Dog sniffs out yak skulls at Sea-Tac Airport
A traveler was stopped at the Sea-Tac Airport by a dog that smelled something funny. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists contacted the man and he told them he had four yak skulls in his duffel bag. The traveler told the specialists he found two of the skulls while hiking in Tibet. He also bought two yak skulls at a village store to keep as souvenirs. Two of the skulls had dried flesh on them, which is what alerted a federal Beagle named Woody. An Agriculture program manager said the skulls were destroyed under high-pressure steam to prevent the introduction of animal diseases.

Kent man shot in torso in Tukwila
According to the Tukwila Police Department, on Friday, May 11, a 24 year-old Kent man was sitting in the front passenger seat of a vehicle in a parking lot when another vehicle occupied by four male adults and a female pulled up next to him. The victim had a previous argument with one of the men. One of the men shot the victim in the torso causing serious injury. After being shot, the victim stumbled into the Shell station at 14620 Tukwila International Boulevard. The employee called 911 for help. Police found the man still conscious and fire department aid & medics treated him for a single gunshot wound and transported him to Harborview Medical Center. Tukwila Police detectives are investigating.

Tukwila officer assaulted by car thief
A Tukwila police officer was assaulted while trying to subdue a 32-year-old man attempting to steal a car from a rental agency. An agency employee was trying to keep the man there until officers arrived. When they arrived the man resisted their efforts to take him into custody, according to Mike Murphy, a Tukwila police spokesman. The man, who appeared to be under the influence of narcotics, was taken to a hospital for treatment and observation. He was then booked into the King County Jail for investigation of attempted theft of a motor vehicle, assault on a police officer, assault and obstructing a police officer.

Car break-ins, vandalism, prowlers and thefts
14400 blk 8th Ave. S.W., 12200 blk Ambaum Blvd., 12800 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 12600 blk Roseburg Ave. S., 600 blk S.W. 124th St., 2000 blk S. 117th St., 600 blk S.W. 156th St., 14400 blk 8th Ave. S.W., 12300 blk 28th Ave. S., 14000 blk 1st Ave. S., 2000 blk S.W. 172nd St., 2000 blk S.W. 149th St., 12200 blk 16th Ave. S., 13200 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 2000 blk S. 118th St., 13000 blk 12th Ave. S.W., 15700 blk Ambaum Blvd. S., 12200 blk 23rd Ave. S., 100 blk S.W. 148th, 15200 blk 4th Ave. S., 1000 blk S.W. 152nd St.

Residential burglaries and break-ins
14000 blk 5th Ave. S., 800 blk S.W. 127th St., 12800 blk 12th Ave. S., 200 blk S.W. 119th St., 10100 blk 16th Ave. S., 13700 blk 8th Ave. S.W., 16800 blk 3rd Ave. S.W., 13700 blk 8th Ave. S.W.