13+ hour, 36+ min ago  (240+ words) Two suspects were arrested this weekend in Warden after a report of a physical fight with shots fired happened at Warden City Park Friday. NANCE BESTON/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD WARDEN " The Warden Police Department received a report of a physical…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (434+ words) Officer Romen Hernandez, left, graduated from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Basin Law Enforcement Academy in December. Ephrata Police Department Chief Erik Koch attended his ceremony. EPHRATA " The Ephrata Police Department is fully staffed, on paper, with two…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (936+ words) Quincy Police Department Chief Ryan Green" QUINCY " Law enforcement agencies across Grant County say graffiti vandalism is rising with the spring weather, prompting renewed requests for community vigilance, quick cleanup and better reporting as officers work to curb a crime…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1698+ words) The reports below were provided by the Moses Lake Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 26 ML03755: Location not listed. 6: 34 a. m. A nuisance complaint was reported involving loud neighbors. The reporting party was advised…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (130+ words) BEVERLY " An autopsy is pending to help determine the identity of a dead person found along Crab Creek Saturday night and recovered late Sunday afternoon." The identity of the victim was not released." "Detectives are awaiting the autopsy to confirm,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (301+ words) MOSES LAKE " The Moses Lake Street Crimes Unit conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 near Randolph Road and executed a search warrant Friday morning as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. " Detectives stopped 40-year-old Mason Beeman and he was taken…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (572+ words) (The Center Square) - Sheriffs and police chiefs across Washington state are turning off their agencies" automatic license plate readers in response to a new law, leaving costly public investments sitting idle. Gov. Bob Ferguson signed'Senate Bill 6002'on Monday, which immediately…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (456+ words) Capt. Jeff Sursely of the Moses Lake Police Department said harassment cases can be complicated because Washington's criminal statute is narrow. " Under RCW 9 A. 46. 020, harassment becomes a crime only when a person knowingly threatens to cause bodily injury, damage property, restrain…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (917+ words) The reports below were provided by the Grant County Sheriff's Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. NL in an entry indicates no location listed for the incident. 26 GS02498 " 07: 41 " Administrative " Routine administrative incident. " 26 GS02499 " 08: 50 " Verbal…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (419+ words) EPHRATA " Juan Gastelum, the suspect in the March 2022 killing of Yanira Cedillos, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on March 3. He is now scheduled for an April 28 sentencing hearing. According to court documentation, Gastelum, 32, of Hermiston, Ore. , pleaded…...