Female Inmate Steals Police Van During Jail Transfer, Police Say
A Wapato woman is behind bars in Kittitas County after police say she escaped from custody and stole a van that was being used to transport her to a Westside jail.
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Another Man Arrested in Kittitas County Sex Trafficking Sting
Police arrested a Yakima man in Ellensburg following a human trafficking operation to arrest sex traffickers and help trafficked women.
Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says, in that initial operation May 22-23, they identified a 37-year-old man but did not arrest him...
Two-Day Prostitution Sting Leads to Two Arrests
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...
Stranded Paddle Boarders Rescued On Columbia River Near Vantage
Two women are recovering after becoming stranded on the Columbia River while paddle boarding near Vantage and requiring rescue.
The Ellensburg Daily Record reports marine patrol units with the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of the two women in distress at around 4 p...
Two Men Charged in West Side Woman's Attempted Kidnapping
Two men connected to a Venezuelan gang are in custody for kidnapping and robbing a Burien Woman.
Kittitas County Sheriff's Office a three-month investigation by Kittitas and King County Sheriff's detectives has led to two arrests with a third suspect identified...
Ellensburg Man Wanted For Insurance Fraud For Alleged Fake Fall At Supermarket
Police in Kittitas County are looking for a man wanted for allegedly attempting to commit insurance fraud by faking a fall at an Ellensburg supermarket.
The Ellensburg Daily Record says 47-year-old Nathan Christopher McCain of Ellensburg is facing charges of first-degree theft and three counts of making a false insurance claim in excess of $1,500...
Transient Arrested For Alleged Threats To Shoot Ellensburg Woman
A transient has been jailed in Kittitas County after allegedly threatening to shoot a woman near Ellensburg.
The Ellensburg Daily Record reports the incident occurred while the woman was walking her dog near South Canyon Road last Thursday, April 10...
Two Arrested In Drive-By Shooting That Damages Cars In Ellensburg
Two Kittitas County men are in jail after police say they damaged a pair of unoccupied vehicles with a shotgun early this morning in Ellensburg.
The Ellensburg Police Department says officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of North Chestnut Street and Helena Avenue and arrived at the scene to discover two parked cars with damage from a shotgun blast...
Pilot Killed In Kittitas County Plane Crash ID’d As Waterville Woman
The pilot of a small airplane who was killed when it crashed earlier this week in Central Washington has been identified.
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says 70-year-old Susan Johnson of Waterville was the only person on board the Cessna Skyhawk 172 when it went down on Whiskey Dick Mountain near Vantage on Tuesday...
Missing Plane Found Crashed Near Vantage, Pilot Deceased
A Yakima woman is dead after the small plane she was piloting crashed in Eastern Kittitas County on Tuesday.
A search for the Cessna Skyhawk 172 began at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday after both the Kittitas and Grant County Sheriff's Offices were contacted by an air traffic controller in Seattle who reported the aircraft had vanished from radar tracking...