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New York Post
a day ago
- New York Post
Seattle police chief was reportedly having lunch as $2M jewelry store robbery happened just yards away
Advertisement The chief of the Seattle Police Department was reportedly just yards away from a jewelry store when it was ransacked in broad daylight on Thursday, with the robbers getting away with an estimated $2 million in diamonds, gold and luxury watches. That day, four masked robbers executed the robbery at Menashe & Sons Jewelers in West Seattle, threatening staffers with bear spray and a stun gun after smashing the locked glass front door with a hammer and stealing everything from six display cases in the store. But as the jewelry heist was taking place, Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes was eating lunch just yards away, a police source told The Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red 770 AM. A spokesperson for the Seattle Police Department confirmed to The Jason Rantz Show that the chief was nearby, but couldn't say specifically where he was at the time of the robbery. Advertisement 'Chief Barnes and his security detail were at a nearby business when the robbery occurred,' the spokesperson said. 'They were inside the business and were unaware of the crime unfolding. 3 Chief of Seattle Police Shon Barnes was reportedly having lunch at a restaurant just yards away when the jewel heist went down. NIJ 'The suspects were in and out of the jewelry store in exactly 90 seconds,' the spokesperson added. 'His security detail was in plain clothes at the time of the robbery.' The department spokesperson also told the radio show the chief and his detail became aware of the robbery after police vehicles with lights and sirens responded to the scene. Advertisement Thieves smashed open a case with an emerald necklace worth $125,000 and a case containing around $750,000 worth of Rolex watches, police said. 3 Smash-and-grab thieves in Seattle made off with an estimated $2 million in diamonds, luxury watches, gold and other items in a daring midday jewelry store robbery that took just about 90 seconds, police said Friday. Menashe & Sons Jewelers 'We're pretty shook up as a staff,' Josh Menashe, vice president of the family-owned store, said on Friday. 'We're gonna be closed for a while.' Matthew Strommen, the manager of nearby Industrious Gym told FOX 13 in Seattle the employees of the jewelry store escaped out the back and went to the gym for help. Advertisement He added that there was 'a lot of shock and surprise' because of the robbery, leading to the gym locking the doors until police arrived. 3 Four masked robbers executed the robbery at Menashe & Sons Jewelers in West Seattle, threatening staffers with bear spray and a stun gun after smashing the locked glass front door with a hammer and stealing everything from six display cases in the store. Menashe & Sons Jewelers The suspects escaped in a getaway car before police arrived at noon. No arrests have been made yet. No one was hurt during the robbery. Seattle police are asking anyone with information to call 206-233-5000.
Vancouver Sun
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Vancouver Sun
Ex-Seattle police staffer seeking $3M, alleges affair with top cop was rumour
The former chief of staff for Seattle's top cop is seeking $3 million in pain and suffering, alleging that claims she was having sex with him were just rumours. Article content Article content According to Fox affiliate KCPQ, a legal rep for Jamie Tompkins sent a letter to the mayor's office on Nov. 26, 2024, 'to determine whether the city is interested in a negotiated resolution of this dispute.' The letter was obtained by the station following a recent public records request. Article content Article content Tompkins alleged Seattle Police Department employees began a rumour that she was sleeping with now-former police chief Adrian Diaz when news surfaced that she was ditching her job at KCPQ Fox 13 to work for him. Article content Article content 'Words cannot describe the anguish and humiliation Tompkins experienced,' Tompkins' lawyer Michael Submit wrote in the letter. 'Tompkins felt and still feels violated, degraded, and dehumanized. Tompkins is not the same person she was when she began employment with the city 18 months ago.' Article content Tompkins and Diaz have publicly denied the rumour they were in a sexual relationship despite an Office of Inspector General report said they slept together and tried to keep it under wraps. Article content Article content Diaz came out as gay during a radio interview in June 2024 after he was accused of 'predatory behaviour' and 'grooming' by four female officers. At the time, Diaz was married with three children. Article content 'It's a story that it's struggled with, over the last four years, that I'm a gay Latino man,' a tearful Diaz told The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH. 'You know, it doesn't bother me. It's more of my concern for my kids because they're going to have to deal with a lot of the struggles that I might not have to deal with.' Article content Diaz said he realized he was gay later in life and accepted that fact in early 2020. Article content In October, Diaz sued Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and other city employees for $10 million, alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation while police chief. Article content Diaz and Tomkins were placed on paid administrative leave in late October. Article content On Nov. 6, Tomkins resigned from the police department. The mayor fired Diaz in December after the inspector general report found he had 'an intimate or romantic relationship with a former SPD employee (Tompkins)' and did not disclose that before hiring her as his chief of staff. Article content
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
FBI intensifies manhunt for suspect in Lacey Tesla attack, labeling it ‘domestic terrorism'
This story was originally published on The FBI Seattle Field Office announced at a press conference Tuesday that it is intensifying the search for a suspect connected to a Tesla charging station attack in Lacey. FBI officials say they're treating this as a domestic terrorist incident. While they did not report much new information about the attack, FBI officials hoped to refocus the spotlight on the incident in hopes that anyone with video evidence would come forward. Authorities say they are looking for a white man approximately 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 2 inches tall. The man also has a slight limp. The FBI is also looking for a gray 2016 to 2019 Tesla Model X that was near the incident and may be able to provide footage. Anyone in the area of the Target and Kohl's stores in the South Sound Center on Monday night into Tuesday morning on April 8 at 1:34am, including along the Chehalis Western and Woodland Creek Trails, is being asked to review doorbell and security camera surveillance footage. It may show the suspect walking or accessing a car from Monday evening to Tuesday morning. Those with information are asked to contact the FBI's toll-free tip line at 1-800-225-5324 or submit a tip online on the FBI's website. Lacey officers dispatched to 'explosion' at EV charging station The charging station was targeted in an early-morning attack last week. While no one suffered any injuries, there was 'extensive damage.' Lacey Police were 'dispatched to a report or reports of a loud explosion coming from the electric vehicle charging station in the parking lot of the South Sound Center in front of the Target story.' 'Officers arrived and found extensive damage to the electric vehicle charging station,' Detective Sergeant Jeremy Knight confirmed to 'The Jason Rantz Show' on KTTH. Mike Herrington, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Seattle, said Tuesday that the FBI is treating the incident as domestic terrorism, even though the intent has not yet been confirmed.
Fox News
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
FREE SPEECH SHUTDOWN: Jason Rantz Weighs in on SHOCKING Attack on Free Speech in WA Legislature
Jason Rantz, host of The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH in Seattle and author of What's Killing America , joined The Guy Benson Show today via Comrex to expose a series of radical moves by Washington State Democrats. Rantz detailed how lawmakers used a brand new loophole to shut down debate on a pro-parent bill as it was introduced in the Washington legislature. The same bill has also been prevented from being added to a ballot, but the story continues to be avoided by mainstream media. Rantz also blasted a recent CNN soundbite that Republicans are the primary drivers of political violence, pointing to left-wing attacks on Tesla dealerships and others in recent memory. Listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview below: Listen to the full podcast below:
Fox News
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Seattle Community Coffee Event Cancelled Because the Owner is a… Conservative Pastor? Jason Rantz Weighs In
Jason Rantz, host of The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH 770AM/94.5 FM in Seattle/Tacoma and author of What's Killing America , joined The Guy Benson Show to discuss the absurd cancellation of a 'Coffee with a Cop' event in Shoreline, Washington, simply because the coffee shop owner is a conservative pastor. Rantz and the crew also joked about producer Christine's hypothetical trip to Seattle to crash at his place. Plus, he weighed in on the activists ramping up their attacks against Tesla owners and dealerships. Listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview below: Listen to the full podcast below:
