Last year, King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg and the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (WAPA) fought hard for increased prison terms for the crimes of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.  Learn more...

Next week is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. This annual event is designed to increase public awareness of victim rights and available victim services.  Learn more...

Last month marked the 18th anniversary of a shooting at the King County Courthouse that claimed the lives of three women and an unborn baby.  Learn more...

In 2009, the PAO forged a partnership with the U.S. Attorney's Office and the State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) in an effort to crack down on mortgage fraud.  Learn more...

State v. Wendell Adams, Jr. . . . State v. Daniel Bartels . . . State v. Robert Hitt . . . & State v. Brenda Nicholas  Learn more...

Over the past three decades, the criminal justice system in Washington State has risen to face many challenges. One area that has not received sufficient attention over the past 30 years is re-entry.  Learn more...

The PAO filed 6,135 felony cases in 2012, which is 43 fewer than in 2011, according to statistics released last week by the Department of Judicial Administration.  Learn more...

State v. JoJo Ejonga . . . State v. Chrisean Cressel, & State v. Samuel J. Cruz  Learn more...

Dan Satterberg was in Olympia last week to testify on three bills of interest to prosecutors.  Learn more...

Dan Satterberg joined local law enforcement officers and Congressman Dave Reichert last Saturday in jumping into the frigid waters of Lake Union to support Special Olympics of Washington.  Learn more...

PAO Senior DPA Steven Kim has returned from South Korean after spending the past year in Seoul teaching Korean prosecutors.   Learn more...

During the 2012 King County Employee Giving Campaign, PAO employees donated $71,935 in support of local and national nonprofit and charitable organizations.  Learn more...

The PAO is participating in the 6th annual Valentine Project benefitting Seattle’s Children’s Hospital.  Learn more...

In January, the PAO will celebrate the one-year anniversary of its official launch of a new juvenile pre-filing diversion program – the 180 Program.   Learn more...

While national and international attention has turned to Washington's new marijuana legalization law, there is one little-known section of the law that may extend the practical scope of this groundbreaking law even wider.  Learn more...

The PAO sponsored a crafts and bake sale in early December for the Employee Giving campaign to raise money for local food banks.  Learn more...

During the annual Share the Warmth Campaign, the PAO last week delivered a large quantity of gently used and clean clothing and monetary donations to the Union Gospel Men’s and Women’s (which also includes kids) shelters.  Learn more...

State v. Aenoy Phasay . . . State v. Jermaine Route . . . and State v. Vernon M. Walker  Learn more...

This week the following PAO Employees will observe significant anniversaries in the office. We celebrate not just longevity, but significant contributions to the mission of the PAO and service to the people of King County.  Learn more...

State v. Justin McLeod . . . State v. Jay Matthew Anderson  Learn more...

Longtime KOMO-TV news reporter Bryan Johnson is retiring after working at KOMO News since 1959.  Learn more...

A jury has convicted a Seattle gang member in a shooting last May that wounded a man outside a Skyway restaurant.   Learn more...

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced today a renewed effort aimed at increasing sentence ranges for juveniles who illegally possess firearms.   Learn more...

Car thefts in King County have declined 52.3% since the inception of the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office's (PAO's) Car Theft Initiative (CTI) in 2005.   Learn more...

During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, King County and the City of Seattle came together for the Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Ceremony on October 19 at Seattle City Hall.  Learn more...

A predatory, serial rapist has been convicted of sexually assaulting three women in the Seattle area in 2010. A jury last week found Phillip D. Baldwin guilty of Rape in the Second Degree for attacking a Covington woman.  Learn more...

Five new DPAs are beginning their legal careers at the PAO after a swearing-in ceremony on October 19 in the presiding courtroom of King County Superior Court.   Learn more...

State v. Laurance Anthone . . . State v. Roy Purcell Jackson  Learn more...

State v. Mussie Weldeyohannes . . . State v. Gary Wade  Learn more...

PAO employees and friends participated in September’s Heroes 5K Run (see this link) to raise funds benefitting the Team Jesse Foundation (see this link), which provides education and support to families of fallen soldiers in honor of Staff Sergeant Jesse Williams.  Learn more...

In recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, King County and the City of Seattle come together for the Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Ceremony on October 19 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Seattle City Hall in the Bertha Knight Landes Room.  Learn more...

One in four women in the United States will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. In King County there are approximately 11,000 reports of domestic violence annually -- about 30 incidents per day.  Learn more...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In honor of DV Awareness Month, each year the King County Prosecutor’s Office recognizes law enforcement officers for their outstanding work in the area of domestic violence investigations.   Learn more...

Linda Jackman, Protection Order Advocacy Program advocate, is retiring after fifteen plus years of excellent service.  Learn more...

State v. Maxfield Dare and State v. Timothy L. Dampier.  Learn more...

Each year about 8,000 people are released from prison in Washington State. We know that nearly half of them will be convicted of a new felony crime within three years. Half of all people sent to prison this year have been there before.   Learn more...

Many do not know that the PAO runs a truancy/dropout prevention program designed to keep truant youth out of court and to get them reengaged in the school process. Under our State’s truancy laws, school representatives can file truancy petitions in court against students.  Learn more...

Charges of Murder First Degree and Assault First Degree have been filed against D’Angelo A. Saloy in connection with a shooting that killed 15-year-old Quincy Coleman.  Learn more...

The Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) has appointed PAO DPA Mafe Rajul to work with the Honduran Attorney General’s Office for the next six months on a variety of criminal justice issues.  Learn more...

In July, the PAO hosted a delegation of ten Central American women leaders who are working to promote women’s rights and address sexual and gender-based violence in Central America.  Learn more...

In August, Governor Chris Gregoire appointed Dan Satterberg to serve a six-year term on the state’s Criminal Justice Training Commission.  Learn more...

Longtime King County and PAO employee Sia Puloka is leaving the office to begin a new and adventurous career path as she attends divinity school on the East Coast.  Learn more...

As gang violence continues to impact communities in King County and across our nation, it is being addressed in King County by a multi-front effort enlisting all law enforcement partners.  Learn more...

State v. Jerry Townsel and State v. Michael Reeder  Learn more...

Several PAO employees and friends joined in the inaugural Refuse to Abuse 5K Run which raises money for the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s statewide prevention and education programs.  Learn more...

The PAO participated in a two-week annual fundraising project in July called Food Frenzy, which raised $10,500 for Food Lifeline.  Learn more...

A unique coalition of government officials, law enforcement agencies, and social service providers announced today the opening of an innovative new facility designed to divert the mentally ill and drug dependent away from our local jails and hospital emergency rooms.   Learn more...

Local, state and federal law enforcement officials, led by King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg, U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, have announced a renewed effort to take illegal guns, and the violent felons who carry them, off our streets.  Learn more...

On Tuesday July 10, King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg briefed the King County Council’s Law, Safety, Justice Health and Human Services Committee.  Learn more...

State v. Patel, Bryde, Manyon  Learn more...

The PAO welcomes its second class of high school summer interns. This is the second year of a new PAO internship program, which offers high school students an opportunity to work in a professional law office.  Learn more...

The PAO softball team is in the playoffs for the first time since 2005 after some key victories.   Learn more...

On June 14, King County District Court launched its new Veteran’s Treatment Court, a therapeutic court designed to hold veterans involved in the criminal justice system accountable.  Learn more...

On May 30, the PAO recognized 23 students, who were formerly truant and in serious danger of dropping out of school, during its annual Academic Awareness Awards Ceremony.  Learn more...

The PAO anticipates filing a Vehicular Homicide charge tomorrow against a Federal Way woman who is accused of driving under the influence and causing a collision on June 7 that killed one person and injured others in Federal Way.  Learn more...

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About every other month, the Regional Law Safety Justice Committee (RLSJC) meets to discuss policy and operations matters that impact public safety throughout our region.   Learn more...

State v. Gonzales and State v. Tuji  Learn more...

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The Prosecutor's Office sponsors a 13-week program during the summer for law students between their second and third year of law school.  Learn more...

In January of this year, the PAO partnered with community leaders in the Rainier Valley and formally launched the 180 Program, an innovative new program designed to divert approximately 350 youths out of the criminal justice system each year.  Learn more...

The pie chart above demonstrates the wide array of criminal matters handled by our office.   Learn more...

Reported burglaries in King County jumped 5.4% in 2011, which is a significant increase when compared to other categories of reported crimes. Residential and commercial burglaries have an impact on the quality of life for King County citizens.  Learn more...

Defendant Napoleon Hayes, 37, pleaded guilty to three counts of First Degree Robbery on the eve of trial for an armed robbery spree in the Seattle area from 2009 and 2010. Hayes robbed casinos, a check-cashing store and a Lynnwood bank in take-over robberies while brandishing a pistol.  Learn more...

State v. Harris and State v. Hernandez.  Learn more...

"We, Not Me" is the team motto for Supersonics Lacrosse, a program for at-risk youth in the Highpoint and Denny Middle School area of Seattle. PAO employees Hugh Barber and Mark Larson helped found the program out of their love of lacrosse, originally a Native American game.   Learn more...

On April 17, more than 300 community members joined emcee Dan Satterberg in Sea-Tac to celebrate the work of DAWN, the Domestic Abuse Women's Network at its annual fundraising breakfast, "DAWN of a New Day." This event marked over 32 years of dedicated service by DAWN to victims of domestic violence.  Learn more...

Senior DPA David Martin has been appointed as a member of the American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence.   Learn more...

On May 19, over a dozen DPAs and PAO staff attended the annual New Beginnings Auction and Gala in downtown Seattle. New Beginnings is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide shelter, advocacy and support for battered women and their children.  Learn more...