Your week’s worth of crime and justice news is below.
Sept. 10
A Dogged Security Effort
Out of the most deadly terrorist attack in U.S. history came life
for a dog named Bo. A black Labrador retriever, Bo was too wild,
too rambunctious for a family. His days were numbered as a resident
of the Snohomish County Humane Society. Then came September 11th,
2001 the day that ironically gave Bo his purpose in life.
Sept. 9
Seabeck Man Found Guilty of Soliciting for Teen Sex
A Seabeck man was convicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in
Washington, D.C., of two felony charges stemming from his May 19
arrest in an online child sex sting.
Lien-ing on the Victim, Instead of the Criminal?
Emergency-room physician Ernie Franz, hobbled for life after being
struck by a teen drunken driver as he rode his bicycle on
Bainbridge Island in 2004, says he is being asked to pay back money
he received from the state’s Crime Victims Compensation
Program.
Search Continues for Escaped ‘Rooftop Burglar’
Law enforcement officials are searching for a state prison inmate —
formerly a Seabeck resident —who walked away at 4 a.m. Thursday
while working on a state Department of Natural Resources fire crew
in Dewatto.
Sept. 8
Prison Inmate Critically Injured by Cellmate
Mason County sheriff’s detectives are investigating an assault
early Thursday that left an inmate of the Washington Correction
Center with critical head injuries and landed the suspected
assailant, his cellmate, in isolation.
Sept. 6
Crews Turn Corner on Belfair-Area Forest Blaze
Firefighters are gaining ground and closing in on a 160-acre fire
that has plagued an area west of Belfair since Saturday, according
to the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Sept. 5
Kitsap’s No. 1 Priority: Fighting Crime
Managing traffic congestion, offering activities for children and
providing adequate affordable housing are areas where Kitsap County
is currently lacking, according to county residents questioned in a
recent citizen satisfaction survey.
