The Washington State Department of Transportation this week applauded the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office after it formally filed charges against a former WSDOT employee accused of stealing more than $74,000 in unearned overtime compensation from 2007 to 2009. Rachel Taylor, of Tenino, is charged with four counts of theft in the first degree. She was [...]
Keith E. Russell, 65, Othello, was involved in a car accident that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old male from Pullman. Russell was exiting a rest area on State Route 12, when he failed to yield to the vehicle driven by the young man. The second vehicle struck Russell’s trailer and the driver was [...]
At approximately 11:45 p.m. on March 23, a Washington State Patrol trooper stopped a 2003 Cadillac sedan for speeding on Interstate 82 in Yakima. Upon contact, the trooper noticed the fresh odor of marijuana coming from inside the car. After gaining information investigating the possession of marijuana, the vehicle was seized in order to obtain [...]
Washington State Patrol has released a description of the Long Beach trooper shooting suspect. He is described as a white male, 35 to 40 years old with light tan complexion. He is 5-foot-11” tall weighing about 185 to 200 pounds. He was wearing a dark colored insulated shirt and possibly a knit cap. It is [...]
Benitez Pacheco Last known address: Mattawa Height: 5’ 8” Weight: 180 lbs. Eyes: Brown Hair: Black Wanted for: Vehicular homicide, hit and run fatality Warrant issued: Grant Couny DESCRIPTION: Benitez Pacheco was driving northbound on SR 243 in Grant County at a high rate of speed when he drifted off the roadway to the right, [...]
Tuesday, Nov. 24 4:45 p.m., a 20-year-old Othello woman was injured during a collision on Highway 17 at Interstate 90 near Moses Lake. Lizett M. Aguilar-Martinez was a passenger in a 1996 Honda Prelude, driven by Daniel D. Helsley, 19, of Ephrata. They were northbound on SR 17, stopped for traffic, when they were hit [...]
At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, Grant County deputies, who were searching the area of Royal Slope, Smyrna and Beverly-Schawana for a grey or silver color four-door Pontiac involved in a residential burglary with shots fired, located a reported stolen vehicle northbound on State Route 243. Deputies were advised a 1990s Ford station [...]
Washington State Patrol troopers patrolling along SR 97 south of Toppenish pulled over a southbound 2000 Toyota Camry for speeding. The two troopers were working together as part of the Washington State Patrols Serious Highway Criminal Apprehension Team (SHCAT). When a trooper approached the driver he was able to smell an overwhelming odor of marijuana. [...]
A 4-year-old girl is dead following a two-vehicle collision two miles northeast of Moses Lake. The incident occurred at 1:50 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the intersection of Road 4 NE and Road L NE. Misty D. Simpson died the following day at a hospital in Spokane. Charges are pending against Brittany Megan Simpson, 21, [...]
Alvarez, Jaun Jose DOB: 03/15/1973 Race: White/Hispanic Sex: Male Height: 5’9” Weight: 225 Scars/Marks/Tattoos: 14” Scar on Abdomen. Scar on forehead. Crime: Vehicular Homicide Wanted for: Adams County Department of Corrections Warrant. Delaney, James Eugene DOB: 08/26/1966 Race: White Sex: Male Height: 6’0” Weight: 145 Scars/Marks/Tattoos: Scars on right leg. Crime: Vehicular Homicide Wanted for: [...]
Washington State Patrol troopers are urging motorists to make better choices and hopefully, stem a recent spike in highway fatalities. Last weekend, troopers responded to six major collisions in which a total of 10 people died. It was the deadliest weekend of 2009. “This loss of life is of great concern to me,” Chief John [...]
Extra DUI patrols are out on Grant County roadways in search of impaired drivers through Sept. 7. Participating in this summer’s Drive Hammered, Get Nailed enforcement campaign are the Ephrata and Quincy Police Departments, the Grant County Sheriffs Office and the Washington State Patrol, with the support of the Central Basin Traffic Safety Task Force. [...]
