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…
Spokane man found guilty of murdering Moses Lake teen
SPOKANE — A Spokane man has been found guilty of murdering Moses Lake teenager Ceasar Medina in a robbery attempt at a Spokane business in 2015.
Soap Lake Fire 100 percent contained
SOAP LAKE — Although thousands of acres and one small outbuilding were burned by the Soap Lake Fire, the outcome could have been much different and officials are crediting firefighters at the scene for keeping it f…
Intoxicated man allegedly makes death threats, fires gun
MATTAWA — K-9 Grizzly came up big for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday after he was able to sniff out a gun that was used by an intoxicated male …
Soap Lake Fire evacuations lifted
SOAP LAKE — Even with a few flare-ups and hot spots popping up overnight, evacuation notices for the Soap Lake Fire were lifted Wednesday morning.
Beating it back
SOAP LAKE — Aided by favorable weather conditions on Tuesday, fire crews were able to gain the upper hand on a large blaze that broke out on Monday north of So…
Evacuations ordered north of Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE —A level 3 evacuation notice went out Monday evening from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office due to a large, rapidly spreading wildfire.
Grant County inmate sentenced for foiled jail escape attempt
EPHRATA — A Grant County Jail inmate who attempted to pose as another inmate to get released from jail was sentenced to an additional month in jail.
Appeals court upholds molestation conviction
MOSES LAKE — A former Grant County reserve deputy candidate had his child molestation conviction upheld by the Washington Court of Appeals, Division III.
Warden man leads police in pursuit
Pursuit started in Moses Lake and ended in Warden
South county wildfire destroys four buildings
SCHWANA — A large wildfire destroyed four buildings in southern Grant County in the town of Schwana on Sunday.
Man charged with assaulting Moses Lake police officers last year
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man reportedly had drugs in his system in February 2017 when he assaulted two Moses Lake cops and grabbed at one of their weapons.
ML man sentenced for threatening FedEx driver with hammer
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who threatened a FedEx driver with a claw hammer in 2015 was sentenced to a total of five days in jail.
2 charged in 2016 homicide near Royal City
ROYAL CITY — Two men who are facing charges in connection with the homicide of Quincy resident Jill Sundberg were reportedly also involved in a double shooting…
Soap Lake man gets 3 months for 2017 armed robbery
SOAP LAKE — A Soap Lake man was sentenced to three months of jail confinement for his role in a December armed robbery near Soap Lake.
Man sentenced for assaulting, choking woman in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who used a phone charging cord to choke a woman last month will be spending four months in jail.