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Drugs, bunkers, gun range found in police raid Kirkland resident charged, former Sonics player found in home
The following is the result of a Kirkland Reporter investigation. The story first appeared on kirklandreporter.com on Oct. 10.
BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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t seems too farfetched for even an episode of Breaking Bad. A drug operation 300
hundred feet away from an elementary school. Underground bunkers for growing marijuana and later a shooting range. “Johns” crawling through side windows to solicit prostitutes. And former Seattle Sonics basketball player Robert Swift.
Yet that is what Redmond and Kirkland police found after they raided a Juanita home on the same street as Helen Keller Elementary, where they discovered a small arsenal of weapons and drugs following years of neighborhood complaints. The Reporter
obtained the information in an investigation by gathering hundreds of police and court documents through public records requests. The owner, Trygve Lief Bjorkstam, 54, has been charged by the King County Prosecutor’s Office with buying, manufacturing
Local sex offender arrested in Seattle BY TJ MARTINELL
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A 36-year-old Kirkland man and level three sex offender has been arrested after he was allegedly caught groping a woman in Seattle. The man, who is under Washington State Department of Corrections’ (DOC) supervision, was taken into custody Oct. 15 after he was recognized by DOC officers in a photo a Seattle woman posted on Twitter claiming he had groped her. The man was required to wear a GPS bracelet, which showed he had violated the terms of his probation. Though charges have not yet been filed, police are now investigating possible connections to other groping incidents reported in Seattle. The man was convicted in 2012 for third-degree assault after he grabbed a woman’s breast. He was
sentenced to 20 months in prison but only served five. He was also convicted of similar incidents in 2002 and 2003. He is registered as living in Kirkland at the 12200 block of 95th Pl NE. Shortly after he moved to Kirkland to live with his mother, the man received messages in May that were written on Dilbert comic strips telling him to move out of the neighborhood. “If you want sex, go pay a hooker,” the message also read. The message prompted a community meeting, in which the man apologized for his past behavior. He also said he did not like children, only women, which made the attendees uncomfortable, according to police documents. The man later complained a neighbor would ride by the house on his bike and give him dirty looks.
and selling methamphetamine and heroin out of his home on the 14000 block of 108th Ave. NE. His bail has been set at $60,000. During the Oct. 4 raid, police found drug paraphernalia strewn inside of the house, as well as 26 [ more RAID page 8 ]
Top Pot opens in Kirkland BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
Two brothers enjoy doughnuts at Top Pot during its grand opening Friday in Juanita Village for its newest and 18th cafe. The cafe is located at 11701 97th Lane NE Suite R-1 and is open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the weekend. Top Pot also offers coffee brewed in small batches. TJ MARTINELL, Kirkland Reporter
Top Pot held a grand opening Friday in Juanita Village for its newest and 18th cafe. The cafe is located at 11701 97th Lane NE Suite R-1 and is open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the weekend. Co-founder Mark Klebeck, who started Top Pot with his brother, Michael, said they were always interested in opening up in Kirkland but were searching for the right location. “Juanita Village seemed to fit with us,” he said. “We wanted something different.” [ more TOP POT page 3 ]
Kirkland City Council takes a side in gun debate, endorses I-594 BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
The Kirkland City Council has voted to take a side in a state-wide battle over two opposing state gun initiatives. At a special meeting Oct. 13, the council voted 6-1 in favor of a resolution expressing support for Initiative 594, while passing
a separate resolution opposing Initiative 591. If approved, I-591 would require background checks for all gun purchases and transfers in the state, though the initiative provides exemptions for gifts between immediate family members or for antiques. I-591 would prohibit law enforcement from confiscating guns without due
process, or from requiring background checks on firearm recipients unless a uniform national standard is required. I-591 has been endorsed by the Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs (WACOPS), of which the Kirkland Police Guild is a member. WACOPS also
opposes I-594. The vote came up after Kirkland residents requested the council support I-594. The idea was taken up by the legislative committee, headed by Council member Dave Asher. The committee voted to consider I-594 but also recommended
considering I-591. Before a vote was taken, the council heard arguments from representatives of the Yes on I-594 campaign, Yes on I-591 campaign, and No on I-594 campaign. Advocates for I-594 argued that there needs to be a law that outlaws private gun purchases without background check. Opponents, including a licensed firearms instructor
and combat veteran, stated that I-594 defines a gun transfer in such a way every time he hands someone a firearm he will be breaking the law. Section 2, paragraph 25, defines a transfer as “the intended delivery of a firearm to another person without consideration of payment or promise of payment [ more GUNS page 3 ]
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Firefighters save newborn BY TJ MARTINELL
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irkland firefighters recently got to meet a twomonth-old infant boy they saved shortly after he was born in August without a pulse. Firefighters from Station 27 and Battalion 21 and Redmond Fire Medic One at Evergreen Hospital responded to a call Aug. 4 at around 7:13 p.m. saying that a newly born baby boy was not breathing, possibly due to his umbilical chord getting pinched during his delivery. When firefighters reached the home in the Totem Lake neighborhood two minutes later,
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a nurse was performing CPR, but the baby had no pulse. The firefighters took over and continued the resuscitation efforts, finally regaining a pulse. They performed resuscitation measures for approximately 30 minutes
after regaining a pulse. Jeffrey was later transported to Children’s Hospital and is now home with his parents without apparent disability. The firefighters met the parents and the boy, Jeffrey, on Oct. 8.
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www.kirklandreporter.com performs contract work for FUSE Washington, progressive advocacy organization and an endorser of I-594. “The real thing to look there is what’s the intent specified?” he said. Toby Nixon was the only council member to vote no on both initiatives resolutions, stating that the council shouldn’t take a side on either initiative. “We have heard no testimony from city staff or any member of the public about how either of these initiatives will specifically affect the city, such as the impact on our police or code enforcement officers,” he said. “I have never understood why we go out of our way to raise contentious issues when there is no requirement that we do so…We should let the people of Kirkland decide for themselves without taking sides.”
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The name for the cafe derives from a neon sign Klebeck hopes Kirkland residents will be drawn to for an old Chinese restaurant named “TopSpot” the cafe with its distinct the Klebeck brothers 1920’s donut kept at their parents’ recipe and coffee house. When they brewed in small Kirkland finally sent the sign batches by the to get refurbished staff. the “s” fell off, caus“We pride ing the sign to read ourselves on do“Top pot.” ing things in small At first they thought batches,” he said. “We the sign was ruined, until take pride in all the food they decided to go with we create.”
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the name, using a percolator image to replace missing “s” in the sign when they opened their first store on Capitol Hill in Seattle in 2002. They now have cafes in Seattle, Bellevue, Mill Creek, Bothell, Renton, Redmond, Issaquah and recently opened a cafe in Dallas. “I always jokingly said it’s the longest job I ever held,” Klebeck said.
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that it makes in closing off some of the pathways for the sale and transfers far exceed the imperfections of the bill,” he said. “Is it an infringement on our Second Amendment rights? I don’t think so. I view background checks as pretty fundamental, too. If we can’t do something about some of the things, the heinous things that have gone on since the turn of the century, then we ought to give up and go home. But we can do something.” WAC hosts show guns shows across the state and require members to pass a background check before they can purchase firearms from registered WAC vendors, though private vendors are not required. Jay Arnold also said there were problems with I-594 but the issues could be addressed later on. He disclosed prior to the vote he
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including, but not limited to, gifts and loans.” An advocate for I-594 stated that the transfer requirement does not apply to immediate families, for self-defense, kids under 18 for educational purposes. Section 3 of I-594 includes the full list of exemptions. Mayor Amy Walen told the Reporter she initially expressed reservations about the council taking up the issue, but when they did she decided to voice her support. Council member Dave Asher, who said he is a lifetime member of the Washington Arms Collector Association, stated there were problems with I-594 but it should be supported nevertheless and allow for legislators to make changes to the law. “The giant leap forward
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I-594 is misleading Let’s begin with the assertion that our Second Amendment rights will not be violated. Supporters imply that it is merely a background check for firearm purchases and registration. If it were true, concealed pistol license (CPL) permit holders would be exempt since they already got fingerprinted and passed a background check during the CPL application and approval process. Not exempt. The ads supporting I-594 say you can purchase a firearm online with no background check. Wrong. A firearm purchased from gunbroker.com and other online retailers must be sent to a dealer with a federal firearms license (FFL) where you may only receive it after filing the federal and state paperwork and paying the state sales tax. I-594 says you can purchase a firearm “no questions asked” at a gun show. The largest gun show in the state, over 20,000 members, requires each member to pay for a background check before joining. Only members can buy or sell firearms, no exceptions. The 18 page initiative uses the word “transfer” instead of “sale” to require both parties to fill out state paperwork, even if the firearm transaction consists of loaning your rifle to your uncle for a weekend hunting trip. Do you really believe that criminals and those with mental illness will be affected? Only the law abiding citizens, who are not the group we need to control, will be impacted. I-594 is worded in a way to produce misleading results.
Daniel Barton, Kirkland
Thou shalt not kill I can’t believe when I hear the news on the radio, or watch the news on TV, there is at least one story about a killing by firearms. I also can’t believe there are organizations that don’t demand that all persons who want to buy a firearm shouldn’t have a background check if they want to buy a firearm at a gun show online. That firearm should be registered by serial numbers. Yes, I agree that everyone has the Constitutional right to bear arms; but I also agree that everyone has the Constitutional right to be able to walk down the street and not be afraid of a drive-by-shooting or drive down the street or drive down the freeway and not be shot at because of road rage. Or when working at their job, not to be afraid of an exemployee entering the work place and killing their ex co-worker. Or being a parent and sending their children to school, being afraid that someone will enter the school, from college to grammar school, and start shooting. Or going to a store and always looking around to make sure that someone is not in the store to rob it and if anyone gets in their way or says anything they will kill them. Or someone leaving a bar or restaurant and someone is drunk and starts a fight and then pulls out a gun and starts shooting. As you know there are so many examples I could state but I think you got the message. I believe in the Second Amendment and also I believe, even more, in the Ten Commandments especially “thou shalt not kill.”
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Whenever I see this well-funded campaign urging votes for yes on I-594, assuring us that it “believes in the Second Amendment,” really it does, “but all it seeks is …” I can’t help but be reminded of how the walrus and the carpenter concealed their true intentions from the oysters they were addressing in Lewis Carroll’s poem “O Oysters, come and walk with us!” The Walrus did beseech, “A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, along the briny beach: …” Why am I reminded of that? Because I think the real motivation behind this truly lavish campaign is an attempt from the anti-gun lobby to start off what
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might eventually be an end-run for them around the (unwelcome) decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, that the wording of the Second Amendment means what it was intended to mean, and not what they contended it should mean. If there is such a glaring loophole in the purchase and sale of guns that needs to be addressed by I-594, why is it that none of the professional police associations have come out in support of it? Aren’t they the ones most at risk if such obvious loopholes exist? And why does the campaign apparently seek to create the impression that just about anyone can walk into a Washington gun show and buy a weapon with no questions asked? That just is not true, as anyone who has been through the process well knows. Also, if someone seeks to buy (on-line or person-to-person) from a licensed gun dealer, that gun dealer will, by the terms of his or her Federal Firearms License, carry out a background check on the prospective buyer and the FBI under the NICS procedure (National Instant Criminal Background Check System), a check which intentionally takes less than two minutes. So, several backgroundcheck safeguards are already in place, contrary to the impression being given by the campaign for yes on I-594. Further, how is it that cities with the most restrictive gun-laws in the nation often have the highest number of gun-use crimes? No matter what rules or laws are passed, those with criminal intentions will acquire their guns with difficulty, while the lawabiding can so easily be deprived of any effective means to defend themselves against such criminals. Let me suggest a three-part scenario the (wealthy) anti-gun lobby could be envisaging here. First pass I-594, even with its exaggeration, and eventually there will be a register of everyone who has bought or sold a weapon (to be maintained by yet another expensive bureaucracy, of course). So what comes next? Why, the proclamation that the register does not contain the names and details of all those who purchased their weapons before the passage of I-594. Thus follows another lavish, well-funded campaign to convince others that there should be a register of everyone owning a weapon (law-abiding only, for obvious reasons), and its details, so that it cannot be sold without jumping through the bureaucratic hoops already in place. What comes after achieving those two stages? Perhaps a win-win situation for the anti-gun lobby, whereby annual licenses are required for each weapon, with taxes and fees payable for each one
(necessary to sustain the burgeoning register’s bureaucracy), so that non-wealthy gun-owners are so overburdened they have no option but to start giving up ownership of weapons. The anti-gun lobby has by now achieved its longsought agenda. The Supreme Court’s unwelcome decision on the Second Amendment has been negated. Law-abiding citizens have largely been disarmed, even if they are now at the mercy of the still-armed criminals. But hey, c’est la vie. In short, let me urge voters, concerned about their Constitutional freedoms, don’t be misled by this campaign. Vote no on I-594.
H. Norman Whiteley, Kirkland
Democrats don’t trust us to make decisions I’m a single mom raising two boys; it’s hard. Elected officials keep making it harder by taking more from me without any thought to the impact it will have on my family. Now, they tell me they want to increase the B&O tax, property tax, add sales tax on products the public rejected and they want an income tax. Both Democrats in the 45th District supported a lawsuit against the voters they represent who voted overwhelmingly in support of a 2/3 majority to raise taxes. While telling my kids that I can’t take them on vacation or buy them the shoes they want and I can’t be home when they get home from school, I’m paying more than $5,000 in state and local taxes. What more could I offer my children if I could keep even 10 percent of that money? Middle class parents like me want to be able to provide education-enhancing experiences for our kids, we want to be home with them as much as possible, but spiraling taxes make it harder for us to be with our kids. Study after study tells us the time we spend with kids determines how successful they will be. But, we have to spend more and more time away from our kids to feed the ravenous government monster. If they keep taking more, only the rich will be able to spend significant time with their kids. That is just wrong. The Democrats don’t trust us to make decisions or to care for our children but they rely on us to earn the funds to pay for their bloated, self-serving government programs. Yes, I will pay my fair share but Olympia takes more than my fair share; I’m supporting wealthy people who have no need or right to my earnings. That’s why I’m voting for Andy Hill; he proved he understands the harm taxes do. I will also vote for Joel Hussey and Brendan Woodward because they will work with Hill and the bi-partisan [ more LETTERS page 5 ]
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Now that election time is drawing near I find I have to voice my right of free speech for or against some candidates. First let me start with Joan McBride. I totally agree with Robert Styles’ assessment of her in his July 25 letter on “What McBride would bring to the 48th district.” Joan McBride was a mediocre mayor at best. While watching the council meetings on TV I found her fumbling through her paperwork and asking the council, “Where are we?” She caused the city and its citizens more problems than I can remember and now she wants to run for Cyrus Habib’s house position. Why? Because it is for the most part unopposed. In McBride’s editorial in the Kirkland Reporter of April 25 she stated that with Rodney Tom stepping down for family reasons “It was perfectly clear to switch places with Habib. What great good luck, I would love to be called a senator but I would love to be called representative.” She also states, “It’s always been about serving the people.” Why didn’t you do that when you were mayor, Joan? Quoting Robert Styles, “she diverts local funds creating artificial nonexistent budget shortfalls in order to justify tax measures on the ballot.” The only house she is qualified to run for is her own house. Joan McBride is simply looking for a new paycheck. Even as mayor, before leaving office she wanted a pay increase for the council and herself. Did she get it? I do not know. As a representative member she would only be a puppet of Rep. Larry Springer, himself a onetime mayor of Kirkland. The city of Kirkland has not had a good mayor or city manager since Bill Woods, Al Lock and Bob Neir. These were people persons not politicians. I do have to give Rep. Larry Springer credit for getting a liquor catering bill passed in only one or two weeks. Why was that? Could it be because Larry owns ‘The Grape Choice’ in
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We can’t trust Larry Springer anymore Larry Springer has represented this area for a long time and I had the opportunity to work with the Kirkland City Council when I served as the chair of one of the Neighborhood [ more Letters page 6 ]
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In a recent poll only 25 percent of the people were in favor of Joan McBride running for office while 72 percent were not. I leave it up to you, the voters, to decide.
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Kirkland and would benefit from it also? So why do we have to have one and two special sessions in order to get a budget passed in Olympia, Larry? Roger Goodman also needs to step down as the 45th District representative. He is having way too many family problems. His mind is no longer on the peoples’ business. He has too many social and mental problems right now. Do the right thing Roger, as Rodney Tom did, and step down. We need new faces in Olympia not people looking for a paycheck. Is this what we continuously want for our money? I ask you, is it?
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Associations. As an elected official I respected his fairness and bipartisanship as a local elected official - until now. After reading his joint editorial with Roger Goodman in the Kirkland Reporter, I think he’s just burned up all the good will he’s built in this community. We never heard anything about him being forced to vote for a budget until now when it’s politically expedient. And it turns out that wasn’t even true, since there were plenty of votes for the budget to pass without his, he could have voted against it if he wanted to. But the political pressure to turn on Andy Hill was too much and Larry flopped like the rag doll he apparently is. What a disappointment. I know elections are tough and there’s a lot of excitement around them, but for him to turn on his own vote for Andy Hill’s budget
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Kathy Finney, Kirkland
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state senate because I feel Olympia is out of touch with the average voter in this district and this state. I have seen hundreds of businesses and families destroyed and I don’t agree that the “recession is over” or that “we live in an affluent educated district that doesn’t mind taxes.” I think many of our leaders on both sides of the aisle are out of touch. I would seek to dismantle the trifecta of “too big to fail” corporations, big labor and big government and represent the interests of the middle class: the people who made this district and state great. While certainly labor unions, government and corporations serve a valuable purpose, when they are so large and coercive that they become self serving, it is time to restore some balance. Of course, I too believe education, transportation and preservation of our environment are critically important issues. I have children. But raising taxes on struggling families and businesses will be my “fall-back” position, not my “go-to” position. I think there are ways to be more efficient and get better results. Families and businesses do it every day. For example, I support replacing the B&O with a fairer corporate tax. I support better prioritization of current revenues and I support reducing unnecessary regulations that disproportionately harm small businesses. Taxes should be fair and low for all and not just those who can afford to influence policy. In that environment, we will see growth in the businesses that employ 42 percent of the work force and wages will rise organically to levels beyond any arbitrary “living wage.” Consequently, families, businesses and communities will be wealthier and more able to meet their own unique needs. Families have lost over 40 percent of their net worth since 2007 and Olympia needs to be mindful of that. We need wealth creation before more taxation. A wealthier society is a healthier, greener, happier and more educated society. If you agree, I would be honored to be your voice in Olympia. Please vote Michelle Darnell.
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Police Blotter The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week. Between Oct. 10-17, there were 485 traffic incidents, 24 traffic accidents, three DUIs, 41 general traffic incidents, 23 alarm calls, 18 abandoned vehicles, seven burglaries, 11 incidents of fraud, 12 civil incidents, five cases of harassment, 16 thefts, 19 vehicle prowls, two vehicle thefts, 18 warrants served, 13 noise complaints, five animal calls, 10 incidents of domestic violence, two incidents of malicious mischief, 12 disturbances, two assaults and 34 incidents involving at least one arrest.
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Assault: 11:24 a.m., 100 block of 5th Ave. A 51-year-old man was arrested after he got into an argument with a 56-year-old man and threw coffee at him. He then shoved him down and tried to choke him.
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Vehicle prowl: 10:55 p.m., 12200 block of 120th Ave NE. A 23-year-old man was arrested after previously being released when he was seen by a Fred Meyer employee prowling a vehicle. He fled the scene and was stopped by the corridor trail.
Disorderly conduct: 8 p.m., 10800 block of 124th Ave NE. A 26-year-old man and 26-year-old woman were arrested after the woman began acting strange and jumping in front of traffic and chasing after cars. Police responded to numerous 911 calls and both the man and woman were arrested. They were also found to be intoxicated and the man appeared to be high on an unknown drug.
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Disorderly conduct: 1:30 p.m., 100 block of 14th Ave. A 42-year-old man was arrested after a 44-year-old woman, who was renting out of his home, called the police. When the officer arrived they found the man standing over her while she shouted at him to get
Assault: 1 p.m., 200 block of Kirkland Ave. A 51-year-old man was arrested after he pried his 26-year-old fiance’s engagement ring off her finger. They are in the process of ending their relationship due to the man’s drug use. During the arrest, the man was found to have
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meth and a pipe in his pocket. Assault: 5 p.m., 12600 block of NE 144th St. A 36-year-old man was arrested after he got into an argument with his 28-year-old wife. He threw his wallet at her and grabbed her by the throat.
Former Kirkland Reporter staff writer Raechel Dawson was honored during the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association convention on Oct. 3 with three awards. Dawson took home first place for “The Barber Shoppe in Kirkland to celebrate 50 years” in the Best Business Feature Story category. She took third place for “Police arrest four men patronizing prostitutes” in the category of Best News Story, Long. Dawson also took third place for “Kirkland boy collects hundreds of baseball items for kids around the world” for Best General Feature Story, Short.
Oct. 16 Trespass: 2 p.m., 12300 block of NE 115th Pl. A 50-year-old man was arrested after a 44-year-old woman reported him trespassing in her apartment in violation of a no-contact order she had filed against him. The order, however, had not been served prior to the incident. The police served it to him as they arrested him for trespassing, in addition to an outstanding warrant for trespass at another residence.
Oct. 17 Warrant: A 17-year-old girl was arrested after she was caught having sex with a 16-year-old boy in his room at Friend’s of Youth. She was a missing person and arrested on an outstanding warrant. Police transported her to Snohomish County. The FOY director has not yet decided if the boy and girl will be trespassed from the center.
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of the rooms for which she was already paying rent. He her money, hitting him with a stuffed monkey while yelling allegedly tried to kick down the door to her bedroom, but at him. house, albeit it was not known whether Bjorkstam was ultimately no one was arrested. In August, police arrested a Murray stated that Bjorkstam was never arrested prior to aware of the activity. 21-year-old woman renting a room in Bjorkstam’s home on the raid because none of the previous incidents provided Kathryn Reith, communications director for the Lake an outstanding warrant. sufficient evidence and no one was willing to testify against Washington School District, said that while the Five days prior, they had arrested a 35-year-old him. district is pleased that the drug dealing has been man for an outstanding warrant for theft after being Some of the police incidents also involved Swift, includstopped, they received no indication from police Drug seen on Bjorkstam’s property, according to police ing one that took place a day after the SWAT raid. Acthat the activity posed a direct threat to the studocuments. cording to Murray, he is still living in the home. Swift was dents at the elementary school. A month later, police arrested a 27-year-old man evicted from his Sammamish home in 2013 after it was “It was a good thing it was a neighborhood where at the residence for an outstanding warrant out of foreclosed. people were reporting things like that,” she said. “We King County. Ironically, the new owners of his Sammamish home also are grateful to the neighbors for keeping an eye out.” Two days before the SWAT raid took place, Kirkland discovered a makeshift shooting range in the basement A 20 mph school-zone sign stands in front of the Juanita police responded to a domestic situation at the residence storage area. home. involving a 29-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man arDespite no criminal convictions, Bjorkstam’s address guing in the driveway. 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NOTICE Washington State law requires wood sellers to provide an invoice (receipt) that shows the s e l l e r ’s a n d b u y e r ’s name and address and the date delivered. The invoice should also state the price, the quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based. There should be a statement on the type and quality of the wood. When you buy firewood write the seller’s phone number and the license plate number of the delivery vehicle. The legal measure for firewood in Washington is the cord or a fraction of a cord. Estimate a c o r d by v i s u a l i z i n g a four-foot by eight-foot space filled with wood to a height of four feet. Most long bed pickup trucks have beds that are close to the four-foot by 8-foot dimension. To m a k e a f i r e w o o d complaint, call 360-9021857. agr.wa.gov/inspection/ WeightsMeasures/Fire woodinformation.aspx agr.wa.gov/inspection/WeightsMeasures/Firewoodinformation.aspx
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KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Comp l e t e Tr e a t m e n t P r o gram or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com Need extra cash? Place your classified ad today! Call 1-800-388-2527 or Go online 24 hours a day www.nw-ads.com. K I L L ROAC H E S ! B u y Harr is Roach Tablets. Eliminate Bugs- Guaranteed. No Mess, Odorless, Long Lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.
ENGLISH SETTER 2 AKC, BLACK LAB pups yo u n g r e g i s t e r e d & English with blocky well bred females. 1 heads. Great hunters or bl a ck & w h i t e & 1 companions. Playful and orange and white. loyal. Family raised & $500 each. Very well well socialized, OFA’s socialized, great huntlineage, first shots, deing lines. Please call wormed and vet Jim @ 425.941.5328 c h e cke d . Pa r e n t s o n site. $550 & $600. 425- GERMAN SHEPHERD 422-2428. PUPPIES born 9/1/14. 5 Males & 5 Females with first shots and wormed. Both parents on site. Can send pictures. Beautiful pups with good dispositions. $425 each. 360-496-1390. 360-4961394
AKC SHELTIE puppies Designer colors. Ready for loving homes. Shots & worming up to date. Both parents on site. Nice agility prospects. House training began. $500 or best offer. Bremerton. 360-801-6919. www.washingtonshelties.com
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PUREBRED BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies, ready for new homes Nov. 5th. Parents on site. Call 360-856-4422 or 360-708-9711 for more info. Puppies will be sold A K C P O M E R A N I A N S to approved homes only G o r g e o u s b a b i e s t o $1,500 ea. Visit us at choose from. Variety of www.ValleyviewBernese.com colors. Up to date on shots. Health guarantee. Will be ready for new homes soon! Now taking deposits. Prices: Males, $450. Females, $550. Also 1 year to 7 year olds available. Call for prices. 253-223-3506, 253-223-8382 www.gonetothedogskennel.com
KILL SCORPIONS! Buy Harris Scorpion Spray. Indoor/Outdoor, Odorless, Non-Staining. Effective results begin after spray dries. Ava i l a bl e : T h e H o m e AKC CHOCOLATE Labs Depot, Homedepot.com, Puppies. 3 males, 5 feACE Hardware males. Date of bir th P r o t e c t Yo u r H o m e - 8/24. English style with ADT Authorized Dealer: blocky heads. Mother’s B u r g l a r y, F i r e , a n d s i d e ; N F C / A F C. S i r e E m e r g e n c y A l e r t s 2 4 side; pointing lab with hours a day, 7 days a multiple master hunter week! CALL TODAY, IN- b a c k g r o u n d . G r e a t S TA L L E D T O M O R - hunters, family memROW! 888-858-9457 (M- b e r s. G r e a t t e m p e ra ment and love of water. F 9am-9pm ET) References with more pics available. $1,200 Yard and Garden sassygirlkennels.com 2nd litter; 9 chocolates, 30’X50’ GREENHOUSE, 4 yellows. $850 females, complete with furnace $800 males. and fans. Good condi- dljedi1973@yahoo.com tion. You disassemble. 360-827-2928 $3,025. Call 206-200Find your perfect pet 8842 (North Bend) in the Classifieds. www.nw-ads.com Wanted/Trade TOP CASH PAID FOR OLD GUITARS! 1920’s t h r u 1 9 8 0 ’s . G i b s o n , Martin, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite, Rickenbacker, Prair ie State, D’Angelico, Stromberg, and Gibson M a n d o l i n s / B a n j o s. 1 800-401-0440
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5th Annual Holiday Craft Fair & Bazaar
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Sales Associates Needed Part Time – Kirkland, WA At Hancock Fabrics our mission is to be the authority in all things sewing. We entrust our brand to those who share our passion for sewing, decorating and crafts. We are fast paced and we work hard! Our store and field associates are the heart of our business and are the key to reflecting our culture and brand. If this sounds like the culture you crave, we want to hear from you. Sales Associates- Part-time Requirements: • Must be available to work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed. • High School Diploma
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1996 NORTHLAND 11’ Overhead camper. In excellent condition. Has air conditioner and comes w i t h Po l a r Pa c k a g e . Great starter camper for family or hunter. $4950 or best offer. 253-223RARE AKC NORWICH 3506 or 253-223-8382 PUPS up on all shots and worming, house Vehicles Wanted raised. Great family d o g s. C o m e w i t h ve t CARS/TRUCKS WANTh e a l t h c h e ck . $ 2 5 0 0 . ED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All 360-317-6979. Makes!. Free Towing! sharonm@peak.org We’re Local! 7 Days/Week. Call 1-800959-8518
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