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Two Teens Arrested for Marijuana Burglary

Police arrested two teen-agers early Monday after they robbed a marijuana dispensary in the Columbia City neighborhood, stuffing a backpack with marijuana joints and other products. When officers responded to reports of a burglary around 4:30 a.m., near 42nd Avenue and South Brandon Street, they saw a broken window at the business and… [ Keep reading ]

Man Attacked and Robbed in West Seattle

A coffee-shop employee was beat up and robbed in the North Admiral neighborhood Monday morning while he waited for the store to open. The victim got to work, near 41st Avenue Southwest and Southwest Admiral Way, about 4 a.m., before the manager arrived. After he sat on the steps to… [ Keep reading ]

Prints of Darkness: How tenacity and Super Glue help police solve crimes

Katie Hosteny isn’t fazed by blood spatters, digging through rotting garbage or crawling through putrid cars that once held corpses, but the clingy black powder she uses on everything sticks with her. “You get really, really dirty with fingerprint powder,” said Hosteny, who dusts guns, bottles and any other evidence… [ Keep reading ]