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  • Adams County Sheriff's Office Report

    Updated Dec 10, 2020

    NOVEMBER 27 Agency Assist - East I-90 near milepost 199 Ritzville Deputies assisted EMS and the fire district wtih a single vehicle collision. Agency Assist - 200 block West Broadway Avenue Ritzville Deputies responded and assisted corrections deputies with a fight in the jail. Both parties were detained. Trespassing - 2100 block West Highway 26 Othello Deputies determined a juvenile and parent were operating ATV’s on a limited access roadway without permission. The vehicle was removed from the Potholes canal without i...

  • Adams County Land Transfers

    Updated Dec 10, 2020

    NOVEMBER 6 Olsen Homes, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Othello, to Joana Mansanarez and Jose M. Mansanarez-Chaves, wife and husband and Jorge Rangel-Sanchez, an unmarried man – 940 Sandstone Street, Othello. $219,200. NOVEMBER 9 Octaviano C. Galicia and Catatlina M. Morfin, Warden, to Ysenia Magana Marmolejo, Othello – 1979 Peerless mobile home. $10,500. NOVEMBER 10 Northwest Trustee and Management Services, a Washington limited liability company, Spokane, to Adan Garza Jr. and Bonnie Garza, husband and wife, Ot...

  • Ritzville Police Department Call Logs

    Updated Dec 10, 2020

    NOVEMBER 1 01:26 The on-duty officer located several political signs in a yard which had not been there earlier in the evening. They were taken to the PD for safe keeping. 03:03 Request to assist the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in attempting to locate a suicidal subject. The subject’s phone may have been near Second and Columbia earlier in the evening. 10:30 An officer was dispatched to the old US Bank Building where it was reported a women was having an emotional crisis. A sheriff’s deputy transported the subject to a Mot...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Office Report

    Updated Dec 3, 2020

    November 20 Weapons Offense - 2200 block West Highway 26 Othello Report of a subject being shot at the location. Deputies conducted an investigation, and the subject was transported to OCH for medical attention for non-life-threatening injuries. Traffic Hazard - North Klein Road and East Griffith Road Ritzville Cattle on the roadway. Suspicious - 2100 block West April Street Othello Report of items moved around a yard. Subject advised nothing was stolen and items were just moved slightly. Suspicious - East Highway 21 and...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Office Report

    Updated Nov 25, 2020

    November 13 Citizen Assist – 100 block Bronson Street Hatton Complainant advised a subject had changed the locks at the location. Suspicious – 2200 block West Barbara Road Othello Unknown female at the location. She advised deputies she wanted to meet her neighbors. Citizen Dispute – 600 block South Andes Road Othello Subjects advised of a landlord/tenant issue. Citizen Assist – 300 block South Main Street Washtucna Complainant reported finding bb’s lodged in his dog’s body. Deputies determined he allowed the animal to r...

  • Adams County Land Transfers

    Updated Nov 19, 2020

    OCTOBER 23 cont’d Linda B. Snyder, an unmarried person, Kennewick, to Javier Melendez, a married man as his separate estate, Othello – 1355 E. Elm Street, Othello. $315,000. Yadira Melendez, a married woman whose husband is Javier Melendez, Othello, to Javier Melendez, a married man as his separate estate, Othello – 1355 East Elm Street, Othello. Quit claim deed. $0 OCTOBER 26 Roberto F. Gonzalez, Othello, to Adan Flores, Othello – 1968 mobile home at 815 South Taylor Road No. E28, $5,000. OCTOBER 27 Pedro Alfonso Lima El...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Office Report

    Updated Nov 19, 2020

    November 6 Suspicious 911 - 700 block South Lucy Road Othello Suspicious 911 call hang-up at the location. The subject advised deputies the call was from the business line and was an accidental dial. Domestic - 100 block South Church Street Washtucna Complainant reported a subject in the residence hit her and threatened her with a knife. Deputies transported the subject to the hospital for a mental health evaluation due to self-harm. Agency Assist - West McManamon Road and South Solbeck Road Othello Request for medical...

  • Adams County Building Permits

    Updated Nov 12, 2020

    OTHELLO – The Adams County Building and Planning Department issued building permits with a total valuation of $613,400 during the month of October. Permits issued are: Oct. 2: Duaine and Kathy Anderson, 941 S. Reynolds Road, Adams County, office, laundry and garage addition to an existing residence, contractor Sagelands Builders LLC, $50,000. Oct. 6: David W. and A. Kaye Freeman, 2073 W. James Road, Adams County, construction of a post frame unconditioned RV storage, contractor Frame-Rite Structures, $46,900. Oct. 6: Dawn S...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Office Report

    Updated Nov 12, 2020

    OCTOBER 30 Citizen Dispute - 2000 block East Highway 26 Washtucna Investigation is ongoing into the complain of a neighboring land owner illegally dumping and moving his fence line onto complainant’s property. Suspicious - 200 block East 3rd Street Lind Complainant advised someone dropped off a dead deer at the location. The complainant was worried about being reported for poaching. Traffic Hazard - South Schaake Road and West Hatton Road Othello Anonymous report of debris from hemp field blowing across the roadway. S...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Office Report

    Updated Nov 5, 2020

    October 23 Malicious Mischief - 2200 block West Shelly Road Othello Deputies observed a detached garage vandalized with gang related graffiti. Juvenile was arrested for Malicious Mischief and Trespass 2nd. Domestic - 2200 block West Barbara Road Othello Delia Alvarez-Malfabon, was arrested and later booked into jail for Assault 4th Degree DV of her daughter, and Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer. Alarm - 100 block West South First Street Lind Deputies responded to an alarm call at Lemco Drilling. The building was secure...

  • Adams County Land Transfers

    Updated Nov 5, 2020

    OCTOBER 21 JRA Properties, LLC a Washington limited liability company, Othello, to Miquel A. Montemayor and Sara M. Montemayor, husband and wife, Othello - 226 E. Juniper Street, Othello. Quit claim deed. $0. Yvette M. Armstrong, an unmarried woman, Ritzville, to John L. Haskins, an unmarried individual, Ritzville - 504 W. 3rd Avenue, Ritzville. $140,000. Brian W. Sauer and Connie J. Field, Co-PR’s of the Estate of JoAnn E. Sauer, deceased, Lind, to Brian W. Sauer and Connie J. Field, each as to an undivided 50% interest, L...

  • Ritzville Police Department Call Logs

    Updated Nov 5, 2020

    1-10 06:12 A suspicious 911 call from an address on west Third was suspected to be due to a lot of rain and wind in the area causing problems with the phone wire. 10-10 09:03 A white dog was running at large in the rain. Attempts to catch the dog were not successful and a trap was set, with a neighbor monitoring it. 10-10 13:27 The Rail Road Crossing arms at the Columbia Street crossing were reported to be malfunctioning and BNSF had a repair crew on the way. 10-10 17:47 A dog running at large was reported to nearly bite a...

  • Adams County Land Transfers

    Updated Oct 27, 2020

    OCTOBER 1 Amy N. Valdez and Concepciaon Valdez, III, wife and husband, Othello, to Joseph Walker and Jaimyn Walker, husband and wife, Moses Lake - 1820 E. Madera St., Othello. $310,000. Randal J. Heidenreich and Martha E. Heidenreich, husband and wife, Ritzville, to Trophy Ridge Homes, LLC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company, Ritzville - 706 W. Main Avenue, Ritzville. $40,000. OCTOBER 2 Lynn M. Schaal and Randy A. Schaal, husband and wife, Othello, to Daysi Mendez Vazquez, a married woman as her separate estate, Othello -...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Office Report

    Updated Oct 27, 2020

    October 16 Agency Assist - West I-90 near milepost 218 Ritzville Deputies assisted WSP with an unruly subject during a traffic stop. Theft - 2200 block West Rainier Road Othello Theft at the location. Complainant allowed suspect to borrow a vehicle and later noticed property was missing. Suspect denied allegations. Recovered Property - 2100 block West Cunningham Road Othello Stolen property returned to rightful owner after identification through Sheriff’s Office social media site. Agency Assist - 800 block South Taylor Road O...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Office Report

    The Journal|Updated Oct 22, 2020

    RITZVILLE — Here are the Adams County Sheriff’s Office dispatch calls for the week of Oct. 3-9: Oct. 3 • Suspicious activity, 300 block East Third Street, Lind — Subject filling a water tank in the back of a pickup. The vehicle plates returned to a car, not a pickup truck. The subject was advised to remove the plates since they were not for that vehicle. • Medical – 2100 block, West May Street, Othello — 27-year-old male unconscious and having trouble breathing/snoring due to low blood sugar. Subject transported to hospital....

  • Adams County Sheriff's Report

    Updated Oct 9, 2020

    September 26 Recovered Vehicle - 800 block West Rehn Road Ritzville Deputies responded to a report of an abandoned trailer/utility vehicle at the location and determined it had been reported stolen to an agency in Grant County. The vehicle combination was impounded as its owner could not be contacted. Nuisance/Noise - 300 block South Reynolds Road Othello Deputies responded to a noise complaint and advised the responsible to turn down the loud music. September 27 Domestic - 2100 block West Bench Road Othello Investigation is...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Report

    Updated Sep 17, 2020

    September 5 Suspicious - 2200 block West Rainier Road Othello Complainant advised of a possible burglary at the location, stating the front door of the residence was broken down and noises could be heard inside. Deputies contacted a subject who resided at the location. Subject advised the door was broken and will be fixed soon. Suspicious - 600 block South Taylor Road Othello Complainant advised of a suspicious vehicle at the location occupied by two subjects. Deputies advised two subjects the park is closed after dark, and...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Report

    Updated Sep 2, 2020

    August 22 Suspicious – South Danielson Road and West Bench View Lane Othello Report of an unknown vehicle parked at the location. The responsible advised it was visiting a family member. Agency Assist – South Highway 17 near milepost 34 Othello Report of a single vehicle roll over collision near the location. Deputies observed the vehicle off the roadway and remained on scene until WSP arrived. Suspicious – North Paha-Packard Road Ritzville Report of a suspicious subject wearing all black walking southbound from the locat...

  • Adams County Land Transactions

    Updated Sep 2, 2020

    August 10 Phyllis D. Slayton, Othello, as her separate property, to Diana E. Castillo M. and Edgar C. Olmedo M., husband and wife – 2247 Cunningham Road. $210,000. Kurt E. Doyl, Trustee of the Doyl Revocable Living Trust, Damascua, Oregon, to Melinda K. Widger, Ritzville, a single woman – 198 E. Phillips Road Building A., Lind. $200,000. East Adams Care Center, LLC, Spokane, to 155 Tremont Avenue, LLC, Bellingham – 506 S. Jackson Street, Ritzville. $520,000. Lucio Maldonado Maldonado and Griselda Sanchez Silva, a marri...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Report

    Updated Aug 27, 2020

    August 15 Traffic Hazard – 2200 block West Bench Road Othello Report of a cow outside of the fence near the location. Deputies arrived and contacted the owner to put the cow back inside the fence. Agency Assist – West I-90 near milepost 235 Ritzville Deputies assisted WSP with a traffic stop at the location. Runaway Juvenile – 2100 block West Panama Road Othello Report of a runaway at the location. The juvenile was later located by Pasco Police and removed from the system as a runaway. DUI – West Sutton Road Othello Report...

  • Ritzville Police Department Report

    Updated Aug 27, 2020

    8-1 22:16 Report of a subject slumped over the wheel at a local truck stop. An officer made contact with the subject who had some suspicious substance. He admitted possessing the substance without a prescription. The substance was taken and will be sent to the state crime lab for an analysis. 8-2 16:07 Report of harassment. The officer returned the call but the mail box. Several calls from the subjects had been received in the past. Case closed unfounded. 8-2 20:03 Complainant called regarding his girlfriend being gone with...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Report

    Updated Aug 18, 2020

    August 8 Suspicious - 700 block South Thacker Road Othello A vehicle with subjects inside were contacted at the location. The subjects were advised to leave the area. Suspicious - 800 block South Taylor Road Othello Deputies heard yelling near the location. A subject advised of a family gathering. No criminal activity observed. Malicious Mischief - West Mitchell Lane and South Nimey Lane Othello Complainant advised of gang related graffiti at the location. Investigation is ongoing. Malicious Mischief - 2200 block West...

  • Adams County Sheriff's Report

    Updated Aug 13, 2020

    August 1 Traffic Accident – North Batum Road and West Rosenoff Road Ritzville Report of a vehicle in a collision. Deputies contacted the driver who advised he failed to negotiate a curve and left the roadway. The driver was cited with an infraction. Agency Assist – 1000 block East Cedar Street Othello Report of an unresponsive subject at the location. Deputies assisted with providing emergency first aid. The subject was transported to a medical center. Suspicious – 600 block South Thacker Road Othello Request for law enfor...