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]

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]

Police Recover Over $10,000 Cash, Heroin in Recent Burien and SeaTac Busts

Deputies from the King County Sheriff’s Office, along with the SeaTac and Burien Police Departments recovered over $10,000 in cash, along with seven ounces of heroin during search warrants served last... [Read more]

LETTER/PIC: Burglars Damage House in Burien’s Shorewood Neighborhood

Click image to see larger version. Above is a photo of the damage burglars caused to the inside of our bathroom after breaking into our house in the Shorewood neighborhood of Burien, a few blocks north... [Read more]

INTERVIEW: John Urquhart Vows that he’ll ‘Do the Right Thing as the Sheriff’

by Jack Mayne New King County Sheriff John Urquhart was elected last November by what he terms “a landslide” but he isn’t worried about facing voters all over again this November for a full four-year... [Read more]

CRIME ALERT: Reader Shares Sketch of Man Who Tried to Break Into Her Home

It’s not everyday that we receive hand-drawn sketches of suspicious suspects, but on Saturday (Feb. 16), the following drawing and note arrived in our inbox (click image to view larger version): The... [Read more]

Burien Police Officer’s DUI Stop Nets Drugs, Cash and Suspected Drug Dealer

The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that early Monday morning (Feb. 11) just after 1 a.m., an alert Burien Police Officer stopped a erratically-driven SUV, conducted an investigation, arrested... [Read more]

Key Bank on SW 152nd Robbed by Man Wearing Halloween Mask Wednesday

A man wearing a black Halloween “monster mask” robbed the Key Bank at 655 SW 152nd Street in Burien Wednesday (Feb. 13) just after 5 p.m. “A suspect entered the business wearing a camouflage... [Read more]

Is a ‘Lipstick Kisser’ Prowler Kissing His Way Through a Burien Neighborhood?

It’s not quite a romantic Valentine gesture, but according to posts on a neighborhood Facebook Page, a ‘Lipstick Kisser’ may kissing his way through Burien’s Shorewood on the Sound... [Read more]

Police Seeking Public’s Help Identifying White Center/Burien Mini-Mart Robber

The King County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday (Feb. 5) announced that it’s seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect – pictured below – in four recent mini-mart robberies in the... [Read more]

Learn About Law Enforcement at ‘Police Citizens Academy’ Starting March 20

The Police Citizens Academy is a 12-week session offered free to residents of Burien, to help educate the public about the police department and to increase understanding between citizens and police. The... [Read more]

Burien Man Arrested for DUI, Hit & Run After Crashing Into Multiple Cars

A 26-year old Burien man was arrested for DUI and Hit and Run Jan. 28 after he rear-ended a 53-year old Burien woman driving west on South 156th Street, then struck another car while trying to get away. According... [Read more]

State Troopers Seeking Witnesses to Serious Injury Collision on SR-509

The Washington State Patrol is seeking witnesses to a serious injury accident that happened on southbound SR-509 Jan. 20, which left three injured men fleeing from the scene, leaving another one with serious... [Read more]

SeaTac Police Chief Jim Graddon to Retire

by Jack Mayne Jim Graddon, chief of the SeaTac Police Department and a major in the King County Sheriff’s office, plans to retire later this year. “After nine years of service to the City of SeaTac,... [Read more]

Here’s what all the Police Activity was around Moshier Field Wednesday Night

The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting what all the police activity was around Moshier Field in Burien Wednesday night (Jan. 23) – they were searching for a burglary suspect after a residence... [Read more]

WHITE CENTER BLOG: U.S. Attorney Gives Update on ‘Center of Attention’

On Friday (Jan. 18), U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan emailed out a letter to the White Center community, sharing updates on the multi-agency, federal and local law enforcement operation from 2011 called ‘Center... [Read more]

Area Resident Has Bad Encounter with Dangerous Pit Bull in Shorewood

Area resident Lynne Crockett reported the following about a dog-on-dog attack near the intersection of 26th SW and SW 106th – which it *not* in Burien’s city limits (see map below) – on the Shorewood... [Read more]

Fish & Wildlife Officer Apparently Slips on Ice, Gets Injured at Seahurst Park

BTB Reader Krista McIntyre texted us (you can also do so 24/7 at 206-659-8768) from Seahurst Park early Saturday afternoon (Jan. 12), where she saw “six cops and an aid unit,” including State... [Read more]

Area Police Chiefs Meet with Highline School District About Its Security Plan

Highline School District Superintendent Susan Enfield and members of her leadership team met Thursday (Jan. 10) with top law enforcement officials of the five municipalities in the south end to discuss... [Read more]

New King County Sheriff Warns ‘Don’t Shoot Your Gun in the Air New Year’s Eve’

For all our gun-totin’ Readers out there, your new King County Sheriff John Urqhart has a warning about firing guns in the air to celebrate New Year’s Eve: “Any bullet fired from a gun must... [Read more]

Slow, 15-Cruiser Police Chase Ends in Burien’s Three Tree Point Neighborhood

If sirens and police lights awoke you early Saturday morning, here’s why – around 15 or so police cruisers from multiple jurisdictions slowly pursued a stolen moving van style truck on a chase... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘Grinch’ Steals Christmas Lights from Bushes Near Home on 21st SW

I live on 21st Ave SW and thought I would put some lights out on the bushes near my home when to my dismay they were only up for 3 days and they were stolen. And I have noticed that some of my neighbors... [Read more]