August 3, 2023 SUMNER, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking witnesses of a shooting that occurred last week on southbound State Route 167 near 24th Street. The victim was driving a white U.S. Foods semi-truck around 9 a.m. on Thursday July 27, 2023, in the right lane of southbound state Route 167 near 24th…
August 3, 2023 TACOMA, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking witnesses of a shooting that occurred on northbound Interstate 5 near 38th Street in Tacoma. The victim was driving a light blue Toyota Sienna minivan on northbound Interstate 5 around 7 p.m. on July 24, 2023, just south of 38th Street. As the Sienna…
July 31, 2023 Spokane County – State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the West Hallett Fire located in Spokane County, near the city of Spokane. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on…
July 31, 2023 Yakima County – State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the Pine Hollow Fire located in Yakima County, near the city of Yakima. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on…
July 31, 2023 Olympia, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol (WSP) announced today that the state’s new Hit and- Run Alert system will begin operations on Tuesday Aug. 1, 2023. Authorized by the state Legislature earlier this year, the Hit and Run Alert system is a program of cooperation among state, local, and tribal law enforcement…
July 31, 2023 King County: At approximately 3:00 am on February 26, 2023, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call reporting a multiple vehicle collision SB I-5 near the West Seattle Freeway. Further reports indicated that two individuals were unresponsive and another individual was laying on the roadway. Once on scene troopers were able to determine…
July 29, 2023 Okanogan County – State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the Eagle Bluff Fire located in Okanogan County, near the city of Oroville. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on…
July 27, 2023 Olympia – In a report published by the National Fire Protection Association in 2022, it was estimated that physical disabilities was a factor in an average of 460 home fire deaths in the years 2015-2019. These estimates are based on data from the U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Incident Reporting System. Between 2018…
July 27, 2023 Southwest Washington (SWWA) – The Washington State Patrol (WSP), Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC), and partner law enforcement agencies in SWWA have a goal for motorists when it comes to ‘Surviving Summer.’ The WSP wants to reduce serious injury and fatality collisions during the state’s 90 most dangerous days on Washington roadways. For the…
July 26, 2023 King County: At approximately 6:10am on Sunday, July 23, 2023, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call from a victim stating that they were shot at by another vehicle on SB I-5 near 50th St. in Seattle. The victim reported that his contact with the suspect began around 5:10am at an ARCO…