Crime Reports

State not following lethal injection ruling

BOISE, Idaho — A San Francisco-based federal appeals court ruled in 2002 that every aspect of an execution should be open to witnesses, from the moment the condemned enters the death chamber to his or her final heartbeat.

State employee accused of food stamp theft

A state employee has been arrested on suspicion of using a former client’s food stamps to buy more than $3,000 in food.

Cop charged in daughter’s shooting death

Prosecutors charged a Washington state police officer Tuesday in the accidental death of his 7-year-old daughter, saying it was unconscionable for him to leave his loaded handgun loose in the family van, where the girl’s younger brother grabbed it and shot her.

Roy chief to restore stability

The small City of Roy has a new police chief – its fifth since 2006.

Woman, 21, struck, injured along Yelm Highway

A 21-year-old woman was struck and injured early Sunday morning as she walked along Yelm Highway.

Mason County man set to appear in court after one-car crash kills passenger

A man is expected to appear in Mason County Superior Court this week on suspicion of vehicular homicide after the car he was driving crashed into a tree north of Shelton on Tuesday, killing a 38-year-old female passenger.

Medical park hit by mailbox thieves

Thieves are targeting outdoor mailboxes at medical offices near Capitol Medical Center and Providence St. Peter Hospital.

Powell’s voyeurism case could go to jury today

A Pierce County jury might get the voyeurism case against Steven Craig Powell by noon Tuesday. Attorneys in the case are set to present their closing arguments beginning about 9 a.m.

Powell faces 14 counts after judge dismisses porn charge

The Pierce County judge presiding over the trial of Steven Powell, father-in-law of missing Utah woman Susan Cox Powell, on Monday dismissed one of 15 counts filed by prosecutors.

Olympia School District, council to mull club site

The Olympia School District and the Olympia City Council are scheduled to consider an agreement that would pave the way to locate a Boys & Girls Club on Garfield Elementary and Woodruff Park property, not one of the school’s athletic fields, as initially proposed.