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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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April 23 Deputies were dispatched to an animal problem call on the 600 block of South Saddle Road in Othello. Complainant informed deputies of a pack of dogs that attacked complainant's dog hours prior. Deputies were dispatched the Hatton-Coulee rest area on Highway 26 in Lind for a welfare check call. The complainant advised they have not heard from an employee and the employee had a history of medical issues. Deputies responded to the 700 block of South Anson Road in Othello to an animal problem call. Deputies located a...
April 16 Deputies observed an unsecured premise near the 200 block of West Schrag Road. Deputies contacted the property owners and they advised they would send someone out to verify if anything was missing. Deputies were dispatched to the 1100 block of South Schaake Road in Othello for a request to document abandoned vehicles. Deputies noted numerous vehicles which appeared to meet the state standard and generated documents as required. Deputies responded to a fire at the 2100 block of West Cunningham Road. A vehicle was...
April 9 Deputies were asked to check on a neighbor in the 2300 block of West Bench Road in Othello whose vehicle looked like it had been involved in a collision. Deputies located the vechicle but it was not reported as being involved in any recent collisions. Deputies responded to a roll over collision in the area of Highway 17 and West Lee Road, assisting with patient care until units from WSP arrived. Deputies responded to a suspicious call in the 2000 block of West Atkinson Road in Othello regarding cows possibly being...
April 1 Suspicious 911 in the 2200 block of West Highway 26 in Othello due to child playing with their parents’ phone. Deputies attempted to document abandoned vehicles in the 2400 block of West Hampton Road in Othello, but the subject did not consent to deputies entering his property while he was away. Complainant reported her dog was attacked by a neighboring dog in the 2600 block of West Kuhn Road in Othello. Report of a yellow motorcycle speeding in the 2100 block of Highway 26. Deputies responding to a vehicle theft i...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – Here is the dispatch log for the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for March 19-25. March 19 False alarm in the 1000 block of South Johnson Road, Othello. Theft of a backpack in the 700 block of South Pence Road in Lind. Citizen Dispute at West Roloff Road and North Deal Road in Lind. Citizen Assist in the 700 block of South Thacker Road in Othello. Theft of items including a motorcycle in the 1000 block of West Schrag Road in Ritzville. Traffic Hazard involving four wheelers in the 2500 block of Wes...
Editor’s Note: The Journal did not receive a dispatch records report this week before going to press. Watch the April 7 issue for both weeks' reports. March 18 Morgan-Para, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Othello, to Anquiano Properties, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Othello – 745 E. Hemlock Street, Othello. $350,000. March 19 Olsen Homes, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Othello, to Juan A. Lopez Labra, a single person, Othello – 980 Sandstone St., Othello. $214,890. March 24 Brigi...
RALSTON – A vehicle traveling north on Highway 261, south of Ralston near Herman Road, rolled and came to rest in a wheat field Monday morning, around 8 a.m. The driver, a 32-year-old woman from Spokane, was not injured, and no one else was involved in the collision. Washington State Patrol Trooper Crosby said the woman reported being distracted, and looking up to discover she was going off the road. "She didn't say she was falling asleep, or that she was on her cell phone, s...
GRANT COUNTY – A 57-year-old Warden man was deceased at the scene and residents of Connell and Ephrata sent to the hospital when a tractor trailer struck a pickup truck from behind early Friday morning, Mar. 26. Froylan D. Valdivia of Warden was northbound on Highway 17 in a Chevy pickup truck when he slowed to make a left turn. Abel Juarez Avila of Connell was driving a tractor trailer northbound on Highway 17 when he struck Valdivia's vehicle from the rear. Valdivia died, and Avila, age 30, was transported to the Othello ho...
RITZVILLE – An Othello man pleaded not guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of his son, in Adams County Superior Court Monday, Mar. 22. Felipe Tapia-Perez, 27, remains in Adams County Jail on $50,000 bail following the death of his four-year-old son. His trial is scheduled for April 27. According to court documents, Tapia-Perez had driven to the home of Perla J. Arteaga-Ochoa, the mother of his three children, to pick up his kids for the weekend on Feb. 27. Tapia-Perez was sitting in his vehicle and a...
RITZVILLE – Here is the dispatch log for the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for March 12-18: March 12 Domestic disturbance in the 2500 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Gas drive-off in the 2000 block of North Durry Road, Ritzville. Abandoned vehicle in the 600 block of South Taylor Road, Othello. Juveniles made threats against each other on a school bus in the 100 block of West Sixth Avenue, Ritzville. Loud music in the 2400 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Assist juvenile with impaired adult siblings in the 600 block of...
March 5 Trespassing - 2200 block West Barbara Road Othello Deputies responded to the location for a reported vehicle prowl in progress. The suspect was detained and it was determined no vehicle prowl occurred. The suspect was trespassed from the location and advised they would be arrested if they trespassed. Agency Assist - 200 block West Broadway Avenue Ritzville Dispatch advised of a fight in the jail and requested deputy assistance. Deputies arrived and conducted an investigation. Citizen Assist - 600 block South Kaylee...
February 26 Agency Assist - 200 block South Byers Road Othello Child Protective Services (CPS) requested assistance regarding a welfare check at the location. Deputies found no law enforcement action was required. Fraud - 100 block North “I” Street Lind Deputies reported to the location regarding a possible fraud. Complainant advised of a Go Fund Me account made under his name. Civil Matter - 600 block South Taylor Road Othello Complainant requested phone contact regarding a landlord/tenant matter at the location. Com...
February 19 Domestic – 800 block South Highway 24 Othello Deputies were dispatched to a domestic at the location, and contacted several subjects who advised of a verbal argument. Deputies did not observe any signs of an assault. Suspicious 911 – 200 block West 3rd Street Lind Deputies responded to an open line 911 call and determined children were playing with a phone. Deputies counseled the children on appropriate 911 usage. Vehicle Theft – 2000 block West Bench Road Othello Deputies contacted a complainant who advis...
February 12 DUI- 700 block South Thacker Road Othello Suspicious vehicle near a residence at the location. The vehicle was in a collision. Oscar Pineda-Aploinar, 32, of Othello was arrested and booked into jail for DUI. Suspicious - 800 block South Taylor Road Othello Report of a suspicious vehicle parked near the front of a residence at the location. Lost/Found Property - West Urquhart Road Ritzville A wallet found at the location was placed into evidence. Citizen Dispute - 600 block South Taylor Road Othello Complainant...
February 5 Animal Problem - East Highway 26 and North Main Street Washtucna Report of horses along the roadway at the location. Department of Transportation personnel put the horses back into the pen. Suspicious 911 - 700 block South Lucy Road Othello Report of a suspicious 911 call at the location. The number was a fax line Suspicious - 600 block South Wagon Road Othello Complainant requested to speak with a deputy. Complainant was advised to contact the sheriff’s office if he needed further law enforcement assistance. T...
January 29 DUI - South Taylor Road Othello Juan Pineda, 30, of Othello was arrested and later booked into jail for physical control of a motor vehicle while impaired following a call about a vehicle stopped on canal access roadway. Traffic Hazard - West Cunningham Road and South Danielle Road Othello Report of an open manhole. Public works fixed the issue. Standby Peace - 1000 block West Davis Road Ritzville Standby peace requested at the location. Due to call volume, service had a delayed response. Suspicious - 2600 block We...
January 15 Citizen Assist - 2200 block West Shelly Road Othello Previous tenant abandoned location unknown to landlord. Wanted vehicle removed from the property. Advised to contact the courts due to the abandonment being a civil matter. Citizen Dispute - 200 block West 2nd Street Lind Responded to vehicle being taken from the property without permission. Vehicle was later located by deputies in an area nearby. January 16 Suspicious - 2000 block West Bench Road Othello Female entering a store crying and with possible signs of...
Nov. 21 00:44 An officer responded to a medical call and assisted with a subject while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. 11:53 A request was received for an officer to respond as there was an unwanted subject outside a residence. He was there looking for a former girlfriend who the subject had been reported to have been in several domestics with over the past few months. The complainant told the subject the female was not there and to leave. An officer responded, made contact with the subject and told him to leave the...
January 8 Traffic Offense – East I-90 near milepost 225 Ritzville Deputies contacted a vehicle with an equipment violation and determined the driver had a suspended license. Patricia L. Aswell, 54, of Moses Lake was arrested, cited, and released. Citizen Assist – 2600 block West Bench Road Othello Complainant requested assistance in enforcing a court-ordered parenting plan. An agreement was made and both parties were satisfied with the agreed upon resolution. Animal Problem – 1600 block West Muse Road Othello Report of a pos...
January 1 Medical - 1600 block East Cunningham Road Washtucna Unresponsive subject with a head injury at the location. Deputies arrived and assisted EMS. The subject was transported to East Adams Rural Hospital due to injuries. Disorderly - 2100 block West Peter Lane Othello Complainant requested law enforcement assistance for a male subject reportedly out of control and physically assaultive. Deputies found an intoxicated male being disorderly. Joshua P. Castro, 26, of Othello was arrested and later booked into jail for...
December 18 Suspicious 911 – 2100 block West Clyde Lane Othello Dispatch advised of multiple 911 hang-ups near the location with a female asking for help during one call with no address given. Deputies responded and spoke with multiple subjects who advised of no issues and gave no signs of criminal activity. Unable to locate any females or complainant. Suspicious 911 – 2200 block West Rainier Road Othello Dispatch advised of two 911 calls from the location. Upon contacting the residents, it was determined no 911 calls wer...
KAHLOTUS – A driver was cited with a DUI and traveling too fast for conditions Sunday, Dec. 27. Roy Tarunay, 29, was driving southbound on Highway 261 approaching milepost 3, three miles north of Kahlotus when he lost control of his vehicle. The 2007 Dodge Caravan rolled and came to a rest on its top. Tarunay, of Seattle, was transported to Lourdes Medical Center. According to WSP officials, Tarunay was wearing his seatbelt at the time....
Dec. 18 Fidel and Sonia Montes, Othello, to Ernestina Elias De Flores and Jennifer Flores, Othello – 1015 S. 4th Avenue, Othello. Quit claim deed. $0. Dec. 15 Palos Verdes LLC, Othello, to Adan Garza Jr. and Maria Soledad Larios-Silva, husband and wife, Othello – 1010 E. Mt. Adams, Othello. $244,818. Davis, R & S LLC, Lind, to Eric M. Lund, Lind – property in Adams County. $65,000. Dec. 14 Joseph J. and Paloma B. Mendez, husband and wife, Othello, to Paloma and Joseph Mendez, wife and husband – 905 E. Scootney St., Othello...
KITTITAS – An Othello man was taken to a Yakima hospital following a head-on crash on Interstate 90 on Christmas day. Joaquin V. Garcia, 37, was taken to the hospital after the 7:16 p.m. crash near the Thorp Road exit, the Washington State Patrol said. Garcia was eastbound in a 2009 Toyota Camry on I-90 when he crossed the centerline and struck a 1996 Freightliner towing a trailer in the westbound lane, the patrol said. Truck was driven by Ryne A. Haller, 61, hometown unknown. Both vehicles came to a rest in the westbound l...
DECEMBER 11 Fire – East I-90 near milepost 238 Ritzville Report of a large fire with eight-foot flames near a barn on the south side of I-90 near milepost 238. Deputies arrived and were only able to locate a small controlled fire on the front porch of a residence. Deputies advised Adams County and Lincoln County FIRE Departments. Burglary – South Lind-Hatton Road and West Sutton Road Othello Report of a cold burglary at the location in the last two weeks. Incident was discovered the day prior, and an air compressor was sto...