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** Teamwork ~ Integrity ~ Professionalism ** Official account for the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. This is not monitored 24/7, call 911 for emergencies!
A small case filled with what appear to be live hand grenades and other types of explosive devices was found in a residence in the 11000 block of Olalla Valley Rd. SE.
Contractors doing renovations on the home located the case on Monday, December 1st. 1/5
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
On Patrol: Caught Stealing

Very bad timing lands a suspected shoplifter behind bars.
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Case number K25-008990
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A 15-year-old Port Orchard boy was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault after an online arrangement to buy alcohol and marijuana led to a stabbing.
Two 16-year-old teenagers arranged to buy items from a 15-year-old boy they had connected with on the Snapchat app.
1/4 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
On Patrol
Ax Assault

Language warning, viewer discretion is advised.
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A man found sleeping in his vehicle landed behind bars for DUI and suspicion of unlawful weapon possession.
A Kitsap County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a call to the 4200 block of SE Mile Hill Dr. around 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11th. 1/4 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
On Patrol

A Kitsap County Sheriff's Deputy uses a precision maneuver to stop a runaway drive-by shooting suspect.
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
On Patrol: School Resource Officer
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Kitsap County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two men for illegally shooting and killing a deer.
Deputies responded to a report of gunfire in the 4100 block of Arsenal Way in unincorporated Bremerton just before 11:00 p.m. Monday, October 27th. 1/4 🧵
October 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A jury in Kitsap County Superior Court convicted a Kingston man of the murder of his wife and the unlawful imprisonment of his son. 48-year-old Fatih Ketenci broke into the family’s home in Kingston on February 26th after returning to Kitsap County from his native Turkey. 1/3🧵
October 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help to find 86-year-old Lily Alvestad.
She was last seen leaving St. Michael Medical Center at 1800 NW Myhre Rd in Silverdale. She was headed in an unknown direction. 1/3
October 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
A 44-year-old man was shot and injured in the leg during an altercation in the parking lot of the Silverdale Fred Meyer store on Thursday, October 23rd. 🧵1/3
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On October 22, 2025, at about 0600 hours, the Kitsap County Multi-Agency SWAT team assisted deputies and detectives with the service of a narcotics related search warrant. The suspect residence is in the 2100 block of Bellpark Drive in East Bremerton. 1/6 🧵
October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A death investigation is underway after an apparent drowning at the Kingston Marina on Thursday, October 16th.
The body of a 42-year-old deckhand on a commercial fishing boat was found underwater at the end of a dock at the marina after a crew member called 911 to report him missing. 1/3
October 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
On Patrol: K-9s at work in the Kitsap County Jail save lives by preventing drug overdoses.
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A domestic violence call led to an arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm.

Kitsap County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a home in unincorporated Bremerton Tuesday night by a 39-year-old man who said his girlfriend had scratched his face during an argument 🧵 1/3
October 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
On Patrol
October 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Medical Examiner Identifies Victims in Beach Drive Incident in Poulsbo10/9/2025
The decedents from the incident on Beach Drive in Kitsap County on Oct. 7, 2025, have been identified as:

Richard Gaines, a 55-year-old male, and
Marjorie Gaines, a 53-year-old female.

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October 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We’re asking for your help in locating the suspect vehicle in a fatal hit-and-run incident.
It occurred between 1:30 p.m. and 2:09 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7th, at Rhododendron Dr NW, south of Pioneer Hill Rd NW, in unincorporated Poulsbo. 1/3 🧵
October 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The deaths of a 55-year-old man and 53-year-old woman found in unincorporated Poulsbo on Tuesday are being investigated as a domestic violence incident. Both were residents of the home and died from gunshot wounds. 1/2
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Two people were found dead in a home in unincorporated Poulsbo this morning.

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Detectives are on scene conducting an investigation. Both of the deceased were residents of the home. 1/2
October 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We want to inform you about law enforcement activity at a residence in unincorporated Poulsbo.
Two people are confirmed dead. Kitsap County Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives have secured the scene. There is no threat to the public. 1/3
October 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A small plane made an emergency landing in a driveway in the 10100 block of Olalla Vally Rd. SE Monday afternoon.

The pilot was not injured and no one on the ground was hurt.

The plane is a home-built aircraft that was damaged in the crash. The FAA will investigate the incident.
October 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A handgun that was reported stolen was located by a Kitsap County Sheriff's Deputy when a 19-year-old Port Orchard man was arrested on suspicion of DUI on Sunday, October 5th. 1/3 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM