Officers pulled over a vehicle on Jan. 17. The driver produced no ID or insurance, but admitted to some warrants. The car was impounded due to the new Bonney Lake impound policy, and the driver was booked into SCORE Jail.
Officers were fueling their patrol vehicle on Jan. 15 when they spotted a car that was reported stolen out of Tumwater in August. Officers pulled up to the car when it stopped but found no one in it. Officers kept an eye on the vehicle, and eventually five males entered the car.
Officers were called on Jan. 15 to a report of a stolen log splitter. The splitter, weighing 22 tons, was on a trailer, and the owner said they did not have it registered with the Department of Licensing. There was a lock on the hitch of the trailer, but it was cut.
Officers were contacted by loss prevention on Jan. 14 about a strange pill bottle with at least two different kinds of pills inside, including over-the-counter and prescription painkillers
Ballots were mailed to voters in the Sumner, White River and Carbonado school districts last week, each asking for millions of dollars and containing promises of improved educational facilities.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that his office has asked a court to grant summary judgment and penalize the Grocery Manufacturers Association for GMA’s intentional subterfuge in an effort to elude state campaign-finance laws. Ferguson also asked the court to unseal “confidential” GMA documents in the landmark case.
Average retail gasoline prices in Seattle have fallen 8.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.37/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 775 gas outlets in Seattle.
A Stuart Elway poll released today shows an overwhelming 65 percent of Washingtonians support raising the sale age of tobacco to 21. This result shows clear public support for Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s proposal to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco and vapor products to 21.
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Senate Bill 6194, Concerning public schools that are not common schools.
The Pierce County Republican Party along with the other 38 Republican County Central Committees within the Washington State Republican Party will be holding its Presidential Precinct Caucuses on Saturday Feb. 20th.
The weekly newscast is produced by PCTV. Find it on channel 22 Comcast and Click!, and channel 20 Rainier Connect every day at 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Watch online anytime at www.piercecountytv.org/pcn.
The agenda and full agenda packet for the January 26, 2016 City Council Meeting are available to view online.
