Press Release Stories

It has been in the news recently that the City of Aberdeen is looking at an ordinance requiring business owners maintain control over their shopping carts as they have become a nuisance throughout the city being left on sidewalks and empty lots.

The Aberdeen Police Department announced Tuesday, October 23rd that they had learned that a guilty plea had been entered in the First Degree Theft case of money stolen from Grays Harbor Community Hospital 

The Aberdeen Police Department shared some winter safety tips as well as seasonal warnings with the cold weather upon us for the winter. Some of the warnings include things such as not leaving your car unattended while it is running, and leaving car doors unlocked giving criminals opportunity. 

An incident Saturday night made a stir for several hours on the northeast end of Aberdeen in what the victim claimed was an accidental shooting.  

Grays Harbor Scanner has the recent update on the shooting from Saturday night released by the Aberdeen Police Department LT. Chastain. 

The Cosmopolis Police Department said late Saturday evening that 27 vehicles were broken into prowled and items stolen early Saturday morning October 20th.  The majority of the vehicles were left unlocked overnight by their owners. 

Doing donuts on the beach was the cause of a Friday morning accident for 3 Seattle visitors says the Washington State Patrol.  

Here is more on that accident, in a delayed follow up from GHS. 

The Pacific County Sheriffs Office posted to their social media accounts earlier Friday, October 19th that their phone lines for the business side of 911 were not going to be answered, and that 911 lines were being transferred to another agency due to an emergency and evacuation of their offices and 911 center.  

We now have an update that this was due to a bomb threat that had been called in, later determined fake. 

Three arrested following vehicle pursuit early Saturday morning involving teamwork by the Aberdeen and Hoquiam Police Departments Saturday morning November 3^rd.

Here are the Details from LT. Chastain of APD;

Two Aberdeen burglars were arrested overnight with the assistance of the Hoquiam Police Department and the Washington State Patrol. 

Here is more on this incident with information from Lt. Chastain APD. 

Melanie Stalcup is a 55-year old white woman, 5’5” tall, about 110-125 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. A photograph is attached.

We have an update from the Aberdeen Police Department on a vehicle versus pedestrian accident we first posted an alert to on our Facebook page on Wednesday, October 17th in the evening where it is said the pedestrian was wearing all dark clothing.

More from Lt. Chastain below;

On October 29, 2018 at about 8:39 p.m. Hoquiam Police and Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a report of a rollover collision in the 300 block of Emerson Avenue. 

The Ocean Shores Police Department says that they made an arrest that solves a case of multiple burglaries after locating the two involves squatting in a vacant house.  

We have more from the Ocean Shores Polic Department below;

The Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office says that they recovered 11 stolen firearms from a residence in Aberdeen yesterday October 25th that was taken during a burglary. 

Here is more from GHSO;