Police seeking man who robbed Edmonds bank

Edmonds Police are looking for assistance from the public in finding the man who robbed the Edmonds branch of Banner Bank on Friday. The man, who did not display a weapon or imply that he had one, announced the robbery to a bank teller and demanded money. He fled with $1,032 in cash and a dye pack, which went off as he left the bank.

He is described as white, in his mid-40s, approximately 6 feet tall and 220 pounds, with gray hair and a mustache. He was wearing a black baseball hat, black nylon jacket, black T-shirt, blue jeans, black shoes and sunglasses.

Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to contact Detective Ken Ploeger of the Edmonds Police Department, 425-275-4673.

Library book sale set for April 21-23

The Friends of the Seattle Public Library spring book sale has been scheduled for the weekend of April 21-23 at Seattle's Magnuson Park, Building No. 30, the library has announced.

The public sale, which is usually attended by thousands of people, will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 22 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 23.

Members of Friends of the Seattle Public Library will be able to preview the books and attend a silent auction of rare books from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 21. Memberships cost $15 and will be available at the door on that Friday.

Books for the sale may be donated at any Seattle library branch. Proceeds from the sale benefit the library.

Pair suspected in 2 armed attacks

Police have released sketches of two men suspected of armed robberies and rape.

The first man is described as white, 18 to 20 years old, 5-foot-10, with a thin build and short, light-colored hair. He was wearing a multicolored team jacket with a red baseball cap; and in a second robbery, a blue baseball cap.

The second man is an Asian or Pacific Islander, 18 to 21 years old, 5-foot-9, 160 pounds, with a chubby face and wearing gold hoop earrings in both ears. He wore a black puffy jacket, a black hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans; in the second robbery, he wore the same black puffy jacket with a black numbered sports jersey.

The first robbery occurred at 11 p.m. on Feb. 27 in a parking lot at 56th and Pacific. The men approached a woman on foot. One, armed with a handgun, demanded money from the woman and took her cellphone. The men ordered her into her vehicle and told her to drive to 64th and Yakima, where they forced her to perform a sex act. They then released her at South 56th and G Street and ran away.

The second robbery was at 9:30 p.m. on March 7. The men, who were on foot, approached a woman walking near 6100 Yakima Ave. One man held a handgun and grabbed the woman by the wrist, trying to get her to walk with him. When she resisted, he held the gun to her stomach and demanded her purse. She kept struggling as someone pulled up in a vehicle to help. The attackers ran away.

Tacoma police ask anybody who knows the men to call Detective Jeff Turner at 253-591-5986. Anybody who sees the men should call 911.

Man found dead after shots fired

King County Sheriff's officers are investigating the Saturday morning shooting death of a man at Park Lake Homes, in the 500 block of Southwest 99th Street.

The shooting was reported at 8:22 a.m. A caller reported that someone had fired several shots into a residence. The man was found dead at the scene. The victim's identity has not yet been released.

Drowning victim's name released

The King County Medical Examiner's office has released the name of one of two people found dead Friday in the water at Fishermen's Terminal. The victim was identified as Michael Wayne Grady, 45. Grady's address wasn't known. The cause of death was drowning, the Medical Examiner's Office said.

The body of Grady and that of a 39-year-old woman, whose identity is still not known, were found by Seattle police divers.

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