Shawn Garrett

1 week ago | kiro7.com | Shawn Garrett

Seattle officials are working to fix a series of crosswalk signals that were hacked to play fake audio messages, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation. Crews with SDOT have already corrected multiple altered pedestrian signals across the city and are continuing to respond as they receive new reports of tampered crosswalk buttons. The messages, which typically notify a user if the street is safe to cross or not, now say, “This is Jeff Bezos.

1 week ago | mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi |Shawn Garrett

Lynnwood police are investigating a report of an attempted abduction after a man reportedly grabbed a child’s wrist while the child was riding a bicycle on a public trail, according to a statement released Wednesday. Officers responded around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14, to the 7300 block of 202nd Street Southwest after receiving reports that a man had approached a group of three juvenile boys riding their bikes behind the Lynnwood Golf Course.

1 week ago | kiro7.com | Shawn Garrett

Lynnwood police are investigating a report of an attempted abduction after a man reportedly grabbed a child’s wrist while the child was riding a bicycle on a public trail, according to a statement released Wednesday. Officers responded around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14, to the 7300 block of 202nd Street Southwest after receiving reports that a man had approached a group of three juvenile boys riding their bikes behind the Lynnwood Golf Course.

1 week ago | kiro7.com | Shawn Garrett

Four people — including three juvenile males and one adult female — were arrested Tuesday following an armed robbery at a Haggen Grocery Store in Auburn, according to the Auburn Police Department. Police said they were called to the store shortly before 4 p.m. on April 15 after an employee reported being threatened with a gun during a shoplifting incident. The suspect drove away from the scene in a blue Audi A4. Using city traffic cameras, officers were able to identify the getaway vehicle.

1 week ago | kiro7.com | Shawn Garrett

Wink Martindale, the iconic game show host and radio personality whose career spanned more than seven decades and who helped introduce Elvis Presley to the world, died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California, according to his publicist. He was 91. Born Winston Conrad Martindale on Dec. 4, 1933, in Jackson, Tennessee, Martindale began working in radio at age 17 after a Sunday school teacher helped him land his first job at a 250-watt station.