Crime
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MLPD logs for Dec. 15-17, 2025
The reports below were provided by the Moses Lake Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until pr…
Jonathan Torres arrested for allegedly shooting, killing father
ROYAL CITY - A Royal City man has been taken into custody for allegedly shooting and killing his father early Wednesday morning.
Torres arrested in connection with I-90 shooting
MOSES LAKE — A judge did not find probable cause for charges against a Royal City man who is suspected by police to have been involved in a shooting that left …
13-year-old allegedly leads police on high-speed chase – twice
QUINCY — A 13-year-old boy is facing charges after he reportedly led police on two high-speed chases before he crashed the vehicle he was driving Monday night.
2 shot near Moses Lake Saturday night
MOSES LAKE — Two males were shot in Moses Lake Saturday evening on an interstate offramp.
Man with ties to Moses Lake shot to death in Mississippi
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. — A man who had spent a lot of his childhood in Moses Lake was murdered in Mississippi over the weekend.
Ephrata shooting suspect now facing attempted murder charges
EPHRATA - The alleged shooter in an early September injury shooting in Ephrata is now facing two counts of first-degree attempted murder.
Man gets 17 1/2 months for Moses Lake stabbing
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who stabbed another man several times during a mid-October altercation will be spending almost a year and a half in prison.
3 injured in Othello collision
OTHELLO — An unknown person reportedly caused an injury collision near Othello Sunday night and is now wanted for hit-and-run and crossing the center line.
Jesus Torres gives police statement on shooting
ROYAL CITY — One of two brothers who are wanted for questioning in connection with an injury shooting in Royal City last week contacted police on Thursday and …
Man sentenced for emailing Ephrata schools bomb threat
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man who has a history of making false reports to 911 was sentenced for sending out a bomb threat via email in March.
Man shot several times in Royal City
ROYAL CITY — A man was shot several times in Royal City Wednesday night and police are searching for a pair of brothers from Royal City for questioning in conn…
Rifle stolen out of deputy's vehicle
MOSES LAKE — A rifle was stolen out of a Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s patrol vehicle Wednesday morning.
Intoxicated driver plows into trooper's vehicle near George
GEORGE — An intoxicated semi-truck driver reportedly crashed into the rear of a Washington State Patrol trooper’s patrol vehicle on Friday near George.
Man sentenced for Watershed Festival assault in August
GEORGE — A man who choked his daughter and knocked out a man during the Watershed Festival at the Gorge Amphitheater in August was sentenced to serve 40 hours of community service.
Moses Lake man who rammed cop car facing charges
MOSES LAKE — A man who rammed a Moses Lake cop car and was shot by less-lethal shotgun rounds and tased by bail bond agents is facing several charges in Grant County Superior Court.