Police & Fire

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

Man arrested on suspicion of murder at Fox Island home

Apr 21, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

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.

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

Apr 15, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

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

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

Apr 11, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

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.

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

Apr 09, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

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.

Stolen fuel cards were used 767 times before city noticed

Apr 08, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

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

Architectural sketch of how Station 51 will look in the future.

New Kimball fire station making way through approval process

Apr 08, 2025 | By: Ed Friedrich

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

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

Apr 02, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

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

Gig Harbor police chief Busey announces retirement

Mar 27, 2025 | By: Ed Friedrich

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.”