WANTED IN KIRKLAND —
Did you get your loved one some jewelry for Valentine’s Day? One jewelry store customer decided he didn’t want to pay for his high-priced ring and pulled off a ‘snatch and grab’ – and police say he’s done it twice.

He’s the suspect in a robbery in Federal Way where he was wearing yellow pants.

He’s also wanted in a hit at the Fred Meyer in Kirkland’s Totem Lake area, where detectives say right before he ran he threatened to have a gun.

“He looked calm. He didn’t look like he was particularly nervous. He had engaged in some type of conversation with the clerk, it wasn’t the first ring that he was shown, he took a little bit of time, so yeah, he looked like he was comfortable with this,” says Kirkland Police Sgt. Rob Saloum. “He seems like he kind of knows what he’s looking for, wasn’t just random items that were just about. He had asked the clerk to see certain items. This is real similar to a case that Federal Way Police is working, with the suspect description being very similar, the clothing that was worn.”

In that heist he wore a dark North Face hoodie and the yellow pants.

In the Kirkland hit he wore what looks to be the same hoodie and blue jeans.

Again, he threatened to have a gun in the Kirkland heist, so he could be 'armed and dangerous.'

Detectives think he's black, in his late 20`s to early 30`s, with a medium build.

If you know his name, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

WANTED IN SEATTLE —
Seattle detectives need your help identifying an armed robber wanted for a series of holdups this month.

Take a look at the video from the University Market in Seattle as a store clerk stops the crook from getting to his register — pushing him back, then turning and grabbing a big stick and chasing the guy out. Detectives say the suspect pulled a knife from his right pocket. They need your help identifying him.

There’s no question this thief is desperate. Just three days before this robbery, police say he held up a Subway sandwich shop on 15th Ave. NE while the clerk was holding her one-year-old child. “He waited till the customers left and then he approached her and implied that he had a gun, lifted his coat and according to the victim, she actually saw a gun. Small children were there. This is irritating. Why he’s doing it we’re not sure, maybe a drug habit, we don’t know, but he definitely is dangerous,” says Ret. Det. Myrle Carner with Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound.

Detectives think he's in his mid 20's to mid 30's, 5’9” and 150 pounds.

He's wanted for four robberies so far, with the most recent one at a Subway sandwich shop on Lake City Way NE. He usually hits every couple of days, so he's due again.

If you know who he is or if you see a man that looks like him wearing that blue and grey knit hat, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

ORTING — It was two years ago this weekend that an Orting man was shot and killed in his front yard — with his own gun.

Orting’s police chief sat down with me for a rare interview, along with several other agencies working the case, to ask for your help solving Mike Compton’s murder.

It was 2 a.m. in the morning on February 19^th, 2014 when detectives say he interrupted a burglary in his garage and was killed with his own shotgun. “It was very stormy, not your normal Seattle area storm,” explains Fife Police Det. Sgt. Tom Thompson. “It was pouring down rain and so the crime scene, everything was saturated in water, the wind was blowing sideways. I was the second one on scene. Immediately I noticed that Mr. Compton was in his front yard, a little bit away from the front door, and he was in his pajamas.”

In the days leading up to his murder, police say neighbors had chased off several prowlers, but nothing violent like this.

“Being a small town and with limited resources, we only had one officer on duty at the time,” says Orting Police Chief Bill Drake. “I immediately reached out to the Cooperative Cities Crime Response Unit,” and that brought Det. Sgt. Thompson and Bonney Lake Police Det. Brian Byerley to the crime scene, where they joined Orting’s only detective, Mike Cassatt, to investigate Compton’s murder.

Byerley said, “We know there’s multiple people involved whether there’s three, four, two, five, we don’t know that.” Thompson adds, “One of  the reasons that we believe that is that Mr. Compton was a large man and from the folks that we’ve interviewed and talked too, he’s a burley guy, he’s a ‘man’s man’ and we believe it would have been very difficult for an individual to overtake him while he’s holding his own shotgun.”

But as weeks turned to months with no arrests in the case the small close-knit town of just over 7,000 people grew restless with police and started speaking out in blogs and city council meetings. Chris Hopfauf is one of Mike’s friend and says, “The people that have been here awhile are very much vested in finding Mike’s murderers and not letting this slide by, I mean, it’s the second unsolved murder in six years.” Chief Drake responds, “When you lose a valued member of the community there is the need for resolution of the issue and I certainly understand that. On the other side of that coin, we want to make sure. We got a tremendous amount of information given to us and continue to get information. Some was accurate, some was not accurate.”

So last September, Drake also requested help from the FBI. “There are credible leads that we’re pursuing,” explains Special Agent Terry Postma. He says there are multiple items of evidence being processed at the Washington State Crime Lab, but adds he would like to see more in the near future. “We believe that there are members of the public that have information and know information about the persons involved and we really need them to step forward and tell us what they know or what they have heard.”

While multiple agencies continue to work the case, Compton’s loved ones are left waiting for answers. “For all of us it’s been tough,” says Casey Smith, Mike’s brother-in-law. Casey remembers Mike as the man who would drive over most Friday nights with his wife, Nikki, and hang out with Casey’s family. “Mike was a great guy,” Smith recalls. “He loved hunting and fishing and riding Quads and loved the outdoors. Very family oriented.”

Mike’s widow and other brother built a memorial to the man Nikki was married to for almost 30 years. “She said she’d come out the door and automatically look at where she found him and she didn’t like seeing it,” Smith adds.

But as family and friends try to cope, police hold high hopes that this case will be solved. It’s just a question of when. “I think it’s absolutely solvable,” Det. Byerley says. Det. Sgt. Thompson agrees, “I’d like to believe. We’re hopeful. Yes, we’re hopeful.”

The FBI has released the photo below for the first time showing an E-Cigarette wrapper found at the crime scene. The brand is ‘Tsunami Premium Vapor." The type is ‘Hawaiian Tropical E-Hookah E-Cig."    If you know anything about the E-Cigarette found at the scene, or anything else that could help solve the murder of Mike Compton, call an anonymous tip into: CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

It’s that time of the year to plunge into frigid winter water to benefit Special Olympics Washington.

And if you raise $150 for the athletes, you could win a week-long trip to Maui!

I've been a big supporter and "Freezin' for a Reason" for years now.

"The Polar Plunge is fun because our athletes go through such a struggle," says Kendyll Opel with Special Olympics Washington Law Enforcement. She's the Torch Run Manager and adds, "It's kind of a fun way to get together and for a minute, just push yourself to the boundaries to see what the athletes go through and what they have to do to persevere and the limits that they push. "

There's seven Polar Plunge events this year:

Seattle, Golden Gardens

February 6th

Yakima, Sarg Hubbard Park

February 20th

Tacoma, Owen Beach

February 20th

Spokane, Liberty Lake

February 27th

Anacortes, Seafarers Park

February 27th

Redmond, Idylwood Park

March 12th

Wenatchee, Walla Walla Point Park

March 19th

For more information and to register for the events head to www.polarplungewa.org

FUGITIVE CAPTURED February 21, 2016 —
Jamie Mason was arrested by Yakima Police and booked into the Yakima County Jail on Sunday.

FUGITIVE WANTED IN YAKIMA COUNTY January 27, 2016 —
Department of Corrections officers say ‘High-Violent Offender,’ Jamie Mason, recently escaped from the Ahtanum View Work Release facility in Yakima.

He was serving time for Possession of Stolen Property and officers say he only had a couple months left on his sentence.

Officers think he could still be in the Yakima area and has ties to Sunnyside.

He’s got a ton of convictions on his rap sheet, including:

• Domestic violence court order violation
• Unlawful possession of firearm
• Possession of a dangerous weapon
• Hit and run
• Burglary
• Forgery
• Thefts
• Running from police

If you know how to get him back in custody, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

CLICK HERE for information on how to TEXT A TIP to Crime Stoppers

FUGITIVE CAPTURED February 20, 2016 —
Juan Guerrero was arrested in North Dakota on Saturday.

He faces new drug charges in that state.

FUGITIVE WANTED BY U.S. MARSHALS IN YAKIMA COUNTY December 18, 2016 —
The U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent offender task force in Yakima is on the hunt for a missing ‘High-Violent Offender.’

Juan Guerrero is breaking both state and Federal probation. He’s on Federal supervision for a gun crime conviction. His state supervision is for stealing and a meth bust.

He has almost 20 convictions for crimes like assault and burglary.

Juan Guerrero is 5’6” and weighs around 200 pounds.

He’s inked with a ton of tattoos, including a skeleton with a gun on his stomach and the Virgin Mary on his back.

The task force says Guerrero has ties to the Yakima area and Lower Valley area of Yakima County.

If you know where he’s hiding,call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

CLICK HERE for information on how to TEXT A TIP to Crime Stoppers

FUGITIVE CAPTURED February 22, 2016 —
Brandon Fitzgerald was arrested and booked into the Spokane County Jail on Sunday, after deputies busted him for illegally fishing on private property.

Deputies say Fitzgerald was pulled over in a vehicle where they found fishing poles, a large trout — and methamphetamine.

Deputies say Fitzgerald initially gave them a fake name.

He was booked on his four warrants and a new drug charge for the meth bust.

FUGITIVE WANTED IN SPOKANE COUNTY and IDAHO January 27, 2016  —
The Kootenai County felony warrant that Brandon Fitzgerald is wanted comes authorities say he escaped from them in June, but left his backpack behind that had inside a .22 revolver, 24 grams of meth, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

He’s wanted in Spokane County for DUI.

Detectives say he’s also known to go by the last name Fitzgerald-Greer.

If you know where he’s hiding, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

CLICK HERE for information on how to TEXT A TIP to Crime Stoppers

SENTENCING UPDATE February 23, 2016 —
The FBI says the masked criminal known as the Cyborg Bandit and, later, the Elephant Man Bandit was robbing Seattle-area banks at an average of more than two per month for an entire year before he was caught—in the act of robbing a bank he had already robbed.

For investigators who routinely work bank robberies, the story of 46-year-old Anthony Hathaway, sentenced last month to nearly nine years in prison, is surprising in some ways but all too familiar in others.

“In this particular case and in general, bank robbery is a crime of last resort,” said Len Carver, a detective with the Seattle Police Department and member of the FBI’s Seattle Safe Streets Task Force. “Occasionally you get a thrill seeker or a truly violent individual, but most people who rob banks are supporting an addiction of some kind—drugs or gambling—and they are desperate.”

Hathaway’s addiction was to prescription painkillers and then to heroin. According to court records, he suffered an injury and became addicted to the opiate Oxycontin. After losing his job, he turned to crime to feed his addiction, and between February 2013 and February 2014, Hathaway admitted to 30 bank robberies. He sometimes hit the same bank multiple times.

“Seattle has had many serial bandits over the years,” Carver said, “but Hathaway was prolific. He might top the list for sheer number of robberies in a one-year period.”

During the holdups, which usually occurred late in the afternoon, Hathaway wore a mask and gloves. In the early crimes, he wore textured metallic fabric over his face and was nicknamed the Cyborg Bandit because the disguise was similar to that of cyborgs in science fiction productions. After that disguise began receiving too much media attention, he covered his head with a shirt and cut out two eye holes. That earned him the nickname the Elephant Man Bandit because of the similarity to a movie character of the same name.

In several robberies, Hathaway threatened tellers, saying he had a weapon, although no weapon was ever displayed. On February 4, 2014, after a robbery in Lynwood, Washington, surveillance video showed what might have been the robber’s getaway vehicle: a light blue minivan with a Seattle Seahawks football decal on the back window and an unusual, after-market exterior mirror.

A bulletin with the vehicle’s description went out to area law enforcement, and an Everett Police Department officer spotted it several days later and notified investigators. “An officer on patrol was being observant,” Carver said. “It was a key moment in the investigation.”

At that point, however, the bank robber’s identity was still unknown. The vehicle was not registered to Hathaway, and several people had access to it. FBI agents began surveillance, and on February 11, 2014 they observed a man drive away in the vehicle.

The driver spent several hours circling a Seattle bank that had been previously robbed. “It seemed clear he was going to rob the bank,” Carver said, “and we had a high confidence that whoever was driving the van and about to rob that bank was going to be good for the other robberies.”

Finally, Hathaway parked and pulled a mask over his face as he entered the bank. FBI agents and task force officers were there to arrest him moments later. Hathaway was identified and later admitted to the 30 robberies. In a plea arrangement concluded last month, he was sentenced to 106 months in prison.

“We are grateful that the Safe Streets Task Force was able to close all these robberies,” Carver said. “And we are pleased that Hathaway is no longer a threat to the community.”

CAPTURE UPDATE February 12, 2014 —
A man suspected of as many as 30 bank robberies in the Puget Sound region has been arrested.

Police say the 44-year-old from Everett robbed so many banks, they thought he was two people — and even gave him two nicknames.

In July, the King County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI released photos of a suspect they called ‘Elephant Man Bandit’ because of his elaborate face covering — and said he was linked to robberies in Bothell, Woodinville and Shoreline.

Then, in October, they released  photos of the “Cyborg Bandit” — a man who robbed at least four other banks.

Police say they now believe it’s the same guy.

On Wednesday, police were following his van, after a witness had described it in a previous robbery.

“They actually observed this individual go into a Key Bank located in the U. District on 25th Northeast, with the ski mask on and exiting the bank with the ski mask on and that’s when we were able to apprehend him,”  Steven Paulsen of the Seattle Police Department said.

Authorities believe the man is responsible for as many as 30 robberies in the region.

FUGITIVE WANTED BY THE FBI December 13, 2013 —

Officials say the serial bank robber nicknamed the “Cyborg Bandit” has robbed at least two more banks since October.

The robber is believed to have robbed at least six banks in the past three months, most recently in the Northgate area of Seattle on December 4th.

The suspect is around six feet tall and is of a thin build.  During the robberies, he’s covered his face with a distinctive cloth and worn the hood of his sweatshirt over his head.

The suspect first robbed a bank in Bellevue in September, and then three additional banks around the area in October.  Most recently, he robbed a Wells Fargo in Kirkland on November 30th and the bank in Northgate last week.

Wells Fargo is now offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the bank robber.

Anyone with information on the identity or whereabouts of the robber is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

SEATTLE -- A South Beacon Hill man is crediting his home security setup for stopping a burglar caught on camera breaking his window Tuesday morning.

"Got the outside pane, but the inside pane was still intact,” said Steve, who doesn’t want his last name shared or his safety.

It’s the second time his home has been broken into.  After the first burglary before Christmas, he purchased a three-pack of Nest cameras for about $500 from Best Buy, triangle-shaped motion detectors for his windows from KornerSafe.com and motion-activated wireless cameras for inside his house and near his doors from blinkforhome.com.

“It only records in short spurts but inside the house it works fine,” said Steve about the Blink cameras that are battery-activated. The total cost was a little under $1,000 but worth the peace of mind. "I figured that if they really want to come in they'll get in, but as long as I have a video feed of it, hopefully I can catch them in the act, right?”

His cameras recorded video of two men pulling into his driveway in what appears to be an older silver Saturn missing both front hubcaps.

One suspect in a white shirt, blue jeans and white shoes walks up the driveway toward the front door but then covers his face with his arms when he sees the cameras and leaves.  He returned a little while later.

"This time a little different physical description as far as clothing, but same jeans, same white shoes. This time, he's got a blue hoodie underneath a red jacket and he has a multi-colored flat brimmed hat with the hoodie pulled over it,” said Ret. Det. Myrle Carner with Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound, who is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the suspect’s arrest.

If you can tell Seattle Police his identity, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). All calls are anonymous.  You can also submit the information online at www.crimestoppers.com.

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Department of Coreections officers in Wenatchee are looking for Gerardo Reyes-Hernandez, aka “Little Monster,” who has felony warrant for failing to report in as he is required to do.

DOC has also issued an additional Escape from Community Custody. His warrants are for nationwide extradition. He is classified as a “High Violent” offender.

He is on supervision for: Assault 2 and Assault 3. In 2007 he was at a house party in Wenatchee and rival gang members were there. A fight ensued and he pulled out a pistol a shot the rival gang member. The victim was hospitalized due to the injuries.

His whereabouts are unknown and law enforcement should use caution when dealing with him. He is 6’1″ 240 lbs.

His criminal history includes Unlawful Possession of Firearm, ’06 Assault 3, ’06 Assault 2 and multiple juvenile convictions.

If you can tell officers where to find Reyes-Hernandez, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

All calls are anonymous and there is a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to his arrest.​

MASON COUNTY — The murder of a teen girl shook the town of Shelton almost 30 years ago.

Mason County detectives have never given up the search to find her killer and now they’re hoping you can help them crack the case.

“Everybody kind of knew everybody. And certainly anytime anything like this happens it kind of rocks that foundation. You lose a little bit of your innocence,” says Detective Jeff Rhoades with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.

He’s talking about the murder of 17-year-old Tracy West. “The day Tracy went missing was October the 20^th, 1988. Her residence is not too far from where we are right now,” Rhoades continues. The teenager left her home for work around 4:00pm and jumped on her bike for a ten minutes ride.  “She would commute every day to work via this trail that we’re on right now on her motorcycle. She could ride it back here, she wasn’t required to have a driver’s license and essentially ride this all the way across the highway to the restaurant,” Rhoades says.

But when she never showed up for work, her manager alerted Tracy’s parents that night and the police department went out for a search. Rhoades recalls, “It was about 15 minutes after the time it happened, they actually spotted her motorcycle off in the brush, off on the side of the trail.”

Tracy’s motorcycle was turned upside down. Police believed it was staged to look like a crash. Her helmet was found with marks on the side, and her glasses were also discovered nearby. But Tracy was nowhere to be found. “It wasn’t until October 17^th, 1994 that a hunter, hunting across the woods came across a skull, brought it into the sheriff’s office and just down the ridge from where he found her, they found a bunch of personal items, matched personal effects that we were told Tracy had with her when she disappeared,” Detective Rhoades explains. It was almost six years to the day that Tracy’s remains were discovered in a wooded area a few miles away. And for the past two decades, police have been trying to figure out how she got there. “That’s the million dollar question. If we answer that question, I think we get a lot closer,” Rhoades says. Police believes she was abducted on this trail, but because it was a busy area, that brings challenges to the investigation. Rhoades explains, “It’s not uncommon at all to be driving any of these roads and encounter vehicles at some point on them; brush pickers, mushroom pickers, or it could have been somebody back here if this was a targeted incident.”

This case has haunted detectives for years and has sparked a reunion of former detectives, a former sheriff, and an administrator to review the files and ask the public for help.

Nick Patterson is a retired detective with the department, but has come back to assist with the case and says, “We’ve had at least one every day. With people that remember and say hey, have you looked at this. I was there or I knew her or something like that.”

Tracy’s step-dad passed away years ago and her mother moved back to Canada.

Her uncle, Tom Randall, lives just a few miles from where this tragedy took place and says, “I would really like to find out who did it and maybe that would end the agony of what took place…I drive by that road. Sometimes I drive by that house to go to a ranch down further and it’s just devastating.” He remembers Tracy as outgoing, but has a warning for parents saying, “One thing you’ve got to think about as a parent is this could happen to you and to watch your kids.”

The police have a request from anyone living around here at the time. “Maybe somebody who has been sitting on a piece of information and they didn’t know it or twenty-five years have passed and maybe now they’re more willing to talk about things,” Rhoades says.

If you know anything at all you think could help solve Tracy's murder, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

WANTED IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY —
Do you recognize this couple walking into this casino in Arlington?

The North Snohomish County Property Crimes Unit is trying to identify them and is asking for help finding Timothy Curtis.

All three are accused of stealing a man’s beige 1996 Infiniti. The victim lost his car key in the casino and instead of returning it, Det. Glenn DeWitt says they stole the vehicle. “They walk right out to his car and get in it and drive away like they own it.”

Det. DeWitt says Curtis then had a woman who they have not identified post the wheels and tires for sale online. The victim scoured the Internet. “He found them for sale on an auction website. He made contact with the female that was selling them. He went there and he looked at his tires, he met with them at a house in Marysville, saw his wheels and tires and recognized them as his, then called 911 and let us know where they were,” said Det. DeWitt.

The Property Crimes Unit served a search warrant and recovered the wheels and tires for the victim. Curtis has been on the run since that day, January 21st.

Detectives say he's transient in the north Snohomish County Marysville/Lake Stevens areas.

He likes to frequent the casinos in Snohomish and Skagit counties.

He has ties to Spokane as well.

Curtis also has two misdemeanor warrants: One out of Marysville for unlawful camping and the other out of Spokane for Possession of Stolen Property.

If you know where he is or if you can identify the other two suspects, Crime Stoppers will pay you a cash reward of up to $1,000. Just call the hot line anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You must call Crime Stoppers with your tip to be eligible for the cash reward. You can also submit the tip online at Crimestoppers.com

WANTED BY DOC IN YAKIMA COUNTY —
The Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force in Yakima is on the hunt for a violent gang member whose street name is ‘Crazy Tank.’

His real name’s Scott Lopez.

He’s a ‘High-Violent Offender’ who’s breaking probation in Yakima County on convictions for domestic violence assault and unlawful imprisonment.

He’s inked with tattoos all over his body, including ‘Norte’ across his chest and the letters N and S on his right cheek.

Lopez is 23 years old, 5’7” and weighs 175 pounds.

The task force says he has ties to Yakima County and the Moses Lake/Soap Lake areas of Grant County.

If you know where he’s hiding, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

MERCER ISLAND – She’s one of the smoothest criminals I’ve seen in a while, nothing seems to faze her.

Mercer Island Police say she’s cloning victim’s credit cards and having a good ‘ol time shopping with them.

Surveillance video shows a young woman chatting with a clerk in the University Village Microsoft Store on January 14^th, spending almost $1,700 for a Surface tablet. The customer service must have been excellent because she even gives a thumbs-up to an employee on her way out. The problem is the American Express card number she used belonged to Mercer Island’s Scott Swerland. “I was not at University Village where the charges were attempted and I had the card on me.”

Mercer Island Police say Swerland is one of two victims who had their card numbers stolen. This is the suspect detectives are trying to identify and they say she didn’t stop at just one store. “The credit card company asked me if I was trying to buy $600 worth of bras and panties at Victoria Secret. I was not,” said Swerland.

American Express’ fraud protection kicked-in so she left empty handed after the charge was declined.

“I suspect it`s probably a cloned credit card that she`s got ID for,” says Mercer Island Police Det. Joe Morris. He thinks the same woman tried to charge another victim's card for more than $2,600 at the Pacific Place Microsoft Store in seattle on January 27^th. "She spends a lot of time with the employees, asking about the computer and all that kind of stuff and a lot of time up at the counter and that transaction also does not go through," said Det. Morris.

In all three surveillance videos she is completely relaxed and comfortable. “We definitely want her,” Det. Morris says. “Identity Theft is a big issue and that is something that affects everybody and we`d like to hold her accountable for her actions.”

Swerland admits he was shocked at how easy it was for her to clone his card. It was never out of his sight. Police don't know yet where the number was cloned, but Swerland says it will catch up to her eventually. “I`d like to say karma is real and you will get what you deserve.”

If you can tell Mercer Island Police who she is, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

WANTED IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY —
A work van was stolen from a business in Lake Stevens, along with thousands of dollars’ worth of tools — but the crimes didn’t stop there.

And now, The North Snohomish County Property Crimes Unit is asking for help finding two suspects and identifying a third.

Take a look at surveillance video from one of the gas stations where detectives say Skylar Spery used a stolen credit card, in one instance, to fill up his girlfriend’s car. Detectives say you can see Sarah Hunt, on the video, too and now both convicted felons are wanted.

Spery is accused of stealing a Bosch Electric, Inc. work van and a gas card from the company. Detective John Elton says surveillance video shows him in the parking lot breaking into the van. “He was using jiggle keys, they`re like shaved keys and it looks like he used multiple of them to try and get into it and he finally was successful and took the van.”

Owner Joe Bosch was able it to track it down using a GPS locator. “Sure enough the van was left abandoned” said Bosch. “Steering column destroyed, entry locks destroyed, dash torn apart, employees tools stolen, company tools stolen and thousands of dollars` worth of equipment, wire and stuff like that out of the vehicle."

Bosch gave police a copy of the gas receipts from the stolen card which helped Det. Elton identify Spery, who says, "He`s out of control right now. He`s actually committing a lot of crimes in the north Snohomish County area and we really want him caught.

And he needs help identifying a third suspect on video at the gas station. “It looks like Skylar`s been going around and soliciting people with this gas card to trade for whatever items he can get,” says Det. Elton. “So, he racked up almost a $1,000 in gas charges at different AM/PM locations.”

Even though he got his van back, Bosch is still waiting on it to get repaired and he's out thousands of dollars in tools. “There`s a lot of things I`d like to tell him,” says Bosch. “But, you know, he didn`t just impact me, he impacted everybody that works for me."

You can see Sarah Hunt has a tattoo on her chest that looks like an alien face.

If you know where she or Skylar Spery are hiding out, or know the name of that third suspect in the blue jacket who detectives need identified, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

WANTED BY FBI and in SPOKANE COUNTY —
A major drug ring bust has the FBI on the hunt for Jessica Frederick.

The FBI says she’s the last of eight suspects who still needs to be caught. The other seven, including an Idaho doctor and his wife, were all arrested earlier this month.

The FBI says they’re all part of an organized drug ring accused of selling more than a $1 million worth of heroin and oxycodone the past several years and laundering the money.

Frederick also has a Spokane County warrant for theft.

She’s from Liberty Lake.

She’s 27 years old, 5’8” and weighs 175 pounds.

If you know where she’s hiding,.,

call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

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WANTED IN PIERCE COUNTY —
Pierce County detectives say Joshua Horton is serious danger to the public — especially kids.

He’s a ‘High-Violent Offender, 8-time felon and convicted child predator who was busted for Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes in 2013.

Now, he’s running under the radar after failing to register as a sex offender in Pierce County.

“He’s got extensive criminal history with the sheriff’s department, weapons violations, assaults, he’s a High-Violent Offender and obviously targeting children is a concern for us, given those other aspects along with it,” says Pierce County Det. Lynelle Anderson. “We want this guy bad. We believe he is a huge threat to our community and to everybody in it and we hope that people step forward and not hide this individual.”

Horton’s also been busted for burglaries, theft and selling drugs.

He’s 37 years old, 6’0” and weighs 215 pounds.

If you know where he’s hiding, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

WANTED BY U.S. MARSHALS IN KING COUNTY —
The U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force needs your help finding a sex offender now charged with Child Molestation in the 1st Degree.

Renton Police say Julius Satterwhite molested a 7-year-old girl.

He has a previous conviction for Communication With A Minor For Immoral Purposes. The victim was an 11 year old girl.

He has not checked in with his Department of Corrections Supervising Officer in King County or registered as a sex offender which he is required to do, so now he has a DOC warrant for his arrest and prosecutors have requested a $100,000 bail when he’s captured.

Satterwhite has prior felony convictions for:

• Robbery 1st Degree
• Assault 3rd Degree
• Custodial Assault
• Theft 1st Degree
• Illegal drug possession.

He has ties to Oakland, California.

If you know where he’s hiding, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS
You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest.

CAPTURE UPDATE —
Leandre Garner was arrested during a traffic stop in California, then transported and booked into the Pierce County Jail on Tuesday, February 23rd.

Baterdene Shinebayer and Branko Cekarmis are still wanted.

FUGITIVES WANTED July 10, 2015 —
Have you ever looked at your insurance bill and thought, “I wish this didn’t cost so much.” One of the reasons you pay more in premiums is because of fraud. The crimes range from arson for profit to staged car crashes to medical provider fraud which is on the rise right now, unfortunately – but there is one team in our state dedicated to catching the worst offenders and they have their own most wanted list.

“I seen the tire marks that was dug into the dirt so I knew that somebody had hopped over just to hit my car,” says Leandre Garner talking to State Farm, claiming his Chrysler 300 was a victim of a hit and run the day after he bought his insurance — a huge red flag. “I just seen that the front right side of my bumper and my headlight was cracked and it was pushed in.”

“We call his case a 'Pay as you Crash,” says Mark Couey, the Director of the Special Investigations Unit for the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner. He says Garner filed a claim for $4,3338.56 to fix his car. 'In August of 2013 Garner was charged in Pierce County with insurance fraud as well as criminal attempted theft, 2nd degree. He failed to appear and a bench warrant was issued. "

That's one example of the kinds of cases Director Couey's unit investigates.

“They file that claim hoping to 'Win the Lotto' so to speak and get a payout."

Five detectives and two criminal analysts work with prosecutors and law enforcement around the state to fight insurance fraud. "All of us are required to purchase various types of insurance, so this affects all of us and we`re all paying for it, so if it sounds like it`s not that big of a deal, well you need to think about who`s paying for all these payouts and it`s all of us in increased insurance premiums."

Take the case of Branko Cekarmis, an insurance agent accused of stealing the money that his clients paid for their policies. “Our mission is to protect consumers, so a consumer is thinking they`re paying their insurance payment for whatever type of insurance and then that person is walking away with the money.” Cekarmis has had an arrest warrant since 2011.

And then there's Baterdene Shinebayer. “Our investigation led to showing that he has a pattern of filing false claims in a variety of states.” He's also been on the run since 2011 -- one of three fugitives the Special Investigations Unit has on their ‘most wanted’ list. "If they are watching or a relative or a loved one is watching, they should do the right thing and ask them to turn themselves in."

If you know where they're hiding, call an anonymous tip into:
CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS

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KING COUNTY — Helping a missing hiker on Mt. Si recently is just one of the latest perilous calls King County Search and Rescue has answered this winter and in between the dozens of rescue missions — they only get better.

They took me seven miles up a mountain to a snowy training area near Snoqualmie that allows the team to prepare for — and survive — the worst.

“It’s been really busy for us. Over the weekends, we get that fresh snow. When the first snow hit, we’re burning our guys out because we were doing three or four calls on the weekends,” says Alan LaBissoniere with King County Search and Rescue. But as busy as they are, these men and women still get together to train as often as they can. LaBissoniere continues, “Today’s training is all about our snow safety, avalanche training and how to pass it and get around.”

Most of the King County Search and Rescue teams are made up of volunteers who come from all walks of life. We walked with the crew who were there to train and got a snippet of what they do full time. “I’m a law enforcement officer with the U.S. Forest Service,” said one man.  I’m a homemaker, but I’m a third generation of search and rescue. My grandfather was in search and rescue in New Jersey and my uncle was 17 years search and rescue,” explained Kristin, the only woman there at the time. We also met Dave who said, “I put on the RV show in Seattle.” And Michael, who is an engineer by day, uses his own time and equipment to help others. “It’s my way to give back to the community.”

During the winter months, they can help anyone from stranded motorist to those who find themselves lost on a mountain. LaBissoniere explains, “You get hikers who get stranded in areas where we can get these vehicles in to get them out.”

Recently, King County has added a snowcat to their rescue efforts, and already it has been put to good use. King County Dep. Ed Christian says, “We got a call about two in the afternoon, two subjects who were lost on top of Rattlesnake ridge at 3200 feet.” When help arrived, the two were already in the beginning stages of hypothermia, but thanks to this new tool, it wasn’t any worse. “On that particular call, getting that particular call at 2:00pm, we had the cat on the trail by 3:00pm, had them in the cat a little after 4:00pm, they were back down in the parking lot by 5:00pm. If we had to do that on foot, they might have been down at 2:00am in the morning.”

Part of the training was learning to drive the snowcat and even I got a quick lesson. King County Dep. Pete Linde was in the passenger seat instructing me, “Break with both pulled back. That’s as hard as you pull.” With a top speed of 15 miles an hour, this car cranks out the power and will no doubt come in handy for future rescues.

And for those who spend their days, nights, and weekends on call -- for free – they say the reason to do it is a simple one. Aaron says, “Giving back to the community. There’s nothing like getting a family back together.”

And when asked what we can do for them, they say, just be careful when enjoying the great outdoors and be prepared. LaBissoniere adds, “Tell someone. Don’t go alone. Make sure you have a plan to come out here, if you’re late, supposed to be back by 7:00pm, and you don’t show up, we want somebody to be able to call us and let us know.”

CLICK HERE if you’d like to volunteer to become part of the team, or would like to donate money to help pay for the fuel and maintenance costs the crews incur every mission.