Father pleads for son

Aug. 9-The father of a 16-year-old Highline High School student missing since Aug. 6 asked the public for help in finding his son.

As of Friday evening, there was no report of his return.

Zaky Kemal was last seen riding his bike near Highline High.

King County Sheriff's detectives said he may have run away, but his father said that is not the case.

Zadik Kemal, the boy's father, said Zaky may have been kidnapped and the boy's twin brother, Ramzy, believes he may be in danger.

Anyone with information on Zaky's whereabouts is urged to contact the King County Sheriff's Office.

Hit and run driver nabbed

Aug. 7-Two people, one a toddler, were injured critically in a three-car accident on Fourth Avenue Southwest near Southwest 128th Street.

The driver who allegedly cause the crash attempted to run from the scene.

King County Sheriff's investigators said a Chevrolet Cavalier rear-ended a Chevrolet Metro at a high rate of speed. The Cavalier then struck an oncoming Toyota Camry.

The driver of the Cavalier, a 17-year-old male from Burien, fled on foot but was captured nearby by deputies who heard the crash while at a neighborhood National Night Out event.

The driver of the Camry, a 34-year-old Tukwila woman, and a 23-month-old passenger were transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.

No report on their conditions was available.

Several other people sustained minor injuries in the 8 p.m. accident.

Normandy Park

Fire destroys garage, cars

Aug. 6-Fire gutted a garage and burned the roof of a Normandy Park home, destroying five vintage French Citroens the owner was restoring.

Burien/Normandy Park firefighters responded to the alarm shortly shortly before 9 p.m. They indicated the fire started accidentally while the owner was welding in the garage.

He suffered burns to his hands. There were no other injuries. Damage to the home in the 17000 block of Sylvester Road S.W. and its contents were estimated at $200,000.

Tukwila

Tournament honors Cox

Aug 11-12-The third annual Fallen Officers Memorial Tournament to remember those who gave their lives making our world safer honored King County Deputy Steve Cox, who was killed last December in White Center.

Sponsored by The Fallen Officer Memorial Tournament Organization, the fundraiser included a two-day softball tournament plus a silent auction and dinner.

Twenty-two softball teams comprised of male and female police officers, fire fighters and emergency services personnel from around the region played in the tournament at Fort Dent Park in Tukwila.

All funds raised by the event were given the family of Deputy Cox, and the event was dedicated to them.

The Fallen Officer Tournament is intended to let the families of those killed in the line of duty know they are not alone and that their loss was not in vain.

Compiled by Ralph Nichols