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The U.S. Department of Justice cited allegations that the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor has “failed to protect female prisoners” from transgender inmates.
Read More about Trump administration announces investigation of Gig Harbor prison
Parents of Jordan Henderson’s victims filed more lawsuits against the district, including a federal civil rights case.
Read More about Peninsula School District hit with new lawsuits related to teacher’s child molestation conviction
A judge sentenced Jordan Roy Henderson, 36, to a minimum of 66 years in prison.
Read More about Former teacher convicted of assaulting students sentenced to maximum prison time
The getaway driver for a burglary at Skansie Avenue business made little effort to conceal the stolen goods.
Read More about Gig Harbor Police Blotter | The generator strapped to the car was a dead giveaway
Nobody was injured in the fire, but fences surround the building two days after firefighters extinguished it.
Read More about Olalla Food Center closed following fire
The Pierce County Force Investigation Team identified Deputy Carl Shanks, 57, as the officer who fatally shot Aleksandr Shablykin in February.
Read More about Investigators identify deputy who shot suspect in Wauna stabbings
The officer couldn’t believe his eyes when the driver took a swig of cider during an investigation of a collision in Gig Harbor North.
Read More about Gig Harbor Police Blotter | During collision investigation, driver had a drink
Aleksandr Shablykin struggled with bipolar disorder and stopped taking his medication before he killed his mother and three other women in Wauna last month.
Read More about Family of woman killed in Wauna stabbing fault failures of mental health care system
Pierce County voters elected the sheriff from the county’s founding in 1852 until 1980. That’s when a new Home Rule Charter — passed in the wake of a scandal involving the elected sheriff — made the post appointed. In 2006, voters approved a charter amendment that made the sheriff elected again. Now, some members of the Pierce County Charter
Read More about Charter Review Commission considering proposal to make sheriff appointed (again)
Swank called the cases before the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission a ‘complete witch hunt.’
Read More about State board investigating seven cases involving Sheriff Keith Swank