This event is designed to increase public awareness of victim rights and available victim services. Victims of crime often feel helpless in the aftermath of a crime. They may feel afraid, isolated and alone, or they may be left financially devastated.  Learn more...

More than 200 people are killed each year in Washington State by drunk drivers, more than are killed by any other crime. Each year, scores of families in our community suffer the unimaginable loss of having a loved one killed by this senseless crime.  Learn more...

The King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC), a private, non-profit organization headquartered in Renton, is the largest and most comprehensive sexual assault services organization in Washington State.  Learn more...

The PAO's Kids' Court is a special program designed to help child victims of sexual abuse or other trauma who are asked to testify in court.  Learn more...

Identity theft is a serious problem in our community and throughout our state. National statistics rank Washington seventh in the nation in the number of financial fraud complaints. Identity thieves are growing increasingly sophisticated in figuring out new ways to obtain sensitive financial information.  Learn more...

Senior DPA Scott O'Toole was recently accepted into The American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization composed of the best of the trial lawyers from the United States and Canada. The American College of Trial Lawyers is widely considered to be the premier professional trial organization in America.  Learn more...

The 2012 regular Legislative Session ended on March 8. Despite significant budget challenges, Prosecuting Attorneys throughout the state pushed for and achieved major legislative reforms on behalf of victims of crime.  Learn more...

State v. Brandich . . . State v. Donald . . . State v. Smith and State v. Susohor.  Learn more...

The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office (PAO) began a unique partnership with the Seattle Police Department's West Precinct, The Defender Association, the Seattle City Attorney's Office, the King County Executive's Office, and the Belltown Community Leaders to launch LEAD -- Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion -- a new, innovative approach to more effectively deal with low-level drug addicts.  Learn more...

Defendant Sean Moul has been convicted of two counts of Felony Stalking and 19 counts of Violating an Anti-Harassment Order; he was sentenced to 26 ½ years in prison for these crimes. Moul first started staking his victim, Tracy Lundeen, in 1994, when she was 13 years old.  Learn more...

The Washington Traffic Safety Commission has awarded PAO Legal Administrative Specialist Armontae "A.J." Smith its "Achievements in Traffic Safety" award in recognition of his superb work in support of "Target Zero".  Learn more...

The PAO recently said goodbye to a special friend of the office -- Jeeter -- the pioneering courthouse dog whose abundant love led to a nationwide movement that recognizes the value of placing dogs within the justice system to provide comfort and unconditional assurance to victims of crime.  Learn more...

Tune in to Comcast Newsmakers, a regular four-and-a-half-minute interview program that airs on CNN Headline News (cable channel 45) to watch host Sabrina Register speak with King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg.   Learn more...

The Washington State 2012 legislative session began on January 9. Listed below are three areas where Dan Satterberg and other prosecutors around the state are pushing for reform.  Learn more...

State v. Garcia-Bonilla, State v. Gray, State v. Ostrovski and State v. Wallace.  Learn more...

PAO Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Steven Kim has been invited by the South Korean government to spend six months in Seoul teaching Korean prosecutors trial practice skills.  Learn more...

Defendant Jesse R. Gonzales (aka Jesse R. Guerten) was arrested and charged with First Degree Rape and First Degree Burglary with Sexual Motivation for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in her family's Shoreline home.   Learn more...

Just before midnight on February 22, 2004, 24-year-old Maria Federici was driving home from work on I-405 when a large board from a piece of furniture flew off the trailer in front of her and crashed through the windshield of her car.   Learn more...

In an effort to help foster a greater office understanding of King County's wonderfully diverse population, the PAO's Diversity Committee has offered a series of monthly presentations that focus on distinct communities within King County.  Learn more...

Tune in to The Justice Files, a program on King County TV (CTV), cable channel 22, that features stories involving the King County criminal justice system.  Learn more...

State v. Benson . . . State v. Jormelu . . . State v. Pascal, and State v. Steward.  Learn more...

For the first time in King County history, state and federal prosecutors have teamed together to try a state murder case. The partnership was formed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Greenberg and King County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Roger Davidheiser.  Learn more...

The PAO has partnered with the Seattle Police Department's West Precinct, The Defender Association, the ACLU, the Seattle City Attorney's Office, the Office of the Mayor, the King County Executive's Office and the Belltown community leaders to launch LEAD -- Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion -- a new and innovative approach to manage and more effectively deal with low-level drug addicts, dealers and prostitutes who currently revolve through King County's jail and criminal justice system.  Learn more...

Federal and local law enforcement officials have just completed "Operation Center of Attention" -- a three-month undercover operation in White Center. The operation has resulted in 50 arrests, the seizure of 51 pounds of methamphetamine and 12 pounds of cocaine, and 68 firearms.  Learn more...

The PAO congratulates its newest DPAs for passing the Bar Exam and joining the PAO team.  Learn more...

State v. Beimer . . . State v. Carra . . . State v. Dorsey & other cases.  Learn more...

PAO Domestic Violence Advocate Emily Elting was awarded the King County Bar Association's (KCBA) Friend of Pro Bono award.  Learn more...

Tune in to The Justice Files, a program on King County TV (CTV), cable channel 22, that features stories involving the King County criminal justice system.  Learn more...

As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the PAO and the Seattle Police Department presented the 15th Annual Norm Maleng Outstanding Law Enforcement award.  Learn more...

ug-related deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, due in large part to the increase in the number of prescription narcotic overdoses. In 2009, drug-related deaths totaled 37,485 nationwide, which averages to about one death every 14 minutes.  Learn more...

Long time community activist Nora Chan is working with community leaders to install a network of private security cameras installed throughout the Chinatown-International District in an effort to help combat crime.  Learn more...

Defendant Ronald Wayne MacDonald, age 50, was arrested and charged with murder for the death of an 80-year-old widow, who was strangled to death in 1978. The defendant was linked to the crime as the result of advances in King County's Regional Automated Fingerprint Identification System.  Learn more...

The King County Council recently agreed to provide funding to allow the PAO to form a dedicated gang violence unit. These funds come at the end of a two-year federal grant.  Learn more...

State v. Cardwell . . . State v. Leae . . . State v. MacLaren-Beattie & State v. Richardson  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...

Our community suffered a terrible tragedy when 43-year-old father of two, Steve Lacey, was killed when a drunk driver, whose blood alcohol level is alleged to have been more than three times the legal limit, slammed into Lacey's car while in a high-speed, drunken pursuit of another driver. Lacey was instantly killed. The defendant, Patrick Rexroat, walked away unharmed from the collision.  Learn more...

The PAO has established the new Child Justice Center (CJC) of King County, a multidisciplinary team response center to effectively and efficiently respond collaboratively to allegations of child physical and sexual abuse while maintaining a child-focused approach.  Learn more...

The PAO has launched a new internship program designed to offer high school students an opportunity to work in a professional law office and to learn more about the criminal justice system.  Learn more...

King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg was recently elected to serve on the Board of the National District Attorney's Association.  Learn more...

Tune in to The Prosecutor's Post, a program on King County TV (CTV), cable channel 22, that features stories involving the PAO.   Learn more...

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State v. Bingham, Cooper, and Miller . . . State v. Densmore . . . State v. Hollingsworth & other cases.  Learn more...

The PAO Administrative Staff are represented by Teamsters Local No. 117. Both parties successfully negotiated their 14th contract signed in late May.  Learn more...

Since 2006, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office (PAO) and King County law enforcement have dedicated resources to systematically review each of King County's unsolved "cold case" homicides.  Learn more...

On May 12, the PAO recognized 19 students, who were formerly truant and in serious danger of dropping out of school, during its annual Academic Awareness Awards Ceremony.  Learn more...

To understand why we take impaired driving so seriously in law enforcement, consider the fact that drunk drivers are responsible for an average of 273 deaths each year in the State of Washington.  Learn more...

Consistent with nationwide trends, but contrary to expectations of many criminologists, reported crime continues to fall in King County.   Learn more...

When an unlicensed youth dance hall known as Club Evolucion (located in the Skyway neighborhood) became a magnet for gang activity, neighborhood groups enlisted the help of many King County agencies.  Learn more...

In the most recent edition of The Prosecutor's Post, Dan Satterberg interviews Seattle Police Department Detective Kim Bogucki, one of the creators of The If Project.  Learn more...

DPA Mike Pellicciotti has been elected to the American Bar Association (ABA) Board of Governors. Mike is also a member of the Washington Young Lawyers Division (WYLD) of the Washington State Bar.  Learn more...

State v. Blair . . . State v. Curry . . . State v. Gomez-Ramiez & other cases  Learn more...

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