Ellensburg Police Department

Authorities in Ellensburg are issuing legal clarifications and warnings to the public after a recent increases with issues related to the use of electric motorcycles.

A Kittitas County man is behind bars for murder after a fatal shooting in Ellensburg on Saturday morning. The Ellensburg Police Department says officers responded to a residence near Chestnut Street and Helena Avenue at around 2 a.m. after reports of gunshots in the area...

Police arrested two men during a human trafficking sting Thursday and Friday. Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says the men, 34-year-old Dallas Kristan Newman of Cle Elum man and 35-year-old Carl Theodore Taylor face charges of promoting prostitution...

An Ellensburg man is behind bars after police say he broke into a dorm room at Central Washington University while armed with a knife last weekend. The Ellensburg Daily Record says police responded to the campus's Kamola Residence Hall at around 3 p...

Two people are in police custody for their alleged involvement in a series of mail thefts in Kittitas County. The Ellensburg Police Department says it began when officers were notified about a check that had been fraudulently cashed on Monday (April 14)...

A teenager convicted of killing a rival gang member in the parking lot of an Ellensburg fast food restaurant last year has been sentenced to 56 years in prison. The sentence was handed down to 18-year-old Benny Lee Castizo in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

Two teens are in jail and another is hospitalized with serious injuries following a single-vehicle accident in Ellensburg early Monday. The Ellensburg Police Department says it began just after midnight when a Kittitas County Sheriff's deputy observed a vehicle traveling on East University Way with its headlights off...

A Kittitas County man is in jail after police say he assaulted his girlfriend and held her hostage. The Ellensburg Police Department says officers were called to reports of a domestic dispute at a residence where a male suspect had barricaded himself inside while holding a female against her will...

A Wenatchee woman is behind bars in Kittitas County after she allegedly threatened to kill an employee at a convenience store. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports the incident happened on Monday (Feb. 10) at just before 9 p.m. in the 1500 block of U...

A Kittitas County man is in jail after he allegedly brandished a knife at two Ellensburg Police officers last week. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports police were sent to the 100 block of 3rd Street in Ellensburg at just before 6 a.m. last Tuesday, Dec...