Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
1 subject arrested for alleged arson, threats to kill
OTHELLO — Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 2100 block of West Moon Road Thursday afte…
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.
Warden woman gets 40 days for eluding police in stolen vehicle
WARDEN — A Warden woman who led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle in late March was sentenced to 40 days in jail.
2nd suspect arrested in Othello shooting
OTHELLO — A second suspect in a weekend shooting near Othello that left a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound to the shoulder has been taken into custody.
Additional arrest in connection with string of burglaries
SPOKANE — A second arrest was made in connection with a string of burglaries in Grant and Adams counties.
K-9 Chief notches first arrest in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s newest K-9 officer came up big last week and notched his first arrest, with the help of his handler, on his first day on patrol on Fr…
Teen shot in shoulder near Othello
OTHELLO — A 14-year-old boy was arrested over the weekend in connection with a Saturday night shooting that left another teen with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the shoulder.
4 years in prison for gas station robbery
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who used a gun to rob a gas station that his wife works at in Moses Lake will be spending a little over four years in prison.
Undercover deputies witness burglary in Ephrata
MOSES LAKE — An Ephrata man is lodged in the Grant County Jail after undercover deputies reportedly witnessed him steal items from the Ephrata Landfill, which led to the recovery of items stolen during burglaries i…
Man arrested after spinning donuts near Warden
WARDEN — A decision to spin donuts on a freshly graded road near Warden led to a short pursuit and the arrest of a 22-year-old Warden man Tuesday morning.