A grant received will provide resources to install 2,500 smoke alarms, 15 hearing-impaired smoke alarms, and perform 1,000 home safety assessments for families located within the Redmond Fire Department response area.
A 50-year-old man shot himself in the head at a gun safety class at West Coast Armory on Sunday. The King County Medical Examiner ruled the man's death a suicide.
Residential fires late Thursday night included one in an 8-unit apartment complex on 133rd Street, and a fire on 80th Avenue NE. Firefighters from Redmond, Kirkland and Woodinville responded.
Redmond Police have offered up the strange and wacky calls received by local 911 dispatchers.
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Friday.
The King County Medical Examiner confirmed the cause of death Thursday. Their grandson, Michael Boysen, is suspected in their deaths.
Perhaps one of the most popular questions received by Redmond police, according to spokesman Jim Bove, is, “How do I know when to call 911/police?”
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Redmond pilot Jay R. Uusitalo was the man killed in a plane crash Saturday near Woodinville, according to the King County Medical examiner.
Redmond firefighter Joshua Peeples finished 178th out of 1,473 firefighters to climb the 69 flights of the Columbia Tower on Sunday.
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Friday. Redmond Police also talk car prowls.
No major injuries were suffered Thursday when several units from the Kirkland and Redmond fire departments responded to a fire in the Norkirk neighborhood. Two workers at a job nearby were credited with rescuing a dog.
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Kirkland Police say criminal charges are unlikely to be filed in the November incident.
A dead body was found in a vehicle near Novelty Hill and Redmond Ridge Drive NE Monday afternoon, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday.
King County authorities say they are not at a dead end in the case of Lucy Pieczatkowski, killed early New Year's Day near North Bend in a hit-and-run incident.
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Friday.
A 20-year-old Woodinville man was arrested Monday in connection with a rape, according to Redmond police.
Redmond's Victoria's Secret has been hit three times in four days, and has lost about $5,400 in merchandise, according to Redmond police.
Gregory Kimsey, 23 months, almost fainted with excitement encountering a Redmond Police officer on Saturday.
The blotter will include news and photos on major cases the King County Sheriff's Office handles, as well as smaller cases of interest to specific communities in its jurisdiction.
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Wednesday.
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Sunday.
An assessment team will be examining all aspects of the King County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center’s policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The public can call with input on March 11.
Charging documents say the gang is known to send members around the country to rob banks, such as the one at Bridle Trails Wells Fargo in Kirkland, with sophisticated planning and precision.
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Thursday.
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Tuesday.
The following incidents were reported between 6 a.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Saturday.
The body of Ira Clodfelter was recovered from Rattlesnake Mountain near North Bend on Saturday morning.
Clifford Everell Reed, a disabled auto mechanic, was extradited from Montana and faces a Feb. 14 arraignment here in the 1996 murder of 28-year-old Sandi Johnson of Kirkland.
The search for Ira Clodfelter of Redmond has been called off after another full day of exhaustive searching by over 60 trained search and rescue volunteers.
Redmond resident Ira Thomas Clodfelter was last heard from by a friend on Sunday afternoon and police believe he was hiking on Rattlesnake Mountain near North Bend.
The one occupant of the townhouse made it out safely, and the fire was put out quickly by Redmond, Bellevue and Kirkland firefighters.
A house fire Saturday night in the Heritage Hills neighborhood left two people temporarily homeless. The blaze was caused by a barbecue grill that was not fully extinguished, fire officials said.