The incident Friday afternoon in the southbound lanes of Interstate 405 just north of SR 520 backed up freeway traffic for more than an hour.
King County's Guardian 2 was turned back this morning due to weather conditions, and is awaiting a break in the fog to resume an aerial search at Mt. Si.
Police arrested four men and a woman in Lynnwood Wednesday night after an early morning strong-arm robbery at a motel in Bothell''s Canyon Park area.
In other cases, police recover a victim's property after the victim tracks his stolen cell phone to a Kirkland apartment, two drunken co-workers fight at the company Christmas party and more burglaries and car prowls are reported.
The operator of a boat was intoxicated, say prosecutors, but didn't cause the drowning of a wakeboarder last August, who broke his neck attempting a backflip.
Charging documents say the victim stands 4-feet-11, weighs about 90 pounds and was attacked "in an extraordinarily violent way."
A backup helicopter will be used in place of Guardian One until repairs are made.
In other items on this week's KPD Blotter, $600 cash was stolen from a Finn Hill Church, several bottles of vodka, rum and whiskey were stolen from a downtown restaurant and several other burglaries were reported.
Kirkland Police say 26-year-old Moses Kelly was arrested Wednesday night in Redmond. He was booked into King County Jail early Thursday morning, with bail set at $1 million.
Two people died and four were injured when a tree fell onto their vehicle Friday about 21 miles west of Leavenworth on Stevens Pass, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Bellevue police issued the sketch Friday of a suspect who has robbed several shops and stores around the Eastside between Oct. 21 and Dec. 19, including the Rose Hill Baskin Robbins and possibly a nearby Texaco.
Most of the vehicle break-ins have been occurring downtown and in the Overlake area, police say.
A water main break Thursday night on NE 90th in Kirkland's Highlands neighborhood also sent up spouts on either side of the road.
The FBI says the Bridle Trails Wells Fargo branch was robbed by three men Thursday morning. On Wednesday evening, a lone armed robber hit the Juanita Village Wells Fargo. The FBI does not believe the robberies are connected.
The man struck was taken to Harborview Medical Center with a possible skull fracture, but was conscious and did not appear to suffer life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred just hours after a bank robbery a block away at Juanita Village.
Kirkland police are reporting that a white male between 30 and 40 year of age robbed the bank in Juanita Village at about 5:30 p.m Wednesday, escaping on foot despite a K-9 track.
If you recently received a call asking for donations to benefit the Washington State Patrol's AMBER Alert program, it's a scam.
In other items in this week's KPD Blotter, a man reports a small semiautomatic handgun stolen from his home and police investigate burglaries, car prowls and assaults.
Two men in their 20s driving west on Interstate 90 had pulled over to put chains on tires near Exit 38 after snow had covered the highway, said the Washington State Patrol.
Six-year-old Noah Pozner's funeral was held Monday. It was among the first funerals held for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
A woman suffered minor injuries and she and a man who had been sleeping escaped one of the sinking boats early Monday morning. The large craft were apparently swamped by storm-driven waves.
District officials are offering tips for parents in dealing with children, who might become distraught or lose their sense of security because of the mass shooting at a Connecticut school.
A 27-year-old Issaquah man was caught in the woods on Tiger Mountain after attempting to run over an officer and leading Sheriff's deputies on a high speed chase on Highway 18.
Police and fire response to crashes on NE 70th and Interstate 405 nearby backed up traffic during and after the commute along the arterial between Rose Hill and Houghton. Two drivers suffered non life-threatening injuries.
When Ulrich began with the Kirkland Fire Department, firefighters still rode the tailboards of fire engines. He once delivered a baby in Kirkland only six weeks after delivering one of his own children at home.
In other cases, cops nab two thieves trying to enter an apartment with just-stolen keys, an angry landlord assaults a tenant over rent and multiple car thefts and car prowls are reported.
The Renton Police and the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office advise against leaving your car idling to warm up.
In other cases, a man at a downtown bar assaults a woman by slipping his hand into her underwear, a Rose Hill couple returns from a holiday trip to find their home burglarized and a Bothell man is arrested on Kirkland Ave with car theft tools.
The Board of Fire Commissioners for Woodinville Fire & Rescue has selected a new interim chief for the Fire District after interim chief Mark Chubb said he didn't want the job permanently.
A judge granted a continuance to Jan. 14 in the trial of Nathan Godwin of Redmond, who prosecutors say was speeding and driving under the influence when he hit Bradley Nakatani of Kirkland last December.
Charging documents say Clifford Everell Reed, now 59, was infatuated with Sandi Johnson, a co-worker who lived in Kirkland's Kingsgate area, but she spurned his advances shortly before she disappeared in 1996.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office demonstrated the catastrophic dangers posed by indoor Christmas trees at a press conference Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the State Fire Training Academy in North Bend.
The King County Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday charged 59-year-old Clifford Everell Reed with the murder of Sandi Rae Johnson, a 28-year-old mother of two who disappeared after leaving her Kirkland-area home.
Some residents were alarmed by an early morning call when an elderly man went missing from a Juanita care center, so Kirkland police have issued a public service announcement about how "reverse 9-1-1" works and how to opt out.
In other cases, police arrest man a with methamphetamine and investigate several more car prowls and burglaries.
A seven-year veteran with the Mercer Island Police Department was injured by his own weapon on Thursday after handcuffing a narcotics suspect in Shoreline.
The suspect in the Wednesday night robbery wore a black leather jacket, hoody and had a white bandanna covering his face. On Oct. 27 a suspect with a similar approach robbed the nearby Rose Hill Texaco.
Kirkland firefighters extricated the woman after she lost control and drove deep into the woods across 98th Avenue from Juanita Bay. She was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
On Wednesday, two men thanked Bellevue 24 Hour Fitness club staff after they were saved by an automatic external defibrillator in separate incidents a month ago. King County hopes that success encourages the public to use AEDs in emergencies.
The arrest in Tampa of the former Seahawks and Husky player--husband of Hope Solo--was related to his arrest in Kirkland earlier this month as a possible probation violation.