Arson fires damage two cars in Tacoma
Someone set fire to two cars in Tacoma early Wednesday morning, police and firefighters said. The fires broke out about 1:20 a.m. in an alley in the vicinity of the 6700 block of Tacoma Avenue South,...
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty in rental fraud case, gets 3-year sentence
A woman authorities said bilked people seeking rental houses in the Tacoma area out of thousands of dollars pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony counts and was sentenced to three years in prison....
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Tacoma man pleads not guilty to harming his newborn son
An 18-year-old Tacoma man accused of abusing his 7-day-old son was ordered jailed Wednesday in lieu of $1 million bail. Joshua Charles Paul Sullivan is charged with one count of first-degree child...
View ArticleFire destroys hangar, contents at Eatonville airfield
A fire apparently sparked by static electricity Friday caused about $340,000 in damage to a hangar and its contents at Swanson Airport in Eatonville, authorities said. The blaze broke out about 2:30...
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Overheated exhaust fan sparks evacuations in downtown Tacoma
A smoking kitchen exhaust fan forced the evacuation of a downtown Tacoma building Friday night. An overheated fan in the basement of a building in the 100 block of South 9th Street sent smoke...
View ArticleLakewood man charged with assault after allegedly shooting at police
Pierce County prosecutors Tuesday charged a 28-year-old Lakewood man with first-degree assault for allegedly firing a number of shots at police officers dispatched to investigate a disturbance at his...
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‘Military Mistress’ accused of bilking servicemen across nation to face...
Bobbi Ann Finley, the so-called “Military Mistress” accused of bilking servicemen across the nation, was released from an Alabama prison this week. Her freedom was short-lived. Two Pierce County...
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Pierce County deputies catch up with man who faked paralysis to escape custody
Pierce County authorities have captured a suspected car thief who faked paralysis to escape custody. Justin Wetrich, 30, was booked into the Pierce County Jail on Wednesday. The circumstances...
View ArticleTacoma man gets 23 years in sex trafficking case
A Tacoma man convicted of coercing women and girls to work for him as prostitutes was sentenced Thursday to 23 years in federal prison. A jury last year convicted Alexander Walls, 27, of conspiracy to...
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Teenager ordered held in detention in attack on 7-year-old Puyallup girl
He grabbed her throat and squeezed until she stopped kicking and gasping for air, he said, “so she couldn’t tell anyone.” Now a 14-year-old Puyallup boy suspected of dragging a 7-year-old girl into...
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