The following is a press release from the King County Sheriff’s Office.

A 1989 Ford F250pickup truck driven by the suspect was reported to Auburn Police as stolen on Aug. 15.  The owner saw it about 5 p.m. yesterday (Aug. 31^st), recognized it as his, and call the Federal Way Police Department.  (However the plates had been switched.)  The owner followed it to the Walmart Parking lot at 34520 – 16^th Ave S. in Federal Way.

Two FWPD officers sat watching the truck and a man got into the truck about 5:25 p.m..   The two officers converged on the vehicle in the marked patrol cars.  The driver started the truck and moved out of the parking space, through the parking lot.  The officers followed with their emergency lights activated, and eventually their sirens.  The driver didn’t stop and went onto the roadway, turning south onto 16^th Ave South.

The truck continued on 16^th Ave S., drove into on-coming traffic at one point, and slowed but did not stop for a red light at S. 348^th and 16^th Ave S.  The pursuit then continued.  (At this point 16^th Ave S. became Enchanted Parkway.)

The truck turned east onto S. 360^th St.

During the chase a PIT maneuver was tried twice.  The second one at about S. 360th and 25^th Place S. was successful and the truck went off the roadway.  The shooting occurred shortly thereafter.

The driver died at Harborview Medical Center.  He was 23 years old with a Tacoma address.  He had an outstanding felony warrant and a misdemeanor warrant, both for larceny charges, as well as a DUI warrant.

The following is a press release from the Washington State Patrol.

Today, Sept. 1 at 3:55 p.m., King County troopers responded to reports of a car versus pedestrian collision on northbound I-5 near the Boren Street overpass. Upon troopers’ arrival, they had discovered a 66 year old Seattle man had jumped from the Boren Street overpass before being struck by a passing motorist. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Further investigation revealed the 66 year old man was in a domestic argument with his wife near the intersection of Boren and Pine when a Seattle police officer observed his wife attempting to pull him away from a nearby ledge. When the Seattle police officer exited his vehicle to assist, the man quickly broke away from his wife and jumped down onto the freeway approximately 40 feet below. His wife stated he was feeling suicidal prior to jumping.

Three lanes of northbound I-5 were shut down for approximately 90 minutes while troopers completed their investigation which caused a back-up for several miles.

A citizen helped state troopers catch a 17-year-old DUI driver this morning after she crashed into a guardrail on northbound Interstate 5 in Federal Way.

The collision happened at 7 a.m., when the driver drifted off the road and struck the guardrail near the Federal Way truck scales.  After damaging 15 feet of guardrail and puncturing her front tire she drove away in an attempt to get to her home in Auburn.  A witness followed her until her 1997 BMW became disabled on the off ramp to S. 320^th Street.  The witness called 911 and reported the hit and run while staying with the vehicle until troopers arrived and made the arrest.

The juvenile first told the trooper that she fell asleep behind the wheel before admitting she had been drinking alcohol.  Her BAC level registered at a .084, which is four times the legal limit for a minor.

The following is a release from the Washington State Patrol.

A 57-year-old Burien man was arrested today for driving under the influence (DUI) after he was stopped by a Washington State Patrol Trooper for failing to wear his seatbelt.

Juan Alconini Carvajal was driving his 1995 Toyota 4-Runner on 1^st Avenue South in Burien when a trooper observed he was not wearing his seatbelt.  The trooper stopped the 4-Runner and immediately detected that the driver was under the influence of alcohol.  The first indicator of Carvajal’s intoxication was the two 40 ounce beer bottles lying on the front seat.  Carvajal’s three year old son was riding in the back seat.

Carvajal’s BAC level registered at a .102.

Carvajal was booked into the King County jail on charges of DUI and reckless endangerment.

Trooper Christina Martin

Public Information Officer

2803 156th Avenue SE

Bellevue, WA 98007

425-891-9109

Christina.Martin@wsp.wa.gov

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The following is a release from the Washington State Patrol.

A 31 year old Bellevue bride was arrested early Saturday morning just hours before she was to be married.  The bride was stopped just after 6 a.m. by a Washington State Patrol Trooper.  She had been traveling in excess of 90 mph on northbound Interstate 405 near N.E. 8^th street while weaving in and out of her lane.  When the trooper stopped her she told him she was heading home from her bachelorette party in Issaquah and was getting married in Burien early that afternoon.  The bride admitted she had been arrested once before for DUI and she was familiar with the routine.  The bride’s BAC level was .146, nearly twice the legal limit in Washington.

The bride will face charges in King County District Court.

The following is a press release from the Washington State Patrol.

A 50 year old stay at home dad was arrested Tuesday for driving under the influence (DUI) and hit and run after rear ending a vehicle on Interstate 405 at Coal Creek Parkway.
Allen Blanco, a Bellevue resident, was traveling northbound on Interstate 405 when he rear ended another vehicle. Blanco fled the scene, but was forced to stop when his vehicle broke down approximately 5 miles ahead of the incident.  Blanco and his passenger attempted to flee on foot but due to their high intoxication levels they were not able to get very far.  Blanco was identified by the victim as the driver of the fleeing vehicle. He was arrested and a breath test determined his blood alcohol level to be .326, which is 4 times the legal limit in Washington.
Blanco was booked into the King County Jail on charges of hit and run and DUI.

A 32-year-old male inmate in the custody of the King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention died early this morning, Monday, Aug. 16, at the King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle.  The inmate was found at 1:35 a.m. by staff during a routine security check.

Staff responded immediately, initiating life saving measures and contacting Medic One, which arrived at 1:47 a.m. to continue response efforts until the person was pronounced dead at 1:51 a.m. The person, a thirty-two year old adult male, had been booked into the King County Correctional Facility on March 16, 2010.

A determination regarding the cause and manner of death is pending from the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. State law requires that the King County Medical Examiner conduct an autopsy on all in-custody deaths. Public Health – Seattle & King County is seeking permission from family members to release further details of the inmate’s medical condition and history.
As part of the standard review process for jail deaths, the King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention will be working with Public Health – Seattle & King County to conduct an investigation.  The Seattle Police Department will also conduct an independent investigation.

With deep regret, the Washington State Patrol today announced the apparent deaths of three agency employees in an early-morning house fire in Zillah.Believed killed were Communications Officer 4 Anne Miller-Hewitt, her husband Trooper Gary Miller, and Trooper Kristopher Sperry. The Millers owned the residence. Sperry had recently graduated from the State Patrol academy and was living with the Millers.

“Ann and Gary were long-time employees, and were the best of the best,” said State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste. “We were just getting to know Kristopher, but he had excelled at the Academy and had a very promising future with our agency.”

Investigators have not yet entered the fire scene, however there is no evidence that anyone survived or escaped. The State Patrol has never lost three employees in a simultaneous event, either on or off-duty.

“Right now, our priority is supporting the co-workers of Anne, Gary and Kristopher,” Batiste said. “They are understandably devastated by this tragedy and we have no higher priority than helping them get through this difficult time.”

Batiste released brief biographical details of each.

• Anne Miller-Hewitt held the rank of Communications Officer Four, the civilian equivalent of lieutenant. She led the State Patrol’s 911 center in Wenatchee, supervising 15 of the agency’s dispatchers. She was hired in 1987, and promoted to her present rank in 2007.
• Trooper Gary Miller, 55, was hired in 1989 and was commissioned in 1990. He had been assigned to the agency’s Sunnyside detachment area since that time.
• Trooper Kristopher Sperry, 30, was hired in 2008 and graduated with the 97th Trooper Basic Class in June 2010. His hometown was Eureka, MT. While in the Academy received the Top Fitness award as the most physically fit cadet in his class. Sperry was living with the Millers while his own home was being built.

The residence, on Falcon Ridge Drive north of town, was completely destroyed. The fire investigation will be handled by local fire officials, the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The State Patrol’s Crime Scene Response Team, working out of the agency’s Crime Lab, will be providing assistance in gathering forensic evidence at the scene

Three Washington State Patrol employees believed dead in early morning house fire

The King County Target Zero Team consisting of Washington State Troopers, and participating Target Zero officers from Kent, Auburn, Federal Way, Renton, Issaquah, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, and Seattle arrested over 200 drivers for DUI in the first month of this project
The official kick off for the TZT team occurred on the morning of July 1, 2010.  The first DUI driver was arrested within minutes of the completion of the ceremony.  Once the ball started rolling, it hasn’t slowed down.
During the month of July, King County had 10 DUI related deaths, down from 12 during July 2009.
“The King County TZT Team has been an incredible asset to the citizens of King County and the State of Washington.  We are committed to reaching our goal of zero traffic related fatalities by the year 2030.  We are proud to see it start right here in our county,” District 2 Commander Captain Steve Burns said.

A woman was sexually assaulted and robbed of her car and money after three men broke into her Skyway home early this morning, Aug. 11.

The incident occurred shortly before 3 a.m. in the 6400 block of South 131st.  The woman was sleeping when the men broke in.  At least one was armed with a handgun.  She was assaulted and they stole her cell phone, cash, and left in the victim’s  2003 BMW.

About an hour later the car was abandoned at a Chevron station at S. 112th and 8th Ave South.  Sheriff’s deputies located the three men shortly thereafter and they were taken into custody without incident.

The men are all in their mid 20’s or early 30’s.