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Grand Coulee

Police

9/21 - Two suspects, one from Monroe and the other from Yakima, were arrested after allegedly taking three pounds of bacon, 6 ounces of pork seasoning and two half-gallon containers of orange juice from Safeway without paying for the items. Both are being charged with third-degree theft. The man from Monroe was also being charged with possession of a controlled substance. He was taken to Grant County Jail. The man from Yakima was charged and released.

9/22 - A W. Cardinal Road man was arrested and taken to Grant County Jail and is being charged with third-degree malicious mischief, harassment in a domestic violence issue and interfering in the reporting of domestic violence. The man’s wife asked for a no contact order.

9/24 - Two drivers collided at the corner of Miller and SR-155 in Electric City. There were no injuries. One vehicle had $1,000 damage and the other $5,000 damage. The two exchanged information.

Coulee Dam

Police

9/24 - Police sent correction notices to property owners on Holly Street for health hazard violations, warning them they could be fined $100 to $350 per day for failure to clean up their property.

9/27 - Police received more than a dozen complaints of graffiti on cars and windows on east side of town, most with obscene depictions and homosexual slurs. Most drawings were apparently made with washable markers, which resulted in no property damage.