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Gig Harbor police crack down on retail theft

May 5, 2025, 1:14 PM

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A photo of a Gig Harbor Police car. (Photo courtesy of the Gig Harbor Police Department)

(Photo courtesy of the Gig Harbor Police Department)

Gig Harbor police are cracking down on retail theft.

Last Thursday and Friday, the Gig Harbor Police Department worked with local businesses on a “retail theft emphasis.”

During that time, they arrested 15 people and detained three juveniles.

One of the people arrested had been picked up during a previous emphasis patrol, police said.

Officers said another suspect was trying to pass a counterfeit bill.

“We will continue to take steps to address continued retail theft in Gig Harbor,” the Gig Harbor Police Department said in a Facebook post. “You never know when the next retail theft emphasis will occur.”

Frank Lenzi is the News Director for KIRO Newsradio. Read more of his stories here.

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