okanogan county sheriff's office

The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office is looking for volunteers to join its Search & Rescue unit. The county currently has about 60 members on its Search & Rescue team, but deputy spokesperson Rick Balam says they need more help. "They're pretty much scattered around the county with a little heavier presence in the Methow Valley. I thin...

Officers believe 27-year-old Dylan Harrington of Chesaw murdered an elderly Omak couple at their property near Chesaw.

Two people are in jail after they allegedly kidnapped an Okanogan County man at gunpoint. The victim told deputies the he was forcibly taken from a residence in the town of Monse on Sept. 12 by 48-year-old Michael Mair and his 31-year-old girlfriend, Regina Couture, both of Bridgeport...

Troopers say a fully marked sheriff's vehicle driven by 49-year-old Justin Weigel failed to slow in time for a turn and attempted a U-turn.

A 14-year-old boy is in police custody after allegedly stealing at least one vehicle in Okanogan County and leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit that covered roughly 60 miles late Wednesday afternoon. Okanogan County Undersheriff Dave Yarnell says it all began just before 5 p...

A hiker is recovering after being rescued from a trail near Loomis in Okanogan County on Sunday. Chief Rick Balam with the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says the 59-year-old suffered a medical emergency at around 4 p.m. near the Cathedral Trailhead...

The Okanogan County Courthouse will be closed until further notice after the discovery of an unknown substance in the auditor's office. Chief Rick Balam with the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says the substance was found on Wednesday afternoon...

One person is dead and two others injured following a single-vehicle rollover accident in Okanogan County late Tuesday night. The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Twisp River Road in Twisp when a car occupied by two males and two females lost control, left the roadway, and collided with a tree...

A 40-year-old Lake Stevens man is dead after suffering an accident while hiking in Okanogan County on Sunday morning. Chief Criminal Deputy Rick Balam with the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says the incident occurred just after 11 a.m...

A multi-agency law enforcement investigation has resulted in the seizure of more than 100 pounds of illegal narcotics and the arrest of multiple suspects. The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office was involved in the bust which included the discovery of approximately 161,000 fentanyl-laced pills (including Mexi-blues and rainbow-colored pills), and 80 pounds of methamphetamine, as well as six pounds of