Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
1 subject arrested for alleged arson, threats to kill
OTHELLO — Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 2100 block of West Moon Road Thursday afte…
Quincy woman sentenced after 2018 fatal collision
A Quincy woman was sentenced Tuesday in Grant County Superior Court to 60 months (five years) in prison for apparently driving drunk, speeding and killing a man in a 2018 collision.
Jail escapee captured after anonymous tip
A Grant County Jail inmate who escaped July 4 was captured Saturday after Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputies received an anonymous tip, according to a GCSO…
Man held in alleged double murder
A Moses Lake man had his first appearance in Grant County Superior Court Monday afternoon and is being held on two counts of second-degree murder in connection…
Othello looks to curb gang violence after shooting
OTHELLO — Othello city officials will look at ways to address gang activity after a shooting July 18 seriously injured a 15-year-old Othello boy.
Two found dead Saturday near Moses Lake
Two people were found dead just before noon Saturday in the 8000 block of Road 18 Northeast near Moses Lake and a likely suspect in their deaths is in custody,…
Detectives ‘need leads to follow’ in May homicide
MOSES LAKE — The homicide of Kristopher Vincent, 24, of Moses Lake, remained unsolved Tuesday.
Warden man gets 23 years after guilty plea
SPOKANE — A Warden man has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in late March to child sex trafficking and possession of child pornography, according to a news release from the U.S. De…
Grant County Jail escapee still on loose
A Grant County Jail inmate who escaped Sunday was apparently still on the loose Monday evening.
Grant County Jail inmate escapes
A Grant County Jail inmate escaped Sunday evening, according to an alert from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
ML police to appear on TV show
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office and Moses Lake Police Department will appear on the Investigation Discovery show “Body Cam” at 9 p.m. tonight in an episode e…
Prisoner in Quincy murders case may be released early
A man sentenced to 50 years in prison for murdering a Quincy couple in 1997 is on track to be released soon, after serving less than half his sentence, as the Department of Corrections Indeterminate Sentence Review…
Traffic stop, arrest reveals likely meth lab
RITZVILLE — A traffic stop led Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies to discover what they termed a possible mobile meth manufacturing lab.
Othello man arrested in Texas for alleged stabbing
OTHELLO — An Othello man was arrested in Houston, Texas, Friday for allegedly stabbing a woman in April in Othello.
George man pleads not guilty to robbery
A George man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Grant County Superior Court to first-degree robbery.
Man found dead Wednesday identified; suspect in unrelated homicide arrested
Kristopher Vincent, 24, of Moses Lake was the man found dead Wednesday morning on Airway Drive and Cochran Road, according to a Thursday Grant County Sheriff’s…