Police delay update on feet mystery

Vancouver, B.C.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has delayed a news conference on the case of the five feet that have washed ashore along the Strait of Georgia over the past year.

The RCMP had planned to update the public this week but has now decided to hold off until more of the investigation is complete, said Constable Annie Linteau, the agency's spokeswoman.

She said the news conference should be within the next few weeks.

Each of the five feet has been found encased in a sneaker.

Authorities haven't been able to say for sure if the feet are the result of natural decomposition or something more sinister.

Lynnwood

Woman arrested in motel break-in

A 25-year-old Snohomish woman was arrested early Wednesday morning in Lynnwood after a break-in at a motel, the assault of an employee and she was found to have goods from a variety of property crimes, police said.

Police say that just before 5 a.m., the woman broke into the Best Western Motel at 19332 36th Ave. W. and was about to break into a vending machine when she was confronted by an employee.

She hit the employee over the head with a pry bar and fled, police said. Officers found her hiding in a nearby strip-mall parking lot.

The employee was hospitalized after the attack.

The woman was being held at the Lynnwood Jail pending the filing of several felony charges.

Seattle

Girls' school to remain at site

After searching the city for a home, the Seattle Girls' School decided to stay put.

The Central Area school, which enrolls girls in fifth through eighth grades, has been leasing the building it's been in since its inception in 2001.

School officials announced Wednesday they have an option to purchase their site at 2706 S. Jackson St.

The school also received a $150,000 anonymous donation toward the purchase, which includes the property surrounding the school's building. The purchase has not yet been finalized, but the school has the option to buy until January.

The school site is assessed at $1.7 million, according to King County property records.

The school enrolls 130 students. Annual tuition is about $16,000; 40 percent of students receive financial aid.

"The fact that it worked out that we could stay here is the best thing in the world," said Head of School Marja Brandon. "This spot's been our home and we love it."

Kent

Drowning victim is identified

A 14-year-old boy who died after being under water for nearly 30 minutes at Lake Meridian Park last week has been identified by the King County Medical Examiner's Office as Isaih Goodwin.

The Kent boy was swimming with friends on June 20 when he was seen struggling, according to the Kent Fire Department.

The medical examiner ruled his death an accidental drowning.

Rescue workers said the boy was found about 15 feet below the surface of the water in a marked swimming area.

They performed CPR on him after pulling him out, and he was flown to Harborview Medical Center, where he died the following day.

The accident occurred one day before the start of the park's official summer swimming season. Lifeguards were not on duty.

Tacoma

Father, 81, charged after son is killed

Pierce County prosecutors have charged an 81-year-old man with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his 58-year-old son in Spanaway.

Superior Court Judge Kitty-Ann van Doorninck on Wednesday ordered Clarence Munce jailed in lieu of $5 million bail.

A not-guilty plea was entered on Munce's behalf at his arraignment.

Charging documents say the elder Munce shot his son, Gerald Munce, in the back with a rifle not long after the two argued at the father's house on Saturday night.

Court documents say Clarence Munce told investigators he fired the round at his son "to scare him."

Bainbridge Island

2 teens arrested in toilet prank

Bainbridge Island police have arrested two teens and identified four others suspected of blowing up portable toilets with homemade bombs on the island.

Police say so-called "sparkler bombs," made of fireworks sparklers, were used to destroy two toilets June 18, causing $5,000 damage.

Homemade bombs also damaged a portable toilet June 7 and a trash can June 2.

Spokane

Drunken driver injures officer

Spokane police say an officer received significant but non-life-threatening injuries when a drunken driver rear-ended his patrol car on the Mission Street bridge.

It happened just before 2 a.m. Wednesday when the patrol car was parked for a search.

Both cars were extensively damaged.

The driver had a blood-alcohol level of .28 and was arrested for investigation of drunken driving.

Seattle Times staff and news services