Technique Used to Find Golden State Killer Leads to a Suspect in 1987 Murders

An important break came once again as a result of DNA sleuthing techniques similar to the ones used last month to crack the Golden State killer case. May 18, 2018In 1987, Jay Cook, 20, and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, 18, a couple from Canada, were brutally killed while they...

Cops: Truck carrying Starbucks’ products in Washington state had 126 pounds of meth

The search turned up 40 bundles of meth in a television box on the top bunk of the sleeper berth and 50 bundles on the lower mattress. April 28, 2018CENTRALIA, Wash. (KOMO) — Authorities in Lewis County say a search of a truck carrying Starbucks’ products...

Rape kit backlog blamed in second assault in Tumwater

Washington state’s rape kit backlog has advocates worried how many sexual offenders are still out on the streets. Enter Article DATE HEREA sexual assault case in Tumwater provides a glaring example of how Washington state’s rape kit backlog is still...

DNA leads to suspect sketches in 1987 cold case killings of young couple

Cold case investigators in Washington state have released DNA-generated composite sketches of a suspect in the unsolved slayings of a young Canadian couple three decades ago. April 21, 2018Cold case investigators in Washington state have released DNA-generated...

Poulsbo police officer charged with drugs, theft

A Poulsbo police officer was charged Wednesday with theft and felony drug possession after she confessed to repeatedly taking narcotics left in city hall’s prescription drug take-back box, according to court documents. Enter Article DATE HEREPORT ORCHARD —...

Poulsbo Police Department makes changes after thefts, audit finds

The finding identified a number of weaknesses within the department after a former employee stole two guns, $2,000 went missing from a police department fund, and a gold necklace disappeared from the evidence room. Enter Article DATE HEREBy Brynn GrimleyRecent...