Crime Reports

Lakewood police guild treasurer accused of theft made $89K in '10

If true, the charges are ugly: a police officer cashing in on the deaths of four colleagues and feathering his nest with shiny toys.

Former Thurston landfill employee allegedly kept customers' fees

A former toll house operator at the Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center faces theft charges for allegedly keeping fees paid by customers.

Scammers claim to be deploying from JBLM in fake car sales

Scam artists pretending to be Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers preparing for combat deployments are trying to make phony car sales on the Internet with deals that sound too good to be true.

Detectives seize Powell sister’s phone

Pierce County sheriff’s detectives confiscated the cellphone of Josh Powell’s sister after she refused to give them emails and a voicemail he left for her before he killed his sons Sunday, newly filed court records show.

Westboro Church to picket Powell boys' funeral as anti-gay protest

A notoriously anti-gay church plans to picket Saturday’s funeral for Charlie and Braden Powell and will be counterprotested by Occupy Seattle.

‘Mommy is in the trunk,’ son reportedly said of drawing

On Sunday, just hours after the deaths of Charlie and Braden Powell and their father, several news media outlets were reporting that one of the children had made a drawing depicting a family outing that indicated their mother, Susan Cox Powell, was in the trunk of a vehicle.

Josh Powell withdrew $7,000 from bank Saturday

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Talk to Washington State Patrol? It may not be cheap

The Washington State Patrol says it is saving some $12 million by linking to a federal radio network rather than building its own system to conform with federal requirements. But the upgrade might add new costs for other law-enforcement agencies that want to keep talking to the patrol.

State Patrol radio upgrade questioned

The Washington State Patrol is accomplishing a $41 million radio upgrade by hitching its wagon to a federal program that is described in a new federal audit as having poor oversight of money and an uncertain future.

Illuminated Ball to go on despite theft of speakers and instruments

Organizers of Saturday night's Illuminated Ball say the fundraiser will go on despite the theft of thousands of dollars’ worth of musical instruments, speakers and tools used for set design.