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An attorney representing a Black newspaper carrier who is suing Pierce County and Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a temporary anti-harassment protection order against the sheriff. The order, filed by attorney Vonda Sargent, went into effect Monday. Sargent alleges that Troyer followed Sedrick Altheimer on several occasions while he was driving his paper route.

Over the past month, Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has amassed misdemeanor criminal charges, increased calls for him to resign, and a scathing report from a former U.S. attorney that found he endangered a civilian’s life. And the fallout has landed him on the county’s so-called Brady list. With Troyer resisting calls for his resignation, it’s unclear what could happen next.

It's the first such report. The study looked at use of force incidents between 2016-2020 in unincorporated Pierce County, University Place and Edgewood.

An independent investigation found that Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer violated department policies in an off-duty encounter with a Black newspaper carrier earlier this year.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of arson Tuesday in relation to a fire set at the Islamic Center of Tacoma earlier this month. The news comes as the center begins worship in a temporary home at Tacoma Community College.

Pierce County voters might get to choose whether they will continue electing their sheriff come November. The Pierce County Council is considering a…

Six years ago, before Ed Troyer was elected sheriff in Pierce County, he was the subject of two internal affairs investigations over complaints about his…

UPDATE, May 25: The Attorney General's Office said in a statement Tuesday, May 25, that it will announce a charging decision in the case on Thursday, May…

The request was straightforward: remove stickers from three of Pierce Transit's 21 police vehicles. Sue Dreier, the agency’s CEO, made the request in a…

Pierce County leaders say they are "concerned" and want more information about an incident in which county Sheriff Ed Troyer followed a Black newspaper…