Harbor General Store, a downtown Gig Harbor establishment valued by customers both for the goods it sold and the gathering place it provided, unexpectedly closed permanently last week. Its last day of business was Sunday, March 5. Harbor General was approaching its eighth anniversary in business, according to a Facebook post announcing the closure. The
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. St. Anthony Hospital asked police to collect drugs found on a patient on March 8, but refused to tell officers from whom they took the contraband. Hospital employees told officers that the facility’s policy on the Health Insurance Portability
Gig Harbor Police arrested a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred late Friday, March 3, on Pioneer Way. The highly visible incident involved a gun, a collision, a chase, at least two stolen vehicles and a search for suspects in the Canterwood neighborhood, according to a Gig Harbor Police Department social media post. Robbery
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. Two Gig Harbor police officers patrolling the parking lot of a department store off Borgen Boulevard noticed a man getting into a motorized scooter cart. The man joked with them: “catch me if you can!” A little while later,
Standup for Peninsula Schools, an advocacy group that promotes Peninsula School District ballot measures, won the Citizen of the Year award at the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Awards Gala on Saturday, Feb. 25. It was the second big win of the month for SUP. The volunteer group helped get the word out about
Law enforcement arrested a suspect in at least nine commercial burglaries in Gig Harbor, and potentially dozens in the wider region, in Oregon on Wednesday, Feb. 22, according to Gig Harbor police. Police identified the suspect as Gary Michael Moyer, 36, of Port Orchard. Kitsap County issued a $1 million felony warrant for Moyer earlier
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A Gig Harbor officer had to release a suspect with warrants for burglary, vehicular assault and motor vehicle theft last week — because of a cut on his hand. A Gig Harbor officer arrested the suspect at a grocery
With time to kill during the Covid-19 lockdown, Anna Daetwiler listened to a lot of podcasts. Now she has her own. Daetwiler, a senior at Gig Harbor High School, recently launched the Honestly Noted podcast, featuring teen-centric topics and interviews with her contemporaries. It’s available on YouTube, Instagram and elsewhere. The goal is to represent a
A 34-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault after her 3-year-old son was ejected from a vehicle in a collision on East Bay Drive late Sunday night, according to a Pierce County Sheriff’s Office report. The woman told deputies she was returning home from a Super Bowl party and didn’t remember how the
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. Officers arrested a 54-year-old Tacoma man suspected of passing off several counterfeit $100 bills on Feb. 4. The suspect used what officers said were “obvious” counterfeit bills to buy beauty products, cigarettes and other items at several stores in
