Gig Harbor Crime

Crime, law and justice, and police blotter near Gig Harbor, WA or anywhere in the US.

Recent Crime News

• Boat first-aid course offered in Gig Harbor

  Yesterday | via The News Tribune 

  Washington Sea Grant and the Gig Harbor BoatShop at the Eddon Boatyard are holding a first-aid at sea course for recreational boaters and commercial fishermen.

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  Related Topix: Gig Harbor, WA, Allyn, WA

• Train, truck collide at Puyallup crossing

  Friday May 25 | via The News Tribune 

  The driver of a truck suffered minor injuries when it was struck by a train Friday morning at a Puyallup crossing.

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  Related Topix: Puyallup, WA, Mesa, WA, Franklin County, WA, Gig Harbor, WA

• PHS forensic students win gold medals in state CSI c...

  Tuesday May 22 | via Kitsap Sun 

  The winning CSI team from Peninsula High School include, from left: senior Amanda Stedner, sophomore Chelsea Goodwin and Heather Dodge, a junior.

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  Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

• High School Seniors Learn Dangers of Drunk Driving

  Friday May 18 | via Patch.com 

  The graduating class from Gig Harbor , Peninsula and Henderson Bay High Schools took part in the annual mock crash on Friday.

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  Related Topix: Gig Harbor, WA

• Ryan Lee Birley, 29

  Friday May 18 | via Kitsap Sun 

  Ryan Lee Birley, beloved son and friend to many passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at his home in Palm Desert, CA.

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  Related Topix: Obituaries

• Filings include Pierce County executive, county coun...

  Thursday May 17 | via The News Tribune 

  The president of the union for Pierce County corrections deputies filed paperwork Thursday to challenge County Executive Pat McCarthy in her bid for a second term.

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  Related Topix: Pierce County, WA, US Politics, US News, Jay Inslee, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Gig Harbor, WA

• Police Chief: Crime Stats Don't Tell Whole Story

  Wednesday May 16 | via Patch.com 

  In the past few weeks, Gig Harbor has been getting regional and even national attention, including the Smithonian Magazine's top 20 best small towns in the U.S. But the city was recently tagged as the 10th worst city in the Washington state for crimes at 70.6 per 1,000 residents, according to Seattlepi.com . In a brief description, the publication ... (more)

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  Related Topix: Gig Harbor, WA, Kitsap County, WA

• Program Helps Women In Prison Become Entrepreneurs

  Wednesday May 16 | via KUOW-FM Seattle 

  Life in prison is regimented, controlled, so for some inmates, the thought of returning to life on the outside can be daunting. 2 comments

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• Police beat: Envelope with cash returned; stolen iPa...

  Saturday May 12 | via The News Tribune 

  About 3 p.m., he spotted a blank envelope on the ground at Market and South 13th streets, near the Hotel Murano.

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  Related Topix: Starbucks, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Tacoma, WA, Gig Harbor, WA

• Thurston County sheriff's deputies catch 2 alleged m...

  Friday May 11 | via The News Tribune 

  Two men were arrested on suspicion of first-degree trafficking in stolen property Friday afternoon after a 911 caller reported seeing a metal theft in progress near the railroad tracks at Diagonal and Rich roads Southeast.

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  Related Topix: Thurston County, WA, Pierce County, WA, Gig Harbor, WA

• New images released in April purse snatching that in...

  Thursday May 10 | via The News Tribune 

  Tacoma police are releasing new surveillance images in hopes of finding the man who pushed down and snatched the purse of a 90-year-old woman in a South End parking lot last month.

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  Related Topix: Tacoma, WA, Gig Harbor, WA

• DWI trial scheduled for former FAA chief Babbitt

  Thursday May 10 | via Bellingham Herald 

  Babbitt was arrested Dec. 4 after a patrol officer said he spotted Babbitt driving on the wrong side of the road.

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  Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

• Pierce County: Corrections deputies riding for falle...

  Thursday May 10 | via The News Tribune 

  Three Pierce County corrections deputies are taking part in a 300-mile bicycle ride on the East Coast to honor fallen law enforcement officers.

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  Related Topix: Pierce County, WA, Parkland, WA, Gig Harbor, WA

• Fatal hit-and-run crash in Ocean Shores

  Wednesday May 9 | via The News Tribune 

  Police say an injured passenger from an Ocean Shores hit-and-run was first taken to a residence before he reached a hospital where he was dead on arrival.

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  Related Topix: Ocean Shores, WA, Gig Harbor, WA

• GHPD's Marline McClane Celebrates Her 80th Birthday

  Tuesday May 8 | via Patch.com 

  City of Gig Harbor employees celebrated the police department's services specialist Marline McClane's 80 th birthday on Monday with a potluck lunch.

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  Related Topix: Gig Harbor, WA

• Valuable trees attacked in Seattle arboretum

  Saturday May 5 | via The News Tribune 

  The cost of restoring the site to its original condition is estimated to be about $43,000. The trees destroyed include Chilean wine palms, monkey puzzle trees and Gunnera Tinctoria, which were planted as part of the park's "Gateway to Chile" project.

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  Related Topix: University of Washington, Home Gardening, Home, Gig Harbor, WA

• ZOINKS! Why Was Scooby and the Gang in University Pl...

  Friday May 4 | via Patch.com 

  Earlier today, we spotted something on Bridgeport Way that made us blurt out the following: "Rha Ruz Rat? Rye Ron't Row." It was a groovy blur of blue, green and orange, and it wasn't just a certain golden-haired character's scarf.

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  Related Topix: University Place, WA, Scooby-Doo, Family, Comedy Movies, Adventure, Mystery Movies, Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Gig Harbor, WA

• Gig Harbor Paramedic Trains Police Officers for 'Hos...

  Friday May 4 | via Kitsap Sun 

  Gig Harbor firefighter/paramedic and reserve police officer Armadeus Davidson believes officers with EMT training can be critical in saving lives when seconds count.

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• Cats bringing out the soft side of inmates

  Thursday May 3 | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer 

  Princess Natalie glowers from her perch, a small table tucked inside a concrete prison cell.

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  Related Topix: Larch Corrections Center, State Prisons, Prison, Vancouver, WA, Gig Harbor, WA, Airway Heights Corrections Center

• Gig Harbor Midday Rotary Student of the Month for April

  Apr 11, 2012 | via Kitsap Sun 

  Harbor High 5 is an ongoing feature of Gig Harbor Life, celebrating the ways individuals, businesses and organizations in Gig Harbor help make the world a better place, in both big and small efforts.

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  Related Topix: Gig Harbor, WA, Education Etc.