Press Release Stories

Hoquiam Police Chief Myers says that At approximately 2217 hours, Hoquiam officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 2400 block of Bay Ave for an “unknown problem”.

As reported over the weekend by Grays Harbor Scanner from those who came to us with information the Washington State Department of Defense was detonating unspent unexploded ordinances from World War 2 along the Grays Harbor Coast. The detonation was happening out along the beach near Ocean City, north of Ocean Shore

The Aberdeen Police Department does not believe the shooting on Sunday morning January 27th was an act of random violence, and that they believe all parties knew each other.

State Route 12 in Oakville was diverted for several hours Tuesday evening while the Washington State Patrol worked on an accident investigation which is resulting in a Montesano man being charged with DUI.

A 64-year old Amanda Park woman escaped injury when her vehicle rolls into a moving train Friday night in Aberdeen.

The Ocean Shores Police Department that they had a rash of calls due to rumors that were quickly spreading that was false in regards to a kidnapping that happened in their city today as result of a social media post that was not verified.

A traffic collision Saturday night February 16th at 9:54 pm on State Route 8 left an Aberdeen woman deceased at the scene, and the driver transported to St. Peters Hospital for his injuries.

The Aberdeen Police Department has a new Police Officer, but he has a bit more hair than all the other officers on the police force.

Ocean Park, WA. – On March 9th at about 5:27 PM, a female caller reported to the Pacific County Communications Center that her ex-boyfriend had sent her electronic images of what appeared to be an explosive device that he had manufactured. Deputies with the Pacific County Sheriff’s Office were advised of the matter and made contact with the female caller. She provided deputies with the images that were sent to her of the suspected explosive device.

The Washington State Patrol says that an accident that had knocked out power for a large portion of Central and some of the east county yesterday late afternoon was caused by distracted driving. The report does not state what type of distracted driving, and there are no charges for using a cell phone while driving included.

A traffic collision first posted on Grays Harbor Scanners Facebook page and sent out as an alert on their GHScanner App had reported 2 vehicles involved and possibly head-on. The road was closed for several hours while traffic investigators investigated the scene to try and determine the cause. More from Chief Criminal Deputy Brad Johansson;

A rollover accident on State Route 8 near Heise Road Saturday night March 2nd was the caused by the driver being DUI says the Washington State Patrol.

A 33-year-old man from Shelton is in custody on several charges after he lead police in a pursuit while driving a front end loader he had stolen.

We have an update this afternoon to an incident GHS first posted on its Facebook Page and GHScanner alert app for subscribers where on Saturday 12th January a person was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed.

Lt Chastain with the Aberdeen Police Department has filled us in on some more of the details on yesterdays stabbing that resulted in the death of a 53-year-old Asian female an owner/operator of the Guest House Inn in Aberdeen.

A Washington State Patrol Report says that a driver at the cause of the accident on State Route 12 east of Elma Friday night is being charged with hit & run, DUI, obstructing and driving while license suspended.

The Ocean Shores Police Department has officially released the name of the person that was pulled from the Ocean on Monday Afternoon while surfing. This was a post that we first had out on our GHScanner App Alert Service and Facebook page.

Aberdeen Police Chief Shumate says in a news brief to media Wednesday evening that the stabbing victim at the Guest House Inn on W. Heron St was found in the lobby of the hotel after a call for an unknown medical problem and was discovered by members of the Aberdeen Fire Department who responded.