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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man injured when van hits retaining wall
A 41-year-old Gig Harbor man, whose identification showed him to be originally from Ireland, ended up in the hospital early on May 12 after his white van ran into a retaining wall on Point Fosdick Drive. Officers found the man inside the van at about 1 a.m. that day. He...
'I'm not even mad, I'm just sad': Tacoma musician's clarinet quietly stolen as he stood just feet away
TACOMA, Wash. — A Tacoma musician says he's more sad than angry after his clarinet was stolen from his small business as he stood just feet away from the thief. Victor Prinsen was hosting a group of friends in the showroom of his store, High Note Audio, when someone he didn't know quietly sat in the front of the store between a Prinsen's saxophone and clarinet.
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...
Man charged in Point Defiance Park stabbing not competent to stand trial
TACOMA, Wash. — The 27-year-old man charged with attempted murder for stabbing a woman multiple times at Point Defiance Park in February was found not competent to stand trial. Nicholas Matthew "presents with symptoms consistent with Schizoaffective Disorder and a notable history of cannabis use," according to a forensic...
Scammers send fake MyChart messages
Scammers have been trying to trick patients into giving up personal information by sending fake MyChart messages. Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System is the latest system to warn of the scam. "Unfortunately, it has become more common for scammers to send phony messages that may seem like they are from...
I Miss My Toyota Tacoma After Trading with Tundra, But Could Never Go Back
Hello, dear Torque News readers. This morning I saw an interesting discussion in one of the Toyota Tundra groups on Facebook, in which one of the group members was asking if he should switches from Tacoma to Tundra. "Who has come from Tacoma to a Tundra and what are your...
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