Police & Fire

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

Prosecutors charge 29-year-old Fox Island man in shooting death of girlfriend

Apr 22, 2025 | By:

Pierce County prosecutors on Tuesday charged Lars Eugene Nelson, 29, with fatally shooting his girlfriend at a home on Fox Island on Sunday, April 20. Prosecutors charged Nelson with second degree murder in Pierce County Superior Court. Charging documents indicate the 27-year-old woman, who is identified only by initials, died of multiple gunshot wounds to the

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Medical examiner identifies second victim found following fire on 14th Avenue

Apr 22, 2025 | By:

The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Alejandro Huitron Campos, 31, of Gig Harbor as one of two people found dead following the fire on April 8.

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder at Fox Island home

Apr 21, 2025 | By:

Deputies found a 27-year-old woman dead at a home on Fox Drive. They arrested a 29-year-old man, who called in the death as a suicide.

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Medical Examiner’s Office identifies one of two victims found after 14th Avenue fire

Apr 15, 2025 | By:

The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Oliverio Huitron-Rosalez as one of the two people found dead following an April 8 fire on 14th Avenue NW near Gig Harbor. Huitron-Rosalez was 64 years old. The Medical Examiner’s office listed cause and manner of death as “pending.” It is not clear from the Medical Examiner’s brief

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Deputies seek footage from vicinity of house where bodies were found following fire

Apr 11, 2025 | By:

Investigators specifically want footage from between 7:15 and 8:15 p.m. on the night of Tuesday, April 8, on 14th Avenue NW and 160th Street SE.

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Two found dead following ‘suspicious’ fire on 14th Avenue in Gig Harbor

Apr 09, 2025 | By:

At least one of the victims did not die as a result of the fire or by natural causes, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman said.

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Stolen fuel cards were used 767 times before city noticed

Apr 08, 2025 | By:

A Tacoma man racked up more than $52,000 of purchases using fuel cards stolen from city of Gig Harbor-owned vehicles.

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New Kimball fire station making way through approval process

Apr 08, 2025 | By:

Fire Chief Dennis Doan has been frustrated by a slow design review and streetlight and parking requirements.

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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man arrested after threatening neighbors on Vernhardson

Apr 02, 2025 | By:

Also this week: A “very nice” 1990s Honda Civic and theft of a tip jar.

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Gig Harbor police chief Busey announces retirement

Mar 27, 2025 | By:

Gig Harbor Police Chief Kelly Busey will retire on June 23, the city announced Thursday, March 27. Busey, 60, joined the force as an entry-level officer in 1991 and worked his way up to chief in 2014. “The city has treated me very fairly, graciously,” Busey said Thursday morning. “I had a series of opportunities.”

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