The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office stated that in February, the driver of a Dodge Ram repeatedly positioned his truck in front of a car along Central Valley Road in unincorporated Bremerton while a passenger fired Roman candles at it.

“The woman even tried to drive away several times, but the truck pursued her,” the sheriff’s office said in a . “At one point, she saw someone in the front passenger seat launching the fireworks toward her.”

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office releases video

The sheriff’s office released a video of the incident in February and later received tips that led investigators to the suspects—an 18-year-old driver and a 19-year-old passenger.

Both face fireworks-related charges, while the driver is also charged with reckless driving.

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On Tuesday, deputies tracking 35-year-old Laird Dinsmore had to take cover behind downed trees and dense brush. The sheriff’s office stated that Dinsmore fired at deputies near Snider Park—close to a Little League field where a game had been scheduled but was postponed due to the search.

Despite the gunfire, deputies did not return fire.

They did finally take him into custody without anyone getting hurt.

Search had been going on for hours

Deputies had been searching for hours for Dinsmore in an area between Big Valley Road Northeast and Highway 3.

He was wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old man, who was found dead outside his home in the 22000 block of Big Valley Road Northeast on Saturday.

Dinsmore has been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree assault. He is being held without bail while he awaits trial, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.

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Deputies had been searching for 35-year-old Laird Dinsmore in an area between Big Valley Road NE and Highway 3.

He was wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old man, who was found dead outside his home in the 22000 block of Big Valley Road NE on Saturday.

On Tuesday evening, deputies were searching for Dinsmore in the area near Snider Park. Gunfire was heard around 6:30 p.m., but the sheriff’s office said no shots were fired by law enforcement. Residents in the area were advised to stay indoors.

About an hour earlier, authorities announced that the baseball field was being closed during the search.

The North Kitsap Little League agreed to postpone Tuesday night’s game “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office .

Investigators expected to remain at the scene for several hours to gather evidence.
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Right around noon, deputies were called to a home along the Olympic Highway for a burglary in progress. The homeowner found a stranger in their house, helping themselves to some food, authorities said.

It is believed the burglar got in through an unlocked door.

“Deputies responded swiftly to the scene,” according to a post on the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office page. “This included Deputy McKechnie and his K9 partner, Titus, along with Lt. Ramirez, who formed a search team and began searching the wooded area.”

Other deputies were also called out. They got some help from a nearby Hoquiam Police Department detective and a Fish and Wildlife officer and set up containment.

“Following the sharp nose of K9 Titus, the subject was quickly located and taken into custody,” the post said.

Suspect booked into Grays Harbor County Jail

The suspect was booked into the Grays Harbor County Jail for residential burglary.

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Authorities reported the incident began around 1 a.m. when the suspect attempted to force his way into an LGBTQ+ nightclub, shouting slurs and instigating fights. Police said he choked a person, causing serious injuries, before fleeing the scene.

“He ran to the 1500 block of Minor Avenue and tried to get into another nightclub when officers caught up to him and arrested him,” SPD said in a .

One officer was injured during the arrest and was treated at Harborview Medical Center.

The suspect is being held in the King County Jail and is under investigation for felony assault and a hate crime.

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“Deputies were dispatched to investigate a suspicious death after the man’s body was found outside his home,” according to a post on the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office . “Further investigation by deputies and the Kitsap County Medical Examiner found evidence of homicidal violence.”

KCSO detectives secured the house in the 22000 block of Big Valley Road NE, the post said. A forensic team arrived on the scene Monday to gather more evidence.

The sheriff’s office has not yet released details on the victim’s identity or cause of death.

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Questions remain about how best to protect students.

Fred Podesta, chief operations officer for Seattle Public Schools, has proposed reinstating school resource officers.

“We’re hearing from the community, as they have concerns about whether our officers are going to get involved in discipline or policing students, and that is not the intent of such a program,” Podesta said. “It’s to make schools safer, to build relationships—not to supplant school staff. We have security personnel at schools, we have administrators who work on student issues. This is really to have a liaison to the police department when we have community-based risks that come onto school campuses, as happened a year ago.”

The idea was presented to the Seattle School Board this week, with discussions expected to continue over the summer.

Garfield High School increases security

In the year since Murphy-Paine’s killing, security at Garfield has increased.

“The number of SPS Safety and Security Specialists has doubled this year, and the district added contract security staff to help monitor the perimeter of the building,” Seattle Public Schools Chief of Staff Bev Redmond said in a statement. “SPS has also made physical improvements, including a secure vestibule at the front entrance, upgrades to exterior doors and added monitoring systems.”

Seattle Council PTSA co-president Sebrena Burr remembers the aftermath of the shooting well. She told The Seattle Times that district and community leaders made “a lot of promises” right after the shooting.

“But where are we now? … I’ve been doing this for a long time, and our kids are more unsafe now than they have ever been,” Burr told the Times.

No arrests have been made in Murphy-Paine’s killing.

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Seattle Police Detective Eric Muñoz said authorities discovered the Instagram post around 8 a.m. Thursday.

In a video posted on Instagram, the suspect allegedly stated, “I’m on my way to a police precinct to stab one in the throat…see if they stop me.”  The man was armed with a knife in the video, police said in a .

Muñoz said officers quickly tracked the man down, but he jumped off a second-floor balcony to get away. He then ran into a nearby building near Minor Avenue and Harrison Street.

The 32-year-old suspect was reportedly livestreaming the incident, and police said his plan was to break into an apartment and jump out of a window.

Seattle police arrest man who allegedly made online threats

Police arrested him before he could do that.

Detectives searched the man’s home but did not find the weapon.

The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center for evaluation, then booked into the King County Jail for investigation of harassment and threats to bomb or injure.

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Shante Broady, 37, was charged with sex trafficking through force, fraud, coercion, and transporting a woman for prostitution, the media outlet stated.

Seattle man pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges

On May 15, Broady pleaded not guilty to the sex trafficking charges.

According to a from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Broady became known to law enforcement in March 2023, when they received a report that he had been sex trafficking a victim in Portland, Oregon. In November 2024, a former girlfriend reported being assaulted by Broady, authorities said.

Details in sex trafficking case

In April 2025, two women in Seattle told the FBI about Broady’s alleged sex trafficking and threats of violence. One of the women said he was unsuccessful in his attempt to make her work as a prostitute. The other woman told detectives that in March 2025, he lured her into the U.S. from Canada. She claimed he paid for her plane ticket, then forced her into prostitution. She said he threatened her and, when angered, would pull out a gun.

Both victims obtained restraining orders against Broady, and the woman from Canada was eventually able to return home.

“The criminal complaint also details Broady’s involvement in transporting and harboring a juvenile who had run away from a boarding school in another state,” the news release said. “The juvenile was encountered on North Aurora Avenue and taken into custody by law enforcement.”

The girl was safely returned to her family. That case is still under investigation.

The penalty for sex trafficking through force, fraud, and coercion is at least 15 years in prison, but it could carry a sentence of up to life behind bars.

Transporting an adult for purposes of prostitution could result in up to 10 years in prison.

This story was originally published on May 15, 2025. It has been updated and republished since then.

Contributing: Julia Dallas, MyNorthwest

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Shots were fired at approximately 6:30 p.m. at the Gateway Apartments in the 13100 block of 21st Drive Southeast. A 17-year-old boy suffered non-life-threatening injuries. An 11-year-old boy was also wounded and may not survive. He was flown to Harborview Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition Tuesday afternoon, according to the

More details in gang-related incident

“During the investigation, detectives learned the victims were in a group spray-painting graffiti on a building,” the sheriff’s office stated in a news release. “The suspect, a 20-year-old male, approached the group and shot the victims.”

The man took off but was spotted a short time later riding a motorized scooter near the 11900 block of 37th Drive Southeast. He ran away and tossed a gun onto the ground before being taken into custody, authorities said.

The man was arrested and booked into the Snohomish County Jail on two counts of first-degree assault.

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Alan Lewis Meirhofer, 72, pleaded guilty to the charges in March.

At one point, he was civilly committed to the McNeil Island sexual predator detention facility for 17 years.

“This case involves very serious, terrible, and heartbreaking crimes,” U.S. District Judge John H. Chun said at Monday’s sentencing hearing.

“Following his release from civil commitment, Mr. Meirhofer adapted his predatory behavior to modern technology,” Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller said in a . “He exploited children via the internet. In just over two years, there were 14 cyber tips to the (NCMEC) because of his sexual exploitation of minors via Google and Instagram.”

Court records reveal that Meirhofer lured teenage boys in the Skagit County area to his home, offering gifts such as alcohol, cash, and marijuana. When one of the boys borrowed Meirhofer’s phone, he discovered photos of the teens that Meirhofer had sent to a group chat. The boy’s mother reported the incident to police, which led to Meirhofer’s arrest in March 2021. His electronic devices were seized as evidence.

Following the arrest, the FBI sought tips related to any internet accounts connected to Meirhofer. More than a dozen reports were received, leading to the discovery of images of child sexual abuse.

Meirhofer’s extensive criminal record

On July 17, 2024, Meirhofer was taken into federal custody.

He has an extensive criminal record, including convictions for burglary, kidnapping, and rape, according to the attorney’s office. In 1990, he was convicted of burglary with a deadly weapon. He was later civilly committed to the Sexually Violent Predator Civil Commitment Center on McNeil Island, but was released in 2017 as a registered level 3 sex offender, a designation indicating a high risk of reoffending.

The investigation was conducted by the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office, Bellingham Police Department, FBI, and the Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

Officers pulled a driver over for speeding and suspected impairment.

“Upon contacting the driver, officers quickly became concerned due to his erratic behavior and alarming statements,” police stated in a . “The driver, a convicted felon currently out on bail for burglary and subject to multiple protection orders, admitted to recent methamphetamine use and made disturbing comments about being radicalized and possessing a firearm.”

In police body camera footage included in the post, the man admitted to having a MAC-11 in the car. Officers recovered that weapon and others from the vehicle.

Tacoma DUI suspect tells police: ‘I feel like I’m being radicalized to go on a mass shooting’

“I’ll be under the influence, I can’t recall like what I’ve been doing, but when I smoke meth I just sit there for like 10 hours,” the man said on the video. “And it’s like I’m just being sexually assaulted, and I feel like I’m being radicalized to go on a mass shooting. Hence the gun in the car.”

Officers subsequently obtained a search warrant for the driver’s home after concerns about his mental state and the possibility of additional weapons. Police found more firearms and an abundance of ammunition, TPD stated.

The man was booked into the Pierce County Jail on seven counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, and DUI.

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It happened at the north end of the Renton Airport.

The pilot and the passenger were not hurt and were able to climb out of the plane, police said in a post on .

The and the have been notified will investigate the incident.

A small plane skidded off the runway into Lake Washington at the north end of the Renton Airport. The pilot & passenger climbed out of the plane uninjured. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have been notified and will investigate.

— Renton Police Dept. (@RentonpdWA)

“At about 2:30 a.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a shooting near 24th Avenue East and East Union Street,” according to a post on the . “Officers arrived and located blood and evidence of a shooting.”

The man arrived at Harborview Medical Center via private vehicle, the post said.

“Police determined that while the victim and friends were standing near the street, they were approached by a group of men and a fight broke out,” according to the post. “During the altercation, one of the suspects shot at the group and struck the victim.”

The suspects drove off, and police did not find them.

Detectives are working to determine exactly what led up to the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.

Officers have recorded a 163% increase in speeding tickets compared with last year. Speed was a factor in a , BPD spokesperson Drew Anderson said.

In response, BPD launched a speeding enforcement campaign.

“We decided to really emphasize enforcement and holding folks accountable who were driving at dangerous speeds across Bellevue,” Anderson said.

Bellevue police made three arrests between Friday and Monday

Police spotted the other man on a motorcycle traveling southbound on Factoria Boulevard Southeast near the intersection of Southeast 38th Street. He was using a modified muffler on his vehicle, police said.

“The male allegedly eluded Bellevue officers several times over the course of the night and was last seen traveling on I-405 at over 120 mph,” according to a post on the .

“Washington State Patrol troopers found the suspect underneath an I-5 overpass on Lakeview Boulevard, where he was arrested for eluding police and reckless driving. He was booked into the King County Jail.”

On Monday, police arrested a 16-year-old after he allegedly drove recklessly across the city and attempted to elude officers.

He was driving a black Infiniti connected to a street racing vehicle group, the post said.

Even though the month of May is coming to a close, BPD will still be out there watching for speeders and reckless drivers, holding them accountable, Anderson said.

“The numbers haven’t been drastically reducing,” Anderson said. “But for us, showing the public that we are enforcing these infractions—folks who are willingly breaking the law—and holding them accountable, that’s the kind of action we know that Bellevue community members want to see. And we want to make sure that they knew we were delivering on our promise to hold this emphasis.”

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has capped production of the 737 Max at 38 aircraft per month following last year’s door plug blowout over Portland, Oregon.

The company hopes to increase 737 Max production to 42 aircraft per month in the next few months and reach 47 per month by early next year.

Boeing CEO’s production increase strategy

Ortberg said production defects have decreased by 30%.

“Virtually every one of our customers is reporting a higher quality of airplane at delivery,” Ortberg said.

that Boeing spent $2.3 billion in cash during the first quarter of the year.

“I think the financial performance will follow the production performance of the company, and I think we need to think about it that way,” Ortberg said.

The company reported more than $19.4 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2025—an 18% increase over last year.

Kolby Crossley, a spokesperson for the , said the shooting occurred around 2:30 p.m.

The victim was a 15-year-old boy.

Police quickly arrested two suspects. One of them is a 15-year-old boy, authorities said.

Police have not released details about the second suspect’s age or what led to the gunfire.

“It’s terrifying,” said Auburn Police Public Information Officer Kolby Crossley. “Obviously there could have been a lot of people around, so, luckily we were able to capture the two suspects fairly quickly.”

The condition of the wounded boy remains unknown.

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Over a 10-year period, Colby Parks, 65, transferred more than $880,000 from the victim’s accounts to ones he controlled and paid himself at least $530,000 more than he was entitled to, prosecutors said.

The client had received more than $1.6 million after suffering permanent injuries in a motorcycle crash, but by the end of 2019, she had just $15 left in her account and was forced to sell her home, officials said.

After the sale, Parks diverted proceeds and claimed the victim owed him money he had advanced to her, authorities said.

Trust account nearly drained in 7 years

“According to records filed in the case, in 2010 Parks became the trustee for a living trust designed to pay the victim’s expenses after she was severely injured as a passenger on a motorcycle,” “Initially, the victim’s trust account contained approximately $1.66 million. However, over the first seven years that Parks was the trustee, he siphoned the funds for his own personal use in such large amounts that only $20,000 was left. In 2018, Parks had the victim take out a reverse mortgage on her home and used the proceeds to fund the trust account.”

The Washington State Bar also investigated the matter, and Parks resigned his law license instead of facing discipline, which could have resulted in disbarment.

Parks is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 29.

Prosecutors have said they will recommend a sentence of no more than 33 months in prison.

Witnesses to the crash late Monday night near 111th and Park Avenue South in Parkland said the girl appeared to be highly intoxicated and kept trying to restart the truck, seemingly attempting to flee, according to Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Carly Cappetto.

“This young woman is very lucky no one died in this situation,” Cappetto said in a . “The homeowners had been in the back portion of the home at the time of the collision. If they had been in their living room, this could have been very different.”

The girl was arrested and processed for DUI.

“Parents, please have these important conversations with your teens about the dangers of drinking and driving,” the post said. “This time of year, we too often see juvenile collisions involving alcohol end in serious injuries and even death.”

Alaya Dixon, 14, disappeared Monday.

She was last seen around noon at a Subway restaurant in South Everett.

Dixon was with two classmates and three unidentified young men, possibly in their teens or early 20s.

She is not carrying a cellphone and has not accessed her social media accounts or school laptop.

“A teacher stated that they may have spotted Alaya on Monday, walking westbound on 112th Street from 4th Avenue West in Everett,” police said in a.

Dixon is Black, about 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 115 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen wearing all-black clothing and a bonnet.