CRIME & SAFETY
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...
Man shot and killed at Kent bar; suspect arrested
KENT, Wash. — A man was shot and killed at a bar in Kent on Thursday after reportedly fighting with the suspect. Kent Police Department officers were dispatched to reports of a physical fight in the parking lot of a bar in the 1700 block of West Meeker Street at 10:46 p.m.
Jury convicts man in 2021 shooting outside Des Moines sports bar that killed 3
DES MOINES, Wash. — A jury returned a guilty verdict Friday in a 2021 triple homicide outside a sports pub in Des Moines. A King County Superior Court jury convicted Joshua Puloka, 46, on 10 counts. “Senseless acts of violence shake our sense of community safety,” Des Moines Police...
Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Suspect in bicycle theft fights with officers
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police , Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Gig Harbor Police officers and Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 35-year-old University Place man on suspicion of stealing an electric bicycle following a fight in which deputies say the suspect tried to reach for their firearms.
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