Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
1 subject arrested for alleged arson, threats to kill
OTHELLO — Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 2100 block of West Moon Road Thursday afte…
Teenager hospitalized after Saturday morning shooting north of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A Mattawa teenager was hospitalized early Saturday morning and later released after a reported shooting in the Larson community north of Moses lake, according to a Grant County Sheriff’s Office release…
Police records for 11/30-12/1
Police, arrest records
Grant County Sheriff's Office warns of phone scam involving deputy impersonator
Residents should be aware “someone is impersonating a deputy and demanding money over the phone,” according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
Police records for 12/1
Police records for 12/1
Moses Lake man sentenced to 67 months in prison for arson
MOSES LAKE -- A Moses Lake man was sentenced to 67 months (about 5 1/2 years) in state prison last month, after a jury found him guilty of setting fire to his father’s vehicle and boat in March and endangering a ne…
George mayor arrested, accused of pointing gun at woman
The mayor of George, Washington, was arrested by Grant County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday, after allegedly pointing a gun at a woman while intoxicated, accordin…
Tribal law enforcement expert hired for new program
SPOKANE — U.S. Attorneys William D. Hyslop and Brian T. Moran on Friday announced the selection of David J. Rogers to serve as the program coordinator of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person program for the D…
Deputies catch man with stolen toilet paper, other items
Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office officials said Sunday that they made “the largest seizure of stolen toilet paper in agency history,” after a Walla Walla County resident interrupted a home burglary and called 91…
Royal City man charged in robbery
A first-degree armed robbery charge is pending against a Royal City man in connection with a holdup at a Rock Island business Nov. 17.
Man in custody after standoff, use of gas
A Quincy man is in custody after allegedly barricading himself in a home until officers deployed CS gas early Tuesday morning, according to law enforcement officials.
Police records for 11/23
Police records
Two injured after allegedly unsecured load comes loose
Two people driving eastbound on state Route 28 west of Quincy received minor injuries after a pickup truck driving westbound lost its load of wooden poles.
One injured, Stratford Road closed after shooting
Stratford Road in Moses Lake was closed near the intersection of Harris Road Sunday night while law enforcement investigated a shooting in which at least one person was injured.
Royal City man arrested during search warrant
ROYAL CITY - A Royal City man is in custody after police served a search warrant at his residence and reportedly seized more than 10 pounds of marijuana, a lit…
Deputy injured in Ephrata shooting
MOSES LAKE — A Grant County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after Jesus Torres, 24, reportedly shot him in the foot while fleeing law enforcement early Wednesday morning.