Deputies have arrested a man suspected of stealing a number of items from the reigning Miss Washington's SUV, including a crown, sashes, pageant gowns, credit cards, an iPad and personal items.

The suspect, Jayson Broderson-Matthai, 32, of Renton, was identified following an investigation by Pierce County Sheriff's detectives, said spokesman Ed Troyer.

Broderson-Matthai also is suspected of stealing a Tacoma firefighter's jacket from another vehicle.

The thefts took place on Feb. 28, when a silver SUV belonging to Brittney Henry, the current Miss Washington, was stolen from outside a home in Edgewood.

The 24-year-old beauty queen said she wanted to be ready for an early morning charity event, so she packed her car the night before the event.

"It was kind of like I'm being extra responsible tonight, so I'm not in a frenzy in the morning," she said.

But the car was missing when she walked outside the next morning.

For this weekend’s holiday, police are going “bar hopping.”

“As part of the statewide Target Zero Teams initiative, police officers from Auburn, Federal Way, Kent and Renton regularly participate in weekly DUI emphasis patrols,” said Kent Police Traffic Sergeant Robert Constant.

“On April 7, we will be adding the extra step of educating bar owners, managers, and servers that they have a responsibility too. Do not over-serve customers and if there are customers over the limit, help them get a safe ride home; a taxi, a bus, or have a sober ride pick them up.”  

The multi-agency bar program is funded by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission and is part of an ongoing partnership between law enforcement, public health, and the community to reach the Washington State Target Zero goal of eliminating all fatal and serious injury crashes by 2030, according to the Kent Police Department.

A local community council wants to know what you think about gang activity in your community. 

The Suburban King County Coordinating Council on Gangs is a partnership between the Center for Children and Youth Justice and high-level decision makers from across South King County and Bellevue that is focused on creating a coordinated and collaborative response to gang violence.

To better assess the gang problem in the Auburn, Bellevue, Federal Way, Highline, Kent, Renton, and Tukwila school districts, the council has created an online community survey. Anyone living or working in these districts is welcome to participate. 

Here is more information from the council:

The goal of the Council is to create a comprehensive plan that brings together efforts in prevention, intervention, suppression and re-entry. The planning process begins with, and is driven by, a thorough community assessment designed to identify the nature and scope of gang activity and youth violence in King County’s suburban communities.

No picture of a community’s gang crime problem is complete without the views of community residents. The attached survey gives respondents an opportunity to share their own experience or beliefs about gangs and gang activity in their community. Answers to the following questions will be sought:

• Do community residents believe a gang problem exists in the community? If so, what is the problem?
• Are there significant differences across respondent groups? What are those differences?
• Do parents believe their children to be involved in gangs or at risk for gang involvement?
• What do the respondents think should be done about the gang problem?
• In what ways are the respondents willing to respond to the gang problem?