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    Woman sentenced in fentanyl death of 2-year-old boy
    Woman sentenced in fentanyl death of 2-year-old boy
    By Benjamin Leung • November 28, 2024 11:30 am

    Autopsy found he died as a result of “acute drug intoxication including fentanyl.”

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    Surveillance photo of the robbery suspects. (Court documents)
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    By Benjamin Leung • November 27, 2024 10:30 am

    King County prosecutors charged an Auburn man, a Seattle man and a teenager in a series of robberies in one…

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    Burglary, unlawful burning and robbery | Auburn police...
    By Benjamin Leung • November 20, 2024 5:15 pm

    From the Auburn police log.

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    Drive-by shooting hospitalizes man in Auburn
    Drive-by shooting hospitalizes man in Auburn
    By Benjamin Leung • November 20, 2024 3:27 pm

    Victim told police he was shot by a passing car.

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    Man awaits re-sentencing for abusing autistic victim to death
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    By Benjamin Leung • November 14, 2024 4:30 pm

    Matthew Lee Christenson of Auburn was convicted in the abuse and death of the son of a Renton School District special education teacher.

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    Carjacking leaves elderly man in hospital with gunshot...
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    Man left in serious condition after church parking lot shooting.

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    By Benjamin Leung • November 12, 2024 5:26 pm

    Faces charge of strangling Dorothy Silzel, 30, in 1980 at her condo

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    Indecent exposure on 26th Street | Auburn police...
    By Benjamin Leung • November 1, 2024 8:30 am

    From the Auburn police log.

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    A selfie of Jackelin Perez. (Courtesy of the Auburn Police Department)
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    By Benjamin Leung • October 31, 2024 4:00 pm

    Law enforcement has located a missing 21-year-old woman in Mexico after her disappearance in a suspected kidnapping out of Auburn.

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    Bruce Woods advertised custom-built sheds and planter boxes on Facebook Marketplace. (Black Press file photo)
    Fatal telephone pole collision on West Valley Highway
    By Benjamin Leung • October 31, 2024 3:12 pm

    A 32-year-old man died in a vehicular collision after striking a telephone pole on Oct. 27 in Auburn.

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    Woman assaults officer | Auburn police blotter
    By Benjamin Leung • October 23, 2024 5:30 pm

    From the Auburn police log.

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    A picture of Jackelin Perez. (Courtesy of the Auburn Police Department)
    Auburn woman, 21, missing in suspected kidnapping
    By Benjamin Leung • October 23, 2024 2:33 pm

    The Auburn Police Department urges the public to assist in the search for Jackelin Perez.

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    Prosecutors charged Lorenzo Hezekiah Hendrix in connection to an Oct. 4 armed robbery of a Seattle convenience store. (Court documents)
    Charges filed against teens in King County crime...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 21, 2024 6:00 pm

    Suspects linked to 78 robberies, shootings and carjackings in Sept. and Oct.

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    Woman sentenced for identity theft of older King...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 21, 2024 5:30 pm

    Investigators identified a total of 44 victims ranging from ages 56 to 97, including residents from Renton, Federal Way, Auburn, Enumclaw, Des Moines, Seattle, Issaquah and more.

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    Man threatens sister | Auburn police blotter
    By Benjamin Leung • October 18, 2024 11:30 am

    From the Auburn police log.

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    Discussion continues for KC Sheriff’s Office search warrant...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 16, 2024 9:04 am

    Following a list of policy changes in July, discussion between the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight and the King County…

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    Ladybug coffee stand co-owner sentenced for tax evasion
    By Benjamin Leung • October 14, 2024 2:18 pm

    At his Oct. 9 sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Tana Lin stated, “there is no excuse for hiding half a million dollars in a life of privilege, except greed.”

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    (Courtesy of the Seattle Police Department)
    Four teens arrested after multi-city crime spree in...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 14, 2024 1:45 pm

    The targets of the majority of these robberies were gas stations and late-night fast-food restaurants, according to court documents.

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    Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson awaits the jury verdict at the King County Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent on June 27, 2024. Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times / Pool
    Jeffrey Nelson’s defense team pushes for new trial...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 9, 2024 4:02 pm

    Sentencing scheduled for Nov. 8 for disgraced Auburn police officer.

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    Example of fentanyl. (File photo)
    Auburn couple pleads not guilty in drug-related death...
    By Benjamin Leung • October 9, 2024 1:57 pm

    The King County Medical Examiner’s autopsy of the boy, conducted on May 30, found the boy died as a result of “acute combined fentanyl, carfentanil, and methamphetamine intoxication.”

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    (Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol)
    Collision in Auburn hospitalizes two women and child
    By Benjamin Leung • October 3, 2024 8:30 am

    A two-vehicle collision in Auburn on Sept. 26 resulted in the hospitalizations of two women and a minor.

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    (Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol)
    Man killed in Auburn motorcycle crash
    By Benjamin Leung • October 3, 2024 8:14 am

    A 66-year-old Shoreline man died on Oct. 1 in a fatal motorcycle crash in Auburn.

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    Swimmers, kayaks, and a Guardian One helicopter were unable to rescue Juan Martinez from drowning on Sept. 21. Image courtesy Puget Sound Fire
    Man drowns at Flaming Geyser State Park
    By Benjamin Leung • October 1, 2024 11:51 am

    Juan Macias Martinez, 28, was pulled downriver after water got inside his waders, according to rescue workers.

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