theft

A Wenatchee man is facing theft and forgery charges in Kittitas County after police say he cashed several fake checks at bank in Cle Elum. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 53-year-old Cary Martin Stock pled not guilty to two counts of forgery and one count of second-degree theft at an arraignment hearing in Kittitas County Superior Court on June 12...

A Quincy man allegedly attempted to elude police after stealing fuel in Grant County. According to Grant County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a call about a man, 31-year-old Marcos Trevino, reportedly stealing fuel in the 7500 block of Martin Road NW near Ephrata around 5 p...

A Grant County man is behind bars for assault and other crimes. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says 31-year-old Aaron Pfaltzgraff-Miller was arrested on East Cardinal Road in the Grand Coulee area on Saturday. Pfaltzgraff-Miller reportedly fled from deputies after he got out of the passenger side of a car that had been pulled over for a traffic stop...

Royal City Police Department is searching for a man who reportedly stole approximately $300 worth of electronics from a grocery store. According to Police Chief R.J. Rodriguez, the thefts ocurred March 13 from Harvest Foods. The initial report said a man wearing a hoodie, but Chief Rodriguez says this has occurred at least twice from the same man...

A Douglas County man is behind bars after police say he committed a crime of opportunity at a local grocery store on Monday morning. Assistant Chief Erik Hampton with the East Wenatchee Police Department says it happened at 10:22 a.m. in the 500 block of Grant Road when a woman in her 90s fell and suffered injuries...

A Yakima man pleads guilty to stealing cultural items from the Kalispel Tribe's Northern Quest Resort and Casino. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Washington, 61-year-old Kevin Wissman pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of theft from an Indian tribal organization...

Two Grant County residents are in jail after police say they were caught transporting stolen property to a homeless encampment. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says officers were called to the camp at Hiawatha Lake after reports of suspicious activity...

Two people are behind bars after police say they led officers on a vehicle pursuit after stealing items from a retail store in Moses Lake. The Moses Lake Police Department says officers were dispatched to reports of a theft at the Walmart store in the 600 block of North Stratford Road where the suspect's vehicle was seen leaving the scene...

A man accused of stealing a breakfast burrito from an Ellensburg grocery store has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars. The Ellensburg Daily Record says the sentence was handed down to 45-year-old Nicholus James Leman in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

A former Grant County fire chief is facing criminal charges after investigators say he committed malfeasance by repeatedly forging checks in order to steal over $30,000 from a local fire district. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says its Major Crimes Unit was contacted on Nov...