WASHINGTON, USA —
Many motor vehicle theft suspects are teens, Puget Sound Auto Theft Task Force says
Motor vehicle thefts have jumped 21% within the last year in Tacoma, according to police data - and younger offenders are more often the ones committing the crimes.
“A stolen car is not just a stolen vehicle,” PCSD Sgt. Darren Moss said. “They’re used constantly in aggravated assaults, in burglaries, in armed robberies, anything that you can think of, a crook is going to use a stolen vehicle because it helps them avoid detection.”
Sgt. Moss says the increase in vehicle thefts in the region is starting to outpace other parts of the country, and the violence that comes with it is rising fast. Read more
Amazon employees have been pushing back against the company’s return-to-office policy for months — and it seems CEO Andy Jassy has had enough.
During a pre-recorded internal Q&A session earlier this month, Jassy told employees it was “past the time to disagree and commit” with the policy, which requires corporate employees to be in the office three days a week.
The phrase “disagree and commit” is one of Amazon’s leadership principles, and was used often by the company’s founder and current executive chairman, Jeff Bezos. Read more
Competition is still fierce to own a home in Seattle, and according to a new report by Redfin, it is largely because there just are not enough homes on the market. Redfin reported that the total number of homes for sale dropped nearly 20% from the year before
Now, with home prices as high as they are, some Seattleites are thinking outside the box.
A new listing advertises a luxury home for only $200,000 in Crown Hill, a few blocks north of Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. It's undoubtedly a sweet deal when you consider how, this summer, Seattle homes sold for a median price of $800,000. Read more
Toy maker Funko had a meteoric rise after being founded in a Snohomish home in 1998. Now, it's a global phenomenon.
But the company has seen a slow decline in recent years raising questions about its future.
According to the company, Funko lost $75.7 million dollars between the second quarter of last year and the second quarter of 2023. It cut 258 jobs in 2022 and this year announced plans to eliminate 180 more. Read more
A Hoquiam animal shelter recently received the donation of a lifetime.
David Minkler, an animal lover, left his estate worth $125,000 to North Beach Paws, a no-kill, volunteer-run animal shelter that serves much of Grays Harbor County.
North Beach Paws, like many other shelters in Washington, has seen the need for animal intakes increase since the COVID-19 pandemic began. These days the need is greater than their available space. The building that houses the dogs on their property only has eight kennels. Still, North Beach Paws managed to find loving homes for 180 dogs in 2022. However, they also had to turn over 400 dogs and puppies away. Read more
