WMW viewer tips lead to repeat drunk driver, Raymond Crawford, hiding in trailer at mom's house
FUGITIVE CAPTURED March 26, 2013 -- Tacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers says it received numerous Washington's Most Wanted viewer tips on where fugitive, Raymond Crawford, was hiding out. He was featured this past weekend on the show. Pierce County deputies followed up on the tips, finding and arresting Crawford at his mom's home in the Ashford area. Deputies say he was hiding in a camp trailer in the backyard, and admitted seeing himself on Washington's Most Wanted. He was booked into the Pierce County Jail. FUGITIVE WANTED IN TACOMA March 22, 2013 -- Raymond Crawford is a repeat drunk driver who nearly killed a Tacoma woman in a hit-and-run accident. Now, he's on the run. Crawford hit Douglas Jolliffe’s daughter’s car at the intersection of East D Street and Wiley Avenue in Tacoma in May 2012. Jolliffe’s car was pushed over an embankment and rolled nearly 30 feet below onto a freeway. Crawford took off on foot and wasn’t caught until three weeks later. Despite a lengthy criminal record including two DUIs, a judge sentenced Crawford to just 90 days in jail. “This defendant has a history of driving under the influence. His license is suspended and in this case he runs into a woman and flees the scene without knowing how serious she’s injured. This is not someone we want on the roads,” said Pierce County prosecutor Mark Lindquist. After serving that sentence, Crawford was pulled over again for DUI on Jan. 13. He posted bail, but never showed up to court. Now police don’t know where he is. “I’m hoping he doesn’t seriously injure or kill somebody else. If he’s not caught, I think it’s only a matter of time,” said Jolliffe. There is an active warrant for Crawford’s arrest. Once he is caught, Lindquist said, he could face up to three years in jail. Crawford is 56 years old and from Spanaway. If you know how Tacoma police can track him down, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS. You can text a tip here.