In Rainier Beach, community members say the maligned neighborhood is ready to throw off its bad rep
The recent assault on and robbery of Chea Pol and Heng Hay, the founders of Rainier Beach’s beloved King Donuts, shocked and horrified the community.
After closing up the shop around 7 p.m. on Jan. 2, Pol and Hay, Cambodian immigrants who had fled the genocidal violence of the Khmer Rouge, had just walked out the door when an unidentified man stole Chea’s purse containing jewelry and electronics. The culprit repeatedly punched her in the face. When Heng tried to intervene, the man threw him to the ground. The culprit fled.
As of press time, he has not been found. ...