The Spotlight

A Washington couple's home raided and a sick plot revealed. What deputies found hidden behind their closet wall and the written plans to kidnap young girls to use as sex slaves. Plus, a grieving mother's disgust with the state legislature’s sentencing guidelines that could give her son's accused killer very little time behind bars if convicted. And, body cam video shows a man throw a dog at deputies during his attempt to escape.

A DoorDash driver who spotted a stranded family of 9 on the side of the road and offered them a ride was stabbed multiple times in the head, neck and chest, then carjacked. For the first time, he is describing what happened the night he was almost killed by a couple who told detectives they thought he was part of a conspiracy to murder them and their 7 children. Plus, a grandmother shot 3 times at an ATM faces the suspect in court and demands justice. Why the judge says she is required by law to consider the suspect's age in her decision.

Switchblade knives, butterfly blades and metal knuckles, The Spotlight shows you the dangerous weapons suspects were arming themselves with in Seattle. Plus, a young man murdered while getting a slice of pizza and the killer has not been caught. Those stories and a Domestic Violence survivor fights to keep her alleged attacker in jail after he is caught on camera trying to escape police.

The Spotlight takes you inside the courtroom as a King County judge hears from all sides before issuing a ruling on whether to release three teens charged in a violent assault and hate crime. Plus, a motorcycle rider driving recklessly taunts police to try to catch him but has no idea a helicopter is tracking his every move. And, see how two K-9's in Pierce County tracked down a dangerous suspect and the gun he tried to hide.

A tactical arrest in a Jack In The Box drive-thru landed a man in custody after Facebook messages uncovered some sadistic acts. Plus, some Seattle-area pot shops are taking security into their own hands after smash-and-grab thieves repeatedly hit their businesses. And, a small business gets hounded by criminals using a dog as a decoy.

An ex-girlfriend angry and armed ? how a journal entry and a drone helped law enforcement intercept her deadly plan in Maple Valley. Plus, a night at the bar turns to two weeks in the hospital; a Seattle man shot in the chest now describes the encounter that escalated quickly. And, he put the pedal to the metal before deputies put him in cuffs ? a man the Thurston County Sheriff's Office calls the "most dangerous driver" in Washington.

Police bodycam video shows Kent PD officers arresting a 38-year-old man on his lunch break after he was accused of multiple hit and runs and high-speed pursuits. Detectives say he was spotted doing whippits behind the wheel before crashing into cars.

Dashcam video from Seattle police shows the lengths detectives say Zachary McCreary was willing to go to to avoid being arrested.

A woman stabbed multiple times in the face while walking on a park trail faces the suspect in court when he chooses to represent himself. Plus, solving a mystery after a woman's skull was found. A forensic artist demonstrates how she created the sketch that could help put a name to the face. And, video shows the lengths police go to catch fleeing suspects only to see them released by the court.

A woman accused of shooting the man who tried to detain her during a citizen's arrest is now in jail.?Prosecutors say he's not her only victim. Plus, bodycam video shows a suspect shooting at a Seattle Police officer who tried to arrest him for violently attacking a woman in a park.?And, the outdated policies causing those seeking treatment for a fentanyl addiction to kicked out of detox before they are clean.?How Courage to Change Recovery Services is providing a stop-gap to keep those clients off the streets in spite of the non-profit's funding challenges.