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Mattawa Man Accused of Starting Brush Fire in Ephrata
Mattawa Man Accused of Starting Brush Fire in Ephrata
Mattawa Man Accused of Starting Brush Fire in Ephrata
A Mattawa man is charged with first degree arson after being accused of starting a brush fire that put several homes at risk. Police say they were called to an Ephrata home about a suspicious man on the back porch, but instead found 28-year-old Rey Gomez in a nearby field starting brush fires ...
East Wenatchee Man Arrested on Arson for Apartment Fire
East Wenatchee Man Arrested on Arson for Apartment Fire
East Wenatchee Man Arrested on Arson for Apartment Fire
An East Wenatchee man faces arson charges from an apartment fire in south Wenatchee late Sunday night. Twenty-year-old Devin Rushing was arrested overnight Monday morning after video surveillance footage from a nearby apartment complex showed fireworks being thrown from a Toyota Tundra as it was leaving the area ...
Arrest Made in Arson at Ellensburg Hay Producer
Arrest Made in Arson at Ellensburg Hay Producer
Arrest Made in Arson at Ellensburg Hay Producer
Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 24-year-old man for arson after two haystacks on the west end of Ellensburg were burned Tuesday night. Deputies say DeMarcco Covey lit the two stacks and then tried to hide in a shed. Firefighters battled the two blazes while an employee of Anderson Hay, who owned the hay, indicated that they had seen a person leaving the scene before attempting to h
Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Arson Suspect
Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Arson Suspect
Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Arson Suspect
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says they arrested 58-year-old Antoine Runner of Seattle Friday facing multiple charges including arson of a mobile home and trailer on Red Bridge Road near Cle Elum. Deputies say the fire was set June 14th in the early morning and after an investigation was determined to have been intentional likely by Runner ...
Arson Suspects Arrested in Kittitas County
Arson Suspects Arrested in Kittitas County
Arson Suspects Arrested in Kittitas County
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Department arrested two men after two suspicious fires and burglaries in the areas of Colockum Road and Cooke Canyon Road. The first incident happened Friday night when a homeowner reported smoke and visible flames from their cabin ...
Suspect in Custody After Vehicle Arson
Suspect in Custody After Vehicle Arson
Suspect in Custody After Vehicle Arson
Moses Lake Police and Fire responded to a vehicle fire in the 3-thousand block of Peninsula Sunday afternoon. Fire Marshal Derek Beach says the initial reports were someone was throwing rocks through a window. "When crews arrived, there were two vehicles and a boat that had fire damage ...
Grant County Haystack Arson Fires Stop After Award Money Offered
Grant County Haystack Arson Fires Stop After Award Money Offered
Grant County Haystack Arson Fires Stop After Award Money Offered
Luckily, the series of haystack fires in the Quincy-Ephrata area, believed to be arson, have halted since the $15,000 monetary award was posted in an effort to track down the culprits. Our news partner, iFiberone, reports Grant County Fire Marshal, Bruce Gribble, stated that since the request at the end of November for any tips in exchange for reward money, the county hasn't had any haystack fires