Crime Section

Cops Seeking Public’s Help Tracking Down Copper Thieves

Cops Seeking Public’s Help Tracking Down Copper Thieves

The King County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday (June 9) that it is seeking the public’s help in tracking down thieves, who have lately become so brazen that they’re now climbing... [Read more]

SeaTac Police Captain Annette Louie Receives Women of Color Award

SeaTac Police Captain Annette Louie Receives Women of Color Award

Recipients of the Northwest Asian Weekly's "Women of Color Empowered" award. SeaTac Police Captian Annette Louie is third from right. (Photo: Northwest Asian Weekly) SeaTac Police Captain... [Read more]

13-Year Old Boy Driver Stopped In SeaTac; Was Driving His Drunk Dad

13-Year Old Boy Driver Stopped In SeaTac; Was Driving His Drunk Dad

The Washington State Patrol is reporting that on Sunday (June 5), a Trooper stopped a vehicle in SeaTac for erratic braking and an equipment violation, only to discover that the car was being driven by... [Read more]

Suspect In DUI Vehicular Assault On State Trooper In SeaTac Faces Sentencing

Suspect In DUI Vehicular Assault On State Trooper In SeaTac Faces Sentencing

On Friday (May 27th), Julio Matins-Paes was scheduled to appear for sentencing in front of Judge J. Hill at the Regional Justice Center in Kent for Vehicular Assault charges stemming from a December 13,... [Read more]

Officials Urge Library To Reconsider Removal Of Surveillance Cameras

Officials Urge Library To Reconsider Removal Of Surveillance Cameras

by Ralph Nichols Does the King County Library System administration place greater value on patron privacy than on public safety? This question is being raised after library system officials refused to... [Read more]

Hazardous Duty: Disposal of Expired or Unneeded Prescription Drugs

Hazardous Duty: Disposal of Expired or Unneeded Prescription Drugs

The SeaTac Police Department's Officer Boe fields questions about National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by Greg Wright Last Saturday, City Hall played host to the SeaTac Police Department as it... [Read more]

Free Program On Reducing Break-Ins & Other Crimes Will Be April 12th

Free Program On Reducing Break-Ins & Other Crimes Will Be April 12th

The Burien Police Department will be offering a free program on reducing break-ins and other crimes, called “Burglaries & You,” from 7pm – 9pm on Tuesday, April 12th at the Washington... [Read more]

SCAM ALERT: Telephone Scammers Are Again Targeting State Businesses

SCAM ALERT: Telephone Scammers Are Again Targeting State Businesses

Scammers posing as Washington Department of Revenue employees are again calling Washington businesses to direct them to a bogus international phone number that charges them for the call, the Department... [Read more]

‘Citizens Police Academy’ Starts March 16th, Will Help You Understand Police

‘Citizens Police Academy’ Starts March 16th, Will Help You Understand Police

Together with SeaTac and Burien Police, the ‘Citizens Police Academy’ program is meant to increase the understanding between citizens and their Police Departments through education, and the... [Read more]

Body Found In Bushes Next To SeaTac Office Building

Body Found In Bushes Next To SeaTac Office Building

The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that the body of a man, in his mid-40s, was found by a landscaper in the bushes next to a SeaTac office building Thursday afternoon (Jan. 27). The cause... [Read more]