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…
SR-24 closed for wildfire
OTHELLO — State Route 24 was closed at a little after 6 p.m. Thursday between Othello and Road 24 SW in Grant County, according to a release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
K-9 Chewbacca helps nab suspect
LAKEVIEW — The mere presence of K-9 deputy Chewbacca was enough for a wanted man to give up and surrender to pursuing deputies on Monday.
18-year prison sentence in Sundberg homicide
EPHRATA — “You are a sick and horrible human being. You have proved that you are pure evil,” Janet Sundberg told one of the men who participated in the death o…
2 assaulted at concert at the Gorge
GEORGE — Two people were assaulted with rocks during a concert at the Gorge Amphitheater over the weekend and detectives are seeking information from first-hand witnesses on the assaults.
Plea deal offered in Sundberg murder
EPHRATA — Prosecutors offered a plea deal to one of three suspects in the murder of Jill Sundberg in exchange for the man’s testimony against his co-defendants in the case and his testimony in a murder case that oc…
Fentanyl disguised as prescription meds recovered in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The tests are back and it turns out that pills recovered during a recent arrest in Moses Lake are not what they initially appeared to be.
Firefighters stomp out Moses Lake blaze
MOSES LAKE — On a Columbia Basin night where there was little wind firefighters were able to stomp out a wildfire near Moses Lake Monday afternoon before it go…
Officials: South Grant County fires 'suspicious in nature'
MATTAWA — Two wildfires that broke out in southern Grant County Thursday afternoon and burned around a combined 30,000 acres are reported to be “suspicious in …
Ephrata man charged with rape of a child
QUINCY — An Ephrata man was jailed over the weekend and charged earlier this week for allegedly raping a young girl.
Guilty plea upheld in 2016 Ritzville murder case
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, will not allow a Chicago man who brutally murdered his girlfriend in front of their young son on Interst…
3 charged in connection with Soap Lake shooting
SOAP LAKE — Police said a Soap Lake man could have retreated to a nearby business instead of firing shots at a man Thursday evening following a dispute about a…
Moses Lake man facing harassment, stalking charges
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is facing charges for allegedly stalking a female employee at a Moses Lake business and pulling a BB gun on the woman’s coworker.
Appeals court rejects Quincy man's appeal
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, has rejected the appeal of a Quincy man who argued his attorney and the trial court failed to question whether or not he was competent to stand trial.
Othello scammer spoofing City Hall
OTHELLO — If you live in Othello, and you get a call from someone claiming that you are behind in your water bill, don’t pay. It’s most certainly a scam.
$1 million bail in Quincy woman's death
QUINCY — A Quincy man who is charged in the death of his ex-girlfriend over the weekend saw his bail set at $1 million on Monday.