The missing girl was allegedly taken at a Wendy’s restaurant located on 4112 South Steele Street, according to the Tacoma Police Department.

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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A person was shot in the 9900 block of Aurora Avenue North on Friday, SPD reported .

The person was taken to Harborview Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the leg, the Seattle Fire Department told ����Xվ Newsradio.

Officers have contained the area and are searching for the suspect, according to the police department.

“Please avoid the area,” SPD wrote.

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The (CPD) has asked the community to help identify additional stolen property that may be related to the case.

Stolen equipment in Lewis County

CPD and Lewis County Superior Court documents identified Winlock resident Jonathan Delo, 45, as the primary suspect. He faces three counts of first-degree theft and three counts of first-degree trafficking of stolen property, according to the CPD release.

CPD also labeled Brandon Moore, 49, as a co-conspirator linked to Delo. The two are accused of allegedly stealing and selling stolen equipment in Lewis, Thurston, Cowlitz, and Clark counties.

Delo was arrested on Jan. 26 when an excavator, valued at roughly $92,500, was stolen from a job site in Lewis County. Surveillance video from a nearby church uncovered a dark-colored Ford Super Duty pickup truck with a bright green flatbed trailer towing the stolen excavator, the CPD release stated.

Officers were able to obtain Delo’s license plate information for the pickup and trailer, and the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) used the information to conduct surveillance at an address associated with the trailer on Tennessee Road in Winlock, according to the release.

During the CPD, JNET, and Lewis County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) search warrant, the suspect’s truck arrived on scene but immediately departed after seeing the police on site, the release stated.

Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza intercepted Delo’s pickup truck in the 300 block of Tennessee Road, and the JNET K-9 narcotics detection unit discovered Methamphetamine in Delo’s vehicle.

After Delo’s apprehension, a records check returned several outstanding warrants from Cowlitz County Superior Court for first-degree theft, first-degree trafficking in stolen property, and first-degree theft from Grays Harbor Superior Court, according to the CPD release.

Delo and Moore were booked into the Lewis County Jail on April 15 for theft and trafficking of stolen property. Additionally, Moore was charged with leading organized crime, the CPD release stated.

CPD urged anyone who has purchased heavy equipment from Delo within the last seven years to contact CPD Detective King at (360) 330-7680 to verify its legitimacy.

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A said that a 911 call was made on Wednesday before 11 a.m. after the victim arrived at her house. The woman was crying and said someone was after her.

Lacey hammer attack

The 20-year-old woman told the LPD that she was going door-to-door selling books when one of her potential customers attacked her.

The woman told officers that the suspect left to grab his wallet, pulled her inside the house by her hair, and hit her in the head with a hammer while threatening to kill her. The victim told LPD that she fought back and kicked the man in the face, and grabbed the suspect’s wallet before she fled so she could identify the man later.

“She is a survivor,” LPD Detective Sergeant Jeremy Knight said. “She met evil head-on, and after being struck several times on the head with a hammer, had the wherewithal to collect his identification on the way out.”

The suspect was taken into custody after LPD officers obtained a search warrant for his home.

The man was booked into the Thurston County Jail for assault, kidnapping, and harassment charges.

Officers said the victim had been treated for her injuries.

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The standoff happened at a home on May Court Road in Gold Bar after a domestic violence call was received, according to the sheriff’s office..

Region 1 SWAT was called in to assist after the man reportedly fired several rounds from inside the home. He was alone in the barricaded home.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office made the decision to evacuate nearby homes after the shots were fired. Other residents were asked to stay inside and avoid the area for safety.

The man was eventually taken into custody, and no injuries were reported.

He is expected to be charged with assault and unlawful discharge of a firearm.

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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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Port Angeles police took a 55-year-old woman into custody in connection with the 2016 homicide of George David, the Port Angeles Police Department reported Tuesday.

David, 65, was a “respected master woodcarver” from Port Alberni, British Columbia, and was living in Neah Bay at the time of his death in March 2016, the department stated. He was found dead in a Port Angeles apartment, where he had been staying temporarily before planning to visit family in British Columbia and attend a funeral.

The 55-year-old woman was initially identified as a primary suspect and was arrested in April 2016 in Mount Vernon on an outstanding warrant from Arkansas. She is from Arkansas but has ties to Clallam County, police explained.

The woman was taken to Clallam County Jail but was later extradited to Arkansas and incarcerated for violating the conditions of her probation on an unrelated felony conviction for theft.

Port Angeles police reopen cold case with MMIWP

However, in 2024, the Port Angeles Police Department reopened the case in partnership with the MMIWP.

“The task force provided critical support in advancing the investigation, offering culturally informed resources and victim advocacy in this matter of deep importance to Native and cross-border communities,” the department wrote.

The woman has been transported to the Clallam County Jail after coordination with officials in Arkansas. The Washington State Attorney General’s Office will be filing criminal charges in this case, police noted.

“This case has never been forgotten,” Port Angeles Police Chief Brian S. Smith stated, via the release. “The renewed investigation, bolstered by our partnership with the MMIWP Task Force, reflects our commitment to justice and to honoring George David’s memory.”

The woman remains in custody on $1 million bail, with her arraignment scheduled for June 20.

Anyone with information related to the case is asked to call the Port Angeles Police Department at 360-452-4545 extension 1.

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The stabbing occurred near 10th Avenue and East Pike Street, according to the Seattle Police Department, .

Officers were sent to the scene just after 12 a.m. and found an adult man who was stabbed in his stomach, arm, and back. They provided aid until the Seattle Fire Department arrived. The man was transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.

Witnesses reported an argument between several men, in which a woman stabbed the man, according to SPD.

Police arrest 2 in Capitol Hill stabbing

The woman then fled the scene with a different man. Police apprehended both suspects after a brief foot chase.

Before they ran off, the woman reportedly threw the knife into nearby bushes. Officers were able to recover the weapons.

Detectives with the Homicide and Assault Unit are leading the investigation.

Police subsequently booked the woman into the King County Jail on investigation of assault. The man will be booked on additional charges, SPD stated.

Both suspects are expected to have a court hearing Thursday afternoon.

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Matthew Ping admitted to wire fraud and making and subscribing a false tax return, according to from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.

Ping started working for the Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) in 2009, the attorney’s office stated. By 2017, he was promoted to the position of management analyst.

Former state worker’s scheme ran several years

Ping’s scheme ran from 2019 to 2023, where he used his credit card access to embezzle at least $878,115 from the OAH.

To evade detection, Ping submitted false or incomplete transaction lists. He also approved his own transactions and manipulated the accounting data to conceal them.

Ping was able to conduct 210 transactions before he was discovered by the Washington State Auditor’s Office. He subsequently resigned from his job in 2023.

Ping’s sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 9.

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A woman was shot in the head and a man was shot in the foot near 2nd Avenue and James Street, the media outlet reported.

The woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Law enforcement arrested a suspect, according to ����Xվ 7. However, buses are being rerouted off Third Avenue as the Seattle Police Department investigates.

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The bear’s owner, Merrylee, told “The Jake and Spike Show” on ����Xվ Newsradio Wednesday that the bear holds sentimental value, as it was gifted by her late husband as a Christmas present in 1991.

“My husband and I lived in Kirkland at the time, and he had his own wheelhouse tree service in the Redmond Kirkland area, and he had cut a tree down and took the log to a carver out in Fall City, and had this bear carved by this man, I can’t remember his name, and that became my Christmas present for 1991 and it was our first Christmas together,” she said.

Merrylee would even dress up the bear for different occasions. During football season, he would wear his Seahawks shirt, on Halloween, he was Superman, or sometimes he would be casual with a green bow tie.

“He’s a very festive bear,” Jake Skorheim, co-host of “Jake and Spike,” commented.

Merrylee said the bear was wearing a red, white, and blue hat and matching scarf when he was stolen. He is approximately 4 feet tall and weighs 75 pounds. But beyond his charm, the bear is very meaningful to Merrylee.

Wooden bear holds sentimental value for Mount Vernon woman

“Quite a sentimental attachment. My husband passed away in 2018, so this is one of the things that he gave me that is very special to me. And like I say, he’s been sitting on my front porch since 1991,” she shared.

Unfortunately, Merrylee doesn’t have a security camera, and neither do her neighbors.

“I drove around the neighborhood this morning, and I thought to myself, ‘Here’s all these people out here with all this stuff on their lawns, what made my bear stand out, that they would come up onto my porch?’ Because they had to come right up to my front door to get him, and they had to have transportation to take him away. Probably have two men to carry him because he’s right around 75 pounds,” she said.

Merrylee thinks her stolen bear might have been part of a high school prank, adding she just wants to get it back, no questions asked.

“I just want to see him home safe and sound,” she shared.

The bear went missing Monday night from the 400 block of South 28th Street. Anyone with information is asked to call Mount Vernon Police Department’s non-emergency tip line at 360-428-3211.

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The suspects, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, were arrested after allegedly committing three separate armed robberies in approximately an hour Monday night.

The teenage suspects stole a customer’s backpack after firing a gun before attacking and robbing two 15-year-olds who were riding their bikes only a mile from the first robbery, according to . The suspects stole both of the bikers’ smartphones after pistol-whipping one of them in the mouth.

Officers track down, arrest teenage suspects

The last alleged armed robbery they conducted was 1.5 miles away at an Arco Gas Station, where they pointed a gun at a woman’s head and stole $50. Officers caught up with the two teenage suspects and arrested them at the Arco gas station.

“We’re lucky our officers were able to put a stop to it, and stop other people from being victimized,” Pierce County Deputy Carly Cappetto told FOX 13. “Who knows if those two had continued on through the night, how many more people would be robbed at gunpoint, how many more stores would have been robbed? And, you know, somebody could have died.”

Both teens were booked on three counts of armed robbery and several counts of assault.

“If it’s not a felony crime, we have nowhere to book them. They’re released back to their parents,” Cappetto added. “And a lot of times if they are booked on felony crimes, they are released back to community custody care, of the environment they were in—which doesn’t help them get better or make better choices.”

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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reported the teen was found shot at Campus Park on June 3, 2024. Both suspects are from Auburn—one a juvenile and the other an adult

Kent murder arrests

Officers responded to a report of an unresponsive person just after 11 a.m. and found the teenage victim lying face down.

Puget Sound Fire confirmed the man had died at the scene from a gunshot wound, according to ����Xվ 7.

The Kent Police Department (KPD) said it took nearly a year of interviews and search warrants to close the case.

One suspect, a juvenile, was taken into custody in Federal Way on June 6 for a separate case. The second suspect, an adult, was arrested just days later by Valley SWAT and Kent’s Special Investigations Unit in Auburn on June 9.

Both suspects are expected to be charged by prosecutors with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery.

There is no word on a motive, as of this reporting.

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Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO), U.S. Border Patrol, and Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO) have all been in pursuit of Victor Vivanco-Reyes, 25, after he injured two law enforcement officials in an intentional car collision.

According to a criminal complaint, HSI Special Agents attempted to locate Vivanco-Reyes in the Mount Vernon area. When the agents spotted his vehicle in a residential area, they flashed their lights and activated their sirens to get Vivanco-Reyes to stop. Instead, Vivanco-Reyes drove off at a high rate of speed. The agents stopped pursuing him due to his reckless driving.

Vivanco-Reyes spotted 2 weeks later

Approximately two weeks later, agents with HSI, ERO, the U.S. Border Patrol, and CBP AMO were able to locate Vivanco-Reyes in a work truck towing a trailer on Cascade View Drive on Camano Island.

“Using three different vehicles, the federal agents attempted to block the north and southbound lanes so that Vivanco-Reyes could be taken into custody,” the U.S. District Court stated in a release. “When the agents activated their lights, the truck and trailer accelerated right at one of the vehicles, hitting it on the front passenger side. Ultimately, the truck and trailer crashed head-on into another government car that was a short distance down the road. The truck continued on, driving into a ditch and hitting a power pole.”

Vivanco-Reyes tried to flee on foot, but was taken into custody. Two agents were injured in the collision and were taken to local hospitals.

Assault on a federal agent with a deadly weapon is punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 20 years and a $250,000 fine. Vivanco-Reyes is currently detained, awaiting a hearing scheduled for June 13.

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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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Christin Guillory was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 12 months and one day in prison, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.

The sentence is in addition to a 2023 ruling where Guillory was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing more than $2.5 million from an Everett manufacturing company, where she served as an accounting manager, according to a release from the (DOJ).

Guillory’s sentencing

Guillory pleaded guilty to the crime in 2023, and while awaiting sentencing, secretly stole tens of thousands of dollars from her second employer, the release stated.

She was ordered by the court to notify her new employer about her ongoing prosecution, but failed to do so.

Guillory falsely told the probation office that she had informed her new employer of the ongoing prosecution and provided a falsified email.

“Guillory continued to work for, and embezzle funds from, her employer until she reported to prison to serve her sentence,” the release stated. “The new employer learned of the prosecution only after Guillory failed to report for work without explanation when she reported to serve her sentence.”

Guillory’s court hearing

U.S. Attorney Miller stated that Guillory repeatedly lied about various details.

“The defendant lied to the court, to the probation office, and to the second company that had unwittingly placed her in a position of trust,” Miller said. “Instead of disclosing the truth about her federal conviction for embezzlement, Ms. Guillory lied to her employer and once again repeatedly stole money until the day she reported to prison.”

According to court documents, Guillory began working for a company in Kent after she was fired for stealing $2.5 million in Everett.

“Guillory never told her Kent employer about the conviction, and she had already begun embezzling from that company,” according to the release. “Between January and August 2023, she attempted to steal some $60,000 by altering checks made out to vendors, manipulating the payroll system to increase her own paycheck, or simply writing checks to herself.”

Guillory did not notify her new employer that she was leaving, and her absence at work notified the company of her prior embezzlement case.

“The company was able to reverse some of the transactions, but is still owed $42,000. That amount is now added on to the restitution from the earlier case,” the release stated. “In 2023, Judge Martinez ordered restitution of $2,536,086 to the Everett company and $590,850 to the U.S. Treasury for her failure to pay tax on the ill-gotten gain.”

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The suspects sprayed the nanny with bear spray and stole thousands of dollars worth of valuables while three children were inside the home, according to .

Macklemore’s home burglarized

SPD officers responded to Macklemore’s home around 1 a.m. after a call reported an active burglary involving a chemical assault, according to .

Officers described the home as belonging to a “high-profile individual” and matched the address listed on Macklemore’s voter registration, but his name was not listed in the official report, ����Xվ 7 stated.

According to the , the nanny told officers she put the children to bed, and two men entered through the patio door.

One of the suspects sprayed the nanny in the face with bear spray, which temporarily blinded her, and then the same suspect helped to clean her eyes, according to ����Xվ 7.

SPD said that the suspects stole jewelry, watches, and shoes before pushing the nanny down and stealing her phone, ����Xվ 7 stated.

The woman bit one of the intruders, escaped the house, and fled to a neighbor’s home to call 911, according to The Seattle Times.

Both suspects were caught on surveillance video wearing tactical-style vests, gloves, and facial coverings.

No firearms were reported, the three children were unharmed, and SPD confirmed that thousands of dollars worth of items were stolen.

Recent string of Seattle burglaries

Macklemore’s home robbery comes days after a string of burglaries targeted high-profile Seattle athletes.

Current Seattle Mariners, Julio Rodríguez, Luis Castillo, and Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez, were all targeted by Earl Enderson Riley IV.

Riley also targeted former Seattle Seahawk Richard Sherman and Seattle native Blake Snell, currently playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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