On Wednesday evening, Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus blasted the King County Sheriff’s Office for failing to notify the city about a convicted Level III-sex offender, Kevin Coe– better known as the “South Hill Rapist” in Spokane.
After a KIRO 7 investigation, we found the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) did notify the Auburn Police Department; however, the person to whom it was sent was out of the office.
“The message was sent to a single point of contact on Friday, [October] 3rd, but that person was out of the office. We then did not receive confirmation of Coe’s address until yesterday.” Auburn Police public information officer Kolby Crossley said…