Police & Fire

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

Deputies, firefighters find no evidence of explosive device after a boom on Fox Island

Mar 14, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

One person described the sound as the equivalent of 10 to 15 M80s fireworks going off at once.

Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Officers chase suspect in burglary, car prowls

Mar 11, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

Also in this week’s blotter: A rude DUI suspect, lewd conduct in a park and an accidental firearm discharge in a hotel.

Reassessment improves Fox Island fire rating

Mar 10, 2025 | By: Ed Friedrich

Homeowners insurance costs could be reduced now that a newly remodeled Station 53 will be staffed on most days.

Gig Harbor fire station, firefighters get a cameo in this movie with a message

Feb 21, 2025 | By: Marsha Hart

“Sense of Emergency,” filmed partly at GHFMO’s Station 51, focuses on how CPR can save a life — and on the trauma paramedics and other responders face.

Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Driver offered a homemade license during traffic stop

Feb 13, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

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. Gig Harbor Police cited a 52-year-old man for obstructing an investigation after he refused to answer questions or exit his vehicle on the morning of Feb. 8. An officer spotted the man driving on Kimball

Police arrest teen suspect in December purse-snatchings

Feb 10, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The 16-year-old suspect lives in Federal Way and is also suspected of other robberies in Bellevue and King County.

Bill would make it easier for corrections officers to be covered for PTSD

Feb 10, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

Corrections officers die by suicide at higher rates than police, yet have largely been excluded from expansions in mental health treatment for first responders.