KUOW is in the middle of a week-long series on gang violence (links include audio).
From left to right: Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg, Attorney General McKenna, DEA Agent in Charge Ray Lopez (admiring the haul) and Kennewick Police Captain Trevor White. Congratulations to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for a job well done! The second national drug take-back
Attorney General McKenna this week congratulated Facebook for deploying a powerful new program, developed by Microsoft, to combat terrible crimes against kids. The New York Times describes the cutting-edge technology
Editors ask, "Why should businesses in Washington be concerned about gangs? And, what can employers do to curb the disturbing trend of young children being recruited into gangs?"
In the ongoing fight against sexual crimes against children, a Seattle man was sentenced to 17 years, 6 months in prison after admitting to possessing child pornography and molesting a child.