CRIME & SAFETY

The alleged shooter claimed to work for different law enforcement agencies and the “Department of Defense and Offense,” according to court documents.

TACOMA, Wash. - Police are investigating a shooting that happened outside a homeless encampment in Tacoma Wednesday morning. According to the Tacoma Police Department (TPD), at 5:34 a.m., police responded to reports of a shooting near Puyallup Ave. and E M St. The TPD says someone inside a car and...

Lakewood Police social media post. Today (June 8) a fisherman found the body of a man in his 30s in Waughop Lake. The Pierce County Medical Examiner will determine cause of death. This is an open investigation. We believe this is connected to a reported missing person case in the city. More will be shared as available.

Washington State Patrol is seeking the public's help in identifying the driver who caused a hit-and-run collision that left a 58-year-old Puyallup man with serious injuries. The man was driving a red Toyota Camry northbound on River Road when a white Toyota Tacoma traveling southbound crossed over the center turn lane and struck a silver Toyota Highlander, which then collided with the Camry.

Five people have been arrested for trying to break into a Tacoma power vault that supplied energy to a South Sound 911 communications tower, according to charging documents. A spokesperson for the Tacoma Police Department said she couldn't speak to why the group tried to break into the vault Monday. It is near a closed golfing range in the 4500 block of South Tyler Street. Wendy Haddow said she didn't know whether they were trying to access material inside or if it was a larger plot against the infrastructure.

A 17-year-old woman and her 23-year-old brother told police they had been shot at while driving on 38th Avenue in Gig Harbor at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. Nobody was injured in the incident, which took place on 38th between Hunt and 56th streets. Interviews with the victims and...

Five Tacoma firefighters were injured Monday night when a ceiling collapsed on them during an apartment fire. Two residents were also injured, according to the Tacoma Fire Department. The ...

One of the teens is even accused of pouring shampoo on the floor to cause the guards to slip and fall as they tried to stop them.

SEATTLE (AP) — Six people from Washington, Arizona and Texas have been arrested and accused of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars of COVID-19 aid from an assistance program meant for renters, federal prosecutors said. U.S. Attorney Nick Brown, Western District of Washington, on Wednesday announced the arrests and charges...

A devastating accident in the Lake Geneva neighborhood near Auburn, South King County, has led residents to demand improved safety measures in the area. The collision involved a 15-year-old girl who failed to stop at a stop sign, resulting in a T-bone crash with an elderly man's vehicle.

Defense attorneys and prosecutors spar over what should be admitted as evidence as the murder/manslaughter case heads toward jury trial.

The Tuesday night wreck partially closed the highway for more than five hours, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The worker reportedly told police he had fallen on hard times.

“Even one bite is too many when it comes to the safety of letter carriers, friends and family, and members of our communities.”

ROSLYN - After her family feared the worst, a young girl is back home after the harrowing experience of getting lost in the wilderness overnight, alone. Kittitas County deputies identified 10-year-old Shunghla Mashwani of Federal Way, Washington as the girl who got lost on Sunday in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area north of Cle Elum.

On May 24, our deputies were dispatched to assist animal control officers with wrangling up two pigs on the loose in an apartment complex in the 1900 block of 70th Ave E in University Place. Animal control officers quickly wrangled up the pigs and were just about to transport them...

Police have arrested a Federal Way man suspected of killing another Federal Way man in the early morning hours of May 20. Leopoldo Martinez-Dominguez, 25, is charged with second-degree murder. He was arrested May 25. A judge set his bail at $2 million, and he is scheduled for arraignment June 12.

A 37-year-old travel nurse working in Tacoma has been hospitalized for weeks since being shot in a dispute over a parking space. Doctors have told his family he'll never be the same. Bradley

Lacey police are looking for multiple suspects in connection with two 7-Eleven store armed robberies Monday night. The first location was robbed about 11:15 p.m. at Marvin Road Northeast and

Pierce County Law Enforcement apprehended a Tacoma felony crime suspect in Fife on Sunday around 11:30 a.m. after a lengthy search.