The Aberdeen Police Department has sent us an update to an alert that we sent out to our subscribers last evening that promoted a large police response due the volatile nature of domestic violence and the possibility of a firearm involved. 

They say that a 51-year-old Aberdeen resident is in custody this morning for Domestic Violence / Assault 2nd degree. 

At about 4:33pm yesterday, Aberdeen Officers were dispatched to a 911 open-line from a residence in South Aberdeen. A female was heard screaming in the background regarding a subject having a gun. 

Officers responded to the residence and upon arrival, they were contacted outside by the victim. The victim, who was the suspect’s ex-wife, reported her ex-husband came to her house and threatened himself and her with a firearm and was currently inside her residence. 

Officers blocked the streets and set up containment around the residence, and called out to the suspect with their PA system to exit the residence. The suspect complied and exited the residence, where he was detained while officers continued their investigation. A small caliber pistol was subsequently located hidden inside a couch cushion by the front door.

The suspect was arrested and transported to the Aberdeen Police Department Jail where he was interviewed by Detectives before being transported to the Grays Harbor County jai

If you are a victim of a domestic violence, please call the Domestic Violence Center of Grays Harbor at (800)-818-2194 / (360) 538-0733 or the National Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

The Hoquiam Police Department released a few details about the vehicle vs pedestrian collision that occurred on Simpson Ave in the 2500 block at the crosswalk between the YMCA and McDonald's. 

At about 6:42 PM Hoquiam Fire and Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian injury collision in the 2500 block of Simpson Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered a sedan driven by a 22-year-old female of Aberdeen had been travelling eastbound on Simpson Avenue. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old pedestrian was crossing the street at the same location. The sedan collided with the pedestrian, who suffered obvious injury. 

Through comments on our GHScanner Page it has been said that this was a 12-year-old girl and from witness accounts she had been in the crosswalk while crossing. 

The 12-year-old was transported from the scene to the hospital by the Hoquiam Fire Department Ambulance. 

Multiple witnesses have been interviewed in this matter. Hoquiam and Aberdeen officers remain at the location to conduct ongoing investigation and scanning of the scene. 
Cause and fault had not been determined at the time of their "Social Media Only Post" saying the investigation was still in progress.

The Washington State Department of Transportation on Monday, March 20, called off the search for a missing 2006 Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane. The plane was piloted by Rod Collen on Monday, March 6, who departed from the Tacoma Narrows Airport at 5:35 p.m., fell off radar abruptly a few minutes later and has not been seen or heard from since. WSDOT Air Search and Rescue crews have searched for 13 days and found no traces of the aircraft or pilot during this time. 

 WSDOT, who coordinated the search alongside several municipalities and partners, has exhausted all available resources, leads and areas to search based on the information provided to date. Recently released aerial search flight paths show extensive effort in the targeted search area by crews to locate the missing plane.

Barring new leads or developments, no additional aerial searches are planned. Anyone who thinks they saw or heard the plane Monday, March 6, or spotted anything in the area, should call the State Emergency Operations Center at 800-258-5990 with details. The plane's tail number is N24289. 

Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office says that the second suspect in the shooting of a Moclips man on March 13th, 2023 Rufus A Phelps IV 06-02-90 the son of Rufus A Phelps III who was taken into custody yesterday March 15th, is now in custody as well with additional charges to be possibly filed. 

On 03-16-23 Rufus A Phelps IV 06-02-90 was located and taken into custody without incident. A witness recognized Phelps in a public setting and contacted law enforcement officials. Law enforcement responded and took Phelps into custody. There are no more suspects identified at this point in the investigation. Detectives were able to locate what they believe is the firearm used in the murder.
During the murder investigation, an unrelated victim came forward and advised she was raped by Rufus A Phelps IV on 03-11-23. Detectives are still investigating this crime and at this point have developed probable cause for this additional charge. Phelps IV will be booked into the Grays Harbor County Jail as an accomplice to Murder 1st, Assault 2nd and Unlawful Possession of Firearm. The rape charge will be submitted to the Grays Harbor County Prosecutor when the investigation is completed.

We are very pleased to have both dangerous suspects in custody so quickly. The Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office Detectives and Deputies have worked around the clock on this investigation. We appreciate the assistance from the citizen who alerted us to Phelps. We also appreciate the assistance we received from numerous law enforcement agencies. Large investigations like this cannot be completed without teamwork from all law enforcement.