Police & Fire

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

Gig Harbor businessman convicted for participating in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Apr 24, 2023 | By:

A jury found David Charles Rhine guilty of four misdemeanors for entering the Capitol Building and walking the hallways for 22 minutes.

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Serial trespasser arrested

Apr 20, 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 on April 18 arrested a 26-year-old Gig Harbor man who routinely refuses to leave area businesses and sleeps in city-owned bathrooms at night. The arrest occurred at a hamburger restaurant on Harborview Drive, but the arresting

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Homeless woman removed from two businesses

Apr 13, 2023 | By:

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. Gig Harbor Police officers removed a 36-year-old homeless woman experiencing a mental health crisis from at least two local businesses recently. Employees of the Starbuck’s coffee shop on Olympic Drive told officers the woman had been

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Searchers find pilot, plane that left Gig Harbor airport more than month ago

Apr 10, 2023 | By:

The search, which had been suspended on March 20, resumed on April 7 with a new hypothesis and less snow on the ground to hide the white plane.

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: DUI driver says impounded vehicle is his ex-wife’s problem

Apr 06, 2023 | By:

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A Gig Harbor police officer watched a Jeep drive through red lights or stop signs at the intersections of Grandview and Pioneer, Stinson and Wollochet, and Stinson and Grandview early on the morning of

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Police seek suspect in robbery of Point Fosdick Drive bank

Apr 05, 2023 | By:

A heavily disguised suspect robbed the Umpqua Bank on Point Fosdick Drive in Gig Harbor on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 4, according to Gig Harbor police. The suspect entered the bank at about 4:50 p.m. and announced “this is a robbery.” He did not display any weapons. Witnesses told police the suspect sounded male.

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Robbery arrest made during shoplifting crackdown

Mar 31, 2023 | By:

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A shoplifting suspect allegedly punched a grocery store security officer in the face, leading to an arrest on suspicion of robbery on March 24. Store loss prevention personnel noticed two possible shoplifters on the afternoon of March 24. The

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Highway 16 crashes paralyze Gig Harbor streets

Mar 29, 2023 | By:

A collision last week not only shut down the highway but clogged side roads. Though the wreck was more severe than usual, it’s not unusual for repercussions to extend into Gig Harbor.

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Man who stalked legislator sentenced to 17 months in prison

Mar 28, 2023 | By:

A Bremerton man convicted of stalking 26th District Rep. Michelle Caldier has been sentenced to 17 months in prison. On March 1, Isaiah Long, 34, pleaded guilty Kitsap County Superior Court to two counts of stalking Caldier, R-Gig Harbor. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Albert Didcock recommended a sentence of 17 months in state prison, the top

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Man who shot Safeway shopper convicted of assault

Mar 27, 2023 | By:

Patrick Michael Lathrop shot a shopper who was leaving the Gig Harbor Safeway store after a misunderstanding over shoplifting led to a fight.

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