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Tumwater Police seek help identifying driver who killed pedestrian
TUMWATER, Wash. - A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle earlier this month, and the Tumwater Police Department is asking the public to help identify the suspected driver. The collision between a truck and a pedestrian happened around 10:30 p.m. on July 4, 2024, resulting in serious injury...
Centralia woman asks for support after young son snuck out of house, drowned in a pool
A Centralia woman is asking for community assistance to raise enough money to give her young son a proper burial after he drowned in a pool on Thursday, July 11. Elijah Ortega reportedly snuck ...
Two ‘hero’ dogs perish in Centralia fire
Two dogs died in a house fire at 610 Field Ave. in Centralia on Tuesday afternoon, the Riverside Fire Authority confirmed Wednesday. No other injuries or fatalities were reported. Firefighters from the Riverside Fire Authority responded at around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, to a report of a porch...
Pedestrian who was hit and killed by driver in Thurston County identified
A 50-year-old pedestrian who was hit and killed on U.S. Highway 101 in Thurston County Friday night has been identified, according to the Washington State Patrol. About 7 p.m. Friday, July 12, Denver J. Davis, of Aberdeen, was on the right shoulder of the highway when he was struck by a driver headed north.
Updated: Boy, 15, accused of trying to throw football full of contraband over Green Hill School's fence
A suspect is in custody after police and Green Hill School staff intercepted a football full of contraband that someone tried to throw over the Chehalis juvenile detention facility's fence on ...
Aberdeen Man Dies In Thurston County Hit & Run
An Aberdeen man is being identified as the person killed last Friday in a hit and run out of Thurston County. Grays Harbor Scanner reports that 50 year old Denver Davis, of Aberdeen, was walking along the shoulder of US 101 Friday night when he was hit by an SUV being driven by a Tennessee man. Washington State Patrol says the 27 year old driver stopped but then fled the scene. He’s being charged with vehicular homicide and DUI.
Sirens: Juveniles steal cart full of alcohol; counterfeit currency passed; suspect climbs fence, sleeps in garage
CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Criminal trespass • Two subjects were trespassed from a property in the 1200 block of Alder Street just after 1:10 p.m. on July 15. • A homeless ...
Thurston County sheriff stops to answer call of nature, discovers domestic violence suspect
Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders had a well-timed bathroom break Saturday night, according to his own post on social media. About 11 p.m. Saturday, his department was responding to multiple domestic violence calls, including one on state Route 507 in Yelm where a man allegedly was prowling on the victim's property and sending threatening text messages.
Man arrested after serious assault incident
Last weekend, Olympia Police Department (OPD) officers responded to an assault on the east side of town. According to an OPD post, the incident occurred outside an apartment complex where a man was allegedly trying to start fights with residents. “Witnesses reported the suspect walked over to a male who...
Bail set at $50,000 for Centralia man accused of breaking into neighbor's apartment
Bail is set at $50,000 for a Centralia man accused of forcing his way into a neighbor’s apartment on Friday and assaulting a man. Officers with the Centralia Police Department
Bail set at $200K for man accused of strangling a woman, stealing gun in Toledo
Bail is set at $200,000 for a man accused of strangling a woman in Toledo, taking her phone, stealing a gun and initiating a standoff with law enforcement on Sunday. Ryan Adam Emery, 30, ...
Driver arrested in Downtown Olympia for firearm and drug offenses
An Olympia Police Department (OPD) officer on patrol late into the night of July 7, observed a vehicle driving through downtown without functioning headlights and brake lights. According to the OPD post, the officers approached the driver at a nearby gas station in 1000 block of Plum Street SE. The...
2nd Washington man pleads not guilty in 2022 attacks on Oregon electrical grids
PORTLAND, Ore. - A second Washington state man has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of damaging power substations in Oregon in 2022. Tacoma resident Zachary Rosenthal, 33, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Portland on Tuesday to three counts of damaging an energy facility. On Nov....
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