Sumner police cordoned off an automotive shop on Main Street East this morning to investigate possible manufacturing of methamphetamine inside.

City of Sumner spokeswoman Carmen Palmer said three people have been detained and police are waiting for a signed search warrant before they go inside.

Palmer said a patrol officer saw suspicious activity in the business located in the 15500 block of Main Street East about 3 a.m. He also smelled the odor of ammonia and saw plastic tubing which are consistent with making meth, she said.

One of the men arrested apparently worked in the shop,

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DuPont police are searching for the vandals who went joy riding on The Home Course golf course, causing more than $8,000 damage.

Now, Tacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward to help solve the caper.

The golf course is on Hoffman Hill Boulevard in the City of DuPont.

Between the night of May 16 and Wednesday night, vandals went onto the golf course and took several golf carts joy riding. They damaged or destroyed several trees, putting greens and benches. They also crashed the golf carts, damaging them as well.

Investigators have estimated the vandals

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Drivers should expect delays along eastbound Highway 16 this morning after a crash involving a motorcycle.

The crash was cleared at 9:45 a.m. but heavy traffic continues.

The collision occurred on the eastbound Highway 16 ramp to northbound Interstate 5. The ramp was blocked for 30 minutes.

A disabled semi-truck and trailer is blocking the left lane of southbound State Route 509 at Interstate 705 in Tacoma this morning.

Drivers are getting by in the right lane, the state DOT reports.

The incident began about 7:35 a.m. Troopers and transportation crews are on the scene.

Drivers should expect delays.

UPDATE: The semi now blocks both lanes of southbound SR 509, DOT reports.

A sweeper truck is on the scene and clearing debris from the semi.



UPDATE 2: One of the southbound lanes is now open.

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Tacoma firefighters quickly doused flames on the roof of a Nalley Valley business this morning.

The fire was reportedly at Alsco Inc. on South Tacoma Way. Fire crews were dispatched at 7:01 a.m., Tacoma Assistant Fire Chief Faith Mueller said. A strip of black smoke could be seen in the bright blue morning sky in the Nalley Valley area from Interstate 5.

The fire engine arrived four minutes later. They found flames on the roof of the concrete roof.

The flames were quickly extinguished. Crews are doing mop up work now.

No injuries have been reported

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Lakewood Police have released a sketch of a man wanted in a reported abduction attempt Wednesday evening.

Here’s what happened, according to the Lakewood Police:

The female victim said she was accosted by two men after she got off the bus at 40th and 100th. She described their vehicle as a newer white Chrysler 300 with flashy rims. She described the suspects as Samoan males who she said pushed her to the ground and grabbed her arm attempting to pull her into their car. She was able to escape and run to a nearby business to call 911.

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A man in his mid-40s was in critical condition after being shot Thursday evening in the Parkland area.

Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said the man was shot about 6:30 p.m. in the 11400 block of Eighth Avenue Court South. It appears to be a robbery or drug deal gone bad, Troyer said. Deputies believe the victim, who has a criminal history, was targeted, Troyer said.

The shooter is described as a 6-foot, 200 pound black male with braided hair who was wearing black and white clothing. He left the scene in a black mid-1990s Cadillac.

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Crews stand at the scene were two shooting victims stopped to ask for help Thursday evening. Brian Everstine/The News Tribune

What started as rival gang members flashing signs from cars ended with two men shot Thursday evening in Tacoma.

Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said the two cars were driving on Portland Avenue about 8 p.m. Passengers dressed in blue in one car and passengers in red in the other car started flashing signs. A man in blue pulled a gun and shot at the other car, a red 1980s Ford Taurus.