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Meth lab found in Bonney Lake
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By Sarah Wehmann
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Weather The forecast for Wednesday, today, calls for sunny skies with a high to 84 and overnight lows of 60. Thursday should be sunny and 79 with a low to 56. Friday the high is forecast to be 74 and mostly sunny. Saturday and Sunday calls for mostly sunny with highs to 77 and lows to 59.
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Five departments fight flames at high school By Sarah Wehmann Staff Writer
Four fire departments joined East Pierce Fire and Rescue Thursday around 11:25 p.m. to fight a twoalarm fire at Bonney Lake
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Two Bonney Lake residents were charged July 9 by Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist with nine counts including possession of methamphetamine and cocaine with the intent to sell. The two pleaded not guilty during their arraignment. “In recent years we’ve succeeded in nearly eliminating methamphetamine manufacturing labs from Pierce County,” Lindquist said in a press release. “These conversion labs pose a new threat we are aggressively prosecuting, just as we did the manufacturing labs.” A search warrant was served July 8 at the Bonney Lake residence of defendants Jesus Villagomez-Ledezma, 30, and his girlfriend Rosa Nelida Cuevas-Valencia, 38. Along with the defendants, an 8-year-old girl was at the residence at the time of the search. During the search, multiple pounds of dry methamphetamine were found. Packaging, digital scales, crib notes were also found in the Bonney Lake home. “This material (that was found) revealed that this was a long standing operation,”
High School. East Pierce firefighters responded to reports of flames and smoke coming from the building that houses the food service. The probable cause of the fire is electrical, according to East Pierce Fire and Rescue
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Deputy Fire Marshal Brian service area of the Sumner VanMeter. School District’s The origin of the Maintenance fire appears to have Building located East been a light and balnear the high last in the overhand school. Pierce above the loading Joining East dock in the children’s Pierce were Orting nutrition and food Valley Fire and
Rescue, Central Pierce Fire and Rescue, Valley Regional Fire Authority and the Buckley Fire Department. According to a press release, the fire was contained to the attic space in the building. There were no injuries.
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