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Posted on: November 28, 2022
Notice is hereby given that the Parks, Recreation & Beautification Commission will hold a hybrid meeting at 6:00p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2022, in the City Council Chambers located at 321 East Fifth Street.
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Posted on: November 10, 2022
The westernmost portion of the Ediz Hook Boat Launch will temporarily close beginning November 11, 2022, for Ediz Hook Shoreline Restoration work. The work, performed by Western Marine Construction, Inc. in conjunction with the Navy Facilities Engineering...
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Posted on: October 24, 2022
The City of Port Angeles has a variety of advisory boards, commissions, and committees appointed by the City Council. Citizens volunteer their time to serve the community by being members of these advisory groups. Term lengths vary among the different adv...
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Posted on: September 14, 2022
UPDATED 9/15/22
Due to a safety issue, the City of Port Angeles Parks & Recreation Department will close the playground at Shane Park starting Wednesday, September 14, 2022, until further notice. The other amenities at Shane Park will remain ...
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Posted on: August 1, 2022
This survey has been designed to help us learn more about you – our pump track visitors! Information gathered will be used when applying for grants and other resources that will help us to market and maintain this fabulous facility. We want to f...
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Posted on: June 28, 2022
The City of Port Angeles is offering local testing for those interested in becoming a 911 Dispatcher for the Port Angeles Police Department. If you have any questions about the testing and/or would like to register for an exam, please contact Human Resour...
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News Flash
Posted on: July 12, 2022
On Sunday, July 10, 2022 at about 10:15 PM Officers responded to a disturbance at a drive through near Front and Alder. The investigation revealed that the suspect approached the drive through window on foot, jumped up and stuck half his body through the ...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
Update: Dungey's family reports that early yesterday morning her returned home. Thanks to all who shared the post!
A family has contacted the Police Department to report that their dog "Dungey" has b...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
CASE UPDATE: After reviewing the case the prosecutor charged the suspect with Attempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle and Driving Under the Influence.
WHAT ELSE HAPPENED FRIDAY NIGHT IN PORT ANGELES?
On Saturday, July 2, 2022, at about 2:00 AM Port An...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
CASE UPDATE: After reviewing the case the prosecutor has prepared charges for Attempted Robbery 1 and Burglary 1.
WHAT HAPPENED FRIDAY NIGHT IN PORT ANGELES?
On Friday, July 1, 2022 at about 8:00 PM Port Angeles Police Officers responded to a repor...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
On Thursday, June 30 PAPD Officer Nathan Swanson graduated from the Criminal Justice Training Commission Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA). He attended the intensive 20 week program with Officers and Deputies throughout the State of Washingt...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
This morning a suspicious package was located at the Gateway Center. Police and Fire were notified and responded. The Washington State Patrol Bomb Unit was notified and has responded with two teams. The Gateway Center was clo...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
Yesterday, June 30, 2022 was Hoquiam Police Chief Jeff Myers last day on duty before his well deserved retirement. Chief Myers served the citizens of Grays Harbor County and the law enforcement community in Washington for over 34 years. &nbs...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
Here at PAPD we consider ourselves an all-service Police Department who strives to serve in any way we can. Here is just one example:
If you were on your way into town this morning you may have seen two donkeys wandering leisurely down the middle...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
On Monday, June 20, 2022 at about 5:00 PM Officers responded to an disturbance at the Haynes Park overlook. The investigation revealed that a couple were seated in their vehicle eating their hamburgers when a man in a wheelchair was yelling at people in t...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
On Monday, June 20, 2022 at about 3:00 AM Officers responded to Park Avenue for a report that a man was vandalizing a car. Additional information about the call included that the man was wanted for an earlier incident during which he was accused of pointi...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
Jesse Lee Zimmer, age 32, of Port Angeles was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison on June 15, 2022 after pleading guilty to Vehicular Homicide Under the Influence and Vehicular Assault Under the Influence. Zimmer's prison sentence will be follo...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
OPNET Arrests Suspect for Third Time – Drugs & Firearms Recovered:
On May 18, 2022, OPNET and the Department of Corrections went to an address in the 600 block of Hulse Road in Port Angeles to arrest 28-year-old Richard A. Welches on an outst...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
Warrant Sweep Nets Arrests, Drugs, and Firearms:
On June 9-10, 2022, Officers and Detectives with the Department of Corrections (DOC), Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team (OPNET), and the Elwha Tribal Police Department participated in an effort to...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at about 1:00 AM Port Angeles Police Officers responded to a report of shots fired near 3rd and Lincoln. Details included that the suspect vehicle was last seen southbound on Lincoln. At about 2:00 AM a former PAPD Officer spot...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
On Thursday, June 9, 2022 at about 1:30 PM Port Angeles Police Officers, in the photos below, responded to a report from a property owner near 15th and Cherry that there was an unwanted car on his property, and that the driver was slumped over the wheel. ...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
CASE UPDATE: June 24, 2022
The dog has been returned to its rightful owner.
WHAT HAPPENED SUNDAY IN PORT ANGELES?
On Sunday, June 12, 2022 Port Angeles Police Officers, in the photos below, responded to a report of a Strongarm Robbery that occurred near Firs...
Posted on: July 12, 2022
PenCom Communications and Administrative Supervisor Susan Craig visited the Port Angeles High School Life Skills class this week. She provided the students an excellent presentation on the proper use of the 9-1-1 system.
PenCom and Police Operations person...
Posted on: June 8, 2022
Wendel R. Wilkie, age 30, of Neah Bay, was sentenced on May 3, 2022 to serve 41 months in state prison to be followed by 18 months of community custody after pleading guilty to Robbery First Degree. This plea resolves Wilkie's involvement in the ...
Posted on: June 8, 2022
On Friday June 2nd PAPD and PA Fire units were called to a location on First Street regarding a dog that appeared to be stuck on a roof. Arriving units found a dog in distress and on a roof ledge too high for it to safely jump onto the sidewalk....
Posted on: June 8, 2022
The Port Angeles Police Department and the Clallam County Sheriff's Office were pleased to host a visit from Representative Derek Kilmer.
We were able to provide a tour and some first hand information on our working Emergency Operation ...
Posted on: June 8, 2022
ALL CLEAR at 2:30 PM
The trees and power lines have been cleared off of the roadway. Traffic is moving normally again. Thank You for you patience.
WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWN ON MARINE DRIVE?
This morning we have trees and power lines down on Marine Drive near the...
Posted on: June 8, 2022
Yesterday, May 31, 2022 was Port Angeles Fire Chief Ken Dubuc's last day with the City of Port Angeles before he begins his retirement. City staff and public safety personnel gathered yesterday at Port Angeles Fire Dept. Station 11 to ...
Posted on: June 8, 2022
On Monday, May 30, 2022 at about 11:15 PM Officer Nate Clark, Officer Luke Brown, and Corporal Sean Ryan responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the 2300 block of W. 18th Street. When Officer Clark arrived he found the victim with a seriously i...
Posted on: June 8, 2022
Timothy Michael Dies, age 52, of Port Angeles was sentenced to serve 13 months in state prison to be followed by 12 months of community custody after pleading guilty on May 5, 2022 to Felony DUI and Driving While License Suspended First Degree. This incid...
Posted on: June 8, 2022
WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY EVENING IN PORT ANGELES?
On Saturday, May 28, 2022 at about 5:40 PM Officer Kelly Perry and Officer Jason Hooper responded to an assault in progress at a gas station. When they arrived they located an injured victim, a man in his 60s...
Posted on: June 8, 2022
On Thursday, May 26, 2022 at about 11:20 PM Officer Kyle Cooper was on patrol in downtown Port Angeles near First and Laurel when he observed two men fighting in the street. When Officer Cooper stopped he observed that one of the men had a deep gaping kni...
Posted on: June 8, 2022
Matthew Edward Houk, age 41, of Port Angeles was sentenced to 43 months in state prison on May 4, 2022 after pleading guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Firearm Second Degree.
The case began on February 25, 2022 at about 9:20 PM when Officer Dan Morse and ...
Posted on: June 8, 2022
On May 25, 2022 Officer Jason Hooper graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy in Burien. Officer Hooper started with PAPD in October and attended the next available 720 hour academy class, which took about five months to complete. As an academy re...
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Port Angeles Police Blotter
Posted on: June 8, 2022
Friday was the annual Law Enforcement Memorial event. From our Clallam County Sheriff's Office Administrative Manager Lorraine Shore:
"So many people were involved in making this a really special event! This event is funded solely b...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
Beginning in 2001 the Port Angeles Police Department has offered a formal ride-along program for community members. Persons interested in riding along with a Patrol Officer can go to the PAPD webpage, look on the left tab under "Forms"...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
The week of May 11 through May 17, 2022 has been designated as Police Week. On October 1, 1961, the US Congress authorized the President to designate May 15 to honor peace officers. John F. Kennedy signed the bill into law on October 1, 1962. &a...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On Monday May 9th at approximately 4:15 AM PAPD Officers were dispatched to the Safeway store on Lincoln Street for a reported disturbance. Based on the description of the subject it appeared that the person was the same individual that Officer...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On Wednesday May 4th Clallam County Sheriff's Office Chief Criminal Deputy and OPNET Commander Brian King and Port Angeles Police Department Detective Sgt. and OPNET Supervisor Josh Powless presented to the Port Angeles Noon Rotary Club . &nb...
Posted on: May 9, 2022
PAPD CASE #07396
On April 30, 2022 at about 1:30 AM PAPD Officers and PA Fire units were called to a report of a male who had been found to be unconscious in a vehicle and in the parking lot of a bank. The first arriving Officer found a...
Posted on: May 9, 2022
CASE UPDATE: ANTHONY W. JOHNSON REMAINS IN JAIL
On April 28, 2022 Anthony W. Johnson, age 44, of Port Angeles appeared in Clallam County Superior Court. After reviewing the facts of the case the judge held Johnson in custody on $50,000.00 bail.
CASE UPDATE:...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On 4/11/2022 Officers received a report of a Burglary at Healthy Families where approximately $3,000 worth of mostly donation items were stolen. This burglary occurred between the hours of approximately 1017 p.m. to 0332 a.m. Attached are photos from secu...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
The Port Angeles Police Department was happy to participate in the Port Angeles High School bi-annual Wellapalooza event today. Chief Brian Smith, Deputy Chief Jason Viada, Sergeant Kevin Miller, Officer Whitney Fairbanks, SRO Officer Jackson VanDusen and...
Posted on: May 9, 2022
CASE UPDATE: YSLAVA SENTENCED TO 41 MONTHS IN PRISON
Orlando Jose Yslava plead guilty on April 18, 2022 to Accomplice to Robbery 1 and was sentenced to serve 41 months in prison to be followed by 18 months of community custody. The case against Alivia Kono...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
Tonight at the regular meeting City Council Mayor Kate Dexter will read a City Council Proclamation recognizing our PenCom 9-1-1 Communications Officers (also know as Telecommunicators) and Telecommunicator Week.
As an early recognition for our T...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
CASE UPDATE: STEPHEN C. PEARCE, age 31, of Neah Bay, remains in jail on $50,000.00 bail. He has been charged with Arson 2, Malicious Mischief 1, Burglary 2, Possession of Incendiary Devices, Vehicle Prowl 2, Theft 3, and Obstructing Law Enforcement.
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On March 28, 2022, Adam Leonard and Miranda Niehaus were booked into the Clallam County Jail on warrants. Leonard faces an additional charge of Possession of Controlled Substances with Intent to Deliver, while Niehaus remains under investigation for Unlaw...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
OPNET and the Department of Corrections (DOC) have concluded a joint investigation into a scheme by a group of individuals to introduce illicit drugs into the Olympic Corrections Center, a minimum-security prison in Forks, WA. Three of the four individual...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On March 22, 2022 Sergeant Kevin Miller, who is also a Washington State Police Canine Association (WSPCA) Master Trainer and Officer Whitney Fairbanks, along with their K9 partners, Bodie the Belgian Malinois and Copper the German Shepherd succe...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
CASE UPDATE: GREG R. STANFIELD, age 28, of Port Angeles has been charged with Malicious Mischief 2, a felony, and Obstructing a Police Officer. He remains in the Clallam County Jail.
Malicious Mischief Suspect In Custody- Officers Need Help Identifying Cri...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
CASE UPDATE: A felony arrest warrant for Robbery 1 has been issued for Mason Archer-Barrett, 27, of Sequim in relation to this incident. Anyone with information as to Archer-Barret's whereabouts is asked to call dispatch at 360-452-4545 ...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On March 17, 2022 Port Angeles Police Detective Sergeant Kori Malone graduated from the 281st session of the FBI National Academy after ten weeks of focus on communication, leadership, and fitness in Quantico, VA.
Sgt. Malone joins reti...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On Wednesday March 16th at approximately 10:55 AM Port Angeles Officers were dispatched to a reported fight in progress on the 400 block of East First Street involving a male brandishing a knife. PenCom received multiple calls on the incidents ...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
Tonight at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting Communications Supervisor Dennis Laboy was recognized for his actions that led to the saving of a human life.
From the Life Saving Award:
"On September 13, 2021 PenCom received a 9-1-1 call from a...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
PAPD and area law enforcement agencies are seeing a significant increase in gasoline and other fuel theft from vehicles that are parked and unattended. In the 1970s and well into the 1980s locking gas caps were very common due to the increase in...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
CASE UPDATE: Emil Elliott Swan, age 32, of Neah Bay, was charged as an Accomplice to Attempted Robbery 1. He remains in the Clallam County Jail.
CASE UPDATE: 3:00 PM March 9, 2022. SWAN IN CUSTODY
Emil Swan, age 32, of Neah Bay voluntarily submitte...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
CASE UPDATE: SUSPECTS CHARGED
Mason Cloy Archer-Barret, age 27, of Sequim was charged on March 9th, 2022 with Attempted Robbery 1. He remains in Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. His first court appearance is anticipated after his release from the hosp...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
At the Port Angeles Police Department, we value all of our Officers every day. But today, on International Women’s Day we especially want to recognize and say thank you to all women in Law Enforcement including our own self-proclaimed #PAPDgirls...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
CASE UPDATE: Wendel R, Wilkie, age 30, of Neah Bay, has also been charged with Attempted Robbery 1 in the case from March 2nd. He remains in the Clallam County Jail.
CASE UPDATE: Wendel R. Wilkie, age 30, of Neah Bay, has been charged wit...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On Friday, March 4, 2022 at about 7:20 PM Port Angeles Police Officers (in the photos below) responded to a report that a man who was now out front of a downtown tavern had been inside the tavern and threatened patrons while he was holding a knife. Invest...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On Wednesday, March 2nd, OPNET Detectives arrested 33-year-old Sequim resident Marie J. Haller for Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Buprenorphine) and Introducing Contraband in the 2nd Degree.
In November of 2021, Department of Corrections (DOC) Investi...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On March 1st, 2022 Police Chief Brian S. Smith and Deputy Police Department Director for PenCom Karl Hatton presented PenCom Communications Officer Brooke Pucciarelli a life saving medal for her work on December 26, 2021.
Posted on: May 23, 2022
Ken McKnight began his career with the Port Angeles Police Department on February 21, 2022. Officer McKnight most recently served as a Corrections Officer at the Clallam County Youth Center. Officer McKnight is completing pre-academy training. He will att...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On Thursday, February 17 2022, at about 3:15 PM Port Angeles Police Officers responded to an incident near 8th and "A." Additional details included that a suspect was in the street blocking traffic and when a victim vehicle stopped the suspect s...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
CASE UPDATE: TYLER SCOTT ANDERSON SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON
Tyler Scott Anderson, age 40, of Port Angeles was sentenced to serve 25 years in state prison after pleading guilty to Attempted Murder with a Deadly Weapon on Monday, February 14, 2022. Ple...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On February 17 at about 10:15 AM PAPD Officers were notified of a vehicular pursuit that was in progress east of Port Angeles. The Clallam County Sheriffs Office was in pursuit of a felony fugitive who was operating a vehicle without l...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
CASE UPDATE: MATT C. LASHER, age 19, of Port Angeles was charged Wednesday with two counts of Second Degree Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
WHAT HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT IN PORT ANGELES?
On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at about 11:30 PM, Port ...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
We want to recognize PAPD’s SRO Officer VanDusen who works tirelessly at serving ten schools in the Port Angeles area! Officer VanDusen serves as the friendly face of the Port Angeles Police Department where he works with students, staff, and pa...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
Please welcome our newest Peninsula Communications (PenCom) 9-1-1 Dispatch Communications Officer, Kim Tinney. Kim comes to PenCom from the private sector and is a resident of Port Angeles. She has started the new Communications Offic...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
The Port Angeles Police Department is pleased to announce the graduation of Officer Lilliana Emery from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) in Burien, Washington. Officer Emery completed 19 weeks of training with law enforcement officers fr...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
Please open the attached link if you want to see the PAPD crime statistics for 2021. You can also see how they compare to 2019 and 2020. And, please note: Physical arrests and citations were impacted by COVID-19 res...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On Thursday, February 3, 2022, at about 5:45 AM, Port Angeles Police Officers responded to the 300 Block of West First Street for a report of a disturbance.
The investigation, revealed that the driver of a gray SUV entered a store and was making ...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
CASE UPDATE: SUSPECT CHARGED AND REMAINS IN CUSTODY:
After reviewing the case on February 1, 2022 the prosecutor filed charges in Superior Court. The suspect was charged with Assault 2 with a Deadly Weapon. After court the suspect remained in the jail on $...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On Sunday, January 23, 2022 at about 11:15 AM Officer Zac Moore and other Port Angeles Police Officers responded to a report of an incident at a grocery store near 3rd and Lincoln. The investigation indicated that a male suspect stole a purse from a victi...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at about 3:00 AM Officers responded to a report of an assault on the Olympic Discovery Trail near the north end of Ennis Street. Officers located a victim with a serious laceration on his face who had been struck with an unkn...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
Dave Arand was sworn in as a Sergeant today by Chief Smith. Sergeant Arand was selected to provide leadership for the Blue Patrol Squad after the retirement of Sergeant Tom Kuch. Sergeant Arand and his squad will alternate with Sergeant Kevin Miller&a...
Posted on: May 23, 2022
On January 4, 2021 Officer Sean Ryan was promoted by Chief of Police Brian Smith to the rank of Corporal. He participated with other officers in a competitive process last spring that made him eligible for this promotion.
Posted on: May 23, 2022
PAPD 21-21884 and PAPD 21-21768
On December 24, 2021 PAPD Officers were dispatched to a local general store regarding a shoplift complaint. Sgt. Tom Kuch arrived and was escorted by staff to the sporting goods section. Staff i...