July 3, 2023 Benton 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 OIE Fire located in Benton County, near Benton City. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on July 3, 2023,…
July 3, 2023 TACOMA, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking witnesses to a drive-by shooting that injured a 40-year-old Tacoma man on southbound Interstate 5 near 38th Street early Monday morning. The victim was driving a blue 2005 Audi A8 on southbound Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome just after 1 a.m. on July…
July 3, 2023 King County: At approximately 2:40pm last Saturday, July 1, 2023, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call reporting an individual throwing rocks at cars NB I-5 near the West Seattle Freeway. Prior to troopers arriving one of the drivers of a vehicle that was struck could see more rocks being thrown and…
July 2, 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 Rest Haven Fire located in Yakima County, near the town of Selah. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on…
July 2, 2023 Skamania 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 Tunnel Five Fire located in Skamania County, near the town of Underwood. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on…
July 2, 2023 King County: At approximately 9:45pm, June 30, 2023, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received multiple 9-1-1 calls advising of a semi rollover collision SB I-5 near Northgate blocking all lanes. Once troopers arrived they observed a FedEx truck on its side with packages all over the freeway. The driver was out of the vehicle…
June 30, 2023 Olympia – Fireworks cause thousands of injuries each year. According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than 19,500 reported fires are started by fireworks annually, and burns account for 44% of the 9,100 injuries treated in emergency rooms seen in the month around July 4. Half of the fireworks injuries seen at…
June 29, 2023 Stevens 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 Moran Creek Fire located in Stevens County, near the town of Arden. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on…
June 29, 2023 King County: At approximately 7:30am yesterday, June 28, 2023, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call from an individual that reported someone threw a rock and damaged their vehicle EB I-90 near Rainier Ave. When troopers arrived they were able to determine that three vehicles were damaged by a suspect throwing rocks…
June 27, 2023 BREMERTON, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP), Bremerton Police Department (BPD), and Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) will conduct 10 consecutive “High Visibility Enforcement” (HVE) patrols within the five-mile radius of Gorst this summer with a shared goal of reducing serious injury and fatality collisions, as well as reducing and interdicting crime. Washington…