CRIME & SAFETY
Woman found dead in Tacoma, police launch homicide investigation
TACOMA, Wash. - A homicide investigation was launched in Tacoma after a woman was found dead in the Stadium District on Wednesday morning. According to the Tacoma Police Department (TPD), at around 2:30 a.m., local firefighters were dispatched to the corner of North G Street and North 4th Street for reports of an unresponsive woman lying on the ground.
Tacoma murder victim remembered for ‘her grace and her kindness’
TACOMA, Wash. — A Tacoma man accused of killing a woman outside of an apartment complex faced a judge in a Pierce County courtroom Thursday afternoon. The victim’s twin daughters and one of her close friends were there. "I don't think there are words to describe it,” said...
Suspects arrested part of group linked to over 300 burglaries in King, Snohomish counties
LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Police said they arrested two suspects Wednesday linked to at least a dozen burglaries in south Snohomish County, Lynnwood and Mukilteo. The Lynnwood Police Department said in a release the 34-year-old suspects were arrested at a home Wednesday in the 6500 block of McKinley Avenue in Tacoma after a two-year investigation.
Washington Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Mont. - On Wednesday, May 1, a Washington man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking after being pulled over in Columbus, Montana. A press release from the Office of U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich says that 31-year-old Anthony Omarel Kenner of Tacoma, Wash. pleaded guilty in December 2023 to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and illegally possessing a firearm.
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