Crime
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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…
Faircloth gets 6.5 years for stabbing, killing son
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who stabbed and killed his son during an altercation in Moses Lake in January will be spending six and a half years in prison.
Warden teen dies in collision near Othello
OTHELLO — A teenager from Warden died in a two-vehicle collision near Othello on Wednesday.
3 dead, 9 injured in collision near George
GEORGE — Three people died and nine others were injured in a two-vehicle collision near George early Thursday morning.
'Click it or Ticket' emphasis underway in Grant, Adams counties
GRANT AND ADAMS COUNTIES — Local law enforcement agencies are joining with agencies across the country in conducting extra seat belt patrols.
More charges filed against Moses Lake rape suspect
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who allegedly raped and assaulted a woman several times in 2015 is facing additional charges.
1 injured in collision
SOAP LAKE — A Moses Lake man was injured on Thursday after he reportedly rear-ended a vehicle south of Soap Lake.
ML man injured after axle, tire strike vehicle
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man received minor injuries Wednesday after a tire and axle broke loose from a semi-truck trailer on state Route 17 and struck his ve…
Judge denies request to lower accused carjacker's bail
MOSES LAKE — The bail for a Moses Lake woman who allegedly pulled a gun on a car salesman during a test drive will remain set at $100,000.
Moses Lake man reaches plea deal in tavern homicide
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who tampered with a witness after a fatal June shooting outside of a Moses Lake bar was sentenced on Monday.
Chad Bennett gets 55 years for murder
EPHRATA — Bob Austin stood less than 10 feet from the man who murdered his late father’s "soul mate" and while looking him directly in the eyes asked, “I wonde…
Moses Lake woman charged with robbery, assault
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman was charged for pulling a gun on a car salesman during a test drive.
Court denies immigrant's appeal
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, denied the appeal of a Mexican immigrant who sought to vacate a guilty plea on the grounds of receiving misadvice from his attorney.
Faircloth pleads guilty to manslaughter
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to killing his son during an incident in Moses Lake in January.
David Nickels back in court for retrial
EPHRATA — David Nickels was back in Grant County on Tuesday after an appellate court overturned his past murder conviction.
Moses Lake woman arrested for carjacking
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman was arrested on Monday after allegedly pulling a gun on a car salesman during a test drive of a car.