Police & Fire

Gig Harbor Now reporters stay alert to crimes and emergencies and relay information that allows readers to understand and react to incidents.

Police Blotter: Officers arrest man with ‘obvious’ counterfeit bills

Feb 10, 2023 | By:

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

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Officers crack down on shoplifters

Feb 02, 2023 | By:

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. Gig Harbor police made several arrests and recovered hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise during an anti-shoplifting operation on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 at stores off Borgen Boulevard. Police reports indicate that the operation involved officers from the

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Officers seize range of pills, powders, other drugs

Jan 26, 2023 | By:

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. Gig Harbor officers seized a variety of illegal drugs from a car parked in an apartment complex on Soundview Drive early on the morning of Jan. 22. Officers said the department had received numerous reports of possible drug activity

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King tides not expected to bring widespread flooding

Jan 19, 2023 | By:

The extreme low atmospheric pressure that combined with last month’s high tides to push seawater onto shore won’t likely be present this time around.

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Woman injured self by head-butting partition, officers say

Jan 17, 2023 | By:

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A 56-year-old Port Orchard woman ended up in the hospital on Jan. 7 after, according to a report from officers, she head-butted the cage separating the rear from the front seat of an officer’s patrol vehicle. Officers contacted the

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Firefighters aid driver after car plunges into water in Olalla

Jan 09, 2023 | By:

Firefighters from departments in Gig Harbor and across Kitsap County responded to Olalla Bay Market late Sunday for a report of a vehicle over a cliff. The vehicle landed in water, triggering a massive emergency response. The sole occupant of the car managed to get out of the vehicle without help. Firefighters took the person

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Baby found safe after suspected kidnapping

Dec 29, 2022 | By:

Law enforcement arrested a 30-year-old Tacoma man on suspicion of kidnapping his 18-month-old nephew early on Dec. 27 in Gig Harbor. Family members told officers the suspect is struggling with mental illness. The Tacoma man first came to the attention of local officers when he reportedly tried to steal a boat from a marina on

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Gig Harbor Fire battle blaze near Kopachuck State Park

Dec 19, 2022 | By:

Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One firefighters responded to a house fire on 51st Street near Kopachuck State Park around midday Monday, Dec. 19. Gig Harbor Fire with assistance from West Pierce Fire. pic.twitter.com/NzLFVber6y — GigHarborFire (@GigHarborFire) December 19, 2022 The residents were home at the time of the fire, but no one was injured,

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Man brandishes gun during dispute outside school

Dec 15, 2022 | By:

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A parking dispute near Harbor Ridge Middle School on the afternoon of Dec. 12 turned scary when one of the people involved produced a handgun, causing teachers to steer kids away from the area and administrators to send

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Police warn of burglaries to occupied homes in Gig Harbor North

Dec 01, 2022 | By:

Two suspects burglarized occupied homes in Gig Harbor North early on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 29, the Gig Harbor Police Department warned on social media on Thursday, Dec. 1. The suspects entered three homes through unlocked doors or windows and attempted to get inside several others. They stole wallets, purses and credit cards. The

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