Crime
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Two arrested in Warden on assault charges
WARDEN — The Warden Police Department received a report of a physical fight with shots fired at the Warden City Pa…
Big Bend briefly locked down due to nearby robbery; police seek information
Big Bend Community College locked down briefly Monday morning after reports of a robbery at Airport Grocery Mart on Patton Boulevard, near the campus, according to a statement made on the college’s Facebook page.
Beverly man's death ruled a homicide
The death of a Beverly man whose body was found Tuesday has been ruled a homicide, according to a press release from the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities seek information in Beverly case
Grant County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help in the case of an unidentified man whose body was found outside a Beverly home Dec. 8.
Quincy man pleads guilty to murder
EPHRATA — A Quincy man pleaded guilty Monday to murdering a man in August whose decomposing body was found wrapped in garbage bags in his bedroom closet, according to court records.
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Law enforcement seeks information in Beverly case
BEVERLY — Grant County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help in the case of an unidentified man whose body was found outside a Beverly home Dec. 8.
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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…
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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.
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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…