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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015
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SPORTS | Redmond High gymnasts are ready to roll at district meet. [10]
Services, agencies offer assistance for missing or runaway youth SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
Members of the University of Washington marching band help celebrate the 60th anniversary of Redmond-based Physio-Control. The company began in Seattle and opened its corporate headquarters in Redmond in 1974. Courtesy of David Putnam
Physio-Control marks 60 years Edmark and team members invented lifesaving technologies SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
Physio-Control has been manufacturing emer-
gency medical equipment for 60 years. It all started when Karl William Edmark, a 30-year-old surgeon in 1954, was finishing his residency at the Lahey Clinic in Boston. According to a detailed company brochure, seeing so many patients die on the operating table from cardiac arrest disturbed Edmark. At the time, there wasn’t any sort of electronic monitoring device to [ more PHYSIO page 6 ]
Police investigate attempted sexual assault STAFF REPORT
Police don’t yet have any additional leads in an attempted sexual-assault incident that took place last week in downtown Redmond, according to Janessa Rosick, public information coordinator for the Redmond Police Department. At about 9 p.m. on Feb. 5, Redmond police officers responded to a report of an
assault in progress in the 16100 block of Northeast 85th Street, according to assistant chief Kristi Wilson. Officers contacted a female who reported as she was leaving her place of employment that she was approached by an unknown masked male who initially demanded money, but when the victim refused the suspect physi-
cally assaulted the victim. During the altercation the suspect placed his hand inside the victim’s clothing to commit a sexual assault. The victim was able to scream and fight back, causing the suspect to run off. A K-9 track was unable to locate the suspect. The general suspect description is a male of an unknown race, of average height and build, wearing a
dark jacket or sweatshirt. Rosick said a backpack was recovered within the perimeter police set up, but it is unknown at this time if it is related to the incident. The case is under investigations by Redmond detectives. If anyone has information related to this case, contact Detective Natalie D’Amico at (425) 556-2500.
In the last few weeks, the Redmond Police Department (RPD) received two reports of runaway minors. The two girls, both aged 14, went missing on Jan. 25 and returned home within a week and a half. The first minor was reported back at her home on Jan. 30, said RPD public information coordinator Janessa Rosick. She added that police responded to the call regarding the returned runaway in the 18100 block of Northeast 95th Street, as did the Redmond Fire Department (RFD). Once they responded to the scene, Rosick said RFD medically cleared the teen. “The minor was located at a youth-care facility in Seattle and voluntarily returned home,” she said. The second teen returned to her home in the 18300 block of Northeast 98th Way on Feb. 2, Rosick said. “The minor stated she returned home from staying in Seattle for a week,” she said. “She also reported being in the Bellevue area.” Rosick added that medical attention was declined in this case.
POLICE RESPONSE
When it comes to report-
ing a missing individual, Rosick said, “there is no waiting period.” This applies to minors and adults alike. She said TV and movies can be misleading with their emphasis on the need to wait a certain number of hours before getting police involved. Once the information is reported, Rosick said an officer will respond to the call to make contact with a parent or guardian. If someone is missing for more than 30 days, she said the individual’s information will be filed into a missingperson report form with the Washington State Patrol. Rosick said the way the police respond to a missingpersons report varies on a case-by-case basis. She said with minors, much of it comes down to the parents or guardians and what they know to be the behavior patterns and environments of the youth in question. And if the situation calls for it, Rosick said police will work with other jurisdictions, organizations and agencies to help reunite a youth with their family.
PREVENTION WORK
Friends of Youth (FOY) is one of those agencies [ more YOUTH page 6]
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