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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Coulee Dam Police 3/16-3/22 - Reports filed without additional details related to: threatening or intimidation on Diamond Street in Electric City; harassment on Spruce Street in Coulee Dam; a traffic accident on Elmer City Access Road; theft at the gas station in Coulee Dam; a citizen assist on Crest Avenue in Electric City; assault at the elementary school; and a verbal disturbance at a Coulee City address. 3/17 - A school employee requested a welfare check on a young child who hadn’t been to school in 20 days. An officer went to the f...
Grand Coulee Police 1/28 - Police spoke to a man whose ex had posted photos of him on Facebook without his permission. They have a custody issue playing out. The officer told him unless the photos were explicit in nature it was likely a civil issue, but a police report would be filled out if he wanted it. - Someone staying in a short-term rental on Spokane Way told police it sounded like someone was outside of the bedroom area messing with the A/C unit. Police checked the area and didn’t see anyone around. The person was told to call 911 if s...
Grand Coulee Police 12/31-1/9 - Reports filed without additional details related to: disorderly conduct on Grand Coulee Avenue; disorderly conduct on Roosevelt Drive; an animal complaint on Roosevelt Drive; theft on Midway Avenue; disorderly conduct at the hospital; lost and found property on Midway Avenue; and a vehicle theft on Grand Coulee Avenue. 12/31 - Police went to the city shop on Dill Avenue where a city employee had backed a pickup into the rear bumper of a Kia Forte, causing some minor damage. The city’s insurance will cover the cos...
Grand Coulee Police 12/23-12/28 - Reports were filed without additional details, including: a citizen assist on Grand Coulee Avenue; assisting another agency at the hospital; an overdose on Dill Avenue; a family fight on Division Street; a traffic offense on Spokane Way; custodial interference on Bowen Street; a suspicious vehicle on Cardinal Road; and a citizen assist on E Street. 12/27 - A Section Place resident told police she thought that a woman, whom she identified, had knocked on her door at 1 a.m. before stealing a bag of laundry from...
Grand Coulee Police 11/25 - Someone reported trespassing on Grand Coulee Avenue. Police learned the apartment manager had been on their front porch. Police left after determining no rights were violated and no laws were broken. - Police spoke to someone on Grand Coulee Avenue regarding landlord/tenant laws and unapproved items on a front porch. Police explained it was a civil matter and that an eviction process would likely be necessary unless the items were a health hazard. The officer also explained there’d be more information available o...
Coulee Dam Police 10/20 -10/23 - Police arrested a man for allegedly violating a no-contact order following a series of events including him dropping kids off at the school while a woman protected in the order was there, and his son contacting her to retrieve belongings when the no-contact order stipulates no third-party contact. Allegedly, the man’s shed lock had also been cut by the woman’s son to retrieve a gas can. A civil standby performed by police for the retrieval of belongings was also noted in the report. 10/25 - A driver was pul...
Coulee Dam Police 9/17 - A 911 hangup call on Civic Way turned out to be some kids playing basketball in the gym and someone accidentally made the call. There was no emergency. 9/21 - An officer went to Roosevelt Drive in Grand Coulee where three people were yelling in the street at about 1:30 a.m. The officer separated them and handed the case over to a Grand Coulee to finish investigating the situation once one arrived. 9/22 - Police went to the casino in Coulee Dam where a woman who was banned from the Omak casino location wasn’t supposed to...
Gerold "Gary" Lee Carden born November 18, 1950 in Omak, Wa to Robert "Bob" Carden and Doreen Stanger Carden. Gary has 6 sisters and 1 brother, Laverne "Bobbi" Steele, Bobbie (Krist) Baldoz, Carol (Jerry-deceased) Vining, Linda (John-deceased) Wilhelm, Phyllis Carden, Sonia Stanger, and Chester Carden (deceased). He also had 2 sons John Carden (deceased) and Dylan Weed. He was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Doreen, his sister Laverne "Bobbi" Steele and brother Chester "Chet" Carden,... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 9/8 - Police were unable to locate a patient who had been admitted to the hospital by law enforcement under the Involuntary Treatment Act but had run from the facility. 9/9 - A Grand Coulee teenager went to Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center on charges of assault and malicious mischief after an argument related to a living situation and food in the fridge escalated to the point of him allegedly kicking a door and hitting his mother. 9/9-9/21 - Reports were filed without additional details related to: a traffic accident...
Coulee Dam is mulling an inquiry as to whether the city would allow a Level 3 electric vehicle charging station on its electric grid. Such a 180-kilowatt station would be capable of adding 100-250 miles of range in 30-45 minutes. That capability could be an added attraction for customers of the 12 Tribes Casino. Mayor Bob Poch told the city council last month that the Colville Tribes had approached the city on the question. The city owns its own electric utility, but Poch wants to be careful to not add something that would jeopardize a...
Grand Coulee 5/6 - Extra patrols were requested in the area of Fortuyn Road. 5/7 - A woman reported that, while parked in a handicap stall outside of Safeway, she returned from the store to see damage to the rear quarter panel of the driver’s side and a broken taillight. An officer felt that the damage was likely caused when another vehicle pulled in next to it, and when it backed out. Store staff told the officer he couldn’t view security footage without a warrant and that there aren’t security cameras in the parking lot. 5/8 - About $1,00...
Grand Coulee Police 4/3 - At the Continental Heights apartments, a man explained he had let another resident into his room who was drunk and began threatening him. Police learned while on the way there that the man was still threatening people. Police arrived and spoke to him and noted he was very intoxicated and hard to understand. Asking him how to spell his name, the man said, “What? You don’t know how to spell?” to which the officer replied that there were numerous ways to spell the name. The man who originally reported being threa...
Notice of April Special Election Okanogan County, State of Washington Tuesday, April 22, 2025 A Special Election will be held in the below mentioned districts for the purpose of submitting to the voters for their approval or rejection the following. Okanogan School District No. 105, Proposition No. 1, General Obligation Bond The registration deadline for online registrations, mail-in registrations and transfers is April 14, 2025. Any qualified elector who is not registered to vote in the State of Washington may register to vote in person at... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/8 - The driver of a Dodge Ram said he was at fault when making a left turn into Safeway and hitting a Ford F-350 owned by the Washington State Department of Transportation. The driver said he had not been paying proper attention and had been suffering from a headache. He was cited for failure to yield as well as for driving without insurance. He parked his vehicle illegally in a handicap stall in the Safeway parking lot, saying he’d have it moved soon. The vehicle was still there a week later, however, and police c...
Coulee Dam Police 2/17 - A report was filed related to a burglary in the Wenatchee Avenue area of Delano with further details unavailable. - A Coulee Dam officer assisted a Grand Coulee officer respond to a man experiencing cardiac arrest on Cardinal Road in the Delano area. The officers performed chest compressions on the patient who was then loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital. 2/20 - An officer saw a car being driven by a driver who had already been warned for driving with a suspended license. The officer followed him and...
Grand Coulee Police 2/8 - Police documented an incident in which a man who was upset about a package being sent back went into the post office and allegedly threw papers at an employee and also slapped her on the forearm, scratching her in the process. She didn’t wish to press charges, only for the incident to be documented. - Someone reported hearing a female screaming before leaving in the passenger seat of a vehicle heading from Main Street towards Coulee Dam. An officer pulled the vehicle over at Riley Point, a pullover spot near the Grand...
Grand Coulee Police 12/15 - A deer lost its life in a “deer vs vehicle” collision near Weil Place and SR-174. There was no human injury nor damage to the vehicle. The deceased deer was salvaged by witnesses to the collision. 12/17- Suspicious circumstances were reported on Ronald Drive where a property owner reported getting security camera notifications then the cameras going out altogether. Police went to the address and found no footprints in the freshly fallen snow around the residence that would indicate someone had been there. 12/21 - A...
Notice of Election Okanogan County, State of Washington General Election Tuesday, November 5, 2024 A General election will be held in the below mentioned districts for the purpose of submitting to the voters for their approval or rejection the following. President/Vice President of the United States, U.S. Senate, Congressional District 4 U.S. Representative, Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Attorney General, Commissioner of Public Lands, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Legislative District 7,... Full story
Coulee Dam Police 10/6 - A state parks ranger requested an officer respond to SR-155 in the Electric City area where a woman in a disabled vehicle had claimed to have escaped from someone holding her against her will. She didn’t wish to provide any further details. Police stood by while she put gas in her vehicle and was able to drive off. - Police collected evidence of a man violating a no-contact court order with a woman. The evidence included letters left on the doorstep of a contact of the woman and a social media message. The letters ackno...
Live music, good food, and local and Indigenous artists will take center stage at Coulee Dam's saʔtítkʷ (River) Artist Celebration this weekend, at what organizers hope will become an annual event on the reservation side of Coulee Dam. And that's not even mentioning trick-or-treating and a costume contest with cash prizes happening Friday. Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and the Northwest Native Development Fund (NNDF), the celebration is centered on Mead Way, where most of the surrounding bus... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 9/16 - The Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam police departments assisted tribal police at the casino in Coulee Dam where an intoxicated man with blood on his face had been irate towards security. He was found lying on a nearby lawn. He explained that he had recently gotten out of prison but didn’t explain what happened to his face. Being wanted on a tribal arrest warrant, he was put in wrist restraints and tribal police took him away once they arrived on scene. 9/17 - Grand Coulee Dam security personnel told police about a d...
Coulee Dam Police 8/28 - Police were asked to check on the welfare of a Central Drive man and learned he had gone to the local hospital and then to Spokane. Police relayed that information to the concerned person. - A report was filed related to a burglary on Miller Avenue in Electric City but further details on the circumstances were not included in the report. - An officer counted over 30 dogs at a Coulee Boulevard residence. The officer was unable to reach the owner at the time, but left 11 citations for her. The ongoing issue hasn’t c...
Coulee Dam Police 8/12 - A Coulee Dam officer assisted a Grand Coulee officer at the Spring Canyon Apartments in Grand Coulee where a man allegedly was threatening to shoot people but a gun wasn’t observed. The Coulee Dam officer stood with the suspect while the Grand Coulee officer investigated the situation. The suspect at one point was going to walk away and so the Coulee Dam officer put him in cuffs to prevent the suspect from fleeing. The Grand Coulee officer ended up arresting the man for disorderly conduct. 8/13 - A loose dog barked at a...
Grand Coulee Police 8/7 - A Grand Coulee officer joined a Coulee Dam officer at a residence on Fir Street in Coulee Dam where there was a domestic disturbance. The parties involved agreed to stay away from each other for the night. - A cell phone was first thought to be stolen from a Main Street resident but was then found before police became involved. 8/8 - A public nuisance code violation was mailed to an Alcan Road property owner following a complaint about broken down RVs with people staying in them, as well as garbage and debris in the...
Grand Coulee Police 7/29 - Police were unable to locate a girl who had kicked her mother’s bedroom door on Weil Place, causing damage, before taking off on foot. The mother didn’t wish to press charges. 7/30 - A woman reported her house on Dill Street had the door forced open and that pots were missing from the kitchen. She requested that a man seen cutting a fallen tree in her yard earlier be banned from the property. 7/31 - A man reportedly threatened to shoot someone at Steamboat Rock State Park. A State Parks ranger requested ass...