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Investigators identify deputy who shot suspect in Wauna stabbings
The Pierce County Force Investigation Team identified Deputy Carl Shanks, 57, as the officer who fatally shot Aleksandr Shablykin in…
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | During collision investigation, driver had a drink
The officer couldn’t believe his eyes when the driver took a swig of cider during an investigation of a collision…
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Family of woman killed in Wauna stabbing fault failures of mental health care system
Aleksandr Shablykin struggled with bipolar disorder and stopped taking his medication before he killed his mother and three other women…
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Charter Review Commission considering proposal to make sheriff appointed (again)
Pierce County voters elected the sheriff from the county’s founding in 1852 until 1980. That’s when a new Home Rule…
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State board investigating seven cases involving Sheriff Keith Swank
Swank called the cases before the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission a ‘complete witch hunt.’
