August 6, 2021 The Washington State Patrol’s twenty-ninth fallen officer, WSP Detective Brent L. Hanger, died from a heart attackwhile investigating an illegal drug operation in Yakima. Born in Sedro Wooley, Detective Hanger grew up in the Skagit Valley before joining the Patrol. He earned the Award of Merit in 2000 risking his life assisting an…
August 4, 2021 Snohomish County: On August 3rd, 2021 at approximately 11:00pm, a shooting occurred on north Interstate 5 near 164th St SW in Lynnwood. The victim advises they were traveling north on Interstate 5 approaching 164th Street when they observed another car behind them start to pass. The victim describes the vehicle as an older model…
August 3, 2021 King County: At approximately 6:00am this morning, August 3, 2021, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications receive a 9-1-1 call from an individual reporting that they had been shot at on I-5. The victim stated he was traveling NB I-5 near downtown Seattle when he observed a vehicle approaching him from behind at a high…
July 27, 2021 King County: At approximately 12:55am this morning Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call from an individual that reported they had been shot at NB I-5 and had been struck and had pulled over to the right shoulder near SR 516. Upon arriving troopers found that both the passenger and driver had…
July 25, 2021 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 Hardesty Valley Fire and the Hazard Hill Fire located in Spokane County, near Spokane. The Hardesty Valley Fire and the Hazard Hill Fire are burning in…
July 22, 2021 Benton/Franklin Counties - The main entrance to Columbia Park located westbound on SR 240 will be closed from 4:00 pm through 6:00 pm on both Saturday, July 24th and Sunday, July 25th, 2021. During the same time frame, the off ramp from westbound SR240 to Edison Street will also be closed. These are…
July 23, 2021 Grant 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 Northrup Canyon Fire located in Grant County, near Electric City. The Northrup Canyon Fire is burning in grass and sagebrush. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste…
July 22, 2021 Whitman 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 Steptoe Canyon Fire located in Whitman County, near the town of Colton. The Steptoe Canyon Fire is currently burning in grass and brush. Washington State Patrol…
July 20, 2021 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 Cedar Creek and the Cub Creek 2 Fires, both in Okanogan County. The Cedar Creek Fire is located near the community of Mazama and is burning…
July 16, 2021 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 Goddard Road Fire located in Stevens County, near the community of Rice. The Goddard Road Fire is currently burning in grass, brush, and timber. Washington State…