Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
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…
Man charged with second-degree murder in death of Quincy woman
QUINCY — A Wenatchee man is being held on charges of second-degree murder after he allegedly ran into a vehicle driven by an ex-girlfriend, causing her car to roll over and killing her.
30 arrested in counter-drug op during Paradiso Festival at Gorge
QUINCY — Thirty people were arrested in a counter-drug operation at the annual Paradiso Festival in mid-June.
Royal City man gets 8 years for assaulting parents with shovel
ROYAL CITY — A Royal City man will be spending a little over eight years in prison for assaulting his parents with a shovel in February.
Busy July 4 for Grant County Fire No. 5
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Fire District No. 5 crews responded to somewhere between 15 to 18 “fireworks-related outside fires” on July 4, according to fire district officials. In contrast, July 4 in Moses Lake was d…
Moses Lake man sentenced for trespassing
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who pointed a gun at a man whom he believed had stolen his mail received a jail sentence for trespassing.
Idaho man charged for inappropriate communication with teen
MOSES LAKE — A man from Idaho is facing charges for allegedly possessing several inappropriate photos of a Moses Lake teenager after he was caught by police having sex with the girl in a vehicle in Moses Lake.
Fire lights up George
GEORGE — Fire crews successfully extinguished a fire near George after working through the night Sunday to put out the 3,500-acre blaze.
Wildfire burning near Quincy Lakes
QUINCY — A Level 1 evacuation notice was issued Sunday evening for homes south of a wildfire burning in the Quincy Lakes area.
Pair from Puyallup indicted in U.S. District Court
SPOKANE — Following an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service, a man and woman from western Washington who were arrested in Moses Lake in April after passing…
Shots fired in Moses Lake early Monday morning
MOSES LAKE — Police in Moses Lake are investigating an early Monday morning non-injury shooting incident.
Anthony Vasquez re-sentenced for Airport Grocery murder
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who was previously sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing a man in Moses Lake in 2013 was sentenced to 55 years in …
Appeals court upholds convictions for vehicle thief/trespasser
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, has upheld the convictions of a man who was caught trespassing at the home of a police officer’s parents near Royal City.
Firefighters gain upper hand on Vantage fire
VANTAGE — Firefighters battling the large “Milepost 22 Fire” north of Vantage were able to get the upper hand on the large blaze over the weekend.
Thief steals car with kids inside
OTHELLO — Othello police are searching for a thief who stole a vehicle that had two children inside over the weekend. The children were not harmed, but the suspect is still on the run.
State fire fighting assistance approved for wildfire near Vantage
VANTAGE — A large wildfire that broke out near Vantage in Kittitas County Wednesday night prompted the mobilization of state fire fighting resources.