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…
Trespassing suspect found with counterfeit money
MOSES LAKE — A Royal City man is facing charges after a counterfeit $100 bill was reportedly found in his pocket moments after he was allegedly caught trespassing in a Moses Lake residence on Friday.
Campaign lawsuit filed against 2 Grant County residents
MOSES LAKE — Two Grant County residents are facing a $454,000 campaign finance lawsuit for allegedly concealing their involvement in a political mailer that wa…
6 injured in collision near Quincy
QUINCY — Six people were injured in a two-vehicle collision near Quincy Thursday night.
Othello woman dies in collision
OTHELLO — A Othello woman died in an early Friday morning collision west of Othello.
Mattawa man charged with assault, harassment
MATTAWA — A Mattawa man is facing charges for allegedly grabbing a man by the neck and threatening to kill him with a knife.
1 injured in collision near Othello
OTHELLO — Illegal passing reportedly led to an injury collision near Othello Friday.
Child rape suspect arrested in Ephrata
EPHRATA — A child rape suspect was taken into custody in Ephrata Thursday.
Quincy man sentenced for armed robbery
QUINCY — A Quincy man will be spending nine months in jail in connection with a late January armed robbery in Quincy.
Help needed to find missing Moses Lake man
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help from the public to find a Moses Lake man who was last seen on Monday.
Silver Alert issued for missing Ritzville man
RITZVILLE — The Ritzville Police Department is seeking the public’s help to find a missing elderly man.
Leyva sentenced to almost 22 years for murder
MOSES LAKE — “Why did you do it, Margarito?” Rosa Gonzalez, the mother of murder victim Juan Gonzalez Jr., asked the man who shot and killed her son. “Why coul…
Quincy man sentenced for molesting girl
QUINCY — A Quincy man will be spending nine months in jail for inappropriately touching a young girl.
Woman grazed by bullet in weekend Moses Lake incident
MOSES LAKE — A 21-year-old woman was reportedly grazed by a bullet Saturday night while she was riding in a vehicle in Moses Lake.
Soap Lake man arrested in Douglas County stabbing
DOUGLAS COUNTY — A Soap Lake man allegedly stabbed two men at a party in Douglas County over the weekend.
Assault suspect arrested in Othello
OTHELLO — A suspect in an assault in Othello was taken into custody early Thursday morning. The suspect’s girlfriend was able to evade capture and is on the ru…