King County Crime Dive

King County Crime Dive | Nov. 3

A pilot faces federal charges after trying to stop a plane in mid-flight while he was high on psychedelic mushrooms.

In this episode, we take a closer look at how Kent police arrested a carjacking suspect and a two-vehicle collision involving a Renton man.

In this episode, we take a closer look at how Renton police arrested serial burglary suspect Feleti Wight ... again. The suspect has  been arrested multiple times with detectives filing charges against Wight in 19 burglary cases, four attempted burglary cases, and three cases of possession of a stolen vehicle. Also: Police investigate a shooting that left two men wounded in Auburn.

In this episode, we take a closer look at how Renton is in the process of seizing and selling a property that is believed to be involved in a large-scale illegal marijuana grow operation. We also look at how King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn sent a letter to Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy requesting state performance and financial audits of King County-funded juvenile diversion programs.

In this episode, we take a closer look at a man who stabbed his former teacher at a Catholic school in Federal Way; and Renton police warn of staged vehicle collisions that result in carjackings.

In this episode, we take a closer look at a shootout in Auburn and a stabbing in a wooded area in Renton.

In this episode, we take a look at the sentencing of a man who wanted to burn down the Seattle police union building; and unknown suspects dumped hundreds of gallons of cooking oil into a Renton waterway.

In this episode, we explore how a 32-year-old Auburn man, one of the leaders of the Proud Boys organization, received an 18-year prison sentence for his role in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

In this episode, a group of teenagers had a shootout in Des Moines; and a man who tried to kidnap a bikini barista in Auburn has pleaded in guilty.

In this episode, we take a closer look at a Seattle woman accused of killing a rideshare driver, as well as a 40-year-old Renton man accused of killing his own mother with a knife on her front porch.

In this episode, we look at how the Auburn Police Department has one of nation's highest rates of K9 dog bites.

In this episode, Jonathan Arnold has allegedly harassed and sexually assaulted women in his Enumclaw neighborhood for more than two years. His condition means he can’t stand trial — but crisis responders say he’s not a danger to himself or others.

KC Crime Dive: July 21

The latest in local crime reports.

In this episode, Bellevue police recover 3D-printed ghost guns from a drive-by shooting suspect; Valley SWAT arrests a 19-year-old man for investigation of first-degree murder in the shooting of a Bothell man behind the Kent YMCA; and a 12-year-old boy dies at the scene of a hit-and-run in Kent.

King County Crime Dive - June 17

In this episode, authorities capture several teens, including a convicted killer, who escaped from Echo Glen Children’s Center; and four suspects are arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a cannabis dispensary.

King County Crime Dive | June 5

King County Crime Dive

In this episode, a pair of King County residents have been charged with promoting prostitution and operating nearly a dozen Washington state massage businesses as fronts; and Renton police have initiated a homicide investigation into the death of a 17-year-old boy.

A Washington, D.C., jury convicted an Auburn man and three other Proud Boys members of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

In this episode, a Burien man is convicted for murdering two people and dumping their bodies in a suitcase; Renton police investigate the death of a 40-year-old woman who was found lying on the road; a former Kentlake High School science teacher faces a charge of communication with a minor for immoral purposes after he allegedly told a 15-year-old student “that he loved her and wanted to have sex with her.”

In this episode, two King County men face multiple federal charges for allegedly illegally purchasing more than 100 firearms in less than two years and transferring the guns to others; Kent Police fatally shoot a 52-year-old man armed with a circular saw; and a Des Moines woman receives a 30-month prison sentence for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Brett Michael Gitchel is facing charges in the case involving a woman who was last seen March 31 at a Mariners game she attended with the suspect; and the attorney general sues Pupplyland, alleging the company sold unhealthy dogs while misleading consumers with “predatory” loans.

Take a deeper dive into the top stories of the week from King County. Brought to you by Sound Publishing's King County newspapers: Federal Way Mirror, Auburn Reporter, Kent Reporter, Renton Reporter, Enumclaw Courier-Herald, Mercer Island Reporter, Snoqualmie Valley Record and more.

A grand jury indicted 27 people on drug trafficking charges with ties to a white supremacist prison gang; Kent police investigate the death of a homeless man as a homicide; a Renton man faces charges of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.

This episode explores the arrest of a man accused of shooting at a neighbor's house - he said the neighbors were trying to "microwave" him - and possessing improvised explosive devices; police recover millions of dollars in stolen property after thrift shop scheme; a Kent man faces a first-degree murder charge for the death of his friend.

This episode explores the arrest of a teen who brought a gun to Auburn Riverside High School; a school security guard in Federal Way who has been charged with a sex offense; and the shooting death of a teen at a Federal Way apartment complex.

In this episode, a podcast host and her husband are shot by a stalker in a Redmond home invasion; we look at how few details have been released since the May 2022 shooting death of a 31-year-old man by King County Sheriff’s Office deputies; and investigators try to solve the mystery of who shot a bald eagle.

The “Renton rock thrower” pleads guilty; homicide takes place at an Auburn area home for the second time in just a few months; Kent police search a man who stole a vehicle with two children inside; and a man goes on a pepper-spray spree in Auburn.

In this episode: Suspects making their getaway from the scene of an armed robbery in Auburn narrowly missed smashing into an oncoming train; and the Kent police chief targets pursuit laws and other public safety concerns.

"Judged by XII" tells the story of Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, whose troubled career led to a murder charge in the shooting death of Jesse Sarey. 

Renton police and the ATF investigate a smash-and-grab burglary at a gun store; and a security officer is placed on leave over allegations of misconduct with a Federal Way student.

In this episode: Renton leaders disagree with King County on several environmental and safety aspects of a proposed asphalt plant.

Carjacking suspects drive off with a child in the vehicle; a middle school teacher is murdered by her son; and police investigate a double homicide at a Kent motel.

In this episode, we look at the story of Mark Wallace, who was 14 when he was killed by his older brother’s friend, John H. Schoenhals, back in 1985. Now the family of Wallace fears his killer could be released from state prison.

In this episode, we take a closer look at five teen suspects lead police on a car chase that ends at a mall; and the response to a hazardous chemical release at a Kent warehouse.

We look at hit-and-run that killed a 63-year-old woman near a Kent bus stop; a woman who was jailed for allegedly damaging an Enumclaw bookstore; and a King County physician’s license is suspended over accusations of child molestation.

In this episode, we look at Renton music teacher who allegedly had inappropriate relationships with at least three of his students; and a Kent teacher who is under investigation of communication with a minor for immoral purposes and sexual misconduct with a minor.

In this episode, we look at how King County programs meant to route adults out of jail or prison are falling short; a rise in shootings in the Kent area; and how the King County prosecutor hired private attorneys in an Auburn police officer’s murder case.

In this episode, Federal Way schools pay a multimillion-dollar settlement over the death of a student athlete; and local governments prepare to receive money under the state’s opioid resolution.

In this episode, a SWAT team responds to a Renton domestic disturbance; an auto theft task force arrests recovers stolen vehicles and arrests suspects; and police arrest a man who was peeping into toilet stalls at a casino.

In this week’s episode, we look at the mysterious 2021 deaths of Manuel Gil and his two teenage daughters, Mariel Yadira Gil and Dalila Gil. How could the three starve inside their Renton home? Did they do it willingly? Who is to blame?

In this week’s episode, we look at a child who was shot in a road rage shooting in Renton; new rules for shopping carts on Federal Way's streets and sidewalks; a 44-year-old suspect was arrested in connection with a Redmond cold case disappearance.

In this week’s episode, we look at use-of-force policies and body-worn cameras for the King County Sheriff's Office.

In this week’s episode, a Kent man is being held on $1 million bail in the shooting death of his mother’s boyfriend; and the release from jail by a King County judge of four armed carjacking and robbery suspects has caused an uproar.

Three Kent men are among 17 people facing federal drug charges for allegedly trafficking more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine and hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills; firefighters at South King Fire and Rescue who were let go because of the vaccine mandate will be allowed to return to work; four juveniles were arrested in an incident involving gunshots, a stolen car and a pursuit.

In this week’s episode, the ACLU responds to a statement from South King County mayors regarding police reform amid an increase in murders and other crime statistics.

In this week’s episode, a jury unanimously found Federal Way police were justified in the shooting death of Robert Lightfeather; a Kent man was charged after a toddler in his care overdosed on methamphetamine; and classes were canceled at Hazen High School in Renton after a car crashed into the building.