Gig Harbor Now reporters stay alert to crimes and emergencies and relay information that allows readers to understand and react to incidents.
Some of the women who recently finished a R.A.D. (Rape, Aggression, Defense) self-defense training program in Gig Harbor have experienced some type of assault. One of them, who wished to remain anonymous, said that although she is an athlete, she wanted to take the class to learn how to protect herself. “I’m in therapy for
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The Washington State Standard, a nonprofit newsroom covering policy and politics in Olympia, wrote this story. Residents of Pierce County who appear for jury duty will receive $100 a day and mileage reimbursements in an attempt to improve juror participation and diversity. The pilot program, which began Monday, Oct. 14, replaces the $10 typically paid
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A 19-year-old Everett woman died following a collision on Highway 16 early on Thursday, Oct. 10. The Washington State Patrol said the woman was driving a 2015 Honda Civic east on Highway 16 near 24th Street in Gig Harbor around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The car left the roadway and hit a guardrail before coming to
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Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One reached a milestone on Tuesday, Oct. 8, when it ceremonially broke ground on construction of a new live-fire training center. Another milestone is just around the corner. The department expects renovation work on two of its fire stations — Station 53 on Fox Island and Station 57 on Crescent
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One man stepped up to the podium and spoke at length about his history with addiction, incarceration and path to sobriety. A mother spoke about how her child died after being peer-pressured. Another parent said his teenage daughter just celebrated 90 days free of drugs. These were a few of the stories shared during the
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Gig Harbor police fought with a 44-year-old local man in a retail parking lot in Gig Harbor North following a road rage incident on Sept. 20. Police cited him for three counts of fourth-degree assault. The incident began when a 66-year-old delivery van driver backed out of a driveway in a nearby residential neighborhood. She
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Parents of students who were victims of alleged sexual abuse by a teacher at Evergreen Elementary School are suing Peninsula School District. Pierce County prosecutors charged Jordan Roy Henderson with 12 counts of first-degree child molestation. Allegations against Henderson in court documents claim he sexually abused female students at the school over a two-year period.
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Pierce County prosecutors charged a security guard at the Gig Harbor campus of Tacoma Community College with theft and forgery, alleging that she deposited $63,000 worth of fraudulent checks into her own bank accounts. The 10 checks drew from an Umpqua Bank account belonging to the Tacoma Community College Foundation, according to documents filed in
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Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police , Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Someone called 911 around 7:45 p.m. Aug. 28 to report a scary kidnapping outside the YMCA on Harbor Hill Drive. Officers concluded that the kidnapping never happened, and that someone made the 911 call
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Throughout August and Labor Day weekend, law enforcement agencies across the state deployed high-visibility patrols aiming to crack down on drunk drivers and prevent roadway fatalities. Traffic deaths have increased sharply across Washington and the Kitsap Peninsula since 2020, with impairment involved in about half of those incidents. Yet courts on the Kitsap Peninsula —
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