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Tag: public safety

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Posted inCommunity, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Events, Featured, Featured Post, Law, News, Police, Public Safety, Things To Do

Des Moines Police invite residents to have ‘Coffee with a Cop’ this Thursday, Oct. 29

by EditorOctober 28, 2026October 28, 2026
Posted inCrime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Government, News, Police, Public Safety, Shooting, Shootings

Two downtown shootings prompt added patrols in downtown Des Moines

by EditorOctober 16, 2026October 16, 2026
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Posted inArrests, Burien News, Business, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Dining, Featured, Featured Post, Law, News, Police, Public Safety

Burien restaurant owner admitted slashing tires, police report says; attorney says one case dismissed

by Scott SchaeferOctober 16, 2026October 16, 2026
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Posted inArrests, Burien News, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Law, News, Police, Public Safety, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Transportation, Video, Youth

VIDEO: Four teens arrested in suspected car theft ring at SeaTac’s Angle Lake Station

by EditorOctober 14, 2026October 14, 2026

Posted inArrests, Burien News, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Law, News, Police, Public Safety, Tukwila

SWAT takes barricaded suspect into custody in Tukwila Tuesday night

by EditorOctober 14, 2026October 14, 2026
Posted inCrime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Law, News, Police, Public Safety, Shooting, Shootings

Des Moines police investigating second shooting since Sept. 20 on same downtown block

by EditorOctober 12, 2026October 12, 2026

Posted inCrime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Homicides, News, Police, Public Safety, Shooting, Shootings

31-year-old man killed in Des Moines shooting early Sunday, suspect sought

by EditorSeptember 20, 2026September 21, 2026
Posted inCommunity, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Government, News, Politics

Des Moines City Council hears crime update, debates waterfront and S. 223rd Street plans

by Mellow DeTrayAugust 15, 2026August 15, 2026
Posted inAuburn, Burien News, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Normandy Park, Police, Public Safety, Renton, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Transportation, Tukwila, White Center

PHOTOS: The view from 3,000 feet: inside the Washington State Patrol Aviation Division

by David RosenAugust 7, 2026August 8, 2026
Posted inCrime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Law, News, Police, Public Safety, Shooting, Shootings

Woman wounded in shooting near Midway Park in Des Moines

by EditorJuly 4, 2026July 4, 2026
Posted inDes Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Law, News, Police, Public Safety

Des Moines Police remind residents that fireworks are prohibited citywide

by EditorJune 25, 2026June 25, 2026
Posted inCrime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Law, News, Police, Public Safety

Des Moines Police invites neighborhoods to host National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4

by EditorJune 24, 2026June 24, 2026
Posted inCrime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, News, Police, Public Safety, Shooting, Shootings

Man shot in neck during argument at Des Moines apartment complex Friday, police say

by EditorJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026
Posted inCommunity, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Government, News, Public Safety

City of Des Moines to host Open House on pedestrian safety near North Hill Elementary on Tuesday, May 12

by EditorMay 1, 2026May 1, 2026
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Posted inBurien News, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Government, News, Normandy Park, Public Safety

Vandals damage Marine View Park signs in Normandy Park

by EditorApril 30, 2026April 30, 2026
Posted inArrests, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Law, News, Police, Public Safety, Sea-Tac Airport, SeaTac, SeaTac News, Youth

Juvenile suspect arrested after armed robbery on Pacific Highway South in Des Moines early Saturday

by EditorApril 20, 2026April 20, 2026
Posted inAccident, Car Accidents, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, News, Police, Public Safety

Fatal motorcycle crash in Des Moines Friday night leaves one dead, DUI arrest made

by EditorApril 19, 2026April 20, 2026
Posted inBurien News, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Government, Letters to the Editor, News, Normandy Park, Politics, Public Safety

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Stop the pearl clutching’ over public cameras, resident says

by EditorApril 14, 2026April 14, 2026
Posted inArrests, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, News, Police, Public Safety, Transportation

Driver arrested after fleeing Troopers on Pacific Highway in Des Moines

by EditorFebruary 28, 2026February 28, 2026
Posted inArrests, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Fire, News, Police, Public Safety

Suspect arrested in Des Moines homicide tied to Feb. 1 residential fire

by EditorFebruary 12, 2026February 12, 2026
Posted inCommunity, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Government, Health & Wellness, News, Police, Public Safety

Des Moines Police Department clarifies officers do not assist ICE in civil cases

by EditorJanuary 24, 2026January 24, 2026
Posted inBurien News, Climate & Environment, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Public Safety, Renton, Tukwila, Weather

VIDEOS: Evacuation ordered in Tukwila area Monday after Desimone Levee breach

by EditorDecember 15, 2025December 15, 2025
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Posted inDes Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Health & Wellness, Letters to the Editor, News, Public Safety

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘ICE and the Shaming of America’

by EditorNovember 22, 2025November 22, 2025
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Sponsored by City of Des Moines November 19, 2025November 19, 2025
Posted inDes Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Government, Law, News, Police, Politics, Public Safety

Des Moines Police tighten privacy controls on Flock safety camera data, cut off all federal access

by EditorNovember 10, 2025November 10, 2025
Posted inBurien News, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Election, Elections, Featured, Featured Post, Government, News, Politics, SeaTac, SeaTac News

Schilling concedes 33rd Legislative District race to Obras, thanks supporters

by EditorNovember 8, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inArrests, Auburn, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Police, Public Safety, Tukwila

3 arrested, 4 guns seized after stolen vehicle pursuit through Des Moines Wednesday night

by EditorNovember 6, 2025November 6, 2025
Posted inAnimals, Burien News, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, News, Police, Public Safety

CARES Animal Shelter vehicles vandalized in suspected hate incident; police investigating

by EditorNovember 1, 2025November 18, 2025
Posted inAccident, Car Accidents, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, News, Police, Public Safety, Transportation, Tukwila

Washington State Patrol seeking witnesses in fatal hit-and-run on SR 599 in Tukwila

by EditorOctober 29, 2025October 29, 2025
Posted inAnimals, Community, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Government, News, Politics, Public Safety

Des Moines City Council celebrates sharks, advances park improvements, approves public safety tax and more

by Mellow DeTrayOctober 10, 2025October 10, 2025
Posted inArrests, Burien News, Crime, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Police, Public Safety

Shoplifting suspect arrested after ‘secreting expensive packs of meat in his pants,’ police say

by EditorSeptember 30, 2025September 30, 2025
Posted inDes Moines, Des Moines News, Entertainment, Events, Featured, Featured Post, Law, News, Police, Public Safety, Things To Do

Des Moines Police invite community to ‘Coffee with a Cop’ at Highline Community College on Wednesday, Oct. 1

by EditorSeptember 25, 2025September 25, 2025
Posted inAccident, Car Accidents, Des Moines, Des Moines News, Featured, Featured Post, Fire, Kent, Kent WA News, News, Public Safety, Transportation

South King Fire engine struck on I-5 while responding to rollover crash Sunday morning

by EditorSeptember 22, 2025September 22, 2025

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Will the Krull’s turkeys get a pardon this year? Normandy Park food drive will take your vote through Nov. 26

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REMINDER: Des Moines to honor Veterans with ceremony at Underwood Memorial Park this Wednesday, Nov. 11

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‘Bit of Norway’ fundraiser brings waffles, baked goods and crafts to SeaTac on Saturday, Nov. 14

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