The car of accused murderer Velma Ogden-Whitehead was stolen on July 2 sometime before 2:15 a.m.

Ogden-Whitehead is currently in the King County Jail facing first-degree murder charges for the death of her husband, Ron Whitehead.

Her 18-year-old son and his 17-year-old friend are also charged with first-degree murder in connection with the March 2005 shooting of Whitehead.

Ogden-Whitehead's daughter, who has power of attorney while her mother is in jail, went to her mother's house in the 20900 block of 6th Ave. S. in Des Moines at 2:15 a.m. July 2.

When she got to the house the car was not there. The daughter had taken the sparkplugs out of the car, but believes someone put new ones in. The house was also burglarized and the thief took all the keys.

The stolen 1990 blue Honda Civic was found on July 3 around 11 p.m. in the 23400 block of Military Rd. S. in Kent. The stereo and ignition were damaged.

No arrests have been made.

Mother stabs daughter

A mother stabbed her daughter three times on July 1 after the daughter reportedly would not leave the apartment they were staying in.

At 12:42 a.m., Des Moines police responded to a call in the 21600 block of 31st Ave. S.

The 19-year-old daughter, who made the 9-1-1 call, was outside the apartment and the knife was found outside the apartment. The 46-year-old mother was hiding between two cars in the parking lot.

The daughter was stabbed three times in the chest, right shoulder blade and on the wrist with a knife that was 13-inches long. She told officers it wasn't the first time her mother had threatened her with a knife, but didn't think she would ever stab her.

The mother, who denies the stabbing, claims her daughter is troubled and makes up stories to get people into trouble.

She claims her daughter stabbed herself.

The daughter was treated at Harborview Medical Center but after emergency treatment left against medical advice.

She claimed her mother told her to leave the apartment, but refused because she was to had been told to look after it. The mother reportedly then got a knife and began chasing her daughter around the room.

The mother was booked in the King County Jail on a charge of first-degree assault.

No seatbelt leads to jail

A man was arrested for possession of crack cocaine after being pulled over for not having his seatbelt on.

On June 29 around 12:41 p.m., a Des Moines Police officer noticed a man driving a blue Ford Explorer without his seatbelt off and pulled the driver over in the 22200 block of 24th Ave. S.

His driver's license was suspended and he could not provide registration or proof of insurance. The driver claimed it was a rental truck, but was also unable to show rental paperwork.

The officer then searched the car and located in a sunglasses holder a plastic bag with 2.6 grams of crack cocaine.

Sex offender notifications

Meetings on July 10 and 11 informed local residents about two registered sex offenders living now living in the North Highline area.

Citizens were informed on July 10 of Michael Edinger, 45, who lives in the 10400 block of 6th Ave. SW.

He was convicted in 1991 of the first-degree rape of a woman after he convinced her to let him inside her apartment. He also threatened to kill her with a knife.

The July 11 meeting focused on Samuel C. Rutherford III, 45, who lives in the 2000 block of SW 119th St.

He was convicted in 1996 for first-degree rape and attempted first-degree rape. Twice he picked up female prostitutes in the SeaTac area and violently assaulted both women. He claims his innocence and refused sex offender treatment.

Both are not wanted by police. For more information visit the sex offender website at www.metrokc.gov/sheriff.

Compiled by Sara Loken