Join our new Sheriff, Keith Swank, as he shows us around the day-to-day activities in the county. During this ride-along, we see a narcotics complaint, visit the future home of The Village and tiny homes location, talk about our Canyon Rd. speed emphasis, conduct a security check near Fred Meyer, handle a couple of suspicious […]
Search and Rescue Training
Did you know we have a special unit for Search and Rescue? Our team trains often, however, the one training they look forward to is the snow rescue and avalanche training. Our Search and Rescue Unit participated in an overnight training that consisted of snow survival skills as well as winter rescue operations of lost […]
Friday Ride #10
Deputy Cappetto and guest rider Cadet Mesa take us around the county to check out some 911 calls on a foggy spring morning. During this ride-along, our deputies handle an unwanted loiterer in front of Subway, we learn about the Cadet program, conduct a welfare check, handle a vehicle with swapped plates, tow an abandoned […]
Video: Jail Bail Bond Scam
The latest scam that has surfaced is a phone call from someone pretending to be from Pierce County and states your loved one is being held at the jail and can be released if you post bail on an App they send you. Once you agree to post bail, the scammers send you a text […]
Mass Shooting at Juvenile Party
On Saturday, March 29th, just past midnight at 12:24 am, deputies were dispatched to a large party at the 17800 block of 25th Ave. Ct. E in Tacoma, where 30-40 juveniles were reportedly running and screaming from a house party. Multiple callers reported a fight broke out in the street. Just before deputies arrived, shots […]
Lego Thief Caught!
On February 13th around 5:00 a.m., deputies were dispatched to Sasquatch Bricks Toy store in University Place for a reported burglary. The reporting party said a male suspect pulled a U-Haul up to the front door of the toy store, broke in and stole over $10,000 in Legos. When deputies arrived, the suspect had already taken […]
1996 Jeffrey Klungness Cold Case Solved
In 1980, Martin Malcolm had been charged and convicted of stabbing and killing his wife, who was the mother to his child, and assaulting (stabbed) two of the wife’s friends during the same incident. Martin served 12 years prison time and was released in 1992. The Klungness family were introduced to Martin through their church […]
Breakfast with the Sheriff
Sheriff Keith Swank will be having breakfast at Kelley’s Kafe in Spanaway on Saturday, March 22, from 7-9am for “Breakfast with the Sheriff”. Here is your opportunity to meet him. All are invited to come say hi! The post Breakfast with the Sheriff first appeared on Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Blotter.
Video: “I’m Sorry” Pursuit
On March 6th, just past midnight, our graveyard deputies were patrolling Canyon Road when they observed a white sedan driving at a high rate of speed. What would have been a civil speeding infraction turned into much more. Watch as our deputies successfully stop this high-speed vehicle and take the driver into custody. An interesting […]