Crime
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Audit findings follow sentencing of former GCFD 4 chief
WARDEN — Grant County Fire District 4 is instituting new policies for credit card use and use of its petty cash ac…
Grant County named High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
In June 2020, according to the Federal Register, the Office of National Drug Control Policy granted this designation request, making Grant County the first HID…
Cody Easterday pleads guilty to defrauding Tyson subsidiary
Cody Easterday pleaded guilty in federal court late Wednesday to defrauding two companies.
Police search for suspect in Othello shooting
Othello police are searching for a suspect who shot an Othello man in the leg outside his home early Tuesday morning.
Man sentenced for stealing GTA bus, eluding
A Coulee Dam man was sentenced to just more than three years in prison for stealing a Grant County Transportation Authority bus and leading officers on a chase…
No new information provided on shooting
Police were still investigating on Monday the 7 a.m. Saturday shooting at the Conoco gas station at 1725 Kittelson Road.
Shooting at Moses Lake fuel station leaves one injured
Moses Lake Police are investigating a shooting at the Conoco gas station at 1725 Kittelson Road at approximately 7 a.m.
Zillah man pleads not guilty in vehicular homicide case
A Zillah man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Grant County Superior Court to vehicular homicide in connection to a high-speed police chase and fatal crash.
Police work in the spotlight: Legislation to change law enforcement gains traction; local police chiefs comment
As the Washington Legislature moves past the halfway mark of this year’s session, bills that aim to reform law enforcement agencies also advance day by day.
Othello man pleads not guilty to manslaughter
An Othello man pleaded not guilty Monday in Adams County Superior Court to first-degree manslaughter in the death of his 4-year-old son Feb. 27.
Former Moses Lake man pleads not guilty to numerous sex crimes
A College Place man charged with multiple sex crimes in Moses Lake pleaded not guilty Monday in Grant County Superior Court.
Man indicted in federal court for allegedly possessing bomb
A Moses Lake man was indicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court for unlawfully possessing an unregistered firearm/destructive device.
In the right place: Royal City’s new police chief has found his niche
Royal City Police Chief Rey Rodriguez said he decided early on that Royal City was the place for him.
Moses Lake police search for robbery suspects
Moses Lake police are looking for two robbery suspects.
Arraignment in Othello manslaughter case delayed
The arraignment of an Othello man charged with first-degree manslaughter in the death of his 4-year-old son has been postponed one week.
ML woman appears in court for alleged arson
A Moses Lake woman charged with second-degree arson appeared last week in Grant County Superior Court.