Your guide to the latest news from around the Northwest
November 13, 2012 at 7:45 AM
Thief strikes Marysville woman helping at crash scene
The Associated Press
MARYSVILLE — Peggy Ray didn’t think twice when she stopped her car and ran to help victims of an accident on Interstate 5 near Everett.
She crawled through a broken window Saturday and helped stabilize a bleeding driver and his passenger until an emergency crew arrived to rescue the people trapped in the partially submerged car.
But Ray told KOMO-TV that when she returned to her vehicle, $900 had been taken from her purse. It represented two weeks’ work for the Marysville barista who supports six teenage kids.
Ray says someone else who pulled over at the accident scene likely took the money from her purse.
Washington state troopers are investigating and hope a tip might lead to an arres
Comments | More in The Blotter | Topics: car accident, good samaritan, money stolen
More from The Blotter
- May 17 - 4:21 PM Everett standoff finally over after eight hours; burglary suspect arrested
- May 17 - 4:18 PM Seattle police to expand crime forecasting project
- May 17 - 3:12 PM Deputies arrest fleeing felon Vincent Nutter in the woods
- May 17 - 2:41 PM 1 in custody following stabbing near Pike Place Market
- May 17 - 2:03 PM Man shot in arm in an Arby’s in Georgetown
About The Today File
Seattle Times Needle cam
Trending with readers
On Facebook
Recent Activity
Multimedia
Google+
