Puyallup’s police force is packing up its long‑time downtown headquarters and shifting daily operations to a leased space on South Hill, trading an aging building for a modern tech‑park setting. The main station at 311 W. Pioneer Avenue has temporarily shut its public lobby while staff, evidence and equipment make the move, but officials say 911 calls and patrol coverage are continuing as usual during the transition. City leaders have lined up a ribbon‑cutting and dedication at the new site for the week after the relocation wraps.
The move is the culmination of years of wrangling over what to do with a public safety building that opened in 1968 and, in the city’s view, no longer matches current policing demands. According to the City of Puyallup, the plan centers…..