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Gig Harbor police on Monday arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of robbing several Pierce County banks, including one in Gig Harbor. He is being held on suspicion of first-degree robbery and attempted first-degree robbery, according to Gig Harbor Police Chief Kelly Busey. Following questioning by Gig Harbor police, the suspect was transferred to the Pierce
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In 2021, in response to nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, the Washington Legislature passed several police reform bills. Law enforcement leaders around the state, including the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs and Gig Harbor Police Chief Kelly Busey, raised objections to the 2021
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Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One commissioners are considering asking voters to approve a bond measure to build a new training facility, replace one fire station and upgrade several others.
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A law passed last year eliminated use of force in a mental health crisis and took away an officer’s ability to forcibly detain anyone without reasonable suspicion.
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The fire district will likely ask the community to continue its levy lid lift that helps to fund EMS, and possibly make a bond request to update facilities.
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Jeffrey Zirkle, who had previously been sentenced to 28 months in prison for defrauding his electronic recycling business clients, charged as much as $480,000 in personal expenses on company credit cards.
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Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One has gradually added staff over the last few years to where it can now man fire engines with three instead of two people.
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A police dog tracked down a 25-year-old Gig Harbor man after he bailed from his burning, stolen car and hid in a trailer.
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The man had gone to the home with a shotgun and barricaded himself and his estranged wife in a bedroom.
Read MoreA live-fire training center would be constructed, the Kimball Drive fire station rebuilt, and Artondale and Swede Hill stations remodeled for about $80 million.
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