Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
GCSO asks for community assistance on 1992 cold case
MATTAWA — Grant County Major Crimes detectives are renewing efforts to identify a young child whose remains were d…
Civil rights case filed against Quincy company
QUINCY — Alleging sexual harassment of workers and retaliation against women who reported mistreatment, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a civil rights case against a Quincy-based company.
Prison sentence for shooter in Soap Lake drive-by
SOAP LAKE — A Soap Lake man will be spending a year in prison for his involvement in a January drive-by-shooting in Soap Lake.
3 injured in collision near Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Three people were injured in a three-vehicle collision near Moses Lake Tuesday morning.
Man faces drug, gun charges
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is facing charges after meth was found in his vehicle and a loaded revolver was found in his pocket during a traffic stop in Moses Lake.
Soap Lake man charged in meth bust
SOAP LAKE — An alleged Soap Lake meth dealer was charged after a raid at his home turned up drugs and money that were used in controlled drug buys.
Moses Lake man busted for meth
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is facing charges after police reportedly found about 4 ounces of methamphetamine in his vehicle over the weekend.
2 arrested in Soap Lake burglary
SOAP LAKE — Two suspects in a series of burglaries at a residence north of Soap Lake were taken into custody on Wednesday.
Alleged drug house raided near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — A suspected drug dealer was arrested Wednesday morning after authorities raided his Soap Lake home.
2 injured in collision near Ephrata
EPHRATA — Two people were injured in a four-vehicle collision near Ephrata Wednesday afternoon.
Barry Loukaitis re-sentenced to 189 years in prison
EPHRATA — Alice Fritz looked into the face of the person who shot and killed her son Arnie at Frontier Middle School more than 20 years ago and instead of expr…
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…