Pierce County WA

UPDATE: The Pierce County Sheriff's Office says two deputies are hospitalized following a shooting that happened around noon today in Spanaway. One deputy was gravely injured and remains in critical condition. The other deputy underwent surgery and is expected to survive ...

The Pierce County Council is considering a new law enforcement oversight office after Sheriff Ed Troyer's confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier back in January. Twenty-five-year-old Sedrick Altheimer was delivering newspapers when Troyer started to follow him and then called 9-1-1 claiming Altheimer was threatening to kill him ...