Amy Clancy is Media & Comms Director for the City of Tacoma, award-winning former Investigative Reporter for KIRO 7, and former Seattle Police Comms Director.
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The autumn budget: A step in the right direction but still falling short
Blog There were some welcome wins in Labour's first budget, though it's unlikely to deliver the change we need on inequality and public services In many ways, this was a brave first budget from the chancellor. By redefining public debt, the chancellor opened the door for increased investment in vital infrastructure. This bold move is more than just a budget tweak; it represents a significant shake-up of the fiscal rules.
Wednesday - November 30, 2022
by on #2022-320262/North Precinct/Third Watch: On 11-30-2022 at 0018 hours, officers observed a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a closed business. Three individuals were going in and out of it, pulling items from the vehicle. A check of the plate showed it was an unverified stolen. Upon contact the individuals fled. Officers followed one of males who ran onto I-5 where he attempted to take possession of other motorists’ vehicles stopping for him on northbound I-5.
Thursday - October 13, 2022
by on #2022-274788/East Precinct/First Watch: On 10-13-2022 at 0443 hours, officers responded to an auto theft that had just occurred. The vehicle was verified stolen, and the owner was tracking it. Officers located the stolen vehicle about 20 minutes later with the thief asleep behind the wheel. Officers contacted the driver and he attempted to flee in his vehicle but was taken into custody. Suspect was booked into KCJ.
Will kids go back to school in the fall?
The current school year hasn’t even ended, but already students, parents and educators are wondering what next year will look like because of COVID 19.
Tonight at 5:30: National Guard on front lines in state’s COVID-19 battle
Nearly 100,000 men and women in Washington state were suddenly called-up in recent weeks; all of them Army and Air Force National Guard members now working on the pandemic’s front lines. When the nation’s first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Everett back in January, Captain Bryan Grenon of the Seattle Police Department knew he’d be switching gears. “I had a feeling that I would be called-up to help lead this response,” Grenon told KIRO 7 from Camp Murray near Lakewood.
Tonight at 5:30: Are companies liable if workers or customers get COVID-19?
As COVID-19 continues to claim lives, blame is being directed at who may be legally responsible for the deadly spread. Wrongful death lawsuits have already been filed, but assigning responsibility may not be easy for everyone who gets sick or dies, according to lawyer Bill Marler of Marler Clark in Seattle. “If you’ve got a cluster of cases, and their only common denominator is that they were at the same place, that’s a much easier case,” Marler told KIRO 7.
Businesses that refuse to close could face license suspension
Any business that refuses to comply with Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order could have its licenses suspended, according to the Washington State Department of Licensing. DOL spokesperson Christine Anthony told KIRO 7 Monday that 1,400 non-compliance complaints have been filed with the state agency since the stay-at-home order was announced. When a business is reported, the DOL sends a letter requesting compliance.
West Seattle High School senior charged with rape
WEST SEATTLE — A Senior at West Seattle High School has been charged with rape, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl during an underage drinking party last November. According to documents just filed in King County Superior Court, 18-year old Jackson U. Sullivan raped the victim inside his van when she became “incapacitated” after drinking alcohol.
Seattle police prepare for 2020 stay-at-home May Day
SEATTLE — Stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 remain in place statewide. However, May Day – which is Friday – has historically meant large and often violent gatherings in downtown Seattle. Capt. Todd Kibbee told KIRO 7 on Wednesday that the Seattle Police Department expects fewer people to gather for May Day this year, but SPD officers will be staffed and prepared for whatever happens.
Tip leads to arrest of metro assault suspect previously convicted of murder
SEATTLE — Editor’s note: The video above aired before Richard Nesbit was arrested on Tuesday. UPDATE: KIRO 7′s Amy Clancy learned Tuesday that the man who police had identified in a random attack on King County Metro bus is in custody. Deputies with the King County Sheriff’s Office said they received a tip about Richard Eric Nesbit’s location from a KIRO 7 viewer shortly after the story aired on TV. The viewer told deputies Nesbit was living on his property in Kent, where he was arrested Tuesday.
Missing metro assault suspect convicted of murder in 1990
SEATTLE — Passengers may have more than just social distancing to worry about when they take the bus. A vicious and random attack was caught on-camera, on-board a King County Metro bus. The suspect has been identified as 47-year-old Richard Eric Nesbit, who was convicted of a 1990 murder. Nesbit is now charged with suddenly striking an unsuspecting bus rider multiple times with a hammer on March 22, 2020. And Nesbit is not yet behind bars. In fact, investigators don’t even know where he.
WA Supreme Court rejects plea to release thousands of inmates immediately
WASHINGTON — A legal effort to force the immediate release of thousands of prison inmates, in order to prevent the spread of COVID 19 throughout the criminal justice system, failed in the Washington State Supreme Court Thursday.
Stay-at-home order leads to domestic violence spike
SEATTLE — While millions in Washington state are staying home to stay safe from COVID-19, home is anything but safe for victims of domestic violence. According to the King County Prosecutor’s office, domestic violence crimes accounted for 34% of the Superior Court case load over the past month. The county typically prosecutes approximately 150 felony-level domestic violence cases per month.
Thousands of Washington students haven’t missed a day of instruction
School campuses in Washington state will remain closed through June, and districts have been ordered to offer some sort of instruction to the state’s more than 1,000,000 public school students. However, thousands of Catholic students have been learning from home the whole time, including Kindergarten through 8th grade-students at St George in South Seattle; a parish school with a student body that is 85% minority and 30% on free or reduced lunch assistance programs.
Internationally-acclaimed Bothell distillery makes sanitizer for deputies, drivers
BOTHELL, Wash. — While many work sites are idle during the COVID-19 crisis, the Wildwood Spirits Company has put spirit-making aside. However, its still is still in business. While the Bothell company is recognized worldwide for its quality, small-batch spirits, head distiller Erik Liedholm is instead churning out hand sanitizer these days.
Ballard hires private security to guard shuttered businesses
SEATTLE — One of the most vibrant neighborhoods in Seattle –— both night and day –— is currently a ghost-town because of COVID-19 closures. As a result, Ballard business owners are concerned their stores, restaurants, and bars are more vulnerable to crime. Curtis Steiner’s watch and jewelry store on Ballard Avenue Northwest was burglarized shortly after he closed-up shop, one week before Governor Inslee announced his “stay at home” mandate.
Bellingham physician: COVID-19 spreading because people can’t get tested
Every day, more people in Washington state are diagnosed with – and dying from – COVID-19. However, doctors’ ability to test for the coronavirus is not increasing as quickly. Dr. Rodney Anderson, president and CEO of the Family Care Network in Bellingham, told KIRO 7 that the coronavirus has been spreading silently for weeks because people don’t know they have it. And they don’t know they have it because there aren’t enough tests available.
Metro called ‘disrespectful’ to some people with disabilities
SEATTLE — Only KIRO 7 has obtained surveillance videos that show King County Metro buses can be dangerous for disabled passengers. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act no disabled individual should ever face discrimination by a public entity. However, some disabled bus riders claim they are being discriminated against – on a regular basis -- onboard King County Metro coaches.
UW Medicine patients fearful after health information leaked
Imagine that your most private medical information is suddenly available worldwide on the internet. That’s what happened to nearly a million UW Medicine patients, including a man who recently spoke with KIRO 7 on the condition his identity would be protected. “I trust that what I say and do at the doctor’s office will be between me and my doctor,” he said.
Mother of 5 dies after 4 days of solitary confinement at SCORE (GRAPHIC WARNING)
DES MOINES, Wash. — [GRAPHIC WARNING: The video above may be disturbing to some viewers. It was shared by the family of Damaris Rodriguez because they say they don’t want the same treatment to happen to others.] Damaris Rodriguez died while behind bars at the SCORE jail, even though every moment of her four-day decline was captured on surveillance video. The 43-year-old old mother of five was booked into the South Correctional Entity Jail in Des Moines on Dec.
‘Prolific pickpocket’ charged with targeting metro commuters released from jail multiple times
SEATTLE — A “prolific pickpocket” who has been arrested and released from jail multiple times is again behind bars, suspected of targeting Metro bus commuters. An incident on board route #49 on Dec. 31, 2019, led to the recent arrest of 57-year-old Edward Maloy. In King County Metro surveillance video obtained by KIRO 7, investigators say Maloy is the man in an overcoat behind a woman in a dark, hooded jacket.
Downtown Seattle Macy’s workers say severance offer ‘unfair’
Employees at the downtown Seattle Macy’s store are weeks away from losing their jobs and believe the company is kicking them while they’re down. The store is currently offering shoppers huge discounts during its going out of business sale. However, workers believe the severance package they’ve been offered is unfair, especially since they consider working in downtown Seattle hazardous duty.
I'm the same reporter I've always been
I'm an old school reporter. I'm not comfortable with selfies, with pictures of my lunch or my shoes, because I can't understand why anyone would want to see them. I'm a journalist, not a "TV personality.” I was trained to be a conduit for the news, not the subject. I would rather the focus be on what I'm saying, on my words and their impact on our community, than what I look like while delivering them. I believe the message is important, not the messenger.
Shoreline College may cut soccer teams
SHORELINE, Wash. — Dozens of college soccer players, many of them on scholarship, may soon find themselves without a team or a school. A statement released to KIRO 7 by a Shoreline College spokesperson Thursday revealed that “As part of Shoreline Community College’s holistic budget review process, we have identified the Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams for potential withdrawal from the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) in fall 2020.
Man who bought ‘residential’ firehouse sued by Seattle for using it as residence
SEATTLE — The advertisement that grabbed Thom Kroon’s attention marketed a no-longer-used fire station as a "unique residential dwelling.” So Kroon purchased the property from the city of Seattle in a 2012 auction. Kroon told KIRO-TV that he “thought we had essentially bought a residential property” for $712,000.
Man who bought ‘residential’ firehouse sued by Seattle for using it as residence
SEATTLE — The advertisement that grabbed Thom Kroon’s attention marketed a no-longer-used fire station as a "unique residential dwelling.” So Kroon purchased the property from the city of Seattle in a 2012 auction. Kroon told KIRO-TV that he “thought we had essentially bought a residential property” for $712,000.
Man who bought ‘residential’ firehouse sued by Seattle for using it as residence
SEATTLE — The advertisement that grabbed Thom Kroon’s attention marketed a no-longer-used fire station as a "unique residential dwelling.” So Kroon purchased the property from the city of Seattle in a 2012 auction. Kroon told KIRO-TV that he “thought we had essentially bought a residential property” for $712,000.
Man who bought ‘residential’ firehouse sued by Seattle for using it as residence
SEATTLE — The advertisement that grabbed Thom Kroon’s attention marketed a no-longer-used fire station as a "unique residential dwelling.” So Kroon purchased the property from the city of Seattle in a 2012 auction. Kroon told KIRO-TV that he “thought we had essentially bought a residential property” for $712,000.
Man who bought ‘residential’ firehouse sued by Seattle for using it as residence
SEATTLE — The advertisement that grabbed Thom Kroon’s attention marketed a no-longer-used fire station as a "unique residential dwelling.” So Kroon purchased the property from the city of Seattle in a 2012 auction. Kroon told KIRO-TV that he “thought we had essentially bought a residential property” for $712,000.
Man who bought ‘residential’ firehouse sued by Seattle for using it as residence
SEATTLE — The advertisement that grabbed Thom Kroon’s attention marketed a no-longer-used fire station as a "unique residential dwelling.” So Kroon purchased the property from the city of Seattle in a 2012 auction. Kroon told KIRO-TV that he “thought we had essentially bought a residential property” for $712,000.
Man who bought ‘residential’ firehouse sued by Seattle - for using as residence
SEATTLE — The advertisement that grabbed Thom Kroon's attention marketed a no-longer-used fire station as a "unique residential dwelling.” So Kroon purchased the property from the City of Seattle in a 2012 auction. Kroon told KIRO 7 he “thought we had essentially bought a residential property” for $712,000.
Tonight at 11: Three women shaping future of law enforcement In Washington
Three top cops - all women – are shaping the future of law enforcement in Washington State. "Some of the ways I accomplished my job 40 years ago, I sort of did on the down-low because I didn't want people laughing at me for policing like a girl," Sue Rahr, Director of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, told KIRO 7 recently. Rahr has been in law enforcement since 1979, and reached the pinnacle of her agency as elected sheriff of King County.
Monday at 5:30: Metro drivers fear death is only thing that will lead to safety upgrades
SEATTLE - KIRO 7 exposed dozens of violent attacks against bus drivers in King County, captured on surveillance cameras in the past two years. In response to the investigation which aired in September, we heard from many other Metro drivers, also frustrated that King County isn't protecting them, including a driver beat unconscious while behind the wheel 10 years ago. Among their demands, installing shields that can protect drivers from violent passengers.
Wednesday at 5:30: Why isn’t Washington using DNA tool to solve crimes?
An arrest was finally made last month in the 1991 murder of Federal Way High School student Sarah Yarborough. Three detectives who worked the case for nearly 30 years are frustrated it took that long. "We certainly would have solved it much sooner than we did," King County Sheriff's Office Detective Kathy Decker told KIRO 7 after she helped close the cold case.
Wednesday at 5:30: Forced to work in filth? Employees concerned about flooding inside state hospital
LAKEWOOD, Wash. - Multiple employees at Western State Hospital have come forward to raise concerns about flooding inside one of the buildings on campus. "Feces, human feces falling from the ceiling," is how one employee described the problem. She asked that her identity be protected as she fears retaliation for speaking out. "It's never been this bad.
Man who found murder victim Sarah Yarborough in 1991 recalls suspect, scene
Nearly 28 years ago, two 12-year-old boys discovered the murdered body of 16-year-old Sarah Yarborough near Federal Way High School. Now that a suspect has been arrested, one of those now-grown witnesses sat down only with KIRO 7's Amy Chancy to share his experience. The suspect, Patrick Leon Nicholas, is now in jail. But back in 1991, the then-12-year-old helped police create a sketch of a man who police say was Nicholas.
New Metro bus cameras capture violence against passengers
KIRO 7 has uncovered dozens of violent assaults on King County Metro buses, most often targeting drivers. However, multiple passengers have also been attacked. By Amy Clancy, KIRO 7 TV Three years after King County promised to increase safety by investing nearly $3 million in on-board surveillance systems, 91% of all Metro coaches have been equipped with cameras: now there is visual evidence they are not preventing attacks.
New metro cameras capture violence against drivers
KIRO 7 has uncovered dozens of violent assaults on-board Metro buses, three years after King County promised to increase safety by investing $2,979,915 to retrofit 353 coaches with on-board surveillance cameras. With 91 percent of the system’s 1538 buses now equipped with camera coverage, there is also now visual evidence of how dangerous those buses still are, especially for drivers.
Monday at 5:30: New metro cameras capture violence against drivers
SEATTLE - KIRO 7 has uncovered dozens of violent assaults on-board Metro buses, three years after King County promised to increase safety by investing millions of dollars in surveillance cameras. With 91% of the system’s buses equipped with camera coverage, there is now visual evidence of how dangerous those buses still are, especially for drivers. Dozens of videos obtained by KIRO 7 show an alarming amount of violence in less than two years, including the April 7, 2018, attack on Steve Boots.
Deputies now have live access to school surveillance
Students in ten Washington state districts recently returned to school with heightened, high-tech security: Thousands of surveillance cameras that can now be instantly accessed by local law enforcement. One of those districts is where a student suddenly opened fire in 2017, killing one classmate and injuring three others.
KIRO 7 investigation leads to testing of DNA from sexually motivated criminals
DNA from criminals convicted of sexually motivated crimes in Seattle is now being tested – three years after KIRO 7 exposed the problem and lawmakers promised to take action. The DNA that could link criminals to hundreds of unsolved crimes has gone untested for years in Seattle, despite judges' orders to enter the samples into an international criminal database. Most of the cases involve sexually motivated crimes, and nearly all the victims have not been notified.
JBLM soldier sues USA for Anthrax vaccine reaction
Emel Bosh was born in Turkey but for the past three years, has been willing to put her life on the line for the U.S. Army. Now, as a soldier stationed at Joint Base Lewis McChord near Lakewood, Bosh claims to be permanently disabled because of a vaccine the Army gave her. "I feel so sad," Bosh recently told KIRO 7, "almost betrayed." The vaccine was to guard against anthrax.
Man arrested for voyeurism at Value Village in Ballard
A 17-year old girl was changing Tuesday evening in the fitting room of the Value Village on 15th Ave Northwest in Seattle when she saw "a hand holding a cell phone moving underneath the fitting room door," according to a Seattle Police Department incident report. The girl "screamed and kicked the cell phone away." A suspect in the case was booked into the King County Jail on suspicion of felony voyeurism and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bond.
Police: Woman attacked with pitchfork in Ballard by man released from jail 4 days earlier
KIRO 7 has uncovered details of a frightening attack in Ballard on August 5th. According to documents filed in King County Superior Court, a woman who had just visited the Post Office on 17th Avenue Northwest in Ballard was attacked by a man armed with a pitchfork. Daniel Aaron Kuchta, 28, is charged with second-degree assault for allegedly trying to stab the woman with the pitchfork.
Kidnapped as a newborn, US Marine meets FBI Agent who found him
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Decades after a baby boy was kidnapped from St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood, the now-grown U.S. Marine met the FBI agent who saved his life. On Friday, Cpl. Stewart Rembert put his arms around Troy Sowers in Knoxville, Tennessee, 22 years after the agent found the abandoned baby. Upon their reunion, Sowers told Rembert he was "thankful that we found you alive." Two days after Rembert was born in 1997, the baby boy was kidnapped by a woman who claimed to be a health care worker.
Kidnapped newborn, now US Marine, to meet FBI agent who rescued him
LAKEWOOD, Wash. - Nearly 22 years ago, KIRO 7 covered the kidnapping of a newborn baby at St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood. That baby was eventually found unharmed and returned to his parents. On Thursday, he spoke with KIRO 7 via Skype and admitted with a chuckle that he looks "a lot different" now. Cpl. Stewart Rembert said he doesn't spend much time thinking about what happened to him when he was just hours old.
Local restaurant chain owners charged with tax fraud
A complaint has been filed in US District Court for the Western District of Washington against the owners of a popular Thai restaurant chain for “Conspiracy to Defraud the United States.” According to the federal documents, Chadillada Lapangkura and her husband, Pornchai Chaiseeha, used Revenue Suppression Software – commonly called “zapper” software – “to omit some cash sales from certain Bai Tong Restaurants’ accounting records, and create an inaccurate free-standing set of records that...
Puyallup SD pays $1.6 million to settle two claims of sexual misconduct by PE teacher
A former south Puget Sound-area junior high school student told KIRO 7 recently that a well-liked teacher began grooming him when he was in 7th grade.
Customer claims she was sexually harassed by used car salesman
Pierre Money Mart is a successful car dealership on Lake City Way Northeast in Seattle. That’s where a woman claims she was sexually harassed by a dealership employee. Before she had even picked out or test-driven a used vehicle, the woman – identified in court documents by the initials “E.C.” — told KIRO 7 a Pierre Money Mart employee inappropriately touched her inside a private office.
King County purse-snatching suspect charged with new crimes in Pierce County
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - Artem Roman Bondahousky was charged this week with 41 new criminal counts related to purse snatchings at Pierce County Costco stores, months after he was charged with eight similar counts in King County. Bondahousky is currently behind bars at the Pierce County Jail with bail set at $95,000.
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