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…
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.
Chief deputy testifies before U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON D.C. — Highlighting the case of a Quincy woman who was reportedly murdered by a group of illegal immigrants, Grant County Sheriff's Office Chief Dep…
Appeals Court reverses David Nickels' murder conviction
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division III, reversed the murder conviction of a Montana man because of an error in instructions given to the jury …
3 hospitalized in collision near Quincy
QUINCY — A woman and two children were hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision near Quincy over the weekend.
Teen identified as victim in Quincy shooting death
QUINCY — Police have identified the victims from a double shooting in Quincy over the weekend that left one dead and another injured.
Coulee City twin pleads not guilty in stabbing
EPHRATA — A Coulee City teenager who is accused of fatally stabbing his twin brother is maintaining his innocence.
1 dead, 1 injured in Quincy shooting
QUINCY — A shooting in Quincy over the weekend left one dead and another injured.
Moses Lake man sentenced for vehicle theft, eluding
MOSES LAKE — One of two suspects in a New Year’s Eve vehicle theft and pursuit recently received a four-month jail sentence.
Moses Lake man sentenced for assaulting officer
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was sentenced for assaulting a Moses Lake police officer during a mid-October confrontation.
Shooting suspect's truck recovered in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A vehicle belonging to a man who is believed to have shot a 50-year-old man in Federal Way over the weekend was reportedly recovered Tuesday night…
Ruling handed down in wrongful death lawsuit
EPHRATA — A Grant County judge has ruled that a Grant County woman did not improperly convince a Soap Lake orchardist to give her over $2 million in property a…
Ephrata man injured in 2-vehicle collision near George
GEORGE — A Ephrata man was injured in a two-vehicle collision near George Wednesday morning.