UPDATE: Police Find Missing Man With Alzheimer’s, Last Seen In Burien

The King County Sheriff’s Department reports that they found Carl Wallace, age 58 and suffering from dementia, Friday night (July 16) in Grants Pass, Oregon. Wallace was found safe, with his vehicle... [Read more]

Speeders Beware: “Slow Down Or Pay Up” Campaign Begins Friday

Twenty-three area police departments in King County (including Burien) will “inundate” area roads, highways, and interstates with extra police patrols targeting speeding drivers beginning this... [Read more]

LETTER: Gregory Heights Resident Concerned About Gunshots

On Sunday morning, July 11th, at 2:20AM 6 gunshots were fired in the area of Gregory Heights elementary. They were heard by myself and my neighbors who called police. The next day I found a bullet on my... [Read more]

Exploding Homemade Fireworks Nearly Kill SeaTac Man

According to the King County Sheriff’s Department, a 64-year old SeaTac man was critically injured when homemade fireworks exploded Sunday night (July 4), sending him to Harborview Medical Center. Police... [Read more]

UPDATE: “Suicidal” Man Eludes Major Police Response In Burien Thursday

UPDATE FRI. 6/18/10: According to Sgt. Jim Laing of the King County Sherriff’s Department, Thursday’s major police response on SW 124th was due to a “suicidal” 30-year old male... [Read more]

If You Saw Fire, Medic, Police & SWAT Near Lake Burien Sunday, Here’s Why…

Sunday afternoon (June 13) around 4pm, we got a call from a friend who lives on Lake Burien, but who just happened to be out of town. She said that a neighbor called and told her there was a S.W.A.T. team... [Read more]

Gunshots Heard In Olde Burien Area Early Sunday; Police Find 6 Casings

Sunday morning (May 23), the following question was posted to our Forums by BTB Reader Erik Robbins: Does anyone know what all the gunshots and Police activity were about in Seahurst (EDITOR’S... [Read more]

Former Highline Stadium Manager Accused Of Fondling, Injecting Athletes

We just received word from Highline Public Schools that they are investigating allegations that Jayson Boehm, formerly employed as a substitute stadium manager, provided health care to student athletes... [Read more]

Police Seek Help Finding Burien Bank Robber, Who May Be Dressed In Drag

The King County Sheriff’s Department, along with Seattle Police and the FBI are seeking the public’s help in identifying and apprehending what is possibly a male bank robber who disguises himself... [Read more]

Burien City Council Honors Hit-And-Run Victim Jeff Kearney

At Monday night’s (May 3) meeting, the Burien City Council honored mentally-challenged hit-and-run victim Jeff Kearney, starting off the session with a reading of a proclamation in his honor. Accompanied... [Read more]

REPORT: Female Robber Claims She Was “Forced” To Rob Burien Bank

According to our friends at KING5.com, on Wednesday (April 28), a female bank robber claimed she was being “forced” to rob the Sterling Savings Bank at 224 SW 152nd in Burien. King County Sheriff’s... [Read more]

Shooting Injures Man At The Heights At Burien Apartment Complex

What started out as a 9-1-1 call about a fight in progress turned into at least eight shots fired and a man grazed by a bullet on the top of his head Saturday night at The Heights At Burien apartment complex... [Read more]

UPDATE/VIDEO: Three Arrested In Wild White Center Burglary Chase

[EDITOR'S NOTE: From our sister site The White Center Blog comes this on-the-scene report about a huge police event in White Center:] UPDATE 3/31/10: According to KING5 News (see video below), King County... [Read more]

High-Speed Accident Sends Car Flying Into Tree Monday Night; Closes Ambaum

A high-speed, one-car accident sent a car flying into a tree and closed the s-curve of Ambaum Blvd. SW in Burien near Salmon Creek Monday night. BTB Reporter Gina Bourdage, who was on scene shortly after... [Read more]

Burien Man Charged With 1st-Degree Assault For Firing Shotgun At Cars

Our news partners at The Seattle Times are reporting that Jeffrey Fay, 54, the Burien man who tried to fire a shotgun into passing traffic last Tuesday morning (March 23), has been charged with first-degree... [Read more]

Man Fires Shotgun At Cars In Burien Tuesday Morning; No Injuries

According to Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff’s Department, a shotgun-toting man fired at cars in Burien Tuesday morning (March 23) near the intersection of South 128th and 1st Ave South.... [Read more]

Was That A S.W.A.T. Team Busting Into A Burien House Friday?

On Friday (March 12), we received the following email from BTB Reader Jessica, who was concerned about what she thought was a S.W.A.T. team busting down the door of a Burien house on SW 143rd: On my way... [Read more]

Police Officer Shoots And Kills Pit Bull At Burien Apartment Tuesday Afternoon

Story and Photos by Scott Schaefer Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 2nd) around 2pm, a potential domestic disturbance 9-1-1 call in Burien turned into the shooting death of a Pit Bull at an apartment near the intersection... [Read more]

POLICE BLOTTER: Early Morning Door Knocker Confronted

The email transcription below was originally posted to the Three Tree Point Yahoo Group, which has seen a recent increase in residents airing concerns about possible suspicious characters in the neighborhood. According... [Read more]