🌱 Patch AM: How a brief police contact turned into a devastating Puyallup crash

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In today's newsletter:

• How a brief police contact turned into a devastating Puyallup crash

Also on today's calendar: Santa Photos at Sunrise Village.

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Rain in the afternoon, with a high of 53 and low of 36 degrees.
• Tuesday: An a.m. shower; mainly cloudy, temps: high: 49, low: 38.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 50 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driver fleeing police hits family of four in Puyallup, WA (fox13seattle.com) — A family of four was hospitalized in Puyallup after a driver in a suspicious vehicle allegedly ran a red light at 31st Avenue SW and State Route 512 while fleeing an attempted police stop, leaving a 4-year-old in critical condition. The 21-year-old suspect from Graham was also hospitalized, and the overpass was closed for hours as collision investigators examined the scene.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Puyallup

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Monday December 22

• Santa Photos at Sunrise Village
  Sunrise Village, 10507 156th St E, Puyallup, WA, 98374
  11:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Santa Photos at Sunrise Village
  Sunrise Village Shopping Center , 10507 156th Street East , Puyallup
  11:00 am
• Santa Photos at Sunrise Village
  Sunrise Village, 10507 156th St E, Puyallup, WA, 98374
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• Santa Photos at Sunrise Village
  Sunrise Village Shopping Center , 10507 156th Street East , Puyallup
  11:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Community Compass
  Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
  4:30 pm
• Drop-in Tech Help @ Mottet
  Mottet Branch Library , 3523 East G Street , Tacoma
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• CLOSED-Christmas Eve
  City of Bonney Lake , 9002 Main St E , Bonney Lake

Thursday December 25

• CLOSED-Christmas Day
  City of Bonney Lake , 9002 Main St E , Bonney Lake

Saturday December 27

• Genealogy Help Desk
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  11:00 am
• ¡Cuentos y Cantos! Bilingual Storytime
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  11:00 am
• Switch Saturday
  Moore Branch Library , 215 South 56th Street , Tacoma
  3:00 pm
• Girls Basketball Vs Fife
  Fife High School , 5616 20th St E , Fife
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost our dog on 147th St Ct E and 122nd.
  She is chipped but very shy. Please reach out if she’s spotted. Missing 12/19/25 between 5pm and 12 pm. (Nextdoor South Hill 122nd)
• Donovan Paracuelles, a veteran and the proud owner of this beautiful Daisy, had her KIDNAP stolen outside Spunky Monkeys bar in Auburn at 12am on December 20, 2025.
  If anyone has information or hears anything, please contact @Donovan Paracuelles at 808-291-249 thank you. Please don’t forget to like comment share (Nextdoor Forest Park)

• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for DC Materials Handler - Inbound in Puyallup. Apply here.
• Atria Senior Living Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Puyallup. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Puyallup here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orting

• The history behind Saturday's EIHL Fixtures (prohockeynews.com)

Tacoma

• Animal alert: Point Defiance Zoo welcomes new otters, debuts tiger this weekend (kiro7.com)
• Some Newlyweds Are Trading Dance Floors for Gaming Floors (nytimes.com)
• WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is going all in on D&D, tabletop gaming (thenewstribune.com)

Ok Puyallup! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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