Police & Fire

For Kristina LaVair, losing her boat — the Salty Bitch — was like a death in the family.

No one was injured in the boat fire at Bujacich Dock, and firefighters prevented it from spreading from commercial fishing vessels moored nearby.

The reimbursement of Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One — and hundreds of other departments around the country — covers pay, benefits, equipment costs and more.

Two Gig Harbor firefighters joined two others from Key Peninsula, and dozens more from around the state, in responding to the Los Angeles fires.

The suit, filed in federal court, also alleges that corrections officers discouraged the woman from making a complaint.

Prosecutors said the 2023 drive-by shooting on Hunt Street was an attempt at revenge for a 2021 killing in Port Orchard.

Unknown vandals knocked the menorah over, tore out its lights and bent back its branches.

Also this week, an attempted ATM theft and a food delivery driver who was in a hurry.

Also this week: A DUI driver with an attitude, theft of water and a vehicle fire.

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. The driver of a stolen green Kia fled led police on a 17-minute chase through two counties on the afternoon of Nov. 9. A Gig Harbor officer saw a man slumped over the wheel of