Police beat: Yelling at speeder leads to violent confrontation
The Tacoma man bought smartphones by the handful, some new, some used. He had a regular supplier: a 25-year-old black woman, about 5-foot-3, 120 pounds.
View ArticlePolice Beat: The cop's car probably had it coming
Police beat: Officers were going to let drunk go, until he decided to use his head to smash cruiser’s window | The drunk was on the verge of being driven home by police. But then, he headbutted a...
View ArticlePolice beat: Stolen-terrier scam, gun, another Nigerian nightmare
The 51-year-old Tacoma man was looking for love. He thought he found it on a website called flirtomatic.com.
View ArticlePolice beat: A scam, an angry Hilltop queen and toppled barrels
The queen of Hilltop was displeased. Her subjects offered pizza, but no money. They shooed her out of the barbecue joint in the 900 block of South 11th Street.
View ArticlePolice beat: Fake car damage, a scam and a spat over fried food
Some scams are simple – promise money over the phone and hope elderly targets buy a phony story.
View ArticlePolice beat: Dog-donation theft and a shoplifter using a walker
The 29-year-old Tacoma woman needed work. She surfed Craigslist and spotted a good opportunity.
View ArticlePolice beat: Envelope with cash returned; stolen iPad recovered
The 28-year-old Tacoma man could have kept the money; no one would have known.
View ArticlePolice beat: Honking, road rage and fight over feeding squirrels
Perhaps it would have been wiser to let the old man feed the squirrels.
View ArticlePolice beat: Theft of cheap brandy and a trapped tagging trio
No longer shall BEEFR, 5LEGS and DRYROT trouble Tacoma’s freeway pillars.
View ArticlePolice beat: Armed robber gets $15; bus rider spits on stranger
The pizza-delivery driver kept his cool, even after he saw the gun.
View ArticlePolice Beat: Con artists take Tacoma woman for $18,000
The pigeon-drop queens found another mark. This time, the take was $18,000.
View ArticlePolice Beat: Robbed trying to buy a phone, guy had to call cops
Police beat: Once again, the victim was trying to buy online from Craigslist.org | June 5: Pop quiz – select the best way to buy a mobile phone:
View ArticlePolice beat: Road-rage arrest, scam and a slip of the tongue
The golfers wanted grub. The cook wanted to close early. He took a licking.
View ArticlePolice Beat: Man says he swapped cocaine for stuffed lion head; another...
The police report called it a stuffed lion head. It was more than that: a head with a rug attached. It was heavy.
View ArticlePolice Beat: Man steals car, then gas
Taking your son on a morning drive in a freshly stolen car, pumping 60 bucks worth of gas at the full-service island, and driving away without paying tends to draw police attention. Especially if the...
View ArticlePolice Beat: Battles over soccer, boat docking and a pointed laser
It was a case of bike versus car. The car won, but the driver landed in jail.
View ArticlePolice beat: Restroom ruckus, road rage and unusual burning
Near South Fourth Street and South St. Helens Avenue, a 50-year-old woman crossed the street to her apartment. It was after 4 a.m.
View ArticlePolice Beat: Meat sale scammers persuade victims to write two checks
July 29-Aug. 6: The scammers sold meat door to door. The customers bought empty promises.
View ArticlePolice beat: Pub painting theft, knifing cartons of poisoned milk
The Tacoma woman cranked the tunes and cruised downtown at 9:55 a.m., a blaring spectacle on a Monday morning.
View ArticlePolice Beat: Dad waiting to pick up his daughter grabbed by teacher
Tacoma father waiting to pick up his daughter after school files complaint with police over run-in with teacher on playground.
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