Traffic Stops Hit All-Time High In Kittitas County
Traffic stops are way up and vehicle accidents are markedly down in Kittitas County.
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KCSO Gets Donation in Honor of Accidental Drowning Victim
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office received a donation of nearly $2,200 dollars last week from a small company in Tukwila, DieCutStickers.com in memory of an accidental drowning.
In 2014 Jacob Bales went missing in the Teanaway area and Kittitas County Search and Rescue went to work, eventually finding the 20-year-old a few miles downstream from where they were camping
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Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrest Mail Theft Suspect
Kittitas County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 31-year-old Ellensburg woman for stealing mail after a rash of incidents in recent weeks.
On the department's Facebook page recently, they put out a request for help in identifying the potential perpetrator
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Arrest Made in Theft at Thorp Fruit Stand and Antique Mall
A 34-year-old Othello man was arrested over the weekend in connection to a theft at the Thorp Fruit Stand and Antique Mall.
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says the suspect's vehicle was spotted in Royal City and police were able to locate and stop the Cadillac Escalade
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Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies Bust Illegal Marijuana Grow in Easton
Three people were arrested and 2,522 marijuana plants were seized after a multi-agency operation busted a black market operation in Easton Friday.
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office was assisted by Grant County Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team the Washington State Patrol’s Marijuana Eradication Team and the Department of Ecology.
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Two Accidents, One Stolen Car Ends in Arrest Near Lake Keechelus
Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 44-year-old Spokane resident, James W. Horlacher, early Tuesday morning on multiple charges after what they believe was a drug-induced string of accidents and stolen cars.
The suspect was driving on I-90 just east of Snoqualmie Pass when they hit another car
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Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office Warning of Phone Scam
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is warning of a scam involving supposed phone calls from a member of the department.
Deputies say that the intended victims get a call that will have a caller ID that says the Sheriff's Office.
They also have specific information about the intended victims and their professional involvement with the county's court system
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Camper Arrested Near Easton
Kittitas County Sheriff Deputies responded to reports of an assault at a campsite of Kachess Road near Easton last week which ended up in a short standoff.
When law enforcement arrived, the discovered that the suspect was a 32-year-old Seattle man, Jared Bruce, had a felony warrant for illegal possession of a firearm and it was believed he was armed
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Suspect in Case of Missing Man Near Mineral Springs Pleads Guilty
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says Jorge Alcantara Gonzalez, a suspect in the disappearance and presumed murder of Ian Eckles, pled guilty to eight felonies Friday, but did not enter a plea regarding Eckles' disappearance.
The Sheriff's Office says prosecutors accepted pleas on these other crimes while delaying the homicide prosecution to ensure that Alcantara remains imprisoned and the co
Kittitas County Sheriff Asks Hunters, Recreaters Near Liberty to Keep Eye Out for Ian Eckles
As the hunting season gets underway, the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone who is going out in the Liberty area south of Blewett Pass to keep an eye out for signs of Ian Eckles, the man who is believed to have been killed by Jorge Alcantara-Gonzalez in the spring
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