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A gun being fired at one of the robberies and a gun found during the arrest of John Bailey-Johnson. Courtesy photos

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Man sentenced for role in King County robbery spree

He received a total of two years and three months in prison.

A photo of the alleged victim’s vehicle. Courtesy photo.

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Auburn man arrested for highway shooting

The suspect is being held on a $500,000 bail.

Kevin Coe’s Washington State sex offender registry photo. Courtesy photo

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South Hill rapist Kevin Coe moves to Auburn

He was released Oct. 2 from McNeil Island and was initially thought to be moving to Federal Way.

Husein Mohamed’s Department of Corrections mugshot. Courtesy photo

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Woman sentenced for 2021 Auburn car dealership test drive robbery

The woman and another man asked to take a BMW X5 for a test drive and subsequently stole…

The suspect surrendering after fleeing from an officer. Courtesy photo

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Juvenile sentenced in Auburn transit station shooting

The boy shot another in the abdomen and then ran from police before he was apprehended.

Left to right: Jose Rodolfo Aguilar Cortes and Alex Ortiz. Photos from court documents

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Auburn and Federal Way men sentenced for drug distribution

The men were part of a drug ring with ties to Mexico.

Kevin Coe’s mugshot taken in August 2006. Courtesy of the Department of Corrections.

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‘South Hill rapist’ Kevin Coe could move to Federal Way

After being civilly committed at McNeil Island since 2008, Coe could be released on Oct. 2 and move…

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A photo from the seizure and a photo showing carfentanil’s lethality.

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Law enforcement seizes over 50,000 carfentanil pills bound for Puget Sound region

A Federal Way officer was a lead investigator on this case.

Left to right: Eddie Contreras speaking to his attorney and Contreras entering the courtroom. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Sound Publishing

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Man sentenced for accidentally shooting friend after drinking

The defendant was initially charged with murder, but his charge was amended.

Jason Dean Warter’s accomplice and Warter in the black sweatshirt stealing electronics from the storage unit. Screenshot from charging documents

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Auburn man who stole $50,000 in copper wire sentenced

He additionally stole over $100,000 in electronics and ran from police in two different instances.

Mallory Nehemiah Brown in Lincoln County District Court. Photo by Paul Sievers/The Western News

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Auburn man caught with firearms on Montana train is sentenced

In federal court, he was sentenced to serve 115 months in federal prison and recommended to participate in…

A Glock with a switch and illegal switches not created by Glock. (Screenshot from the lawsuit)

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Seattle sues gun stores in Auburn and Renton over Glock sales

The city alleges that they contribute to the conversion of Glocks to machine guns.

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Person who allegedly broke into home fatally shot

No one from the home was arrested.

Gyongi Maas. Courtesy of GoFundMe.

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King County settles dog-biting lawsuit for $21.5 million

A woman was jogging in her neighborhood in February 2022, when two dogs from a home that was…

Some of dogs rescued from an Auburn duplex. Courtesy photos

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Auburn Valley Humane Society rescues 103 dogs, many chiweenies

What started as a recovery operation for 50 dogs has doubled.

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Man dies after White River Amphitheatre concert

After the King County Sheriff’s Office responded to an aggravated assault, a man was transported to the hospital,…

The Colonial Court Apartments where the shooting occurred. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Auburn Reporter

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Man receives 13 years for 2024 Auburn drive-by shooting

Shooting at the Colonial Court Apartments left a man severely injured, but he survived.

Left to right: Francisco Ochoa-Prado at his sentencing and a photo of Daniel Parkinson displayed in the courtroom. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Sound Publishing

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Auburn man sentenced for Aug. 2022 murder with rifle stock

The man allegedly struck the victim in the face repeatedly and told officers he did not regret his…

Infographic from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office showing the number of retail crime filings through June each year since 2021. Courtesy photo.

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Prosecutor’s office: Retail crime cases increasing since 2021

This increase was attributed to the implementation of a prosecutor dedicated to working full-time on retail crime case…

King County’s Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent that houses one of the county’s two jails. The other jail is in downtown Seattle. FILE PHOTO

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Man pleads guilty to lesser charge in shooting death

Victim’s body was found in his mother’s car in Auburn.