Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
3 arrested in Royal City area thefts case
ROYAL CITY — Three men were arrested and booked into the Grant County Jail on suspicion of possessing stolen prope…
Ephrata man arrested after two-hour negotiation
EPHRATA — Glenn Bensch, 52, of Ephrata was arrested Wednesday afternoon after about two hours of negotiation with deputies from the Grant County Sheriff’s Off…
Sniffed out: K-9 officer foils burglary
Roberto Robles Mejia, 41, of Othello was arrested in connection with a break-in at Commercial Tire on North Frontage Road just east of Moses Lake on Sunday, ac…
Multi-agency effort leads to DUI arrest
SOAP LAKE — Michael Butterly, 39, who lives near Soap Lake, has been charged with a DUI after two incidents in which officers encountered him driving dangerous…
Two Moses Lake men arrested in connection with Carl’s Jr. robbery
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the Jan. 30 armed robbery of the Carl’s Jr. on Kittleson Road in Moses Lake, according to an announcement fr…
ACSO deputies arrest Arizona man for alleged drug, weapon possession
Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Michael C. Hernandez, 25, of Yuma, Arizona, after a Feb. 2 traffic stop revealed he had no driver’s license and…
Adams County Sheriff’s Office seeks alleged robbery suspects
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two suspects after a robbery Monday at the Country Travel Plaza at 790 Pence Road in Lind, Washington.
Drug crisis: Officials look for ways to combat opioid epidemic
Medical providers and health officials in Grant County say they are concerned about the ongoing opioid epidemic as they try to help those facing addiction get …
Moses Lake Carl’s Jr. allegedly robbed by armed men
Two female Carl’s Jr. employees are okay, if a bit shaken, after two men armed with a pistol allegedly robbed the restaurant at 1765 Kittelson Road in Moses La…
MLPD supports bill on reasonable suspicion, use of force
The Washington State Senate is hearing a bill on Tuesday that reverts the standard for law enforcement making a stop to reasonable suspicion rather than proba…
Lawmakers mull catalytic converter bill
Bipartisan legislation intending to cut the demand for stolen catalytic converters will increase fines for violators and limit the ability to buy and sell the …
Grant County faces problem of catalytic converter thefts
A catalytic converter was reported stolen from a transit bus at the Meditech Mobility facility at 630 E. Broadway Ave. in Moses Lake over the weekend, one thef…
GCSO responds to two possible drive-by shootings
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to two possible drive-by shootings in Moses Lake on Sunday and Tuesday morning, both in the 1000 block of Vandenbur…
Moses Lake police respond to shooting on Vince Road Northeast
Moses Lake Police Department officers responded to a report of gunfire in the 8600 block of Vince Road Northeast shortly after 10 p.m. Friday.
Man jailed for alleged shooting in Moses Lake
A 31-year-old man is in jail for allegedly shooting another man in the leg Jan. 7 outside of McDonald’s on Stratford Road in Moses Lake, officials said.
WSP identifies man in fatal collision
A Mattawa man who died Jan. 1 in a collision on state Route 243 near Mattawa, was identified Tuesday as Diego A. Diaz Sorto, 39, by the Washington State Patrol.