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…
Arrests made in Othello shooting
OTHELLO — Deputies in Adams County have made several arrests in connection with a weekend shooting near Othello that left a man injured.
Suspects in Moses Lake shooting caught
MOSES LAKE — Both of the suspects from a weekend shooting near Moses Lake have been taken into custody.
Keeping watch
MOSES LAKE — The American anthropologist Margaret Mead is quoted as saying, “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the wo…
1 missing after shooting near Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who was reportedly involved in a Moses Lake shooting on Sunday is reportedly missing and believed to be injured from the shooting.
Man arrested for hit-and-run, eluding
MOSES LAKE — A man was arrested in Moses Lake last week after colliding with a vehicle, fleeing the scene of the collision and leading police on a pursuit.
Man accused of assaulting 2 people, threatening to kill brother
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was reportedly tased after he assaulted his brother and his brother’s girlfriend in Moses Lake last weekend.
Prison sentence for eluder who crashed at BMX park
MOSES LAKE — A man who crashed a car at a BMX park in Moses Lake after a pursuit will be spending a year behind prison bars.
Warden man charged for choking wife
WARDEN — A Warden woman said her husband assaulted her, choked her and imprisoned her in her apartment last week.
Moses Lake man charged for assaulting girlfriend
MOSES LAKE — Court documents indicate a Moses Lake man brutally assaulted his girlfriend over the course of six hours in Moses Lake last week.
Middle schoolers busted for pot in Othello
OTHELLO — A drug investigation in Othello on Monday resulted in the arrest of two students for marijuana possession.
Masked suspects rob Royal City store at gunpoint
ROYAL CITY — Police in Royal City are searching for two males who reportedly robbed a store in the city last week at gunpoint.
Domestic violence suspect arrested in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A man who allegedly tortured, assaulted and threatened to kill a woman in Moses Lake was arrested last week after attempting to run away from poli…
Break-in at jewelry store in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Thousands of dollars worth of merchandise was stolen during a break-in at a jewelry store in downtown Moses Lake last week.
Alleged cop kicker facing charges
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who was allegedly intoxicated when he kicked two Moses Lake police officers is facing several charges in Grant County Superior Court
Woman sentenced for using shock collar on daughter
EPHRATA — A Ephrata woman was sentenced for using a dog shock collar on her daughter as a form of punishment.