A 52-year-old man is facing a pile of charges after deputies say a late-night traffic stop in Graham turned into a brief chase, a crash into a patrol car and a stolen pickup packed with a loaded gun and meth on March 10.
Deputies Say Routine Stop Turned Into Safeway Lot Showdown
Graveyard-shift deputies reported spotting a pickup that matched a stolen vehicle rolling into the Safeway parking lot near 116th Street E and Canyon Road E. When they tried to pull it over, the driver first appeared to play along, then suddenly took off northbound on Canyon Road E, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.
The short pursuit ended in a collision near 200th Street E and Orting-Kapowsin Highway E, where two patrol vehicles were left with what deputies described as moderate damage, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office…