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Crime

For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.

Updated 2 days, 3 hours ago

WSP warns of scams in wake of trooper's death

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Patrol is asking the public to respect the family’s privacy and to be mindful of po…

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Moses Lake man sentenced for punching, choking girlfriend

EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man was sentenced for punching and choking his girlfriend after she informed him she wanted to break up with him.

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Travis Franklin gets 10 years for slitting man's throat

EPHRATA — A Yakima man will be spending over 10 years in prison for slitting a Moses Lake man’s throat in May.

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
2 arrested for vehicle prowling Thursday

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Police Department Chief Kevin Fuhr says a call from a citizen helped police apprehend two men who are connected to a string of vehicle …

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Judge won't let hit-and-run suspect drive for work

EPHRATA — An Ephrata man who is accused of leaving the scene of an accident after a man fell out a truck he was driving will not be allowed to drive for work.

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Protests, calls for justice after police shooting, video

A woman who watched as a police officer fatally shot her boyfriend during a traffic stop streamed the gruesome aftermath of the slaying live on Facebook

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Appeals court upholds man's marijuana-related convictions

SPOKANE — The Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III, upheld the convictions of a Moses Lake man who was found guilty by a Grant County jury of the un…

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Man cited for DUI after accident causes fire

SOAP LAKE — A Tacoma man was allegedly intoxicated when he crashed his vehicle north of Soap Lake Wednesday. The accident caused a 15-acre brush fire alongside…

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Man sentenced for pulling knife

EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man was sentenced for threatening a man with a knife during a physical confrontation after the man accused him of raping a woman.

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Firework sparks brush fire in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — A firework reportedly caused a brush fire in Moses Lake late Monday night.

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Ephrata man, teenage girlfriend charged for stabbing incident

EPHRATA — A Ephrata man allegedly ordered his 17-year-old girlfriend to stab a man in the leg with a kitchen knife.

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Man sentenced for selling stolen guns to detective

EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man will be spending over five years in prison for selling two stolen guns to an undercover detective with the Grant County Sheriff’s Of…

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Man arrested for felony hit-and-run

EPHRATA — A man was arrested early Friday morning after a person who was riding in the bed of the truck he was driving fell out and was seriously injured. The …

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Shots fired in car chase near Soap Lake

SOAP LAKE — Shots were reportedly fired in a car chase involving two cars near Soap Lake on Friday.

Updated 9 years, 5 months ago
Grand Coulee man charged for bomb threats, shooting at ex-wife

EPHRATA — A Grand Coulee man reportedly contacted police stating he had hard-wired his house with an incendiary device and later admitted to firing a shot at h…