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Police responded to a burglary call at approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday in Lake Tapps and the event escalated, resulting in the shooting death of one of the suspects. A woman reported to police she watched two suspects walk toward her detached garage, which has an upstairs apartment where her mother-in-law lives.  

A 4-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother were taken into protective custody Saturday after the family's pit bulls attacked the girl and deputies found their father asleep, unaware of the incident. University Place sheriff's deputies were investigating the 32-year-old father on suspicion of child neglect, Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said. The man was ordered to impound the two dogs, which left the girl with bruises on her face and a small cut on the inside of her mouth.  

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department released more details Tuesday about a man suspected of possibly trying to lure two brothers Thursday in the Puyallup area. The man asked the boys if they wanted to get into his truck but his intentions are unknown, sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said. "We are working this one," he said.

In today’s world, somebody should know better than to do that.   -Ed Troyer

 

Police are investigating a report of a man, who may be a registered sex offender, trying to lure several teenagers at a South Hill school bus stop. Amy Wright said her 14-year-old son was waiting for a school bus with other students from Stahl Junior High when a man in a pickup truck pulled up and tried to convince some of the kids to come with him. "When he turned around to see that the bus was there, that's when he slammed his fist on the dash all upset and took off because his plan was ruined by th

When he turned around to see that the bus was there, that's when he slammed his fist on the dash all upset and took off because his plan was ruined by the bus showing up. If she hadn't have been on time, I don't know what could have happened   -Amy Wright

 

Two months ago, the alleged getaway driver for cop killer Maurice Clemmons was arrested, but filling charges against him appears to have hit a snag. Pierce County sheriff's detectives believe Darcus Allen drove Clemmons to the Forza on Nov. 29 the morning four Lakewood police officers were ambushed and killed, but charging him has proven difficult. "Well, at this point we have so many people that have lied to us and we believe we have some telling the truth and we have to go and corroborate everything

There is a possibility he could be charged with murder, it depends on what you had for knowledge leading up to it, after and along the way. That's what we're trying to determine now, and the prosecutor is the one that ultimately makes that decision   -Ed Troyer

 

A hoax text message making its way around the country warning of a gang initiation at Wal-Mart has reached some residents in Western Washington, including Tacoma and Pierce County.  

A suspicious bag thrown over the fence near McChord Air Force Base's North Gate on Thursday turned out to be nothing dangerous.  

A bomb squad is checking out a bag that was thrown from a stolen car ditched near McChord Air Force Base early Thursday morning. Pierce County sheriff spokesman Ed Troyer said the stolen vehicle was left right outside the base's north gate, and the driver tossed a backpack over the fence and onto McChord property about 5:15 a.m. before running off. "At this point it's just being looked at as a suspicious package," Troyer said.

At this point it's just being looked at as a suspicious package   -Ed Troyer

 

The Sheriff's Department investigated 22 homicides – including the shooting deaths of five young siblings in a Graham-area home and five law enforcement officers – and have cleared all but two. "We've never had five people killed in one incident in Pierce County before," sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said. "Now, you have five cops too. It is just sickening."

We’ve never had five people killed in one incident in Pierce County before   -Ed Troyer