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Grand Coulee Police

7/11 - Someone smashed a windshield of a motorhome parked on Dill Avenue. A white SUV was seen driving away, but police were unable to locate the vehicle, and there are no suspects. 

7/13 - A man found a pellet pistol near the rodeo grounds and turned it into police. 

7/14 - An officer went to a Washington Place residence where two men had been arguing. The homeowner came out of the house and began yelling at the other man and the officer. The other man said there was no need for police, and he and the officer left. 

- Police went to a Cardinal Road residence where a woman accused another woman of stealing her clothes. Police were unable to tell if clothes had been stolen, however, the woman accused of stealing clothes was in violation of a no contact order because a man who has the order against her was also at the residence. She was taken to jail. 

- A man’s ex-wife was allowed to gather some belongings at the man’s Grand Coulee Hill Road home. The woman was then banned from the property. 

- Yelling reported in a Main Street apartment turned out to be a man yelling at his cat. 

7/16 - A man reported two new Yeti brand coolers stolen from his campsite while he and his group were out on the lake. The coolers were estimated in value at about $800, with about $200 in food inside of them. 

- Police told kids to stop driving a go cart near Coulee Boulevard. 

- A red pickup truck with a yellow snowplow attached to the front was stolen from La Presa. Security footage showed a car pull up, people seeming to work on that car, walk away, return later with a gas can, and leave with the truck. 

- A disabled jetski was towed in by a civilian from where it was disabled on the North end of Banks Lake. Police were not needed. There were no injuries.

7/17 - A man was upset that a political sign was missing from his lot on Coulee Boulevard, and that another political sign was placed there without his permission. 

- A man at the Trail West Motel was taken to jail for assault following an incident in which he allegedly pushed his girlfriend towards a wall, who then ran out of the room asking for help. The man was intoxicated, the police report said. 

- A 9-millimeter pistol was found under a bed at SunBanks Resort and turned into police. The renter of the room was contacted and the owner of the gun identified and instructed on how to retrieve it. 

- Police assisted the Grant County Sheriff’s Office by staying with a DUI suspect, a driver who had backed a truck into a vehicle on SR-155 near Electric City, until a county officer arrived to investigate.

Coulee Dam Police

7/13 - Police responded to a Birch Street residence, where a man said he wanted a woman to leave. The woman left on her own. Police stood by until Tribal Police arrived, as the residence was on trust land in their jurisdiction. The Coulee Dam officer told them what had happened prior to their arrival.

- A wallet was found at the Exxon gas station and turned into police.

- An officer heard what sounded like a gunshot near Lincoln and Douglas Street, but saw nothing unusual after checking the area.

7/14 - A Columbia Avenue man went outside to find the door to the gas tank partially open, and about half a tank of gas missing, about eight gallons. 

7/18 - Police were told about a possible DUI near the football field. The vehicle was found in the parking lot of the casino. When the vehicle left, police followed, but saw no signs of driving under the influence. The car was pulled over for failing to use a turn signal at Columbia and Spokane avenues. The driver said she wasn’t from town, and was confused about the intersection. The officer explained it was a common mistake. There were still no signs of a DUI. The vehicle was allowed to leave.