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Grand Coulee Police

7/18 - Dispatch advised police of a man lying on the ground next to the roadway at North Dam Park. The officer noted that the man was intoxicated and wanted a ride to his destination. The officer gave the man a courtesy ride to prevent him from getting into the roadway and causing a problem.

7/19 - USBR Plant Protection found a bag with a tent inside. It was placed in the found item bin.

- A Seattle man was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and reckless driving after an officer saw the man’s vehicle almost spin out of control as it entered the highway.

While the officer was handling the issue, a pitbull in the vehicle charged and bit the officer’s hand. He was later treated at the hospital. The Seattle man’s car was impounded.

- A 15-year-old girl was arrested on Pearl Avenue in Electric City on domestic violence and malicious mischief charges and taken to the juvenile center in Grant County.

7/20 - A man was permanently banned from Sunbanks Lake Resort after he had been drinking and was becoming aggressive. He and his girlfriend were taken to a local motel to get them out of the resort area.

- Police checked on a report of a man walking in the roadway on the Grand Coulee hill. The man was seen walking without shoes and holding up his pants. He said he didn’t need assistance, but was told to stay out of the roadway.

- A woman on West Grand in Electric City reported that someone had “keyed” her car. There were scratches on the woman’s back passenger door.

- A Grand Coulee man was stopped when an officer noticed he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. Other charges included the registration not being signed and having no proof of insurance.

7/21 - A man on E. Grand Coulee Avenue reported to police that someone had taken his trash can.

7/22 - Police checked on a 911 hangup call from Continental Heights. A man said he called to make sure his brother was taking his medications in jail. The police advised the man that his brother was not in jail.

7/23 - A patrolman stopped a vehicle when he noticed two people inside were not wearing their seatbelts; one was from Grand Coulee and the other from Yakima. Both were cited.

- The Department of Transportation was notified that one of their signs at the intersection of SR-174 and SR-155, had been blown down by the wind. Officials stated they would send a crew the next morning.

7/24 - A Moses Lake man was cited for a total of $1,316 after being stopped because his vehicle license tabs had expired. In addition to the tabs, he was cited for not having an operator’s license and having no insurance.

- A man reported that resident of Electric City had a campfire burning. The complaint was referred to the city.

- A woman from West Grand Avenue in Electric City told police that her estranged husband punched a hole in the bathroom wall. The report was made four hours after the incident and the man was gone when police arrived.

7/25 - A woman reported to police that while the owners of the Fusion Cafe were on vacation someone had dumped furniture items in the dumpster at the cafe.

- Police responded to an alarm at a residence on Ronald Drive only to find that there was no evidence of forced entry.

- A report of a slashed tire at a residence on 2nd St. NE in Electric City was responded to by police. The reporting party was not there at the time.

- A noise complaint at Center Lodge Motel was checked by police, who found some teens playing basketball and playing music too loud. They turned the volume down.

- A woman who had stopped at North Dam Park after hours to talk on the phone with her boyfriend was told to move on because the park was closed.

7/26 - Police checked on three people who were looking through the window at Les Schwab Tire Store. They said that they were just looking at the wheels. They were told to move on.

- A peddle bike was found in a field by Jack’s Service at Four Corners. Police took the bike to their property room.

- The owner of Banks Lake Pub reported a phone call from a person who said he was trying to collect a bill. When an officer returned the call and said a check would be waiting for the caller, he hung up.

- Police checked on a report of fireworks being set off on Burdin Boulevard and found that it was a vehicle backfiring.

- Police responded to a disturbance at Wolf’s Den on Main Street and found some juveniles and adults had squared off like they were going to fight. The adults appeared intoxicated, according to the report, and there was an exchange of words between the two groups. One of the juvenile’s mothers told police she would keep them away from the bar, and the officer told the bartender to not provide any additional drinks to the two men.

Coulee Dam Police

7/21 - Residents on Camas and Pine were notified by police and the Colville Tribal Planning Department that their properties were in violation of the town’s ordinances and they needed to clean them up.

7/22 - Police were called to Tilmus Street after a woman found her mother deceased. The coroner’s office was called and then Strate Funeral Home.

- A woman on Camas Street advised police that her husband had violated a no-contact court order. Police are informing Okanogan County of the violation.

7/23 - The police and Colville Tribes Planning Department advised a homeowner on Holly Street that the lot needed to be cleaned up to avoid a citation.

7/24 - A woman on Camas told police that she had another letter from her husband who is listed on a no-contact court order. The same thing had transpired two days earlier. The policeman said he would send the report to the Okanogan County Prosecutor’s Office for possible charges.

- A woman called and asked for a welfare check on her father on Fir Street. The man was dead when the officer checked the house. The county coroner was called and afterward the officer cleared the scene.

- Police checked on a report of a trespass in progress on Yucca Street involving a tribal member who was wanted on a warrant. A tribal officer came and arrested the woman.