Deputy will go to alcohol rehab after DUI arrests
A Pierce County sheriff’s deputy who was arrested twice for investigation of drunken driving within two hours has been granted deferred prosecution and has started alcoholism treatment.
Under the program, Robert Glen Carpenter, 37, a deputy since 1993, could have both drunken driving charges dismissed if he remains in treatment for two years and avoids other alcohol-related violations while on probation for five years, his attorney, Clifford Morey, said.
Deferred prosecution was granted to Carpenter in court Tuesday in Chelan County. He was allowed to keep his driver’s license.
Carpenter remains on administrative assignment and will not return to patrol work until “he’s determined to be fit for duty,” sheriff’s Detective Ed Troyer said.
Carpenter also could face discipline, depending on the outcome of an internal review.
The News Tribune
Port Orchard: Woman charged in hit-and-run
A woman has been charged with felony hit-and-run in a collision that killed an 86-year-old Kingston man.
Darcy Rae Cary, of Kingston, appeared Friday in Kitsap County Superior Court.
The victim of Thursday night’s collision has been identified as Virgil Haag. He was struck and killed by a car while walking near his home.
The 39-year-old Cary turned herself in late Thursday night to a deputy at the Kingston sheriff’s office, saying she thought she’d hit a deer.
Associated Press
Idaho: Shoe shine causes airport ruckus
A California man who breached security Friday at the Boise Airport may pay a lot more than he expected for a shoe shine.
Authorities say the 43-year-old Victorville, Calif., man bypassed a security checkpoint in his quest for a shoe shine, a breach that led to an 80-minute shutdown of the terminal, delayed four flights and required re-screening of at least 400 passengers.
He was cited for failure to be screened before entering a secure area, a misdemeanor, the Boise Police Department said in a statement.
Associated Press
Bellingham: Electric blanket blamed for fire
A malfunctioning electric blanket is believed to have ignited a fire that caused significant damage to a home Friday.
Whatcom County Fire District No. 8 chief Dean Whitney said the family left to go to the store just before 3 a.m. and came back to find smoke coming from their house. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames in about 41/2 minutes, Whitney said.
No one was injured, though the heat and smoke caused approximately $100,000 in damage to the contents of the home. The Mount Baker chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting the family, Whitney said.
The Bellingham Herald
Tacoma: Climbers aided by firefighters
Tacoma firefighters helped two stranded people climb to the top of a small cliff in Point Defiance Park on Thursday.
The man and the woman, estimated to be in their mid-20s, had climbed the bluff from the beach and got stuck about 10 to 15 feet from the top, said battalion chief Mike Mitchell.
Rescuers donned harnesses and helped them over the lip of the hill about 2:30 p.m. No injuries were reported.
The News Tribune
Seabeck: Teens rescued from island
Firefighters rescued three teen boys who marooned themselves on a small, ice-bound island Thursday night.
But besides being cold and wet, no one was injured.
Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue personnel were called to Lake Symington when the three teenagers used a mobile phone to call for help after broken ice and cold water got between them and the lakeshore, said Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Theresa MacLennan.
The three had “decided to take a little walk,” MacLennan said. And as they approached the island, about 250 feet from shore, the ice began to thin to the point that it no longer supported their weight and their feet broke through. They then scrambled onto the island.
To land the teens, firefighters delivered to the island a small, lightweight boat borrowed from a nearby resident. The boys climbed in and firefighters pulled them to safety using a rope.
Kitsap Sun
Olalla: Nine neglected horses rescued
Nine horses were seized from an Olalla farm Wednesday after humane society officers found they were malnourished and neglected, according to Kitsap County Animal Control.
Eight of the horses were taken to the Kitsap Humane Society while one mare was taken to a local veterinary clinicto treat open wounds, said Rance McEntyre, animal control chief.
McEntyre said his agency has been attempting to work with the owner of the farm for about a year, but the 56-year-old man “just really didn’t step up” and help the horses. So on Tuesday, armed with a Kitsap County search and seizure warrant, officers raided the farm and took the horses away.
Many of the horses were malnourished and had protruding hips and backbones, he said. The horses’ shelters were collapsed and pieces of debris were lying in the surrounding fields.
All the horses are expected to recover, McEntyre said.
Reports of the incident will be forwarded to the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office for review of possible criminal charges.
Kitsap Sun
Olympia: Sonntag says audits are working
In the two years since Washington voters approved Initiative 900, state Auditor Brian Sonntag has completed nine performance audits of state and local governments agencies and recommended more than $3 billion in savings.
Sonntag told Tacoma radio station KPLU (88.5 FM) that the audits are having an impact, such as the recent audit of the Port of Seattle. It said the port had misspent $72 million, prompting several investigations.
Sonntag says every dollar spent on performance audits results in a recommendation of nine dollars in potential savings.
Associated Press
Seattle: Woman guilty in 1978 murder
SEATTLE — Nearly 30 years after telling an assistant U.S. attorney she shot an auto mechanic to death in hope of collecting $10,000, a former prostitute faces at least 15 years in prison for the killing.
Only after a cold-case police task force revisited the case were charges brought against Karen L. Martin, 52, who pleaded guilty last week in King County Superior Court to second-degree murder for the shooting of Leroy Grant, 36.
Associated Press
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