Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
GCSO logs for Feb. 25 – 28, 2026
The reports below were provided by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. Any suspects named are innocent until proven…
Cardenas makes first court appearance
EPHRATA — Murder and assault suspect Noel Cardenas’ bail will remain set at $1 million.
INET raids alleged drug house in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A man and woman are now lodged in the Grant County Jail following a raid at a suspected drug house in Moses Lake.
Teen murder suspect taken into custody
GEORGE — Teen murder suspect Noel Cardenas was taken into custody on Sunday near George.
Suspect arrested in Quincy armed robbery
QUINCY — Quincy police have identified and arrested one suspect from a late January armed robbery. Two other suspects are reportedly still at large.
Immigration-advice appeal denied
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, denied the appeal of a woman who entered a guilty plea in Grant County Superior Court more than a decade ago and later claimed she received ineffective counsel…
Othello break-in suspect arrested in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A suspect in a break-in and assault in Othello last week was apprehended in Moses Lake on Wednesday.
Details of message from Sundberg murder case released
GEORGE — A message that was found on the body of murder victim Jill Sundberg in mid-December references a Mexican cartel known as the “Gulf Cartel.”
Report on PUD accident cause expected by April
EPHRATA — A yet-to-be-determined failure on a line near Columbia Basin Hospital Feb. 17 triggered the failure of and an arcing explosion in a transfer station …
Man sought for Othello break-in, assault
OTHELLO — Adams County deputies are searching for a man who allegedly forced his way into a home near Othello and later assaulted a person at the house.
2003 Mattawa shooting suspect sentenced
EPHRATA — A man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for manslaughter in connection with a shooting in Mattawa over a decade ago that left a 40-year-old man dead.
Man arrested for firing gun outside Moses Lake bar
MOSES LAKE — A man was arrested in Moses Lake over the weekend after allegedly firing a pistol into the air in an attempt to break up a fight between two men outside of a bar.
Teen sought in Quincy shooting
QUINCY — A Quincy teen allegedly shot and killed another teenager because he believed the victim broke into his house.
Quincy woman sentenced for stealing vehicle
QUINCY — A Quincy woman was sentenced for stealing a 61-year-old man’s vehicle and threatening to have the man beat up if he didn’t admit to giving her permission to drive the vehicle.
Mejia sentenced in drive-thru murder
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake woman received a 47-day sentence for her role in a January 2015 incident outside of a fast food restaurant that left 22-year-old Christian Guerra dead.
Threat sends Wahluke Schools into lockdown
MATTAWA — A threat spoken over the phone sent schools in the Wahluke School District into a “teaching lockdown” on Thursday.