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Indecent liberties charges filed in 2007 cold case New DNA evidence leads to suspect in 9-year-old crime BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com
Martha Barrett with the Renton Corps of the Salvation Army counted just nine turkeys Tuesday morning in one of the big freezers at its food bank near Renton Municipal Airport. DEAN A. RADFORD, Renton Reporter
DNA collected as part of a sexual-assault investigation in April on West Hill has led to charges of indecent liberties against a 27-yearold Renton man for an alleged sexual assault in 2007. Levi Querilla Staples Jr. is being held on $500,000 bail at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, where his arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Nov. 30. Staples is also charged with indecent liberties for allegedly having sexual contact with a woman who was sleeping on a large couch at an apartment April 29 on Martin Luther King Jr. Way. It’s the DNA from semen collected at the apartment that matched DNA from blood collected from the scene of an assault on Nov. 25, 2007, at an apartment on Eagle Ridge Drive. [ more CHARGES page 5 ]
Salvation Army food bank needs hundreds of turkeys for Thanksgiving City limits pot Besides the big bird, all the side dishes GET How to donate: INVOLVED needed to provide for families in need stores to a total of five
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The Salvation Army Renton Rotary Food Bank has about 900 families it needs to feed this Thanksgiving. As of Tuesday morning, it had nine turkeys in its freezer, with distribution of the holiday meals looming on Monday and Tuesday. Usually, by this time the Salvation Army has about half the turkeys it needs for its families; but Martha Barrett, the Renton Corps’ community advancement coordinator, and Major Kris Potter are concerned but not worried. “The Renton community just comes together and takes care of its own,” Barrett said. “Am I worried? No. I really am not. Call it faith. I’ve been blown away by the community. I’ve been here since 2012. And every single time that I’ve put a need out, it’s always met.” But there’s also a shortage of turkeys across the country because of the avian flu, increasing prices at grocery stores and limiting the supply of the holiday mainstay.
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The Salvation Army Renton Rotary Food Bank and Service Center is at 206 S. Tobin St., Renton. Office hours are 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Donations are accepted 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. For more information about hosting a food drive or toy drive, arranging for food-collection barrels or scheduling a pickup, contact Ray Baxter at 425-255-5969, ext. 206, or by email at ray.baxter@usw.salvationarmy.org. Those interested in volunteering can call Martha Barrett at 425-255-5969.
And just as supply dwindles, demand is increasing for the Renton Corps of the Salvation Army. Potter said that the number of people – individuals and families – has increased by 20 to 25 percent. Barrett explains those percentages in numbers, pointing out that once the Salvation provided an average of 60 to 80 families a day with food and services. That number has grown to about 120 families a day for just food, she said. “The need has increased. The amount has increased,” Barrett said. “It’s a year-around need.” [ more TURKEYS page 10 ]
BY BRIAN BECKLEY
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As the state eased restrictions on marijuana licensing and opened a new round of applications for medical marijuana facilities applying for a state license to open as a retail store, the City of Renton last month passed an emergency ordinance limiting to five the total number of stores within the city. According to City Attorney Larry Warren, the city received a letter from the state Liquor and Cannabis Board announcing their plans to lift the limit on the number of stores within a municipality, prompting action from the [ more MARIJUANA page 10 ]
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