Occupy Seattle protester in miscarriage case is Issaquah graduate
December 13, 2011
Jennifer Fox, a protester at Occupy Seattle and a 2011 Issaquah High School graduate, skyrocketed to national attention in recent days after she said she miscarried following a confrontation between police and protesters, even as police and the media questioned the claim.
Fox, 19, attributed the miscarriage to kicks and pepper spray from police. The teenager is seen in a video screaming after police used pepper spray against Occupy Seattle protesters at Westlake Park on Nov. 15.
Fox initially told The Stranger, a Seattle alternative newspaper, she suffered a miscarriage after the confrontation, but she has not provided medical documentation to the media during subsequent interviews.
The viral video and Fox’s reported miscarriage attracted national attention, including from The Washington Post and Forbes.
State urges boaters to wear life jackets during holiday weekend
September 3, 2011
NEW — 6 a.m. Sept. 3, 2011
Sunshine and temperatures in the 80s for Issaquah mean Labor Day weekend offers a chance for boaters to set sail before summer concludes.
Officials expect a busy holiday weekend on Washington waterways, so the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Boating Program reminds all boaters, especially personal water craft users, to wear a life jacket.
So far in 2011, 13 boating fatalities occurred in Washington. Only one boater involved in the accidents had been wearing a life jacket.
Under state law, boaters using personal watercraft, such as Jet Skis, must wear a life jacket.
Law chiefs encourage people to report suspicious packages
September 3, 2011
NEW — 6 a.m. Sept. 3, 2011
Local law enforcement leaders called on residents to report suspicious packages to police as the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches.
King County Sheriff Sue Rahr, Seattle Police Chief John Diaz and Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste acted after a recent article in USA Today said such calls overwhelm law enforcement agencies. The officials fear the information could discourage people from reporting suspicious packages to the authorities.
“We are not overwhelmed, and we still want those calls,” Diaz said in a statement. “Our mantra remains ‘If you see something, say something.’”
The local officials reminded residents to call 911 if they see a suspicious package — and not to touch the possible threat.
Girl, 12, pleads not guilty in cyberbullying case
May 17, 2011
On the same day Issaquah Middle School students received a lesson in online security, a 12-year-old Issaquah girl pleaded not guilty to cyberstalking and first-degree computer trespassing charges.
Prosecutors said she and a friend posted lewd messages and photographs on a classmate’s Facebook page. The incident generated national attention and raised questions about bullying in the social media age.
The other girl charged in the case is 11. Because of her age, she is scheduled for a hearing May 24 to determine whether she understands the impact of the case. State law presumes children ages 8 to 11 lack the capacity to commit a crime.
The case-setting hearing for the 12-year-old girl is June 1.
Investigators said the girls accessed a classmate’s Facebook page, scrawled the phrase “I’m a slut” across a photo of the fellow sixth-grader and used the site’s instant messaging service to proposition boys for sexual acts.
The girl targeted in the case, Leslie Cote, is 12. The defendants and Leslie attend Issaquah Middle School together. Leslie sat in the courtroom during the arraignment May 10.
Under state law, the defendants face up to 30 days in juvenile detention, but community service is a more likely sentence.
The Issaquah Press usually does not name defendants age 12 or younger.
Man takes to Web to retrieve stolen guns, belongings
February 22, 2011
Zack Judson hoped to settle in the Seattle area after escaping the hustle and bustle of Southern California.
Instead, a criminal or criminals in Issaquah stole the U-Haul truck carrying his possessions — including numerous handguns and rifles, plus ammunition.
In the days after the heist, Judson launched a website — www.communitycrimefighting.com — and started broadcasting updates about the case on Facebook and Twitter. Now, the Santa Monica transplant is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible.
“I have little confidence that I’ll get any of my stuff back,” he said late last week. “I have high confidence that, with the help of this Seattle area community, we might be able to catch the people who did it and prevent them from committing another crime.”
Issaquah Police Department Detective Sgt. Kevin Nash praised Judson for sharing details in order to help solve the case.
Police recover U-Haul truck stolen in Issaquah, but guns remain missing
February 16, 2011
NEW — 3:15 p.m. Feb. 16, 2011
Late Tuesday night, Seattle police officers recovered a U-Haul truck stolen from Issaquah on Sunday.
The household belongings inside the truck — including rifles, handguns and ammunition — remain missing. Issaquah police continue to investigate the case.
Seattle officers located the truck in the 9200 block of Eighth Avenue South after a citizen heard about the missing truck on the radio and called police. The caller recognized the Viking ship emblazoned on the side of the truck.
Issaquah police said the truck disappeared between 1:30-8:50 p.m. Sunday. In addition to the firearms and ammunition, the contents included 1,200 Australian silver coins dated from 2000 and 2008.
People with information about the case should call the Issaquah Police Department at 837-3200.
Issaquah police join DUI crackdown Friday
December 14, 2010
NEW — 1 p.m. Dec. 14, 2010
Issaquah police and other law enforcement officers plan to step up traffic safety patrols Friday and Saturday during the Night of 1,000 Stars.
The stars symbolize the badges worn by on-duty law enforcement officers. The upcoming patrol marks the 20th year of the Night of 1,000 Stars emphasis patrol.
The effort is set up to remove impaired drivers from local roads. Officers also plan to be on the lookout for people speeding, driving aggressively, not wearing a seatbelt, using mobile phones illegally or violating other traffic laws.
Police probe link between Seattle, state park shootings
September 21, 2010
Police said the July shootout at Lake Sammamish State Park could be connected to a deadly Seattle shooting.
Though no firm evidence links the incidents, a Seattle Police Department spokesman said both shootings had possible gang ties.
Seattle police responded to a report of shots fired at 2:53 a.m. Sept. 17 at a South Seattle apartment building. Officers located a teenager with a gunshot wound to the face. Read more
Police probe link between Seattle and state park shootings
September 18, 2010
NEW — 6 a.m. Sept. 18, 2010
The shooting of a man in Seattle early Friday morning has prompted police to search for a possible link between the incident and the deadly shootout at Lake Sammamish State Park in July.
Seattle police responded to a report of shots fired at 2:53 a.m. Friday at a South Seattle apartment building. Officers located a man in his late teens or early 20s with a gunshot wound to the face.
Police discovered the man inside his ground-floor apartment; he appears to have been shot through an open window by someone outside.
Police join summer DUI crackdown
August 17, 2010
Issaquah police and more than 100 other law enforcement agencies started a statewide crackdown on drunken driving last week, as part of the largest-ever summer DUI enforcement push.
The extra patrols — part of the Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign — continue through Sept. 6. The campaign started Aug. 12.
The state experiences the greatest number of alcohol- or drug-impaired, driver-involved traffic deaths between July and September. In order to combat the problem, 178 agencies statewide signed on to the Drive Hammered, Get Nailed effort from the state Traffic Safety Commission.
Between 2000-09, 31 percent of impaired-driving deaths occurred in summer. Labor Day weekend averages more than seven deaths each year.
