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CRIME BLOTTER
3:14 PM | Updated: 3:17 pm
BY SAM CAMPBELL
The man accused of crashing his car off a Tukwila overpass onto Interstate 5 (I-5) faced a judge Monday. He pled not guilty to several charges, reported KIRO 7
Prosecutors said Daud Mohamud reportedly ran from the scene
Daud Mohamud is accused in connection with a deadly crash off an overpass earlier this month in Tukwila
Another one of his passengers was seriously injured
Two more people had minor injuries after they were driving and were hit by the Highlander plummeting from above
The crash shut down the highway for hours and caused major disruptions to traffic in the area
The documents showed Mohamud was allegedly driving his mother’s SUV without a license at the time of the crash off the overpass
Police said the car was supposed to have a lock over the ignition but did not
Mohamud has incurred more than 35 traffic infractions over the past 12 years
“This is an individual with previous criminal convictions
and prosecutors are highly concerned about community safety,” said Douglas Wagoner
a spokesperson with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
“That’s why they asked for bail in the amount of $150,000 at his first court appearance.”
The judge previously set his bail at $100,000 instead
Mohamud has since posted that bail and been released from jail
Wagoner said his office is busy at work preparing evidence to present to a jury
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— Family and colleagues of a slain USPS worker held an emotional vigil Friday afternoon outside the facility where he was shot and killed
Police said Poloka was involved in an argument with one of his co-workers in the moments before the shooting
police said the suspect retrieved a gun from his car and then re-entered the facility
police said that the suspect shot himself as officers tried to detain him
He was taken to the hospital in critical condition but later died from his injuries
his family and colleagues gathered outside the facility where he worked and died
and he didn't deserve what happened to him," said one of Poloka's sisters
I don't know why this person did this to him."
Loved ones told the crowd that Poloka had worked at USPS for three years and loved his job
They said four of his sisters worked at that same USPS facility and that two of them were present when he was shot and killed
They die," commented one of Poloka's sisters
Poloka's co-workers described him as a jokester who always tried to make the people around him happy
a phenomenal smile that would just light up the whole dock," said one of Poloka's colleagues
Poloka's co-workers added that he had recently gotten engaged to his girlfriend
they noted that he had asked for their advice on how to carry out the proposal
just like you always do with everyone else here on the floor,'" said one of his fellow USPS workers
Poloka's vigil concluded with his colleagues and loved ones releasing dozens of balloons in his honor
all as those who knew him said he would leave a lasting impact
"We will continue to do our jobs and continue to move on with life
The long-awaited infill light rail station at S Boeing Access Road is set to move forward as a more defined project. A motion recommended by Sound Transit staff would shift the proposed station location a little over 1,000 feet southwest from the original representative project location
the station location would proceed into detailed planning and environmental review
a process required for federal approval of the project
the infill station would fill in a nearly six-mile gap between the 1 Line stations in Rainier Beach and Tukwila — though much of the area is industrial and low-density uses
The former station location was sandwiched between a Seattle Police Athletic Association shooting range
The new location is between the same sprawling shooting range
Just over a year ago, Sound Transit kicked off a planning process to study alternatives for the S Boeing Access Road
The agency initially started with the original representative project location identified just south of S Boeing Access Road between I-5 and the BNSF tracks as a baseline for planning and eventually identified two other potential locations
with only one alternative location determined to pass a “fatal flaw” analysis
Since its inclusion in the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) program, the main thrust behind the station has been to deliver a bus transfer and layover facility to allow for connections to I-5 running and local bus routes
and improved light rail access to employers in nearby industrial areas and residential areas in North Tukwila and South Seattle
But wider agency priorities have changed a lot since ST3 was approved by voters in 2016, such as a major reset of the capital program putting parking projects largely on hold and possibly facing eventual cancellation
the infill station project has not yet dispensed with the parking concept
driving much of the project costs and design.
The representative project location would be sited primarily on vacant property
Its location near I-5 has the obvious benefit of nearly direct regional bus connections and a potential Sounder connection
A variety of bus routes operate between Seattle and points south via I-5
which travels along East Marginal Way S and Tukwila International Boulevard
Since the light rail alignment is already elevated
the station would need to be constructed with elevated platforms to the side of the existing guideway
the station would be supported by bus transfer and layover facilities and a parking lot
The alternative project location would be sited primarily on private commercial property
Shifting the station location means that longer-distance bus connections would be less convenient and lead to longer travel times and largely eliminates the usefulness of any potential Sounder infill station nearby
it would provide more direct access to Route 124
which provides local access to nearby industrial and residential areas
The station would also be constructed with the same type of station features as the representative project
Sound Transit sees the station as having more upsides since it would avoid impacts to wetlands and offers flatter ground
and because the agency wouldn’t have to contend with the state transportation department and BNSF
According to the motion recommending the station
the agency has a document that is supposed to outline the alternatives considered in more detail with an evaluation
The referenced report has a publishing date of this month
but it was conspicuously not readily available to review
despite the agency’s recommendation to the board
A Sound Transit public information officer told The Urbanist that the report should be released within the next week
Despite Sound Transit’s recommendation, community feedback was fraught over what to do about a station in the area
Many commenters wanted a Sounder connection
Others wondered what the utility of the station would really be.
Costs for S Boeing Access Road infill station are projected to top $267 million
Translating that into a cost per rider added to the Link system
S Boeing Access Road is expected to cost $127,000 to $167,000 per rider added compared to Graham Street which is expected to cost $29,000 to $44,000 per rider added
Sound Transit did not elect to broaden its planning scope further by considering if the representative project location could be designed with a Sounder commuter rail connection reserved or studying alternative locations in and around Allentown.
the representative project location has the potential to offer an interchange with Sounder
if designed with such a connection in mind
Sound Transit originally planned that this station would do exactly that in the 1990s but project deferment in the early 2000s put any S Boeing Access Road Sounder station on the backburner.
A Sounder connection here may not seem the obvious choice
Sounder riders from the south would have more convenient transit access to jobs in nearby industrial areas
Sounder trips into Downtown Seattle would offer an express connection
as well as to connecting Link service to Bellevue versus lengthier trips via Link in the Rainier Valley
local bus riders and Link riders seeking to travel to jobs and destinations south of Seattle along the Sounder corridor would have faster transit trips
Some airport riders would also have faster trip times when using Sounder in tandem with Link
All of that is further bolstered if a Sounder stop is built in Georgetown
Sound Transit’s staff recommendation seems to suggest that lack of Sounder consideration in its alternatives analysis process hurt the representative project alternative
a Sounder station proposed near the Boeing Access Road location (ST3 Representative Site) was removed from Sound Move by the ST Board in 2001; therefore
an ability to integrate a Boeing Access Road Sounder station was not included as a criterion in Alternatives Analysis.” The refusal to weigh that in the project alternatives process is head scratching.
Station alternatives a half-mile or so south in Allentown also never got airtime in the planning process
Compared to the more sprawling light industrial areas surrounding it
Allentown is a relatively urban area with a mix of housing
has better access to the Green River Trail
and could be well suited for future transit-oriented development
Several options near SR 599 could have been studied without accommodating parking
enabling the stations to focus on neighborhood walking and biking connectivity and convenient bus connections via I-5 and SR 599
That would almost certainly improve ridership since a station in the area would benefit from more all-day ridership generated within its walkshed
Sound Transit appears prepared to speed ahead with environmental review and conceptual engineering design for a station set to add few benefits to the regional transit system at high cost
Stephen is a professional urban planner in Puget Sound with a passion for sustainable
He is especially interested in how policies
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— Police responded to a report of a shooting that left a man injured overnight Thursday
not far from the Lowe's along Andover Park East
but are working to find out the extent of the victim’s injuries and if police know who was responsible
by Colleen West
— One man is dead and six other people were injured after a crash on the State Route 599/Interurban overpass Friday morning caused a Toyota Highlander to plummet onto northbound Interstate 5 in Tukwila
the Washington State Patrol (WSP) reported
Troopers plan to book the driver of the SUV for felony hit and run once he is medically cleared
That driver had two passengers in the SUV at the time of the crash
One of them died and another person sustained life-threatening injuries
Three other vehicles on I-5 were involved in the crash when the car came off the overpass
No one in those vehicles was seriously hurt
Johnson said investigators were working to determine if speed or other factors caused the driver of the Highlander to collide into the wall of the overpass and then leave the roadway
The four left lanes of northbound I-5 WERE closed at SR 599
The left lane was also blocked on the overpass ramp from NB I-5 to SR 599 for the rollover crash
Click here to see the latest traffic information on the Washington State Department of Transportation website.
MYNORTHWEST NEWS
5:09 PM | Updated: 5:13 pm
The suspected driver is believed to have caused this SUV to plunge off the SR 599 overpass Friday
BY TOM BROCK
King County prosecutors have charged the man accused of running away after his SUV careened off a State Route 599 (SR 599) overpass and landed onto Interstate 5 (I-5)
Daud Mohamud was arrested on Friday following the crash that killed one and injured four others in Tukwila
Charging papers state Mohamud has had more than 35 traffic infractions since 2013
including felony hit and run and driving with a suspended license
Mohamud skipped his first scheduled appearance before a judge
A defense attorney was there to speak on his behalf
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is continuing its investigation into the crash and has asked other witnesses to come forward
The agency said that on Friday at 10:15 a.m.
the suspected driver lost control of a 2013 Toyota Highlander
and it plunged off the SR 599 overpass and onto I-5
but no one in those vehicles suffered major injuries
Investigators believe a passenger in the SUV was ejected from the vehicle as it flew off the overpass and was killed
Investigators said it appears the driver was unconscious for a short time
but then woke up and tried to run away from the scene
Police said the 30-year-old suspect was not wearing shoes but had socks on
Officers also said he was covered in blood and ran into the woods
A state patrol sergeant responding on the SR 599 overpass noted the unconscious person on the overpass had woken up and fled on foot
He said a man in black clothing exited the tree line
The sergeant asked him if he was OK and the suspect told him he just needed to get to his sister
that he had been involved in the collision and planned to take him back to the scene to be checked by medics
the officer conducted a pat down for weapons and felt what he assumed to be a wallet
The sergeant then opened his patrol car door
The suspect then stated he felt like he was going to throw up and asked to go to the bushes
The officer watched as the suspect walked to the bushes and then removed his hand from his pocket and threw his wallet
Officers recovered the wallet and determined the suspect’s identity
Police said not only was the suspect in his stocking feet
but one of his toes was sticking out of the sock and a portion of the toe was missing
Investigators asked what kind of shoes he was wearing that day
Detectives looked inside the vehicle and observed a pair of black Crocs in the driver’s side footwell
The sergeant then went back to his patrol vehicle
read the suspect his rights and advised him that he was under arrest for hit-and-run
the suspect told officers he was not driving and that his friend
He said he had picked up his friend at his house near South 216th and then let him drive the SUV
The suspect claimed he was in the back seat but had left his shoes in the driver’s seat area
a judge found probable cause for felony hit and run
and driving with a suspended license in the second degree
The judge did not find probable cause for vehicular homicide
The court set the suspect’s bail at $100,000
This story was originally published on March 9
It has been updated and republished since then
by Jackie Kent and KOMO News Staff
— Police are investigating what led to the deadly shooting of a postal worker at a USPS distribution center in Tukwila on Tuesday afternoon
The Tukwila Police Department said officers responded to a report of a shooting just before 4 p.m
in the 10700 block of 27th Avenue South at a United States Postal Service distribution center
"I pulled up at approximately 4 o'clock and all I heard was shots ring,” truck driver Ninie Caliste told KOMO News about what he heard
"The next thing you know I see people running out the warehouse and (I thought) they must be shooting so I take off
Officials tried rendering aid to a man who had been shot
The initial investigation suggests the shooter and victim knew each other
though what led to the gunfire remained unclear Tuesday evening
It was not disclosed whether the shooter is also a USPS employee
The Postal Inspection Service confirmed the victim was a postal employee
"The United States Postal Inspection Service and Tukwila Police Department responded to the USPS Processing and Distribution Center in Tukwila
after receiving reports of gunshots," wrote Postal Inspector John Wiegand
"The Postal Inspection Service can confirm a postal employee assigned to the facility is deceased
and no additional information can be provided at this time."
The Tukwila Police Department's Major Crimes Unit is investigating
"It’s just crazy that somebody went postal today
I don’t know the particulars but I’m waiting to go back and get back to work," Caliste added
KOMO News asked Tukwila Police for more information about the suspect
Anyone with information is urged to reach out to TPD's tips email at tips@tukwilawa.gov
— A food court fight and a shooting false alarm at Southcenter Mall led to chaos and an early closure on a busy Saturday night in Tukwila
Tukwila police reported that while no shooting occurred
a fight broke out between several people in the food court area
Witnesses said they heard several loud popping noises
which caused panic as people made a frantic dash for the exits
all I see is people sprinting out of there
go hide' and all the co-workers went to the back
Police ordered those still inside the mall to shelter in place
authorities confirmed that no shooting had taken place and everyone was safe
and officers to take a man who fled into the Green River into custody on Thursday
officers spotted a felon with an escape warrant related to a second-degree assault charge
he fled into the river near Interstate 405
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Though officers threw him floating devices
he made his way to the riverbank and worked his way up through thick vegetation toward officers
Officers used a fire department ladder to help get him out of the brush
He was then taken into custody without a struggle
by Alton Worley II
— A fight among a group of teenagers spiraled into a fatal stabbing in Tukwila early Friday afternoon
according to the Tukwila Police Department
Dispatchers initially received a 911 call about the juveniles attacking each other at the intersection of Tukwila International Blvd and 144th St
Officers responded to the 14400 block of Tukwila International Blvd and found one person stabbed
Police do not believe the stabbing incident was random
Officers performed life-saving efforts on the victim until the Puget Sound Fire Department arrived and took over
The injured youth succumbed to his injuries despite the efforts and was pronounced dead
but a police spokesperson described him as a juvenile
Foster High School and Showalter Middle School were placed on a brief lockdown as a precautionary measure
Tukwila School District said the incident did not occur on district property nor involve a district field trip
The victim is not a student of the Tukwila School District either
The stabbing death is being investigated as a homicide
A suspect is not yet in custody and no description has been made public
A judge found probable cause for felony hit and run and other crimes, but not vehicular homicide, for the suspect in a crash that left one dead and three hospitalized when a car tumbled from a Highway 599 overpass and landed on Interstate 5 in Tukwila
A man was driving a Toyota Highlander onto northbound Highway 599 shortly after 10 a.m
Friday when he veered to the right shoulder and careened off the guardrail
before crossing all lanes of traffic to the left shoulder and crashing through the barrier
plummeting onto the northbound lanes of I-5
The car was then hit by a Subaru Forester going north on I-5
A State Patrol memo identified the deceased as Abdiqadir Ahmed
were injured and taken to Harborview Medical Center
The 84-year-old driver of the Subaru was also hurt and taken to Valley Medical Center
According to probable cause documents filed in court Saturday
the Toyota’s suspected driver — who was ejected on the overpass before the car fell onto I-5 — fled the scene and was caught by a Washington State Patrol sergeant a few minutes later
The man reportedly told the sergeant he was wearing black Crocs before the crash
which law enforcement later found in the driver’s side foot well
The alleged driver then told officers his friend
was the one driving at the time of the crash
He told detectives he had picked up his friend at his house
and at that point he let his friend drive while he sat in the back seat
leaving his shoes in the driver’s seat area
The suspect’s mother confirmed to law enforcement she owned the Toyota
and that her son had left driving earlier in the morning
Probable cause documents say the Toyota driver was driving with a suspended license in the second degree
the driver was required to have an ignition interlock device
which requires the driver to blow into a Breathalyzer to show their blood-alcohol concentration before they can start the car
Judge Brian Todd on Saturday found probable cause for felony hit and run
an ignition interlock violation and driving with a license suspended in the second degree
But the judge did not see enough evidence based on initial evidence prepared by the Washington State Patrol presented in court to find probable cause for vehicular homicide
Court records show the suspect has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence in 2021
as well as physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated in 2023
he pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence
A King County District Court judge sentenced him to one day in jail
The Seattle Times typically does not name suspects until they have been formally charged
Material from The Seattle Times archive was used in this report
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12:29 PM | Updated: Jan 13
It’s been a violent week filled with crime in Tukwila
A series of attacks have left a man stabbed to death
two other people shot and two K9 Patrol vehicles smashed up in separate crashes
detectives are on the hunt for a murder suspect after a deadly stabbing killing a teenager occurred Saturday morning
Police officers arrived just before noon Friday at S
and found a 16-year-old boy injured from a stabbing
Police tried to keep him alive with life-saving efforts
More on the stabbing: Parents speak out days after 16-year-old son stabbed to death in Tukwila parking lot
That attack happened just a couple of blocks west of Foster High School and Showalter Middle School
Officials placed both schools in lockdown as a precaution
even though they were uncertain about the suspect’s whereabouts
The responding police department’s Major Crimes Unit has taken over the investigation into that homicide
911 received multiple calls about a shooting just north of the Southcenter parking lot that left two people in critical condition
reports came in that someone had fired shots on Tukwila Parkway
near the on-ramp to northbound Interstate 405 (I-405)
There may have been more than one person involved
Witnesses parked at a nearby restaurant who heard gunshots told responding officers they first saw one person running from the scene toward their car
Police eventually found the two shooting victims in the City of SeaTac
where they are currently in critical condition
police have not identified or arrested any suspects
Those two violent incidents came after the Tukwila Police Department’s K9 vehicles were struck
officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on 57th Ave
the suspect tried to drive away and hit the K9 vehicle
Police said he was found hiding in a thick brush nearby
officers figured out what his real name was
That’s when they discovered a judge had issued a domestic violence protection order to stay away from the woman who was in the car with him
More WA crime: Mercer Island police identify suspects in middle school vandalism, hate crime
Officers also recovered a gun from the car
The suspect who slammed his car into the K9 vehicle told police he had just consumed fentanyl
Police believe his claim was a “desperate attempt” to avoid going to jail
They took him to a hospital to be medically cleared for arrest on charges of felony eluding
That incident came after a similar collision occurred exactly a week earlier
Officers had responded to a domestic violence incident involving a gun on Southcenter Boulevard just east of 42nd Ave
a suspect tried to drive off just as officers were arriving and crashed into a Tukwila K9 patrol vehicle
But when officers realized the suspect drove onto Interstate 5 (I-5)
he’ll also be facing several charges
The suspect in the Tuesday afternoon fatal shooting of a man at a U.S. Postal Service processing center has died
two postal workers got into an altercation in the loading dock area of the mail center on 27th Avenue South
Tukwila police responded to a report of a man with a gunshot wound
Police said Wednesday that detectives “quickly identified the suspect involved,” and the suspect died later by a self-inflicted gunshot wound
The suspect and victim knew each other before the shooting
The suspect initially fled but was found Tuesday evening in Seattle’s South Park area
The police said the suspect “sustained” a self-inflicted gunshot wound as officers and detectives moved in to detain the suspect
The person was rushed to the hospital but died
Neither person had been publicly identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office as of Wednesday
The incident paused mail delivery around Puget Sound
“Mail processing operations were temporarily suspended (Tuesday) night
affecting deliveries in some areas (Wednesday),” said Zachary Laux
Normal processing operations have since resumed
and mail delivery was expected to be fully restored by Thursday
Seattle Times reporter Caitlyn Freeman contributed to this report
Tukwila police said 20-year-old Jose Antonio Cedeno-Ponce of Seattle was identified as the suspect in connection to the stabbing
in the 14400 block of Tukwila International Boulevard
Despite life-saving efforts by officers and Puget Sound Fire personnel
the victim succumbed to his injuries at the scene
detectives determined Cedeno-Ponce had fled to Utah
Cedeno-Ponce was apprehended by the FBI Violent Crime Task Force and the Orem Police Department in Utah
Cedeno-Ponce is currently in custody in Utah
Cedeno-Ponce has been charged in King County Superior Court with second-degree murder
Tukwila police said no further information is available at this time
— Two people are in critical condition after a shooting in Tukwila Saturday afternoon
Tukwila police responded to reports of an illegal discharge in the 200 block of Tukwila Parkway
Authorities said two shooting victims left the crime scene before officers arrived
but were located in SeaTac and transported to the hospital in critical condition
The suspect whom police believe was involved fled the scene immediately following the incident and is not in custody
Tukwila Police Department is investigating
This is the second time L&I cited a Sky Zone business
“Working without a break puts teen employees
L&I Employment Standards Program manager
“And a student’s focus during the school year should be on the classroom
“The law is meant to help protect young workers
Sky Zone is a franchised indoor trampoline park with a variety of attractions
There are some 200 parks across the country
The L&I investigation at the Tukwila location started as a workplace safety complaint
It involved a teen reportedly fixing a trampoline/zip line up to 12 feet off the ground without proper training and fall protection
It resulted in the agency citing Sky Zone for failing to hold required safety meetings
the investigator referred the case to L&I’s youth employment standards unit
That investigation found Sky Zone permitted 57 minors to work more than five consecutive hours without a meal break on 537 occasions
Along with the recent citations at the Tukwila Sky Zone
L&I cited the separately owned Sky Zone trampoline park in Vancouver
That case focused on numerous violations of meal breaks and hours worked
43 teens went without a meal break on more than 250 occasions
and worked beyond hours allowed under law on more than 350 occasions
and simply clicking on “Hours of Work.” There is also information about prohibited duties and how to hire teens
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