LETTER: ‘Hooray to the B-Town Blog’ for helping find Reader’s stolen bicycle

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader:] Hooray to the B-Town Blog, one concerned citizen, and the KC Sheriffs!!! Last night, around 9:00PM, they found our stolen... [Read more]

VIDEO: Multi-vehicle accident at 8th Ave S. and S. 128 sends three to hospital

Sgt. Cindi West of the King County Sheriff’s Office reports that a multiple-vehicle crash in Burien Monday night (May 13) involving a tow truck with a car and two other cars has sent three to area hospitals…

State Patrol seeking witnesses to Southcenter head-on collision

The Washington State Patrol is investigating a two vehicle, wrong-way, head-on injury collision that occurred on Monday, April 29, 2013 at about 8:09 a.m. The collision occurred on the Southcenter Parkway... [Read more]

Burien Police assist in Des Moines, Kent drug bust

Burien Police assisted in a drug bust last Thursday (April 25) at homes in Des Moines and Kent that netted police 1/4 Kilo of cocaine and over $6,000 in cash. Detectives and TAC-30 from the King County... [Read more]

Massage Parlor/Prostitution Ring busted in Burien, SeaTac & Kent Thursday Night

Detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Burien and SeaTac Police Departments, served search warrants on five area locations last night related to a lengthy prostitution investigation. The... [Read more]

Police Chase Ends in Fiery Head-On Crash in Boulevard Park Tuesday Night

The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a Tuesday night police chase ended in a violent head-on car crash and fire in the Boulevard Park neighborhood. A deputy first spotted a reckless... [Read more]

Father and Son Who Scammed Elderly People Arrested by Burien Police

The Seattle Police Department is reporting on its blotter that a father and son team believed to have been targeting elderly people with a car dent repair scam are now in the King County Jail after being... [Read more]

UPDATE: Homeless Man Wanted for Arson has been Arrested in Burien

Seattle police are reporting that the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Fugitive Apprehension Task Force has tracked down and arrested Hung Minh Pham in Burien. As we previously reported, Pham, 45, was wanted... [Read more]

WANTED: Homeless White Center Man Wanted on $1 Million Warrant for Arson

The King County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding Hung Minh Pham, 45, wanted on a $1 million warrant for Arson, and reported to be homeless and hanging out in the... [Read more]

Highline Area Vehicle Thefts Again on Increase; Police Offer Prevention Tips

by Ralph Nichols Highline-area cities, along with the rest of King County, are experiencing an increase in stolen vehicles since late last year. “This time of year,” said King County Sheriff’s Detective... [Read more]

Wanted Man Captured Dumpster Diving Behind Apartment in Burien Friday

The wanted man seen above – Alan Polevia – was captured last Friday, March 22, rummaging through a dumpster behind a building at the Heights at Burien apartment complex, in the 1200 block of SW 137th... [Read more]

King County Sheriffs will Demonstrate Remote Controlled Robots April 10

The King County Sheriff’s Office will be demonstrating its remote-controlled robots for the public on Wednesday, April 10 – including one it used in a hostage situation in Burien in Feb., 2012... [Read more]

Sheriff’s Office Holding Meeting on Registered Sex Offender April 15

The King County Sheriff’s Office announced that a detective from its Registered Sex Offender Unit will be conducting a community notification meeting on Monday, April 15 regarding Level 3 registered... [Read more]

UPDATE: Boulevard Park Murder Was Not a ‘Running Gun Battle’

King County Sheriff’s detectives said a shooting this week in the Boulevard Park area that left two men dead was a murder-suicide and NOT a running gun battle, as was initially reported (read our original... [Read more]

UPDATE: Early Morning Shooting in Boulevard Park Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Critical

UPDATE WED. 3/20/13 4:19 p.m.: Sgt. Cindi West sent us the following update on the early morning homicide that happened in nearby Boulevard Park Wednesday morning: “At this time we have not been... [Read more]

8th Grade Student Shot While Walking Home from St. Francis School Monday

An 8th grade female student of Burien’s St. Francis of Assisi School was shot while walking home from school in the 16600 block of 21st Ave SW (map below) Monday afternoon, March 18. The student,... [Read more]

Suspect Arrested After Officer Poses as Cab Driver

The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a 33-year old Seattle man was arrested last Thursday (March 14) by a deputy posing as a cab driver after the suspect called a taxi in an effort... [Read more]

WARNING: Sheriff’s Guardian One Chopper to Land at Moshier Field Tues.

The King County Sheriff’s Office wants our Readers to know that this Tuesday, March 19 around 9:15 a.m., its ‘Guardian One’ helicopter will be landing at Moshier Field next to Highline High School…

Beware St. Patrick’s Day Revelers, Extra DUI Patrols will be out this Weekend

Beware St. Patrick’s Day revelers – additional law enforcement officers in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties will be actively patrolling local roads over this weekend looking for impaired drivers. “Don’t... [Read more]

UPDATE: King County Sheriff Urquhart Provides More Details on Renton Slayings

King County Sheriff John Urquhart held a press conference Monday (March 11), releasing new information about the Fairwood double homicide that occurred this weekend: Urquhart said that suspect Michael... [Read more]

FOLLOWUP: Burien Woman Suspected in Seattle Shooting Had Guns Stolen in 2012

Carolyn Piksa, the Burien woman suspected of shooting a City of Seattle employee last Friday (March 8; read our previous coverage here) had filed a residential burglary report with the Burien Police last... [Read more]

Local Yellow VAN Handyman Roger Gee Victim of Crime; Tools Stolen

by Scott Schaefer My good friend Roger Gee – who I’ve known since grade school – was the victim of a crime in Burien Friday night, March 8. Roger works as a Yellow VAN Handyman, and his van... [Read more]

UPDATE: 14-Year Old Destiny Kindred Found Safe, Reunited with Parents

UPDATE: The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that Destiny Kindred, the 14-year old girl who went missing in Burien last Friday, was found wandering the streets of Burien Monday, and has... [Read more]

UPDATE: Police Seeking Michael (Chad) Boysen for Renton Double Homicide

UPDATE 3/10/13 9:30 p.m.: King County Sheriff’s detectives said they received information that murder suspect Michael (Chad) Boysen may be seeking to obtain firearms and is considered an extreme danger... [Read more]