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…
Man blames meth on his 13-year-old daughter
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man blamed his 13-year-old daughter for the meth that law enforcement found on him Sunday evening.
MLSD: Viral social media post used to spread Chief Moses threat rumor
By RICHARD BYRD
'Safety concern' reported at Chief Moses Middle School, MLSD says school to go on as planned
By RICHARD BYRD
Police seeking help in Quincy bar shooting
By EMRY DINMAN
Fiery semi collision snarls traffic near Moses Lake
By EMRY DINMAN
Woman arrested in INET drug bust, allegedly brought children to drug buys
By CHARLES H. FEATHERSTONE
Moses Lake man under investigation for thousands of files of child pornography
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man suspected of possessing and trading thousands of pornographic images and videos depicting children was arrested on separate charg…
Scammer allegedly blackmails man in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was told by a scammer Tuesday that they would publicly release unclothed photos of the man if he did not send money to a person in the Ivory Coast, a country in West Africa, according …
No injuries in Ephrata drive-by, police investigating
EPHRATA — Multiple shots were fired in Ephrata Sunday night during a drive-by near the 700 block of Second Avenue and F Street Southeast. No one was injured in the altercation and the Ephrata Police Department is i…
State appeals court rejects kidnapper's claims of constitutional violation
SPOKANE — A state appeals court has denied the appeal of a Mattawa man, convicted in 2007 of kidnapping four members of the same family, that contended the sta…
Court upholds 28-year sentence for rapist
SPOKANE — A three-judge panel of Washington’s Division III Court of Appeals has upheld a 64-year-old Soap Lake man’s 28-year prison sentence for the 2014 rape of a 17-year-old boy.
Moses Lake K9 Chief helps catch fleeing suspect
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Department K9 helped catch a suspect trying to flee the scene of a traffic stop Friday night.
Moses Lake resident gets ten years for child rape
EPHRATA — Moses Lake resident Isabel Rocha Jr., 58, was sentenced in Grant County Superior Court Wednesday to a minimum of ten years in prison for rape of a ch…
Fistfight turns into gunfight near Moses Lake Circle K
MOSES LAKE — At least seven shots were fired from moving vehicles Wednesday evening following a brief fight inside of the Moses Lake Circle K, a gas station and convenience store.
Man charged in sexual predator's death
TACOMA — A 39-year-old man has been charged with murder after an altercation at a state detention center for sexually violent predators ended with the death of a 63-year-old former Grant County resident.