Crime

Two arrested for alleged mail theft from 38 people in Sequim, Port Angeles

Two people accused of stealing mail from 38 people from Sequim and Port Angeles appeared in Clallam County Superior Court on Tuesday.… Continue reading

Port Townsend man charged with attempting robbery armed with four-foot stick

A Port Townsend man has been charged with attempted robbery in the first degree after police said he tired to rob a… Continue reading

Sequim man charged with six child-rape counts

A Sequim man was formally charged Monday with molestation and six child-rape counts involving three girls ages 11-16. Nathan A. Chavez, 30, was… Continue reading

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

Jefferson County officials and volunteers have found trees illegally cut and taken from Indian Island County Park in Port Hadlock and are… Continue reading

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

Brinnon man held on assault charges; deputy suffers minor injuries in alleged attack

A Brinnon man was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon after prosecutors said he attacked a… Continue reading

$150,000 bail set for Port Angeles man after police pursuits, reported kidnapping

Bail of $150,000 was set Monday for a Port Angeles man with a history of eluding police who allegedly kidnapped a female… Continue reading

Authorities: Port Angeles man arrested after two police chases

Authorities: Port Angeles man arrested after two police chases

A Port Angeles man convicted of eluding police less than a year ago allegedly kidnapped a 54-year-old woman, then led law enforcement… Continue reading

Authorities: Port Angeles man arrested after two police chases
Sequim man in custody after homeowner tries to detain him at gunpoint

Sequim man in custody after homeowner tries to detain him at gunpoint

A Sequim man is in custody after authorities say a homeowner tried to hold him at gunpoint when the 31-year-old was found with… Continue reading

Sequim man in custody after homeowner tries to detain him at gunpoint
Port Angeles man charged with first-degree murder of his father

Port Angeles man charged with first-degree murder of his father

Clallam County prosecutors have alleged that Shay Clinton Darrow premeditated the Jan. 12 murder of his father. Darrow, 27, is accused of… Continue reading

Port Angeles man charged with first-degree murder of his father

Second-degree murder charge filed in shooting death of Port Angeles man

A second-degree murder charge was filed Tuesday against a 27-year-old man accused of killing his father Jan. 12 as prosecutors await a… Continue reading

Serial arsonist? Investigators follow trail of fires

Law enforcement and fire department authorities have confirmed that two fires this month west of Port Angeles were set by an arsonist… Continue reading

Identity theft conviction nets four-month sentence

A Port Angeles woman convicted of four counts of second-degree identity theft Jan. 12 has been sentenced to four months in jail,… Continue reading

Port Angeles murder trial delayed for evidence review

Port Angeles murder trial delayed for evidence review

Tommy L. Ross Jr.’s murder trial has been moved from late January to late summer to review evidence including 38-year-old DNA samples… Continue reading

Port Angeles murder trial delayed for evidence review

Lengthy police response follows report of suicidal man in Port Angeles

A reportedly suicidal man who threatened to start shooting if law enforcement arrived was taken to Olympic Medical Center for an evaluation… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Pete Rennie of Port Angeles, a former patron of Van Gogh’s Gourmet Pizza & Mexican, pays his respects at a make-shift shrine to restaurant-owner Clint Darrow at the front door of the Port Angeles business on Saturday.

Bail set for son in fatal shooting of Port Angeles pizzeria owner

Bail has been set at $500,000 for a Port Angeles man accused of shooting his father to death. Shay C. Darrow, 27,… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Pete Rennie of Port Angeles, a former patron of Van Gogh’s Gourmet Pizza & Mexican, pays his respects at a make-shift shrine to restaurant-owner Clint Darrow at the front door of the Port Angeles business on Saturday.
Port Angeles police arrest man after fatal shooting

Port Angeles police arrest man after fatal shooting

A man who police say shot and killed his father Thursday afternoon has been arrested. Shay Clinton Darrow, 27, of Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles police arrest man after fatal shooting
Sequim man found guilty of two charges of second-degree assault

Sequim man found guilty of two charges of second-degree assault

A Clallam County jury found a Sequim man guilty of two charges of second-degree assault while armed with a semi-automatic handgun during… Continue reading

Sequim man found guilty of two charges of second-degree assault

$100,000 bond set for teen accused of bringing gun to Port Angeles school

Bond of $100,000 was set Monday for a 16-year-old boy who allegedly brought an unloaded handgun and a gun magazine with one… Continue reading

Port Angeles teen pleads not guilty to gun-related charges

A 16-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to three gun-related charges Thursday in Clallam County Juvenile Court. Judge Christopher Melly set Feb. 2… Continue reading

Deputies pursue leads in suspected arson fires

Deputies investigating two suspected arsons that happened within an hour of each other early last Thursday along state Highway 112 say they… Continue reading