Police Blotter

Four boys have been temporarily removed from a local elementary school after bringing a BB gun, two knives (one a switchblade), and a box cutter onto school grounds. And if that arsenal had proved insufficient, one of the boys allegedly told…MORE

Man dies in house fire

September 19-A 56-year-old man died in a fire that destroyed his home shortly after midnight.

Burien/Normandy Park firefighters discovered the body after putting out the blaze that destroyed the small house in…MORE

An unknown person sneaked into a local church, broke into a locked office, and stole a safe containing the church's master keys and a number of checks. Apparently famished by his or her derring-do, the thief then cooked a meal of pasta with red…MORE

Nuisance motel shut down

September 7-Citing safety violations and illegal activities, city officials issued a cease-and-desist order against the 3 Bears Motel and revoked its business license.

Located at 2717 S. 216th St.

At 16th and Holden, a man was stopped for a traffic violation. But it seems he was driving with a suspended license. His female passenger displayed her valid license to the officer and offered to drive the man and his car home. But her friendly…MORE

Man injured in shooting

Sept. 2-Police were looking last week for the trigger man in an apparent drive-by shooting that occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 21600 block of 30th Avenue South in the Pacific Ridge area.

According…MORE

1. Federal Way police spotted an unnamed man sitting in his vehicle in the Cafe Arizona parking lot. The man appeared to be sniffing a white powdery substance that officers believed to be cocaine. The incident took place around 2:30 a.m. on…MORE

Cash thief busted behind Gen X store

1. Federal Way police followed up on a 911 call that originated from the AM / PM store, located at 31855 Pacific Highway South. The complainant told the police that an employee of the AM / PM store…MORE

Van strikes man at airport

Aug. 19-Two passenger islands in the Sea-Tac International Airport parking garage were shut down temporarily after an 82-year-old man was struck by a shuttle van.

The man, who received cuts on his head,…MORE

Confronted by her employer about missing funds from her grocery till (nearly $10,000 in the last eight months), a local woman confessed that she had, indeed, taken several hundred dollars a week. She was booked into King County Jail for…MORE