Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
Seven arrested in MLPD, Safeway undercover operation
MOSES LAKE — Eight people were arrested Monday during an undercover operation designed to catch shoplifters and th…
2 people injured in Royal City collision Wednesday
ROYAL CITY — Two Royal City residents were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Royal City Wednesday.
Former vice-principal from Grand Coulee sentenced for receiving child porn
SPOKANE — A Grand Coulee man and former vice-principal at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School in Coulee Dam will be serving seven years in federal prison after pr…
George man charged in Quincy armed robbery
QUINCY — One of three suspects in a late-January armed robbery in Quincy has been charged in Grant County Superior Court with four crimes.
Fire damages Moses Lake house
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.