Gig Harbor Now reporters stay alert to crimes and emergencies and relay information that allows readers to understand and react to incidents.
Kitsap County and contractor NaphCare agreed to pay the family $2.75 million to settle the lawsuit that accused them of negligence contributing to the death of a 34-year-old man at the jail.
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The council voted 4-3 to recommend approving the 0.1% sales tax, proceeds from which would help hire sheriff deputies. It will formally take up the proposal next month.
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The driver was trying to turn left from Burnham Drive to Purdy Drive in the collision, which blocked traffic in Purdy for more than four hours.
Read More about Woman, 42, killed in collision in Purdy
Also in this week’s blotter, two suspects were sentenced for assault following a shooting that occurred in 2023 in Gig Harbor.
Read More about Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Suspect charged in alleged rapes at massage spa
Three legislators, including a former Snohomish County sheriff, say Swank tried to intimidate lawmakers while testifying about proposed legislation on masks, sheriff qualifications and more.
Read More about Legislators see a threat in Pierce County Sheriff Swank’s committee testimony
It’s a fire service tradition to push new apparatus in to the station, as firefighters did ‘before we had reverse on the transmission.’
Read More about ‘Push-in’ ceremony celebrates arrival of new ambulance
Several people sustained injuries when a vehicle crashed into a business at the Uptown Shopping Center Tuesday afternoon.
Read More about Vehicle crashes into building at Uptown
Also: Watch out for scammers claiming to be from Apple or your credit union.
Read More about Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Don’t like the roundabout? Just drive through the middle
Jurors found Jordan Roy Henderson guilty of abusing his students at the school in Lakebay. Sentencing is scheduled for April.
Read More about Jury finds former elementary school teacher guilty of molesting former students
Also in this blotter, federal charges for post office burglars, a shoplifter with bad timing and more.
Read More about Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Officers arrest man found smoking drugs with baby in back seat