On Sept. 28, 2023, Burien-based Precinct 4 Special Emphasis Team (SET) successfully concluded a lengthy investigation focusing on three individuals involved in the illicit sale of narcotics… Read More

Nearly 300,000 fentanyl pills and other narcotics are out of the hands of a narcotics trafficker thanks to the diligent work of the King County Sheriff’s Office – including… Read More

SeaTac and Burien Police – in partnership with the King County Sheriff’s Office – are working to educate local youth about the roles of the police and the requirements of b… Read More

On Thursday, May 2, 2023, King County Sheriff’s Office Detectives arrested two suspects in connection with a two-year-long organized crime and money laundering operation. The invest… Read More

Todd Morrell – who worked extensively as Operations Captain at Burien’s Precinct 4 – has been selected as the new Chief for the Metro Transit Police following a competitive… Read More

The King County Sheriff’s Office collected nearly 300 firearms at its ‘Gift Cards for Guns’ program at the Burien Police Precinct on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The drive-t… Read More

On Thursday, May 2, 2023, King County Sheriff’s Office Detectives arrested two suspects in connection with a two-year-long organized crime and money laundering operation. The investiga… Read More

The King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) – which contracts police services to the White Center area – announced this week that it will unveil its new countywide Gift Cards f… Read More

The King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) this week arrested a suspect involved in a homicide that occurred in Burien on Feb. 12, 2023. As we previously reported, the fatal shooting t… Read More

This week, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed charges against six individuals suspected to be involved in a recent major Burien Police Department/King County Sheriff&r… Read More

Todd Morrell has been selected as the Burien Police Department’s next Captain, the city announced this week. Morrell joined the Burien Police Department on Dec. 1, 2021. Burien Police… Read More

King County Elections workers collect ballots from the drop box at Burien Town Square Park early Tuesday evening (Nov. 2, 2021).  Story & Photos by Nicholas Johnson With 89 percent… Read More

Burien Police / King County Sheriff’s Office deputies recently responded to a 9-1-1 call for a hit-and-run, and discovered that the suspect was under the influence, allegedly by &ldquo… Read More

Burien Police / King County Sheriff’s Office this week arrested two suspected drug dealers and recovered a large amount of fentanyl pills and heroin: Fentanyl is a highly potent narcot… Read More

On Tuesday morning, Dec. 22, 2020, the King County Sheriff’s Office Precinct 4 / Burien Police Department Special Emphasis Team (SET) busted a drug ring operating in South King County… Read More

Burien Police / King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting about a recent recovery of methamphetamine, cash and a loaded 9mm pistol during a traffic stop in Burien: Police say that on O… Read More

Burien Police / King County Sheriff’s Office recently stopped a stolen vehicle, and in the process of serving a search warrant recovered other vehicles, guns, drugs, stolen credit card… Read More

The Burien Police Department busted some burglars recently, and uncovered an illegal pot-growing operation. Here’s more from the Burien P.D.: “Great teamwork leads to a drug sei… Read More

Burien Police/King County Sheriff’s deputy Berdon Parsons, 30, was taken into custody safely Wednesday afternoon after a tense, 13-hour standoff with Seattle Police at a Capitol Hill a… Read More

Now more than ever, local communities want their law enforcement agencies to be transparent about operations and forthcoming with data. “Transparency is an important building block to… Read More

UPDATE 4/25/20: King County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Detectives announced on Saturday, April 25, 2020 that they have arrested a 13-year-old male suspect for last Tuesday’s s… Read More

There’s a new Sheriff in town – Mitzi G. Johanknecht was sworn in as the new leader of the King County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Johanknecht is a 33-year vetera… Read More

On Thursday afternoon, Jan. 17, 2019, a press conference was held at Burien Police Precinct #4, where a task force was announced to investigate a pattern of unsolved shootings – 11 so… Read More