North Highline firefighters.

The victim, who had to be resuscitated at the scene, was in…MORE

1. Federal Way police responded to a warning call that an unnamed person was being suicidal. The incident took place at an apartment complex at 2100 South 336th Street. The call came in around 3:32 p.m. on November 18. Upon arriving at the…MORE

1. Federal Way police responded to a warning call that an unnamed person was being suicidal. The incident took place at an apartment complex at 2100 South 336th Street. The call came in around 3:32 p.m. on November 18. Upon arriving at the…MORE

'Dummy' passenger nets

ticket for dummy driver

November 30-A dummy placed in a car's passenger seat as a decoy for driving in freeway car-pool (HOV) lanes didn't fool a Washington State Patrol trooper.

As the car headed north…MORE

A local 26-year-old was so impaired by alcohol that he fell asleep in the drive-thru of an Admiral restaurant. Witnesses called 911, and officers arrived in time to see the car drive erratically and without signaling as it left the business. The…MORE

Burien

November 27-A natural gas main was broken at a construction project shortly before 10:30 a.m.

A work crew for Southwest Suburban Sewer District severed the main at Marine View Drive Southwest and Southwest 164th Street, which…MORE

Construction crew breaks

unreported natural gas line

November 27-A natural gas main was broken at a construction project shortly before 10:30 a.m.

A work crew for Southwest Suburban Sewer District severed the main at Marine…MORE

Former pharmacy owner

guilty of drug possession

November 19-The owner of BC Drugs in Burien, which was suspended last month, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle to unlawful possession of drugs.

Christina Wageman…MORE