Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
Two arrested in Warden on assault charges
WARDEN — The Warden Police Department received a report of a physical fight with shots fired at the Warden City Pa…
Paws-itivity
EPHRATA – Nitro, a 6-year-old German Shepherd, is putting his paws to work by being a peer support dog for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. “We started lo…
Law enforcement logs for March 23
The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office, jail or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a cou…
Bill targets use of pill presses to make counterfeit drugs
OLYMPIA – A bill targeting people using pill presses to make fake pills that contain controlled substances had an executive session this week in the Washington…
Two arrested in Adams County drive-by shooting cases
OTHELLO — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office and Othello Police Department arrested two Othello men late last week in connection with two recent drive-by shootings. Jean Carlos Avila, 18, was arrested by the OPD, a…
Adams Co. police logs for March 22
The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law...
Othello woman sentenced to federal prison in connection with stolen firearms
OTHELLO — An Othello woman was sentenced to almost four years in federal prison Monday after pleading guilty to helping a co-defendant sell stolen firearms. One of the guns was used in the fatal shooting of a child…
Rough morning
QUINCY - The Grant County Sheriffs Office responded to an accident near the intersection of Adams Road North and Road 9 NW Monday morning. The driver had fled …
Two men arrested in connection with stolen lawnmower
SOAP LAKE — Two Moses Lake men were arrested on suspicion of second-degree vehicle prowling, second-degree theft and second-degree criminal trespassing after a…
Search leads to catalytic converter seizure
KENNEWICK — Hundreds of catalytic converters were seized from a Kennewick business a day after the search of a Moses Lake business and home by officers with th…
Warrants served in catalytic converter trafficking case
MOSES LAKE - Search warrants were served at a business and home along Stratford Road Wednesday morning in connection with the suspected trafficking of catalyti…
Royal City man arrested on cocaine charges
ROYAL CITY — A Royal City man was arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute following a search of his home Wednesday.
Safety concern: Adams Co. Jail in need of repairs, staffing to reopen
RITZVILLE — Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner said the situation facing Adams County in its efforts to reopen and maintain the county jail is not unique. “Th…
WA Senate passes police pursuit bill
OLYMPIA – Senate Bill 5352, a bill related to vehicular pursuits, passed the State Senate floor last week and moved on to the House. Local police and legislato…
Quincy man arrested for alleged gasoline theft
QUINCY — A Quincy man was arrested on suspicion of theft and trespassing after he allegedly broke into the gas pump at an orchard near Quincy to fill his car...
Catalytic converter theft bill gets hearing
OLYMPIA — A bill to combat catalytic converter theft in Washington moves forward today with a hearing in the Senate Law and Justice Committee, according to a s…