Ellensburg Police Department

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...

A Kittitas County woman is behind bars after police say she brandished a firearm in public on Wednesday morning. The Ellensburg Police Department says officers responded to reports of a woman who was waving a handgun from the window of an SUV in the 400 block of North Main Street in Ellensburg at around 9:15 a...

A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting at a fast food restaurant in Ellensburg in March is now in custody. Eighteen-year-old Benny Castizo was apprehended by police in Kent on Tuesday. Castizo is accused of killing 21-year-old Christian Guthrie at a Jack In The Box in the 100 block of West University Way on March 15...

A 28-year-old man is in the custody of a mental health facility after police say he brandished a firearm in public and made threats of violence against law enforcement in Ellensburg last week. Numerous citizens called to report the man was on foot and armed with a rifle along Airport Rood near Bowers Field at around 8 p...

A retiring Ellensburg Police officer and longtime rock 'n' roll aficionado received quite a surprise at his farewell party last week. Capt. Dan Hansberry has served the Ellensburg Police Department for 27 years, but has been a fan of the rock band KISS for at least twice as long...