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Daily Mail
12-08-2025
- Daily Mail
SUV's attempt to tow away broken down car ends with THREE spectacular disasters
Shocking surveillance footage has captured the moment a botched tow job spiraled into disaster when a runaway car slammed into the same restaurant not once, not twice, but three times in a row. The bizarre incident began in the early hours of July 30 at an AutoZone parking lot in Washington. The Pierce County Sheriff's office shared the footage as a cautionary tale in a video they named: 'how NOT to tow car.' 'Just when you think it can't get any worse - it gets worse,' Deputy Carly Cappetto said in the video. A driver of a white Honda Pilot is seen arriving around 3:45am with a dolly and tow strap. The driver is attempting to tow a maroon vehicle that had been sitting there since the evening before. The car's owner had allegedly told AutoZone staff it wasn't working the day earlier and that he'd be back to tow it. A man and a woman then began trying to haul the broken car away. The first attempt dragged it only a short distance before the strap snapped. During the second try, the strap broke again but this time it sent the car rolling downhill before it smashed into a nearby Pho and Teriyaki restaurant. The car is seen careening off alongside the passenger who attempts to stop the car before they both crash into the storefront, sending debris into the air and shattering glass. A third attempt saw the car almost reach the exit before the strap failed once more. This time it caused the car to roll back and crash into the restaurant again. In a final effort, the car smashed into a curb and wall. The pair then cut their losses and gave up. They decided to abandon the vehicle and fled. Police are now investigating the incident as a hit-and-run and are asking for help identifying the Honda Pilot and the woman seen in the footage.
The Independent
12-08-2025
- Automotive
- The Independent
Moment car rams into restaurant twice after failed towing attempt
A car rammed into a restaurant shopfront after breaking loose from it's tow strap and rolling down a hill, not once, but twice. CCTV from 30 July 2025 in Washington state is being shared by the Pierce County Sheriff's Office as a warning of how not to tow a vehicle. A third attempt also appeared to fail and, after dragging the red car into a bush, was eventually abandoned. Deputies have asked for the public's help in identifying the white SUV involved, saying the Pho & Teriyaki restaurant suffered significant damage as a result.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Yahoo
Suspect arrested with alleged explosive device, drugs tells deputies he's not under arrest
A call for a suspicious person loitering outside an abandoned bank led to a foot chase with police and ended in the arrest of that person-- who allegedly had an explosive and drugs on him. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office said the call went out on July 1 around 5 p.m. in University Place. Deputies saw a 42-year-old man lingering in an area that was marked 'no trespassing.' They learned the man had a warrant out of Fircrest and when they made contact with him, he ran off, leading deputies on a brief chase before he tripped and was put in handcuffs. On body cam video, while deputies were telling the suspect he was under arrest, he repeatedly said, 'no, I'm not.' Deputies said the man had drugs in his hand when he was cuffed and allegedly had a stolen gun on him. When deputies searched his backpack, they found an explosive device that looked like a firecracker. 'It is very important for the public to understand that items like M-80s, sparkler bombs, and tennis ball bombs are considered explosives under the law and not fireworks,' the Pierce County Sheriff's Office wrote on Facebook. The original M-80 was a pyrotechnic simulator used for military training decades ago, according to the sheriff's office. The one found in the man's backpack had about three grams of explosive powder, which is over the legal limit and is thus defined as an explosive, not a firework, under both state and federal law. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office says making, using or possessing an M-80 is a felony, and you will be arrested if you're caught. The 42-year-old was booked into Pierce County Jail and could face charges for: Possession of an explosive device Unlawful possession of drugs Possession of stolen property Unlawful possession of a firearm Criminal trespassing Resisting arrest
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Yahoo
Shots fired in Parkland Monday afternoon after deputies pursue man on foot
Shots were fired at a suspect in the 11200 block of C Street South in Parkland Monday afternoon, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded at 4:21 p.m. to a report of a man who was allegedly involved in previous burglaries breaking and throwing objects, and then trying to light a building on fire, according to sheriff's office spokesperson Carly Cappetto. Deputies confronted him at the Pacific Pride gas station in the 110th block of Pacific Avenue South and pursued him on foot for a few blocks to the area of 112th Street South and C Street South, where deputies said shots were fired, Cappetto said. She said she believes deputies 'were OK' but didn't immediately have the status of the suspect when The News Tribune reached her shortly before 6 p.m., while she was driving to the scene. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office posted on X that the Pierce County Force Investigation Team will be in charge of the investigation. The post asks people to stay out of the area. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Plan to sell gun in Pierce County parking lot turns violent — was it legal?
A legal gun owner was looking to sell his AR-15 — but when he arranged to meet up with a potential buyer at the Spanaway Safeway, chaos ensued. According to a Facebook post from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, the victim was in the Safeway parking lot at 15805 Pacific Ave S when a car with four people — two juveniles and two young adults — drove up beside him. One of the suspects allegedly pointed a gun at the victim's head and demanded he hand over the rifle. The post said the suspects — who weren't named in the post — took the AR-15 and a personal gun that was around the victim's waistband. the incident happened at 6:30 p.m. towards the end of April., according Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Carly Capetto, who declined to give the exact date. The getaway driver was an 18-year-old woman and the other suspects were a 22-year-old man and two 17-year-old boys, Cappetto said. 'Thanks to witnesses who captured the license plate and description of the vehicle, deputies were able to determine the getaway car was associated with known juveniles with prior armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms convictions,' the post said. Police found the car a couple of hours later in the Sunrise area of Puyallup, the post said. The 18-year-old woman and one of the 17-year-old boys stayed in the car and complied with police, but the 22-year-old man and other 17-year-old boy ran out of the car and fled. Officers captured the 22-year-old man and took the three suspects into custody, the post said. They found the fourth suspect in some bushes later on by using a K9 from the Puyallup Police Department, the post said. Cappetto told The News Tribune the 18-year-old woman had a history of armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm and the 17-year-old boy who fled was recently wanted by the Orting Police Department for armed robbery. 'We [knew] that these people were out there committing these crimes,' Cappetto said. 'It was just a matter of finding them.' The News Tribune asked Cappetto if it was legal for the victim to sell his AR-15 in a grocery store parking lot. 'It's legal if he's gone through all the proper procedures and gone through the gun store to have the background checks done on him and the buyer,' Cappetto said. Cappetto said the victim told police he was just going to show the alleged buyer his AR-15 when they met up and then they were going to go through the legal procedures. 'Whether that was actually going to happen or not, I cannot verify that,' Cappetto said. 'If he had actually sold it in the parking lot that day without going through the proper method and filing that paperwork [it would be illegal], but how are we going to prove that, because it was stolen from him and he never actually got to meet the transaction?' According to Washington state law, legal gun owners looking to sell their firearms have to go through a licensed dealer such as a gun store. After they get to a licensed dealer, the buyer has to go through a background check. In order to go through a background check, they need to fill out federal, state and local forms and pay a fee. If the background check determines the buyer is ineligible to have the firearm, the licensed dealer must give the firearm back to the seller. There are exceptions where selling or transferring a firearm to another person does not need to go through these procedures, including: A transfer between immediate family members, which includes spouses, domestic partners, parents, parents-in-law, children, siblings, siblings-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and first cousins. Selling or transferring an antique firearm. A temporary transfer of a firearm if it is necessary to stop immediate death or serious injury, such as preventing suicide.
