Misfit stories - 05/03/25

BELLEVUE, Wash. — An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed during a collision in Bellevue Friday night, according to the Bellevue Police Department.

The Bellevue Police Department said the collision happened around 9:40 p.m. at the intersection of NE 8th Street and 116th Avenue Northeast.

Police said the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed on 116th Avenue NE when it crashed into a vehicle heading westbound through the intersection.

Bellevue Fire crews attempted life-saving measures, but the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The intersection was closed during the investigation but has since reopened. The investigation is still ongoing.

SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating multiple stabbings that took place in the Hing Hay Park Saturday evening.

Police initially reported the stabbings that happened in the 500 block of South Jackson Street on X. There are two confirmed victims; one person was stabbed in the neck, and another was stabbed in the arm. The conditions of those injured are unknown.

Authorities have reason to believe there may be a third victim as well.

There is currently no suspect in custody or suspect information to release.

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — A significant police presence was established in a local parking lot following a shooting incident that left one person dead, according to the Federal Way police.

A temporary barrier has been erected, and a body, believed to be that of a minor, lies covered by a tarp, according to several neighbors.

The shooting occurred in the middle of the afternoon, a time when children and teenagers are often present in the area. Federal Way police said the call came in at 4:22 p.m. to the Uptown Square Apartments. When officers arrived, they found a man in his late teens or early 20s with a gunshot wound. Crews attempted first aid, but he died at the scene.

Authorities have not been able to identify the man or his age, however, three individuals at the scene have indicated that the victim is a minor.

"You fear for your kids to even go outside, and it’s sad because as children, they deserve to grow up and have fun and play and shouldn’t be worried about going outside from gun violence," said a concerned resident.

Authorities have deployed the Guardian One helicopter to assist in the search for the shooter or shooters, but no arrests have been reported at this time. There are no current suspects either, according to Federal Way police.

Detectives are continuing to investigate the scene, and they are expected to remain on-site throughout the evening. Anyone with information is asked to call 253-835-2121.

KENT - The former IT manager for a Kent energy manufacturing company pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington Friday, 43-year-old Paul Joseph Welch admitted to stealing around $1 million from Algas-SDI.

The attorney’s office stated Welch worked at the company from 2011 to 2024 and used the company’s Amazon business account to make unauthorized personal purchases from Amazon.com, such as televisions and laptops—totaling at least $43,000. He then began using the company credit card for personal purchases through other online retailers such as Apple, Alaska Airlines, Instacart, and BestBuy—totaling around $60,000.

However, the attorney’s office said the scheme accelerated in January 2021 when Welch started making payments to himself, disguised as payments to a computer services company, using the scheme to transfer around $879,175 from company accounts to himself.

The news release states in January 2024, Algas-SDI employees confronted Welch about the charges from the computer services accounts he controlled. Welch told the employees that the vendor was real, leading the company to fire him.

Welch is scheduled to be sentenced on August 21, 2025.