UPDATED at 7:03 a.m.:

Washington State Patrol troopers arrested a man late Sunday after he allegedly injured a woman while in a car on Interstate 5.

Troopers were called to the area near the northbound I-5 WSP scale house in DuPont for reports of a man seen running along the shoulder with a gun.

They went to the scale house and found an injured woman sitting in a vehicle, trooper Guy Gill reported via Twitter.

A police dog tracked down the man in the nearby woods. He was taken into custody without further problems, Gill reported. He was booked into …

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Tacoma police arrested a woman and two men Monday night after tempers flared and one officer was assaulted during a domestic violence call.

Officers were called to a home in the 4100 block of South Yakima Avenue just before 10:30 p.m., Tacoma police reported. When they arrived, they saw a man and woman fighting.

When officers tried to arrest the woman because she appeared to be the primary aggressor, her son and husband stepped in. The son reportedly hit one officer in the face, police reported.

The husband picked up a large stick and tried to hit another officer.

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The Crystal Judson Family Judson Center has received a two-year, federal grant to help domestic violence victims.

The $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women was announced today.

“The grant is designed to encourage arrest policies and enforcement of protection orders by providing funding for partner agencies doing victim advocacy work at the Family Justice Center, as well as for other programs and services for victims of domestic violence in the community,” a press release from Pierce County states.

Susan Adams, director of the center, said the grant will help thousands of women …

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Tacoma police arrested a woman early this morning after she allegedly tried to light her home on fire after an argument with her husband.

The incident started just after midnight at the couple’s home in the 130 block of East 91st Street.

The woman became enraged when her husband tried to leave the house and reportedly used two 5-gallon gas cans to douse the interior of the home, especially the couch and living room. She then tried to ignite a box in the living room, police said.

Her husband wrestled the gas can away from her and the woman fled …

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UPDATED today: Mario D. Sandoval pleaded not guilty today in Pierce County Superior Court  to a charge of criminal solicitation  in the first degree for murder in connection with an alleged plot to kill his estranged wife and her boyfriend.

Sandoval, 42, from Tacoma, was arrested earlier this week by Lakewood police after a person told them Sandoval gave him money to kill the two people.

At his arraignment today,  he was released on condition he post a $100,000 surety bond and stay away from the victims. A trial was tentatively set for March 1.

Posted Thursday: A 42-year-old Tacoma …

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Tacoma police detectives have located a man and woman sought after a domestic dispute and possible abduction Monday afternoon.

The pair were found this afternoon in a home in the 1100 block of South 43rd Street, Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said. The woman didn’t appear to be injured. Both the man and woman were taken to Tacoma Police Department headquarters for interviews about what happened.

The incident began Monday afternoon when the woman’s family reported that her 29-year-old boyfriend had taken her from a home on the East Side. The woman’s young daughter told officers she heard her …

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Tacoma police were looking for a woman suspected of firing at least one round into her ex-boyfriend’s car after an argument over an unpaid cellphone bill Tuesday night.

The woman fled in a car and was believed to be headed for Olympia. She has not been arrested.

The incident occurred Tuesday night in the 1900 block of South Yakima Avenue, police reported. The woman and man had previously been in a dating relationship.

She confronted him at his house about a bill he hadn’t paid and they got into an argument, police reported.

The woman fired at least one round …

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Law enforcement authorities have arrested a man wanted in connection with an attack on his girlfriend last month near Yelm.

The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office sent out the following e-mail this morning:

Wanted suspect West has been apprehended in Coos Bay, Oregon. The victim’s stolen mini van has also been recovered. I have no further details on his arrest at this time.