Law Enforcement Reports
The following law enforcement reports were posted Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026:
EPHRATA POLICE
While on patrol at 8:11 p.m. Thursday, July 30, an officer initiated a traffic stop for an alleged seatbelt violation near the intersection of D Street and Third Avenue S.E. Following a records check, Sam E. Engelhardt, 41, Ephrata, was cited for driving with a suspended license.
At 6:24 p.m. Thursday, police received a request to check on a male subject seen sitting in a roadside ditch along State Route 28 West. An officer located the man, who said he sat down after becoming dizzy. The man then became unconscious while being examined by emergency medical personnel who transported him to Columbia Basin Hospital.
A theft was reported at 3:22 p.m. Thursday. Police were told a firearm had been stolen from a location in the first block of Linda Ridge Loop.
A disturbance was reported at 7:25 p.m. Monday near the intersection of D Street and Sixth Avenue S.W. Police were told two men holding “blunt weapons” — a wood pole and a metal pipe — were engaged in a verbal argument. No assault occurred, but officers determined there was probable cause to take one of the men into custody. Duane Alan Bolton, 31, Cashmere, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful display of a weapon and violation of a court protection order. He was booked into the Grant County Jail.
A theft was reported at 1:31 p.m. Monday in the 2400 block of Basin Street S.W. The complainant said a pallet half-filled with roof shingles had been stolen from her yard. Officers viewed surveillance video of the area and observed a possible suspect vehicle. The incident was under investigation.
A malicious mischief incident was reported at 10:48 a.m. Monday in the 500 block of C Street N.W. The complainant said the rear window of his vehicle had been shattered after being struck by some foreign object overnight.
A theft was reported at 7:54 p.m. Saturday, July 25, in the 300 block of E Street N.E. The complainant said someone had taken her barbecue from her porch. Officers viewed surveillance video of the area and identified a suspect who was contacted and complied with a directive to return the barbecue.
A hit-and-run incident involving attended vehicle damage was reported at 12:58 p.m. Saturday, July 25 in the 1100 block of Basin Street S.W. Renee L. Dishman, 50, Ephrata, said she was exiting the Safeway store parking lot when a southbound vehicle on Basin Street struck her 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt and left the scene without stopping.
Following a traffic stop for equipment violations at 12:17 a.m. last Friday, July 24, Kurt A. Bennett, 25, Ephrata, was cited for driving with a suspended license and driving a vehicle at night without headlights.
While on patrol at 1:18 p.m. last Thursday, July 23, an officer observed an erratically driven vehicle in the first block of D Street S.E. Magda I. Pena Garza, 53, Soap Lake, was cited on suspicion of driving under the influence.
GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF
A missing person and possible drowning was reported at 7:10 p.m. Thursday, July 30, on Banks Lake in the vicinity of Northrup Point and Steamboat Rock State Park. The reporting party said a male friend had jumped off a boat and never resurfaced. Deputies and rescue personnel searched that evening and again Friday but did not locate the missing man.
A harassment incident was reported at 10:24 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, in the 700 block of Lakeside Way SW near Mattawa. The complainant said an unknown teenaged male had knocked on her door around 9 p.m., run off, then contacted her on Facebook with posts saying, “I’m back for more.” The complainant requested the incidents to be documented by deputies.
Authorities received a 911 call at 5:03 p.m. Tuesday and heard a male subject yelling at a female to leave. Deputies determined a location and responded to the 800 block of Road U-SE near Warden. Elias Joseph Longoria, 39, no town listed, was arrested and booked into the Grant County Jail on suspicion of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and unlawful display of a weapon.
An animal attack was reported at 3:38 p.m. Tuesday in the 12900 block of Road A.5-NW near Ephrata. Authorities were told that four dogs escaped their fenced yard and attacked a male subject who was walking by and another person who attempted to help. Both individuals sustained multiple bite wounds and were transported to Columbia Basin Hospital for medical care. Ephrata police also responded to the incident, which was under investigation.
A domestic disturbance was reported at 9:03 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of West Main Street in Coulee City. Authorities were told that an 82-year-old woman had threatened to shoot a male subject living at her home. Responding deputies did not locate a firearm, but the suspect, Judy Moo, was cited on suspicion of harassment (domestic violence).
At 3:20 p.m. Sunday, July 26, authorities were advised of an intentional hit-and-run incident in the Warden area and a suspect walking away from a vehicle parked in nearby Adams County. Deputies located 63-year-old Peter Jamie Ross, who was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of second-degree malicious mischief, reckless driving, and hit-and-run (attended vehicle damage).
An unspecified disturbance was reported at 3:38 p.m. last Saturday, July 25, at the Gorge Amphitheater in the 700 block of Silica Road NW. Benjamin Jason Roberts, 36, Bremerton, was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of disorderly conduct and second-degree criminal trespass.
A domestic disturbance was reported at 5:36 p.m. last Friday, July 24, in the 9100 block of Eagle Lane NW at Crescent Bar. The complainant said she was arguing with her boyfriend who allegedly threw her against a wall. Austin Jordan Ronald Walker, 33, Quincy, was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of harassment and second-degree assault.
Authorities were notified at 5:19 p.m. last Friday, July 24, of a verbal disturbance in the 7700 block of Clink Road NE near Moses Lake. Dispatchers said a couple were arguing and the man allegedly threatened to drag the woman out of the residence. Deputies responded to the location and determined the woman, 34-year-old Ramona Louise Gonzales of Moses Lake, was wanted on six outstanding district court warrants. She was taken into custody and booked into jail.
At 10:03 p.m. last Thursday, July 23, deputies located a wanted subject near the intersection of Roosevelt Drive and Martin Road in Grand Coulee. Blake Moyer, 22, Grand Coulee, was taken into custody on an outstanding superior court warrant and booked into jail.
A domestic disturbance was reported at 5:49 p.m. last Thursday, July 23, in the 10000 block of Sagedale Road NE near Moses Lake. The complainant said he was hit on the chin by a former girlfriend who allegedly threatened to kill his son and was refusing to leave the residence. Shara Beth Clarke, 40, Moses Lake, was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), unlawful imprisonment, and interfering with reporting of domestic violence.
A domestic disturbance was reported at 7:26 p.m. last Wednesday, July 22, in the 600 block of South Harrison Avenue in Warden. A male subject was accused of damaging property and taking a cell phone from a female acquaintance. Esleyder A. Chirinos Dudamel, 23, Othello, was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of third-degree malicious mischief and second-degree robbery.
A vehicle prowl was reported at 7:10 a.m. last Wednesday, July 22, in the 100 block of East Arch Street in Coulee City. The complainant said a handgun and binoculars had been stolen from his unlocked vehicle. No suspects were identified.
