Frank Lenzi

3 weeks ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

The front of Garfield High School in Seattle's Central District, where flowers, candles, letters, signs and more were left to honor 17-year-old Amarr Murphy-Paine. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7) (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7) Share Questions remain about how best to protect students. Fred Podesta, chief operations officer for Seattle Public Schools, has proposed reinstating school resource officers.

3 weeks ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

Seattle police shut down the lobbies at their headquarters and all five precincts this week after a man allegedly made online threats to kill officers and “stab one in the throat.”Seattle Police Detective Eric Muñoz said authorities discovered the Instagram post around 8 a.m. Thursday.

3 weeks ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

Shante Broady, 37, was charged with sex trafficking through force, fraud, coercion, and transporting a woman for prostitution, the media outlet stated. Seattle man pleads not guilty to sex trafficking chargesOn May 15, Broady pleaded not guilty to the sex trafficking charges. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Broady became known to law enforcement in March 2023, when they received a report that he had been sex trafficking a victim in Portland, Oregon.

3 weeks ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi

A Snohomish County Sheriff's Office vehicle. (Photo courtesy of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office) (Photo courtesy of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office) Share Two boys were shot Monday night in Snohomish County in what authorities believe was a gang-related incident. Shots were fired at approximately 6:30 p.m. at the Gateway Apartments in the 13100 block of 21st Drive Southeast. A 17-year-old boy suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

3 weeks ago | kiro7.com | Frank Lenzi

SEATTLE — This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com A repeat sex offender was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison in U.S. District Court in Seattle for receipt and possession of images of child sexual abuse. Alan Lewis Meirhofer, 72, pleaded guilty to the charges in March. At one point, he was civilly committed to the McNeil Island sexual predator detention facility for 17 years. “This case involves very serious, terrible, and heartbreaking crimes,” U.S. District Judge John H.