Gig Harbor Now reporters stay alert to crimes and emergencies and relay information that allows readers to understand and react to incidents.
“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.
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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
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The 16-year-old suspect lives in Federal Way and is also suspected of other robberies in Bellevue and King County.
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Corrections officers die by suicide at higher rates than police, yet have largely been excluded from expansions in mental health treatment for first responders.
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Also this week: An attempted robbery by a person in mental health crisis and shoplifters going to lengths to conceal merchandise.
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Four local firefighters who helped contain the recent Los Angeles wildfires brought back valuable experience from their two-week deployment.
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Troopers arrested a man from Grapeview on suspicion of vehicular homicide and DUI following the crash.
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For Kristina LaVair, losing her boat — the Salty Bitch — was like a death in the family.
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No one was injured in the boat fire at Bujacich Dock, and firefighters prevented it from spreading from commercial fishing vessels moored nearby.
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The reimbursement of Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One — and hundreds of other departments around the country — covers pay, benefits, equipment costs and more.
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