Crime at 800 BLOCK OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY on 01/25/2026 5:16 PM
Type: Other
Date: 01/25/2026 5:16 PM
Description: Unwanted person. Neighborhood: New Tacoma Neighborhood Council. Disposition: CANCELEV. Call #: 2602601762. Disclaimer: This information is from the Tacoma Police calls for service log. Information is subject to change.
Address: 800 BLOCK OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, Tacoma, WA
Google Streetview Disclaimer: This is a Google Maps Street View of the approximate area where the crime occurred. It is not necessarily the exact address view of the crime.
Recent Crime News
SpotCrime Weekly Reads: Crime data transparency, firearms, police tech
Summer action plans, LAPD removes crime data, where darkness and crime overlap, firearms tax, UofM crime data research unit, murders down in Baltimore, dropping crime rates, AI assisted system for non emergency calls, surveillance cameras, gun shot detect
Area Missing Persons
Name
Thomas VandermeerMissing Age
37Est. Current Age
83Last Seen
Tacoma, WA on 11/23/1979Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Sandy Eyes: Blue Height: 5'10" Weight: 130 lbsCase Number
MP15200Area Cold Cases
Name
Steven PoliteAge
34Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Pierce County Sheriff's detectives need your help to identify the suspects responsible for the murder of Steven Polite. On the morning of January 28th, 1995, a man's body was found on the playfield of Dower Elementary School in the 7900 block of John Dower Rd. W. In Lakewood. The victim was identified as 34 year-old Steven Polite, a resident of the Parkland area. Investigators determined the victim had been killed on the playfield sometime between midnight and 8:00 a.M. Unidentified suspects had beat the victim to death, likely using some type of object or weapon in the assault. Steven Polite was involved in narcotics and his death may have been a result of failing to pay a drug debt. Detectives are looking for information on any persons seen with Polite on the night of January 27th and/or the early morning of January 28th, 1995.Agency
Tacoma/Pierce County CrimeStoppers