
in response to a report that a man was dodging cars in the street. in Newcastle, southeast of Bellevue, shortly after 5 p.m. The deputy, wearing a bulletproof vest, had gone to the apartment building at 7311 Coal Creek Parkway S.E. Isaacs said squad cars were at Herzog’s house last night. Tony Isaacs, a neighbor of a Richard Herzog in Puyallup, confirmed that Herzog is in law enforcement and retired from the Army. He was in his mid- to late 40s, married and had an 18-year-old daughter.Ī source close to the department said the slain deputy’s last name was Herzog King County payroll records list a Richard Herzog of Puyallup in public safety. Officials said he had been with the department as long as eight years and was retired from the military. The deputy’s name was not officially released last night because authorities were still contacting relatives. NEWCASTLE - A veteran King County sheriff’s deputy was killed yesterday when a nude and highly agitated man who’d been running in traffic and pounding on cars took the officer’s gun and shot him repeatedly outside an apartment complex here.
