Rebecca Moss

Seattle

Investigative Reporter at Seattle Times

Investigative reporter @seattletimes | Previously: @SpotlightPA, @thenewmexican, @ProPublica Local Reporting Network 2018 | Email: [email protected]

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Sex offense treatment limited at McNeil Island detention center

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Moss

Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The Seattle Times Investigative Journalism Fund. Donate today to support watchdog journalism in our community.
Rebecca Moss: GPS monitoring bill for McNeil Island residents signed by governor

2 months ago | tri-cityherald.com | Rebecca Moss

The room looked undisturbed. A gold watch, pill bottles, a backpack and a toothbrush had all been left behind, tidily arranged in the small Tukwila apartment. The man's clothes had been neatly put away. Only a missing pair of shoes, a gray T-shirt and a state-issued cellphone indicated that Damion Blevins was gone. Blevins had recently been granted conditional release from McNeil Island where he had been civilly committed following his incarceration for a sexually violent offense.
GPS monitoring bill for McNeil Island residents signed by governor

2 months ago | spokesman.com | Rebecca Moss

The room looked undisturbed. A gold watch, pill bottles, a backpack and a toothbrush had all been left behind, tidily arranged in the small Tukwila apartment. The man’s clothes had been neatly put away. Only a missing pair of shoes, a gray T-shirt and a state-issued cellphone indicated that Damion Blevins was gone. Blevins had recently been granted conditional release from McNeil Island where he had been civilly committed following his incarceration for a sexually violent offense.
GPS monitoring bill for McNeil Island residents signed by governor

2 months ago | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Moss

The room looked undisturbed. A gold watch, pill bottles, a backpack and a toothbrush had all been left behind, tidily arranged in the small Tukwila apartment. The man’s clothes had been neatly put away. Only a missing pair of shoes, a gray T-shirt and a state-issued cellphone indicated that Damion Blevins was gone. Blevins had recently been granted conditional release from McNeil Island where he had been civilly committed following his incarceration for a sexually violent offense.
SPD investigates its first pedestrian fatality in 2025

Jan 4, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Moss

A woman was killed early Saturday after a car struck her in south Seattle. Few lights illuminated the predawn streets of East Marginal Way, a thin rain falling on wet pavement when the woman stepped into the northbound roadway just before 5 a.m. The driver of a small sedan had been heading to an early morning shift when his vehicle struck the woman on South Orcas Street. The driver pulled over immediately and called 911, but emergency measures were not able to save the woman.
4 shot, 1 killed in gunfire near Puyallup

Nov 3, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Moss

Four people were shot early Sunday southwest of Puyallup, leaving a 23-year-old man dead, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Three other men, ages 19 and 23, suffered injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening. According to sheriff’s detectives, the gunfire occurred between midnight and 12:40 a.m. Deputies responded to a report of a car that had crashed into a ditch and discovered the first wounded man, bleeding but breathing. He was taken to a hospital.
WA agencies search for ‘sexually violent predator’ last seen in Seattle

Oct 3, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Moss

Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The Seattle Times Investigative Journalism Fund. Donate today to support watchdog journalism in our community. On Monday evening, Damion Blevins removed a GPS monitoring device from his ankle and disappeared from the supervision of multiple state agencies. Blevins’ movements had been tightly restricted for years after his 2016 assault at knifepoint of a woman in Federal Way.
The island where WA has confined hundreds for sexual violence: What to know

Sep 1, 2024 | columbian.com | Rebecca Moss

Washington has been releasing an increasing number of “sexually violent predators” from its treatment facility on McNeil Island, with little oversight. A Seattle Times investigation found that 1 in 4 people set free have been arrested for new crimes; 1 in 7 reoffended in a serious or violent manner. Here are some facts about the Special Commitment Center on the island:What is McNeil Island? McNeil Island, nearly 7 square miles, is in south Puget Sound off Steilacoom.
WA state’s sex offender registry: What to know

Sep 1, 2024 | columbian.com | Rebecca Moss

The Seattle Times investigated Washington’s system for committing and releasing so-called “sexual violent predators.” But beyond this population, there are many more people who commit sex crimes in Washington state and who are incarcerated or required to register as sex offenders. Here are some facts about sex offender registries:What is a sex offender registry? A sex offender registry is a public list of people who have been convicted of sexual offenses.
Bicyclist seriously hurt in Bellevue crash with truck

Aug 25, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Rebecca Moss

A bicyclist was being treated for life-threatening injuries at Harborview Medical Center after colliding with a truck Sunday afternoon in Bellevue. The cyclist was riding about 40 mph downhill around 1 p.m. when he failed to stop at a red light on Lakemont Boulevard Southeast, the Bellevue Police Department wrote on the social media platform X. A truck, turning left at the intersection, collided with the cyclist, police reported.