On Aug. 15, a suspect was killed in a collision in Parkland while fleeing from deputies in a stolen vehicle.
No one is immune from having their identity stolen, not even Better Business Bureau. Reports have been coming in to BBB offices and on Scam Tracker regarding individuals claiming to be working with BBB.
With the arrival this week of the most dangerous fire weather of the year, Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark is expanding the statewide burn ban effective noon yesterday, Aug. 17 to prohibit all campfires on DNR-protected lands through Sept. 30, 2016.
Yesterday the Pierce County Prosecutor’s office charged Tyler Michael Townsend, 19, with a crime spree that includes 15 different charges.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first death due to West Nile virus this year in Washington. A Benton County woman in her 70s was most likely exposed to infected mosquitoes in Benton County.
Approximately one-third of drivers in Washington were drug-positive according to a new study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Enumclaw resident Max Hellesto will be arraigned Monday, facing two charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a fight that shook a quiet residential neighborhood.
Officers were flagged down by a road painting truck driver on Aug. 8 reporting that a man was interfering with his equipment. Officers approached the man who was interfering with the equipment, who attempted to leave but staggered and fell before returning to his interference.
Officers were dispatched to a neighbor dispute over a possible code violation of a fence on Aug. 7. Officers contacted both parties and learned that the neighbor with the fence was armed, a detail that was not mentioned when officers first received the call.
Officers were driving on Veterans Memorial Drive on Aug. 4 when they passed a man they recognized as having a suspended license driving in the opposite direction.
Officers were called Aug. 3 to a report of shoplift at a department store. According to the store supervisor, an off-duty female employee observed a female enter the bathroom with an unopened pregnancy test.
Over the weekend, Orting Police officers, assisted by deputies from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, arrested a suspect with multiple warrants and a long criminal history.
Pierce County Councilmember Connie Ladenburg is encouraging the public to speak at the County Council on a proposed ordinance that restricts fireworks in Pierce County.
