Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
GCSO asks for community assistance on 1992 cold case
MATTAWA — Grant County Major Crimes detectives are renewing efforts to identify a young child whose remains were d…
ML man sentenced to 11 months for rape of juvenile family member
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man who pleaded guilty to rape of a juvenile family member has received a 53.5 month sentence, reduced to 11 months as part of a Special…
Idaho man sentenced for immoral communication with teen
EPHRATA — An Idaho man who pleaded guilty to viewing child pornography and communicating with a Moses Lake minor for immoral purposes was sentenced to just und…
Alleged counterfeiter arraigned in federal court
SPOKANE — A Puyallup man arrested a year ago in Moses Lake on suspicion of buying merchandise from six local businesses with counterfeit bills was arraigned Fr…
Leavitt pleads guilty
SPOKANE — Former Warden City Council member and substitute teacher Michael Leavitt pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday morning to one count of receipt of …
Police track alleged burglar's footprints in snow to a dozen houses, cars
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was arrested Wednesday morning after a brief foot chase, and after officers traced his footprints in the snow they discovered he had traveled through nine backyards and around six vehi…
Man cited after driving 90 mph through ML
MOSES LAKE - After a Moses Lake man was cited over the weekend for driving around 90 miles per hour on West Broadway Avenue, reportedly in an attempt to bring a sick infant quickly to the hospital, Moses Lake Polic…
MLPD seizes drugs, money from newspaper's neighbors
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Department served a search warrant on a residence in the 300 block of South Gumwood Street Wednesday, right next door to the…
Two arrested in Moses Lake cocaine bust
MOSES LAKE — Grant County’s Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested two Moses Lake residents yesterday in connection with an investigation into cocaine sales, according to a press release.
Leavitt set to change plea on Thursday
SPOKANE — Former Warden City Council member and substitute teacher Michael Leavitt, who has been accused of two counts of possession of child pornography, has requested a change of plea hearing for Thursday, March …
Moses Lake man convicted of raping 6-year-old
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man is facing up to life in prison after pleading guilty to raping the 6-year-old daughter of his then-girlfriend in 2014.
Court upholds conviction of woman who shot husband
SPOKANE — Washington’s Third District Court of Appeals has upheld the 2016 conviction of a Soap Lake woman found guilty of shooting her husband in the stomach in 2014, rejecting all claims that the trial court acte…
Judge denies Leavitt motion, sets trial date
SPOKANE — A federal court judge in Spokane has ruled evidence collected from the cell phone of former Warden City Council member Michael Leavitt is admissible.…
Moses Lake man arrested for alleged hit and run
GEORGE — A Moses Lake man was arrested for DUI after he allegedly left the scene of an accident near George Saturday evening. Additional charges may be coming.
38-mile chase lands 2 in jail
SOAP LAKE — A 38-mile chase that started in Soap Lake landed a pair from Warden in jail on Friday.
Public helps police identify hit-and-run driver
MOSES LAKE — The public helped police identify a man who is alleged to have struck a man who was riding his horse and fled the scene. The horse died in the cra…