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Kent-based Toys for Joy program provides for 1,500 children. Puget Sound Fire collects more than 6,000 toys and stocking stuffers from community donations
Obituaries - Kent Reporter
Irene Burlile Eckfeldt | Obituary. July 15, 1935- September 21, 2024 Irene Burlile Eckfeldt was born with her twin sister, Iris, July 15, 1935 in Boise, Idaho.
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Federal Way man charged in Kent I-5 crash that killed passenger. Documents state that evidence reportedly showed he was the driver, but he blamed the passenger.
Kent man, 34, shot and injured at sports bar on East Hill
2 days ago · A 34-year-old Kent man was shot and injured early Sunday morning, Dec. 22 in a bar parking lot on the East Hill. At about 12:14 a.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting at Action Sports Bar (formerly Carriage Square Sports Bar, 25626 102nd Place SE, according to a Dec. 26 email from Kent Police Assistant Chief Jarod Kasner.. Officers found a man lying in the parking lot with a gunshot ...
Kent Police Blotter: Nov. 13-29 | Kent Reporter
Dec 4, 2024 · A sampling of Kent Police incidents Nov. 13-29: Nov. 13 • Stolen vehicle pursuit: Officers received a Flock notification (cameras in town that capture license plate numbers) regarding a stolen vehicle traveling westbound on Kent-Kangley Road from 132nd Avenue SE.Officers located the vehicle and authorized a pursuit as it traveled through downtown Kent toward Kent Des Moines Road.
Kent receives $1.1M grant for Pacific Highway pedestrian crossing
1 day ago · It’s a couple of years away, but Pacific Highway South on the West Hill in Kent will get a new pedestrian crossing between South 244th and South 246th streets.. The city of Kent received an $1.16 million grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Highway Safety Improvement Program.
Kent Police Detective Ford retires after 29 years with department
5 days ago · Sgt. Tim Ford, the Kent Police detective who helped solve a 44-year-old murder cold case in 2024, has retired after 29 years with the department. Ford called the case his most fulfilling investigation during his retirement ceremony in front of friends, family and co-workers Dec. 19 at City Hall ...
Prolific tagger faces charges for damage to Kent water tower
5 days ago · A 40-year-old Bellingham man faces second-degree burglary and first-degree malicious mischief charges for allegedly tagging a city of Kent water tower on the West Hill. Kyle A. McLaughlin was one of 17 people charged and 34 felony cases filed by King County prosecutors after a crackdown on acts of ...
Kent man, 21, killed in West Meeker Street parking lot shooting
Nov 23, 2024 · A 21-year-old Kent man died after being shot just after 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 in a parking lot in the 1500 block of West Meeker Street.. Officers responded after numerous 911 callers reported hearing between five to 12 gunshots and saw a man on the ground in a parking lot, according to a Nov. 22 Kent Police news release.
Kent Police Blotter: July 29 to Aug. 10 - Kent Reporter
Aug 19, 2024 · A sampling of Kent Police incidents July 29 to Aug. 10: July 29. Attempted cash robbery: 4:47 p.m., patrol responded to a robbery that had previously occurred at the Kent Valley Motel, 743 Central Ave. N.A man said he had been outside the motel the evening prior when several subjects told him to get in the vehicle at gunpoint.