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Kent Police Blotter: Feb. 3 to 14
A sampling of Kent Police incidents Feb. 3 to Feb. 14:
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Judge sentences Kent man to 42 months for drug distribution
A 29-year-old Kent man, of Mexico, received a 42-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl…
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Kent Police arrest 12 men in online prostitution sting
Kent Police arrested 12 men for investigation of soliciting prostitution online during an undercover sting at a local…
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O’Reilly Auto Parts to pay $5.6M for employee discrimination
Missouri-based O’Reilly Auto Enterprises will pay $5.6 million for widespread denial of pregnancy and nursing accommodations to Washington…
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KC Council approves moratorium on detention centers
The King County Council approved a moratorium on detention centers in unincorporated King County as an effort to…
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King Co. employers juggle higher minimum wages and taxes
Business owners on the state of business in WA.
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Kent City Council passes moratorium on detention centers
The Kent City Council joined a growing list of King County jurisdictions to adopt a measure to prohibit…
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King County blocks construction of ICE detention centers
The King County Council approved an emergency one-year moratorium on March 3 that immediately blocks acceptance of permits…
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Kent East Hill Operations Center nears finish line
Portions of city’s Public Works, Parks and Police departments to be part of new facility
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Indivisible meets with Kent School Board about ICE
Throughout the country, various families have been affected by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The federal…
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Kent first city to receive state funding for new officers
0.1% sales tax revenue will be dedicated to criminal justice purposes through this funding.
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Man gets assaulted in Kent over dog poop
Two suspects were booked into jail for second-degree kidnapping and second-degree assault.
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SBA offering loans for property, business losses from December flooding
Deadlines to apply for personal property loans, which includes damages to personal property and homes, is April 27.
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Kent man sentenced for killing mother of his children
He received more than 28 years in prison.
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Undetonated bomb brought to Kent City Hall
The bomb squad safely removed the device the same day.
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‘Never again is now’: Remembering 125k incarcerated Japanese-Americans
“Never again is now” is the refrain that echoed through the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League’s 2026…
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Copper wire theft briefly shuts down light rail in Kent, Federal Way
Copper wire theft shut down the Federal Way Link Extension for several hours Friday morning, Feb. 20 between…
