Pierce County Sheriff's Department

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 […]

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.

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 […]

On February 22, at 10:36am, deputies responded to an attempted carjacking and armed robbery at the 16600 block of Pacific Ave. A male victim reported the suspect fled in a black sedan heading northbound on Pacific Ave. Deputies located the suspect vehicle and a short pursuit was initiated. A PIT was performed at the 15500 blk […]

On February 5 around 1:00pm officers were dispatched to the 14000 block of Pacific Avenue South for a hit and run collision involving a U-Haul box truck and small sedan. The female driver of the U-Haul fled the scene on foot and the U-Haul had been confirmed stolen. Shortly after, another call came in stating there were 5 males who witnessed the crash and followed the […]