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…
Man shot by MLPD officer sentenced
MOSES LAKE — A Warden man who was shot by a Moses Lake Police Department officer will be spending more than six years in prison in connection with the incident.
Former Wahluke teacher sentenced for assault on student
MATTAWA — A former Wahluke High School teacher received a suspended sentence for an assault involving a 17-year-old male student.
Faircloth now charged with manslaughter in son's death
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is now facing a first-degree manslaughter charge for cutting his son’s throat during a confrontation. The son died as a result of…
Immigrant's guilty plea vacated in 2006 arrest
SPOKANE — The Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III, recently vacated the guilty plea of an immigrant who was facing deportation in connection with an arrest in Quincy in 2006. The court ruled that he rec…
Woman shot and killed near Othello Friday
OTHELLO — One person is in custody after allegedly shooting and killing a woman near Othello on Friday.
Ephrata man charged for attempting to elude deputies
SOAP LAKE — A Ephrata man was charged for attempting to elude deputies in a high-speed chase that reportedly reached 95 mph on county roads near Soap Lake.
Bails set in Jill Sundberg homicide case
GEORGE — Bails for the five men who were arrested in connection with the December death of Jill Sundberg have been set.
Chicago man gets 30 years for I-90 murder
RITZVILLE — A Chicago man will spend 30 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend in front of their young son while high on drugs.
Man charged for cutting son's throat
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was charged for cutting his son’s throat during a confrontation in Moses Lake over the weekend. The son died from the injury on Monday.
1 dead in collision near Othello
Man arrested for allegedly cutting son's throat
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man died after his father allegedly cut his throat during a confrontation in Moses Lake over the weekend.
Former GCSO reserve candidate sentenced for molestation
MOSES LAKE — A former Grant County reserve deputy candidate was sentenced for molesting a 12-year-old girl in Moses Lake.
George convenience store robbed at gunpoint
GEORGE — Two males reportedly robbed a convenience store in George at gunpoint Wednesday evening.
Man arrested after high-speed chase
SOAP LAKE - A man was taken into custody early Saturday morning after reportedly leading deputies on a high-speed chase at speeds in excess of 95 mph.
Ephrata man sentenced for assaulting officer
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man was sentenced for assaulting an Ephrata Police Department officer in a scuffle in 2015.