Ashley Hiruko
Investigative Reporter
About
Ashley Hiruko reports on topics involving policing and the behind-the-scenes conduct of city leaders. Her investigations have examined police killings, allegations of abuse and sex trafficking, and labor issues.
She lives in Seattle with her husband, son, and Maltese.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Past President, Western Washington Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
Stories
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'I'm being called a racist. Not true,' says embattled Sheriff Ed Troyer after trailing Black newspaper carrier
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Man held in isolation for 274 days and counting after maskless bathroom trip, WA prison report says
Advocates say the action points to a large problem within the Washington State Department of Corrections: an atmosphere of violence and unchecked retaliation, especially against people of color.
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Arts & Life
A legend at Garfield High School, Rick walked the halls for half a century. This is his story
Wendell Hicks, known to the Central District as “Two Brick Rick,” and “Garfield Rick,” died last week. He was 69. The cause was pneumonia, his appointed guardian said.
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She was a pregnant teen when a cop knocked on the car window. That encounter echoes 20 years later
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Politics
Seattle council candidate withdraws after criminal assault exposed
Michael McQuaid, a candidate for Seattle City Council, has withdrawn from the race after an article in the Seattle Times exposed a criminal assault from 2015.
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Crime
Man snared in child sex trafficking operation inspected school buses for Washington State Patrol
A Washington State Patrol employee has been arrested and accused of two counts of attempted child rape. The suspect, 27-year-old Trevor Smith, was arrested last night and is being held in the King County Jail. He has not been charged yet.
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Seattle Police shoot, kill person said to be in mental crisis
Newly released police body camera footage reveals the moments during which Seattle police officers shot and killed a person, who was reported to be in mental distress Tuesday night. The event marks the second fatal Seattle Police Department shooting this month.
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‘It hits you like a truck.’ One Seattle family’s experience with 'UK' variant of the coronavirus
Sarah Abshire of Seattle was recovering at home on Saturday, Feb. 6, resting and loading up on Zinc and vitamins. Abshire, her husband and daughter contracted the coronavirus a week before, and she hoped her body could continue fending off Covid-19 without hospitalization.
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2 women accuse Seattle hip-hop artist Raz Simone of abuse, coercion
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Government
Report finds faults in the coronavirus response at a Central WA prison
A recent independent report found that key medical figures were either absent or sidelined when it came to managing a Covid-19 outbreak at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Central Washington.