The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department says last week’s shooting in South Tacoma initially began like many crime sprees in the region: a report of a stolen vehicle. Sgt. Darren Moss says motor vehicle theft is a growing problem in Pierce County. The Tacoma Police Department says as of August 20, the city has seen a 21% increase in motor vehicle thefts since that time last year. “In 2022, it really started to take off,” he said. “In 2021, in July, the law changed, and by September we saw our first spike in auto thefts, and throughout the rest of 2021 and into 2022 it just started increasing more and more.” Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-auto-theft-increasing-task-force/281-b156816d-5c23-40d5-ad6a-9597c94654d4