Mccleary
CRIME & SAFETY
3 cars shot at in road rage shooting on State Route 8
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating a road rage shooting in Grays Harbor County near McCleary. WSP troopers reported a 52-year-old man shot at drivers on State Route 8 Monday at approximately 10:30 a.m. More local crime: Seattle detectives investigating deadly shooting. Three separate drivers were headed east on...
Local drive-by shooting leads to arrest
Three vehicles were involved in a road rage shooting outside McCleary. The Washington State Patrol reported the incident occurred Monday morning around 10:30 am, and a suspect is in custody. According to a report, three vehicles were traveling east on SR 8 when a 52-year-old Cosmopolis man in a 2010...
Two suspects arrested after gunfight in West Olympia
On May 30, Olympia Police Department (OPD) officers responded to reports of a gunfight between two individuals near an apartment building in West Olympia. According to the OPD news release, both suspects fled the scene on foot when the responding officers arrived. “Officers recovered approximately 23 spent shell casings at...
Deputies investigate serious head-on crash in Thurston Co., 1 patient airlifted
THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. - Deputies are investigating a crash in Rochester that required one victim to be airlifted to a nearby hospital early Tuesday morning. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Department (TCSD) sent out an alert at around 12:21 a.m. saying deputies were investigating a serious two-car crash in the 8700 block of Prather Rd. SW at Lee St. SW.
Audit discovers $878,000 in 'misappropriated' Washington state funds
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state auditors said they discovered what may be the largest example of internal fraud against a state agency ever. Investigators said a management analyst at the Office of Administrative Hearing paid himself more than $878,000 in agency funds between June of 2019 and May of 2023. The employee is accused of using the agency's credit card to make payments to businesses he owns.
Man arrested for alleged arson of his own apartment
On June 19, Olympia Police Department (OPD) officers responded to a fire in an apartment on Franz Anderson Road SE, which the Olympia Fire Department (OFD) reported as appearing intentional. The fire originated from the apartment of a man whom first responders accuse of starting the fire. Upon arrival, police...
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