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Grand Coulee

Police

3/3 - Police performed a welfare check on a man’s daughter said to live in Delano. Police spoke to a neighbor who said that he hadn’t seen the woman or her boyfriend at the house in about three days, and thought they may be at a house in Coulee Dam. An officer forwarded that information to Coulee Dam police. The neighbor was told to tell the woman to call her father if he spoke to her.

3/4 - Upstairs and downstairs neighbors on Main Street argued over noise. An officer told them each to make sure the landlord was aware of the situation.

3/6 - A man on Dill Avenue heard a faint gunshot sound as a bullet came through his glass window and curtain in the front room of his home where he was sitting. An officer found a small hole in the window and curtain consistent with a .22 caliber bullet. No other damage was found inside or outside the residence. The man gave a first name as to whom might have shot at his home, but did not say any last name or motive.

- A man’s Ford truck on Alcan Road had its back window broken in during the night, probably with a blunt object. No rock or other such object was found inside the cab of the truck.

3/7 - A business owner on Division Street reported hearing a noise outside and seeing a man running away. Police assisted her in looking inside and outside the building, revealing no signs of forced entry or anything missing. The officer said he would perform extra patrols in the area.

- A man sleeping in a Toyota Four-Runner on Dill Avenue was known to be wanted on a warrant. He was woken up, arrested, and taken to jail.

- A man in a Main Street apartment complained about his neighbor after opening his fridge, his ketchup falling out and hitting the floor, then reportedly hearing his downstairs neighbor shout a threat.

3/8 - An officer spoke to a boy on Roosevelt Drive who was arguing with his mother about his Playstation 4 being taken away for his misbehavior. The officer spoke to the boy about respecting his elders, and he calmed down and apologized.

Coulee Dam

Police

2/24 - A vehicle on Crest Drive and Civic Way, parked there for over a month with expired tabs, was impounded by Wilbur Auto Body.

2/26 - A neighbor on Walnut Street reported a possible burglary at the garage of another house, where she observed a man exiting the garage and walking down the street. An officer spoke to a man at the house. The garage has been open for several months, the police report says. The man was told to contact police if anything was missing.

2/28 - Suspected marijuana and a liquid nicotine vape product were found in a students backpack left in a classroom at Lake Roosevelt. The student said he bought the suspected marijuana from an Omak man he knows only through the social media app Snapchat.

3/2 - An officer assisted with an incident near Crown Point where a man was found with no vital signs from a gunshot wound to the head. A Glock 10 millimeter gun was found by the victim’s feet. Douglas County Sheriff’s officers investigated the scene and once they concluded their investigation the Coulee Dam officer left.

3/4 - A young woman with shoulder-length hair was smoking a bong in the woman’s “head” at Mason City Park, a city employee reported.

3/5 - A woman on Cedar Street was given an officer’s business card for quicker contact in the future. The woman said a sedan had parked outside her house and she heard footsteps on her porch. Nothing was reported taken from this incident, but she said a barbecue had been stolen in the past.

3/6 - An officer entered a dentist office in Coulee Dam where an alarm had been set off. The officer had his gun drawn. An IT specialist was there. The officer holstered his weapon, and the IT specialist was confirmed by the business owner’s son as being allowed to be there.

3/8 - A vehicle travelling with its hazard lights on heading south on SR-155 near milepost 26 was pulled over because the registered owner is wanted on an arrest warrant. The registered owner wasn’t in the vehicle, but he driver was also wanted on an arrest warrant, and was taken to jail. The vehicle had its hazard lights on because of a flat tire.

- An officer secured a residence on Holly Street where a neighbor reported a sliding glass door was open. An officer found no one inside.