Redmond Reporter, November 11, 2011

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SEARCH FOR SKY METALWALA

No clues in case of missing boy Police want to interview mother, but she has not come forward to talk

Mayor says appeal is a ‘moot issue’

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BILL CHRISTIANSON bchristianson@redmond-reporter.com

Two-year-old Sky Metalwala was reported missing by his mother, Julia Biryukova, on Sunday and police remain puzzled by the mother’s account of the details leading up to his disappearance. Courtesy photo When questioned by media, police would not characterize Biryukova as either cooperative or uncooperative, and she has not been named a suspect or person of interest in the case. At previous

briefings, police said Biryukova has answered their every question through an attorney. But investigators haven’t spoken to her since the night of the boy’s disappearance. They believe the boy has not been

taken out of the state. “Our priority is to find Sky, find out what happened to him, whether he’s OK or not. We believe [ more SEARCH FOR SKY page 7 ]

World War II vet holds memories near and dear

Cascade Plaza resident was part of the historic D-Day invasion

SAMANTHA PAK

spak@redmond-reporter.com

At 93, Lynden Benshoof will never forget his time in the U.S. Navy, including when he was

part of the historic D-Day invasion of World War II. Today is Veteran’s Day and Benshoof remains proud of his service nearly seven decades later. The North Dakota native, who now lives at Cascade Plaza in Redmond, began his military career in 1942, at the height of World War II. He was in his mid-20s when he entered the

U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen School at Columbia University in New York. Prior to graduation, Benshoof received orders to report to the North Atlantic Amphibious Command in Norfolk, Va. He completed midshipmen school in October 1942 and reported to Naval Station Norfolk for training shortly after graduation. [ more BENSHOOF page 6 ]

Tim Eyman is not taking no for an answer as he continues his quest to put the issue of traffic-enforcement cameras on an upcoming ballot. The initiative advocate is taking a two-pronged approach to appealing a judge’s decision last month that blocked Redmond’s traffic-enforcement camera initiative efforts. On Tuesday, Eyman’s attorney, Daniel Quick, filed an official notice of appeal to the Division 1 Washington State Court of Appeals. The city has 14 days to respond to Eyman’s appeal to the superior court ruling, which it plans to do, according to a statement by Mayor John Marchione released to the Redmond Reporter Wednesday afternoon. In addition, Eyman’s attorney plans to file a motion to reconsider to Judge Laura C. Inveen, who threw out the original lawsuit, Eyman told the Reporter Wednesday. Eyman filed the original lawsuit after Redmond city clerk Michelle McGehee did not turn in the petition they filed with the city that would have required a citizen vote on the traffic program. But Inveen ruled Oct. 11 that it would be a “useless act” for the city to turn in the [ more EYMAN page 5 ]

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Bellevue police have made a public plea to Julia Biryukova, mother of a missing 2-year-old Redmond boy, to come forward and speak with investigators. “We are open and willing to interview Julia (Biryukova) and take information from her whenever she is ready to do that,” Bellevue Police Maj. Mike Johnson said during a press conference Thursday. Johnson admitted Thursday that police are no closer to finding Sky Metalwala, who went missing Sunday morning, than they were 24 hours ago. The boy’s disappearance comes at the height of a custody fight between Biryukova and the boy’s father, Solomon Metalwala, who have both accused each other of posing a threat to their children, according to court documents. Solomon told KOMO radio that he cannot trust his wife and he is afraid she will hurt their son. “Julia wants to hurt me,” he told the radio station. “She knows how much I love my kids and tried to make me suffer throughout this dissolution, divorce.”

Eyman appeals petition lawsuit


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