Gig Harbor Now reporters stay alert to crimes and emergencies and relay information that allows readers to understand and react to incidents.
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
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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.
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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.
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A Tacoma man racked up more than $52,000 of purchases using fuel cards stolen from city of Gig Harbor-owned vehicles.
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Fire Chief Dennis Doan has been frustrated by a slow design review and streetlight and parking requirements.
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Also this week: A “very nice” 1990s Honda Civic and theft of a tip jar.
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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.”
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Public comment was overwhelmingly against license-plate reading cameras, and the council voted 5-2 against installing them.
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The 100-pound Doberman tumbled over a cliff late Sunday, and its person went down after it. Firefighters helped get them back on high ground.
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One person described the sound as the equivalent of 10 to 15 M80s fireworks going off at once.
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