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Police want help identifying suspect in downtown Olympia rape
Olympia police are asking for help identifying a man who raped a 27-year-old woman early Saturday morning in downtown Olympia.
Gonzaga told him he wasn`t enrolled so Puyallup man killed a cab driver, police say
A 19-year-old Puyallup man is charged in the stabbing death of a cab driver. Authorities say he was so angry about not being permitted entry to Gonzaga University on Monday even however he was never admitted that he bought a knife and killed a taxi driver who’d driven him to Idaho.
Lacey dual homicide suspect released from hospital, makes very first court appearance
Ricardo A. Gardin-Gonzalez, the suspect in a July thirty one dual homicide, appeared in court Monday after spending almost a month in the hospital. He is being held without bail in the Thurston County jail.
Shelton home searched in Washington state child porn probe
A home in Shelton was searched in connection to an alleged child porn ring.
After dustup with store employee, Tacoma woman facing robbery charges in Centralia
A Tacoma woman was arrested for allegedly stealing children’s clothes in Centralia, then pushing a store employee who attempted to stop her.
Memorial for teenage missing from Olympia church
A memorial bench for Austin German Ellison, who died in 2011, went missing this week from outside Hidden Creek Community Church in Olympia.
Lacey man stabbed during threesome gone awry
A Silver Creek man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stabbing another man in the chest before they and a third person planned to take part in a three-way sexual encounter, according to court documents.
For years, potential rape evidence went untested. What the state did to fix that
Tho’ critical to prosecuting sexual brunt cases, thousands of “rape kits” containing significant evidence sat untested for years in Washington. To deal with the backlog, the state has appropriated $Two.47 million and overhauled how agencies treat the kits.
Movie captures driver hitting police cruiser on I-5, fleeing scene
Washington State Patrol detectives are seeking the driver of a truck that struck a Puyallup Tribe police lieutenant Tuesday in Tacoma, then fled the scene.
What’s inwards of a ‘rape kit?’
Gary Shutler, DNA Technical Leader at the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory, shows the components of a “rape kit” for collection of evidence after a sexual attack.
Could brothers in life-long hook-up manhandle investigation be tied to Lindsey Baum, other missing children?
Lindsey Baum disappeared from McCleary while walking back from a friend’s house in 2009. McCleary is a toughly 30-minute drive from Shelton, where the brothers also possessed a property.
Hook-up offender accused of violating into homes nude, attempting on undergarments emerges in court
Lovemaking offender Curtis Sell pleaded not guilty at arraignment Wednesday to charges that he broke into Lakewood homes while nude. His bail is $300,000.
Crime of the Week: Pot shop break-ins across Thurston County
Police responded to a string of burglaries at marijuana dispensaries across Thurston County over the weekend, and now Crime Stoppers of South Sound is asking for help in finding who did it.
Olympia man is accused of raping one woman, but police are searching for more victims
A 51-year-old Olympia man is accused of raping a 24-year-old woman five days after she gave birth. Steven Rancour will likely be charged with second-degree rape.
Arson suspect, Nineteen, arrested after house fire
A 19-year-old man from Centralia was arrested on suspicion of arson after a house fire Wednesday night, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Police investigating report of shooting inbetween brothers
Police say they found the father of the two brothers holding one of them on the ground. Upstairs they found the victim, who appeared unconscious.
Crime of the Week: Police search for suspect in Lowe`s break-in
Police responded to alarms at one a.m. July twenty nine at Lowe’s home improvement store at five thousand six hundred ten Corporate Center Lane Southeast. They say a suspect entered the store through the garden entrance and broke into several check stands, taking an undisclosed amount of cash.
one escaped inmate from Wash. fire squad found; 2nd inmate still on run
One of two inmates who escaped while working a wildfire in Central Washington has been arrested in Portland. The other inmate remains on the run.
Manhunt underway for two inmates who escaped from Washington state fire team
Two inmates escaped early Tuesday while working on a fire team near Goldendale, Washington. The Department of Corrections is searching for the two fellows.
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Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a burglary at a Shelton school, the Mason County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a tweet Monday afternoon.
A freshly released autopsy report shows Seattle police officers shot Charleena Lyles seven times and that she was fourteen to fifteen weeks pregnant when she died.
Olympia police are asking for help identifying a man who raped a 27-year-old woman early Saturday morning in downtown Olympia.
A 19-year-old Puyallup man is charged in the stabbing death of a cab driver. Authorities say he was so angry about not being permitted entry to Gonzaga University on Monday even tho’ he was never admitted that he bought a knife and killed a taxi driver who’d driven him to Idaho.
Ricardo A. Gardin-Gonzalez, the suspect in a July thirty one dual homicide, appeared in court Monday after spending almost a month in the hospital. He is being held without bail in the Thurston County jail.
A home in Shelton was searched in connection to an alleged child porn ring.
A Tacoma woman was arrested for allegedly stealing children’s clothes in Centralia, then pushing a store employee who attempted to stop her.
A memorial bench for Austin German Ellison, who died in 2011, went missing this week from outside Hidden Creek Community Church in Olympia.
A Silver Creek man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stabbing another man in the chest before they and a third person planned to take part in a three-way sexual encounter, according to court documents.
Tho’ critical to prosecuting sexual attack cases, thousands of “rape kits” containing significant evidence sat untested for years in Washington. To deal with the backlog, the state has appropriated $Two.47 million and overhauled how agencies treat the kits.
Washington State Patrol detectives are seeking the driver of a truck that struck a Puyallup Tribe police lieutenant Tuesday in Tacoma, then fled the scene.
Gary Shutler, DNA Technical Leader at the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory, shows the components of a “rape kit” for collection of evidence after a sexual attack.
Lindsey Baum disappeared from McCleary while walking back from a friend’s house in 2009. McCleary is a toughly 30-minute drive from Shelton, where the brothers also wielded a property.
Lovemaking offender Curtis Sell pleaded not guilty at arraignment Wednesday to charges that he broke into Lakewood homes while nude. His bail is $300,000.
Police responded to a string of burglaries at marijuana dispensaries across Thurston County over the weekend, and now Crime Stoppers of South Sound is asking for help in finding who did it.
A 51-year-old Olympia man is accused of raping a 24-year-old woman five days after she gave birth. Steven Rancour will likely be charged with second-degree rape.
A 19-year-old man from Centralia was arrested on suspicion of arson after a house fire Wednesday night, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Police say they found the father of the two brothers holding one of them on the ground. Upstairs they found the victim, who appeared unconscious.
Police responded to alarms at one a.m. July twenty nine at Lowe’s home improvement store at five thousand six hundred ten Corporate Center Lane Southeast. They say a suspect entered the store through the garden entrance and broke into several check stands, taking an undisclosed amount of cash.
One of two inmates who escaped while working a wildfire in Central Washington has been arrested in Portland. The other inmate remains on the run.
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Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a burglary at a Shelton school, the Mason County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a tweet Monday afternoon.
A freshly released autopsy report shows Seattle police officers shot Charleena Lyles seven times and that she was fourteen to fifteen weeks pregnant when she died.
Olympia police are asking for help identifying a man who raped a 27-year-old woman early Saturday morning in downtown Olympia.
A 19-year-old Puyallup man is charged in the stabbing death of a cab driver. Authorities say he was so angry about not being permitted entry to Gonzaga University on Monday even tho’ he was never admitted that he bought a knife and killed a taxi driver who’d driven him to Idaho.
Ricardo A. Gardin-Gonzalez, the suspect in a July thirty one dual homicide, appeared in court Monday after spending almost a month in the hospital. He is being held without bail in the Thurston County jail.
A home in Shelton was searched in connection to an alleged child porn ring.
A Tacoma woman was arrested for allegedly stealing children’s clothes in Centralia, then pushing a store employee who attempted to stop her.
A memorial bench for Austin German Ellison, who died in 2011, went missing this week from outside Hidden Creek Community Church in Olympia.
A Silver Creek man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stabbing another man in the chest before they and a third person planned to take part in a three-way sexual encounter, according to court documents.
However critical to prosecuting sexual attack cases, thousands of “rape kits” containing significant evidence sat untested for years in Washington. To deal with the backlog, the state has appropriated $Two.47 million and overhauled how agencies treat the kits.
Washington State Patrol detectives are seeking the driver of a truck that struck a Puyallup Tribe police lieutenant Tuesday in Tacoma, then fled the scene.
Gary Shutler, DNA Technical Leader at the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory, shows the components of a “rape kit” for collection of evidence after a sexual attack.
Lindsey Baum disappeared from McCleary while walking back from a friend’s house in 2009. McCleary is a harshly 30-minute drive from Shelton, where the brothers also wielded a property.
Hookup offender Curtis Sell pleaded not guilty at arraignment Wednesday to charges that he broke into Lakewood homes while nude. His bail is $300,000.
Police responded to a string of burglaries at marijuana dispensaries across Thurston County over the weekend, and now Crime Stoppers of South Sound is asking for help in finding who did it.
A 51-year-old Olympia man is accused of raping a 24-year-old woman five days after she gave birth. Steven Rancour will likely be charged with second-degree rape.
A 19-year-old man from Centralia was arrested on suspicion of arson after a house fire Wednesday night, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Police say they found the father of the two brothers holding one of them on the ground. Upstairs they found the victim, who appeared unconscious.
Police responded to alarms at one a.m. July twenty nine at Lowe’s home improvement store at five thousand six hundred ten Corporate Center Lane Southeast. They say a suspect entered the store through the garden entrance and broke into several check stands, taking an undisclosed amount of cash.
One of two inmates who escaped while working a wildfire in Central Washington has been arrested in Portland. The other inmate remains on the run.