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CRIME & SAFETY
Prosecutors say Washington officer charged with murder ignored his training in killing man in 2019
A suburban Seattle police officer ignored his training and unnecessarily resorted to deadly force when he shot and killed a man outside a convenience store in 2019, prosecutors said as the officer's murder trial opened Thursday.Auburn Police Officer Jeff Nelson shot Jesse Sarey twice while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct. Sarey, 26, was the third person Nelson had killed on duty in the past eight years.Nelson's attorney, Emma Scanlan, told jurors during her opening statement that he believed — mistakenly — that Sarey had grabbed a folding knife from the officer's pocket. Instead, the knife had fallen...
Grays Harbor deputies arrest wanted attempted murder suspect after pursuit
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, Wash. — A man wanted out of Pierce County for attempted murder is in custody in Grays Harbor County after a pursuit and struggle with officers Thursday. The Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office said a deputy noticed a suspicious vehicle on Powell Road near Hoquiam. The deputy tried to contact the man inside, but he refused to identify himself. The deputy checked the vehicle's registration and found the car was registered to a 32-year-old Spanaway man wanted out of Pierce County for suspected attempted murder, assault and burglary.
Fentanyl, meth recovered, multiple people arrested after Pierce County RV pursuit
MIDLAND, Wash. - Several people were arrested and multiple narcotics were seized after Pierce County deputies stopped an RV that tried to flee. On May 7, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department says deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle call in Midland, with the owner stating an unknown RV was parked in his driveway.
Over 20 shoplifters cited in Gig Harbor retail theft emphasis patrols
GIG HARBOR, Wash. - Over 20 shoplifters were caught on Thursday and Friday in another Gig Harbor Police retail theft sting operation. Gig Harbor Police say a total of 21 shoplifters were contacted over the two-day span at various stores. While most were issued citations and given a future court date, two suspects ended up getting arrested.
Head-on collision kills 31-year-old woman in Auburn
A 31-year-old woman died May 11 in a head-on two-vehicle collision in Auburn after her vehicle drifted into oncoming traffic. According to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, Sara R. Sampson died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries suffered in an accident in the roadway at 4700 I Street Northeast.
Kent apartment building catches fire, no injuries reported
KENT, Wash. - Puget Sound Fire crews quickly put out a fire that damaged a side of a Kent apartment building early Friday morning. The fire was reported just before 1 a.m. in the 6200 block of 238th Place South, at the Waterford At The Lakes apartments, off Lakeside Boulevard East.
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