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Kent City Council approves B&O tax increases to hire more police. Additional revenue will pay for four police department positions
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16-year-old girl dies in Covington single-car crash. Teen was driving when car crashed into a tree Nov. 15 along SE 256th Street just east of Kent
Kent man, 21, killed in West Meeker Street parking lot shooting
3 天之前 · A 21-year-old Kent man died after being shot just after 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 in a parking lot in the 1500 block of West Meeker Street.. Officers responded after numerous 911 callers reported hearing between five to 12 gunshots and saw a man on the ground in a parking lot, according to a Nov. 22 Kent Police news release.
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2024年11月6日 · Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kentlake. Mikey Hanis (Sr. Cross Country) and Kaia Bott (senior, Cheer) take home this weeks honors. Oct 30, 2024
Kent City Council approves B&O tax increases to hire more police
4 天之前 · Starting in 2025, the gross receipts manufacturing rate will go up from 0.001% to 0.00125% to bring in about $845,000 more per year. An adjustment to the gross receipts maximum cap will bring in an estimated $300,000 for a …
Kent School District levy passing after initially failing | Update
2024年11月12日 · The Kent School District’s $97.8 million three-year Capital Projects and Technology Replacement Levy is passing as more ballots are counted after initial results showed the measure failing. The measure is receiving 50.43% (35,337) yes votes and 49.57% (34,735) no votes, according to King County ...
City of Kent honors 3 girls for stopping a reported abduction
2024年9月20日 · Hayder Albu-Mohammed, 40, of Kent, pleaded not guilty Aug. 1 to a second-degree kidnapping charge. He has an Oct. 28 trial date, although that date could get pushed out if attorneys ask for more time to prepare the case.
Arbitrator’s ruling on firing of Kent Police officer could come in May
2024年3月28日 · Morfoot’s conduct in 2023 included telling The BLVD Apartments staff, during a response call to the complex on the West Hill after they reported trespassers, to exact “street justice; whoop their ass and swing a big bat,” rather than calling police for assistance, according to police records obtained by the Kent Reporter through a public records request after Padilla investigated Morfoot ...
Independent arbitrator upholds firing of Kent Police officer
2024年8月8日 · Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla fired Morfoot in July 2023 for conduct unbecoming, a violation of the department’s code of conduct policy, for telling residents to seek “street justice,” as well as his six previous disciplinary actions or investigations in 21 years on the force, according to police documents obtained by the Kent Reporter in …