Two police officers shot and seriously wounded a Tacoma man after he held a dozen people hostage inside a Lakewood credit union Saturday, then tried to flee while holding his estranged wife at gunpoint.
Two police officers shot and wounded a Tacoma man as he tried to force a woman at gunpoint from a Lakewood credit union today.
The suspect – a Tacoma resident in his late 40s who police did not identify – was taken to a hospital for treatment, Lt. Jeff Alwine said.
A man who led Tacoma and Lakewood police officers on a pursuit late Tuesday was eventually arrested at his home, police said.
A suspected car thief shot by a Lakewood Police Officer Sunday night has died, according to Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum.
The Lakewood Police Department has terminated Officer Brian Wurts, a former police union president and one-time legislative candidate who gained attention for his vocal support of four fellow officers slain in 2009.
Two state agencies that deal with criminal offenders will keep their leaders when Jay Inslee takes over as governor Wednesday.
Two state agencies that deal with criminal offenders will keep their leaders when Jay Inslee takes over as governor Wednesday.
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