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9/29/08 BECKER
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - Domestic Violence Complaint Leads to Discovery of Child Porn

9/29/08 REDLIGHTNING
BELLINGHAM MAN CONVICTED OF 1987 MURDER ON LUMMI INDIAN RESERVATION - Jury Deliberates Five Hours Before Returning Guilty Verdict

9/29/08 TODD
EVERETT MAN SENTENCED TO 26 YEAR PRISON TERM FOR SEX TRAFFICKING, AND INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION TO FURTHER PROSTITUTION - Recruited Women and Advertised Commercial Sex Acts on the Internet

9/26/08 SANTOS-ROJAS
FEDS SEIZE 20 KILOS OF COCAINE; TAKE DOWN MAJOR DRUG DISTRIBUTION RING - More Than A Dozen People Charged Federally in Year-long Wiretap Investigation

9/22/08 SARATE-MECINA
TACOMA MAN GETS TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING -
Defendant had Previous Assault Conviction for Pulling a Gun on a Tacoma Police Officer

9/22/08 PIMPLETON
SEATTLE REPEAT OFFENDER GETS 10+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR GUN AND DRUG CRIMES - Felon had Crack Cocaine, Loaded Firearm when Stopped by Police

9/22/08 TIMBER THEFT
THREE PLEAD GUILTY IN TIMBER THEFT FROM NATIONAL FOREST - Murdered Forest Service Officer was Lead Investigator on Case

9/19/08 TAKEUCHI
VANCOUVER MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - Defendant Used Internet to Try to Meet Single Women with Children

9/14/08 KING
FORMER STATE LAWMAKER INDICTED FOR MAIL FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SCHEME - Attorney Conspired with Ex-Girlfriend’s Daughter to Defraud Washington State

9/12/08 CAM
FEDS SETTLE WITH OREGON MAN OVER FILLING OF WETLANDS AT SW WASHINGTON RESORT - Couple Agrees to Repair Damage and Pay $30,000 Penalty

9/12/08 BLAND
EVERETT MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR OXYCODONE DISTRIBUTION - Defendant Obtained and Distributed Thousands of Prescription Narcotics

9/11/08 AGUILAR-CANCHE
KALAMA RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY - Defendant was Still Wearing Electronic Monitoring Bracelet from Nebraska at Arrest

9/5/08 LOPEZ
PUYALLUP PHARMACY ROBBER SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT - Oxycodone Addict Hit Multiple Area Pharmacies

9/5/08 GIANIS
CANADIAN SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS EPHEDRINE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE - Langley Man Sent “Mules” with 50 Kilos of Ephedrine Across the Border

9/5/08 RIVER PARK SQUARE
DOJ CLOSES RIVER PARK SQUARE INVESTIGATION WITH NO CRIMINAL CHARGES - Lengthy Investigation Finds No Evidence of Criminal Intent to Defraud

9/4/08 RIVARD
KALAMA MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION