Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
WSP warns of scams in wake of trooper's death
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Patrol is asking the public to respect the family’s privacy and to be mindful of po…
Seattle man sentenced in Soap Lake drive-by
EPHRATA — A Seattle man who was involved in a January drive-by-shooting in Soap Lake was sentenced on Monday.
Margarito Leyva pleads guilty to 2015 murder
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man who shot and killed a Spokane man over a stolen Seattle Seahawks jersey and music box pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Mond…
5 injured in collision near Quincy
QUINCY — A Ephrata man was allegedly intoxicated when he struck another vehicle on state Route 28 near Quincy Saturday.
MLPD officers foil burglary attempt
MOSES LAKE — Two men are now lodged in the Grant County Jail after they were reportedly caught trying to burglarize a home in Moses Lake early Monday morning.
Loukaitis to defer to victims' families, survivors in re-sentencing
EPHRATA — In a decision his defense attorneys state is without precedent, Frontier Middle School shooter Barry Loukaitis is deferring to the wishes of the surv…
2 injured in Moses Lake collision
MOSES LAKE - Two teenagers were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Moses Lake Thursday morning.
2 arrested for drugs in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A man and woman were arrested in Moses Lake on Tuesday after they were reportedly caught selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a school.
Kennewick woman arrested in prostitution sting
MOSES LAKE — A prostitution advertisement posted on the internet landed a wanted Kennewick woman behind jail bars.
Othello High School placed on lockdown
OTHELLO — Othello High School was placed on a brief lockdown Wednesday after a campus threat was allegedly made, according to the Othello School District’s Facebook page.
Chad Bennett denied a mistrial
EPHRATA — Family and friends of murder victim Lucille Moore have a little more closure, as a judge denied a mistrial motion from the defense attorney of convic…
Othello man charged in Warden robbery
WARDEN — A second suspect in a late March armed robbery in Warden is now facing charges in Grant County Superior Court.
2 arrested after drugs, stolen gun found in ML home
MOSES LAKE — A man and woman are now lodged in the Grant County Jail after police reportedly recovered almost a pound of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and a…
Woman injured in Valley Road accident
MOSES LAKE — A 48-year-old woman was taken to Samaritan Hospital and arrested for DUI after she allegedly drove under the trailer portion of a semi early Saturday morning.
Soap Lake police chief totals new patrol truck in crash
MOSES LAKE — Soap Lake Police Chief Ryan Cox was injured in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday night while driving his department’s new patrol truck near Moses Lake.
Quincy man accused of molesting daughter
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