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Police investigate council candidate for theft of his mother’s funds BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
Ken Sharp
Federal Way Police recently arrested Ken D. Sharp, a Kent City Council candidate and local business owner, for investigation of first-degree theft in con-
nection with the transfer of $485,417.58 from his 93-year-old mother’s bank account into his bank account. Detectives submitted a probable cause document on June 25 to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office that it is believed Sharp com-
mitted first-degree theft between Nov. 3, 2008 and Aug. 25, 2011 in the cities of Federal Way and Kent, said Cathy Schrock, Federal Way Police spokeswoman, in a Monday email. “The case has been referred to the office and a DPA (deputy prosecut-
ing attorney) is reviewing it,” said Dan Donohoe, spokesman for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, in a Tuesday email. “Charges haven’t been filed, the case is still under review.” [ more SHARP page 4 ]
Kent drive-through coffee stand triggers prostitution sting warrants on eight locations, five in Snohomish County and one each in Kent, Everett and Edmonds, and made eight arrests, according to an Everett Police media release. One raid was at a home. The raids included the Twin Peaks Espresso stand in Kent. “We were actually only assisting Everett Police,” said Kent Police spokeswoman Melanie Frazier in a June 27 email about the recent arrests. “Kent Police did not make any arrests. It is unknown if there will be future arrests related to the case. To my knowledge,
BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
LET IT RIDE
Ronnie Gerona performs a kickflip while his friends look on from a cooler position in the shade at Arbor Heights 360 Skate Park in Kent on Tuesday. A heat wave temporarily gripped the valley this week, with temperatures soaring well into the 90s. But cooler temperatures prevailed by week’s end. ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter
An investigation into lewd conduct at a Kent drive-through coffee stand led to an Everett Police prostitution sting of latte stands in Snohomish County. In fact, the criminal investigation, which included the FBI, began last October when the Kent Police responded to public complaints about lewd contact by baristas at the Twin Peaks Espresso, a drive-through coffee stand at 24013 104th Ave. S.E. Law enforcement officials on June 25 served search
[ more STING page 4 ]
He shared the road, his love for cycling
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Riding community mourns loss of Kent man killed in accident BY SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter
Jerry Shafer was always ready with a smile. When family and friends speak of the Kent man, one of
the qualities they often mention is his sense of humor. “He was very funny,” said his son, Hunter Shafer. Hunter, who lives in Long Beach, Calif., and his family spent Wednesday evening, June 26, at the Velodrome at Marymoor Park near Redmond with the local cyclist community to celebrate his father, who died
on June 22 while on a bike ride near Woodinville. “It means a lot,” Hunter said about the crowd of about 100 who gathered at the Velodrome in honor of his father. At the event, people passed around a microphone to share their favorite memories of the [ more SHAFER page 2 ]
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Kent’s Jerry Shafer, with his grandson Lance Shafer, shared his passion for cycling with the riding community. COURTESY PHOTO,