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June 14, 2023 1:30 a.m.

News Bites for June 14

MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake Police Department officers arrested Byron Combs, 30, of Moses Lake on Monday after receiving a call that took them to the 800 block of Loop Drive, according to an MLPD statement. Contractors working nearby had overheard a man and woman arguing and believed the woman was being assaulted. The workers wenter to intervene when Combs reportedly pulled a firearm, pointed it at the workers and threatened to kill them...

February 17, 2020 10:05 a.m.

UK grapples with severe floods, death toll expected to rise

LONDON (AP) — Britain issued severe flood warnings Monday, advising of life-threatening danger after Storm Dennis dumped weeks' worth of rain in some places. One woman swept away by the floodwaters was feared dead.

February 17, 2020 1:30 p.m.

UK grapples with severe floods, storm death toll rises to 3

LONDON (AP) — Britain issued severe flood warnings Monday, advising of life-threatening danger after Storm Dennis dumped weeks' worth of rain in some places. A woman was found dead after being swept away by the floodwaters, the storm's third confirmed victim.

April 4, 2018 3 a.m.

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Moses Lake Police Department

May 31, 2020 6:27 p.m.

The Latest: San Diego police fire tear gas to disperse crowd

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

September 15, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Shooting outside US court in Phoenix wounds federal officer

PHOENIX (AP) — A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, and a person was later taken into custody, authorities said.

October 21, 2020 5:31 a.m.

Danish sub killer denies he had help in prison break attempt

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish man convicted of murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine was remanded to custody Wednesday after he confessed to threatening several people as he attempted to break out of a suburban Copenhagen prison.

October 17, 2020 9:09 a.m.

Police in Belarus disperse another protest, detain scores

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Police in Belarus on Saturday detained scores of demonstrators pushing for the resignation of the country's authoritarian leader of 26 years after an August election widely seen as manipulated.

December 2, 2020 5:28 a.m.

Honolulu police chief acknowledges OT abuse by virus units

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard said her department takes responsibility for the actions of officers on its now-suspended coronavirus enforcement units who are accused of abusing the department’s overtime policy.

November 14, 2020 5:03 a.m.

Lebanon begins two-week lockdown to limit spread of virus

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese police on Saturday patrolled the streets of the capital Beirut, ordering shops to close as the country began a two-week lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus that has killed dozens of people over the past days in the small Mediterranean country.

Warrant issued for Ephrata armed robbery suspect
August 19, 2018 7:35 p.m.

Warrant issued for Ephrata armed robbery suspect

EPHRATA — An arrest warrant was issued for a man who allegedly robbed a person at gunpoint and fired a shot in Ephrata last week.

July 24, 2020 2:27 a.m.

Christopher Columbus statue taken down at Chicago park

CHICAGO (AP) — A statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park was taken down early Friday, a week after protesters trying to topple the monument to the Italian explorer clashed with police.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Police fire tear gas at protest against Mali's president

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Police fired tear gas at protesters demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation Friday as tens of thousands took to the streets for the second time this month in Mali's capital.

June 25, 2020 9:03 a.m.

New Jersey seeks to oust officer in Floyd reenactment video

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s Department of Corrections said Thursday it has filed removal proceedings against an officer seen in a video with people mocking George Floyd’s death as protesters pass by.

June 19, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Police fire tear gas at protest against Mali's president

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Police fired tear gas at protesters demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation Friday as tens of thousands took to the streets for the second time this month in Mali's capital.

July 22, 2020 4:03 p.m.

US asks judge to toss North Dakota suit over protest costs

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The federal government is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the state of North Dakota that seeks to recoup $38 million for policing the monthslong Dakota Access Pipeline protests almost four years ago.

June 22, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Watchdog eyes violent routing of protesters near White House

An Interior Department watchdog office will investigate law enforcement and security forces’ violent clearing of protesters from a square in front of the White House earlier this month.

April 11, 2007 9 p.m.

Dog shot at animal shelter

MOSES LAKE — A doberman at the Moses Lake/Grant County Humane Society animal shelter was shot by a Moses Lake police officer Wednesday.

July 11, 2005 9 p.m.

Quincy feels budget crunch

Mayor warns of 2006 shortfall

Moses Lake police focus on re-accrediting
March 20, 2013 6:05 a.m.

Moses Lake police focus on re-accrediting

MOSES LAKE - New Moses Lake Police Chief Dave Ruffin is focused on renewing the department's accreditation for 2013.