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Kent mother makes up abduction report

Kent mother makes up abduction report

Kent Police determined an initial call from a mother about a possible abduction of her teen daughter turned out to be a false report. The… Continue reading

Kent mother makes up abduction report
Kent shuts down North Park drug house

Kent shuts down North Park drug house

Kent city officials shut down “a longtime flophouse for drug activity” in the North Park neighborhood, just north of Kent Station. City crews boarded up… Continue reading

Kent shuts down North Park drug house
Kent Police overtime costs hit $1.5 million per year

Kent Police overtime costs hit $1.5 million per year

Kent Police are spending an estimated $1.5 million on overtime costs in each of the last three years, more than twice the amount in its… Continue reading

Kent Police overtime costs hit $1.5 million per year
A pickup truck damaged a home in the 26800 block of 118th Court Southeast on Friday in Kent. The truck ended up in the driveway of another home.

Pickup truck crashes into Kent home

A driver of a small pickup truck drove across two lawns in Kent before smashing into the garage of a third house and coming to a stop in the driveway of a fourth home.

A pickup truck damaged a home in the 26800 block of 118th Court Southeast on Friday in Kent. The truck ended up in the driveway of another home.
Kent Police Blotter. File Photo

Kent roommate slashes couch during dispute | Police Blotter

A dispute between two Kent roommates reportedly led to one man slashing a living room couch with knives and sticking a screwdriver into a flat screen television.

Kent Police Blotter. File Photo
Swimmers walk the Lake Meridian Park dock. File Photo

Kent narrows search for new parks director

City officials narrowed down a list of 104 applicants to six in an effort to find the next city of Kent parks director.

Swimmers walk the Lake Meridian Park dock. File Photo
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas. File photo

Kent Police oppose King County jail booking cuts at RJC

If Kent Police arrest someone for a felony crime, the officers take that person to be booked at the King County jail at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas. File photo
Man shot, killed by Kent Police identified

Man shot, killed by Kent Police identified

The man shot and killed by Kent Police has been identified as Patrick D. Reddeck, 38, of Kent.

Man shot, killed by Kent Police identified
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke wants to create a city communications department.

Kent City Council discusses adding two communications jobs at cost of $300,000

It will cost about $300,000 per year if the Kent City Council decides to approve Mayor Suzette Cooke's proposal to add two new positions to the city payroll to help improve communications with the public.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke wants to create a city communications department.
Sonic Drive-In plans July opening in Kent

Sonic Drive-In plans July opening in Kent

Sonic Drive-In plans to open its first Kent location in July.

Sonic Drive-In plans July opening in Kent
Two injured in Kent West Hill shooting

Two injured in Kent West Hill shooting

Two people were injured during a shooting at about 2:40 a.m. Tuesday at a home on Kent's West Hill.

Two injured in Kent West Hill shooting
Kent Police Blotter. File photo

Man runs from Kent officers after stealing car | Police Blotter

A man stopped by Kent Police for reportedly driving a stolen car, got out of the vehicle and ran away before officers caught him nearby.

Kent Police Blotter. File photo

Kent owner of asbestos removal training course pleads guilty to providing false certifications

The owner of a Kent company that provided federally-mandated training for construction firms working with asbestos pleaded guilty on Thursday to falsifying documents as part of a scheme to violate the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act.

Man shot by Kent Police during confrontation dies | Update

Man shot by Kent Police during confrontation dies | Update

An armed man shot by Kent Police on Wednesday afternoon at a home in the 400 block of Jason Avenue North has died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Man shot by Kent Police during confrontation dies | Update
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks Tuesday during a Rotary Club of Kent meeting at the ShoWare Center. Steve Hunter/Photo/Kent Reporter

State Attorney General Ferguson seeks stronger protection for Hanford nuclear site workers

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson made it clear during a stop in Kent about his passion and drive to help protect workers from hazardous chemical vapors at the Hanford nuclear reservation in the Tri-Cities.

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks Tuesday during a Rotary Club of Kent meeting at the ShoWare Center. Steve Hunter/Photo/Kent Reporter
Kent’s King County’s Regional Animal Services costs could go up

Kent’s King County’s Regional Animal Services costs could go up

What happens in Kirkland might not stay in Kirkland when it comes to the cost of King County Regional Animal Services.

Kent’s King County’s Regional Animal Services costs could go up
Kent Police Blotter. File Photo

Man fails to pay for hot dog; struggles with 4 Kent officers | Police Blotter

It took four Kent Police officers to handcuff a man after he reportedly refused to leave a 7-Eleven store after failing to pay for a hot dog.

Kent Police Blotter. File Photo

Kent man sentenced as part of large bank fraud ring

A Kent man, the final member of a large bank fraud ring responsible for nearly $1 million in fraud, received a 25-month prison sentence last week in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

A photo of the 1990 Honda Accord that crashed into a tree on Oct. 2 along Highway 410 east of Enumclaw.

Man charged with vehicular homicide in death of Kent teen

Pierce County prosecutors have charged an 18-year-old man with vehicular homicide after he drove a car that crashed and killed an 18-year-old Kent man along Highway 410 east of Enumclaw.

A photo of the 1990 Honda Accord that crashed into a tree on Oct. 2 along Highway 410 east of Enumclaw.
Repairs will smooth out Kent’s ShoWare Center ice

Repairs will smooth out Kent’s ShoWare Center ice

Smoother ice will soon return to the ShoWare Center.

Repairs will smooth out Kent’s ShoWare Center ice