Coulee Cops

Coulee Dam Police

9/13 - Police stopped a driver on River Drive after radar showed the vehicle traveling 47 mph in a 30-mph zone. The driver was cited for speeding.

- Police stopped a vehicle on Columbia Avenue after noticing its registration had expired in January. The driver said he had recently acquired the vehicle but had not yet registered or insured it. Paperwork showed the vehicle had been transferred in July 2025. The driver was cited for failing to transfer the title within 45 days.

- An officer following a pickup across the Columbia River bridge in Coulee Dam saw the pickup traveling 37 mph in a 30-mph zone and braking abruptly. After stopping the pickup in Coulee Dam, the officer smelled alcohol on the driver, who said he had consumed a couple of drinks. The driver did not successfully complete field sobriety tests and declined a preliminary breath test. He was arrested for DUI. Later breath-test readings ranged from 0.167 to 0.179, well above the legal limit of 0.08 He was cited for DUI and given a courtesy ride home.

- An Electric City resident reported someone looking through windows and prowling around his property. The caller thought the person might be a neighbor and said he wanted the person permanently trespassed from the property if police identified him. No suspect was identified.

9/14 - Police responded at about 2:30 a.m. to a complaint of loud music at an apartment on River Drive. An officer could hear people and quiet music outside but no one answered the door. The caller said the occupants had been louder earlier and had kept them awake. Police left after determining the noise was no longer excessive.

- Police looked for a green dually pickup after a caller reported it swerving and nearly striking another vehicle. Officers searched the immediate area but could not find the pickup.

- Police responded shortly after 11 p.m. to another loud-music complaint at a River Drive apartment. The officer could hear loud music and people laughing inside, but no one initially answered the door. An apparently intoxicated woman eventually answered and agreed to keep the music down.

9/15 - Police responded to a reported verbal domestic incident on Central Drive involving a man who was refusing to leave his mother’s residence. Because the Coulee Dam officer was related to the man, a Grand Coulee officer took the lead. The man had left by the time police arrived, and no physical altercation was reported.

9/16 - An officer stopped a vehicle after seeing it cross the center line while traveling north across the Columbia River Bridge and again on Roosevelt Way. The driver told police she didn’t know which way the road was going. During the stop, the officer saw what appeared to be a makeshift smoking device on the floorboard. After being advised of her rights regarding a search, the driver consented to one and told the officer there was methamphetamine in the glove box. Police reported finding a container holding suspected methamphetamine, a scale and smoking devices. The report was forwarded to the Okanogan County prosecutor.

9/17 - Police received a harassment or threat report at Lake Roosevelt High School. The report contains no details other than that Colville Tribal Police were advised and handled the matter.

- Police cited a driver for traveling 39 mph in a 30-mph zone on Columbia Avenue. The driver said she was running late for her children’s doctor appointment.

9/18 - Police responded to a domestic complaint on Columbia Avenue involving a man whose wife said medical issues were affecting his memory and behavior. She wanted an officer to speak with him. Afterward, she told police he seemed much calmer, and the officer left.

- An Electric City woman told police she and her boyfriend had been in a verbal argument and that he had left, possibly headed to Omak to buy cocaine. She also alleged he had been using drugs, had been awake for an extended period and was driving without a valid license. Police determined no crime had occurred during the argument and said tribal police would be advised to watch for the vehicle.

9/20 - Police attempted to arrest a man on 12th Street after dispatch advised that Ephrata Police had probable cause to arrest him in connection with a burglary. The Coulee Dam officer eventually spotted the man in a backyard and ordered him to come toward him, but the man instead backed away and ran, according to the police report. The officer caught up with him as he tried to climb a fence and grabbed his legs. The officer reported that the man then kicked him twice in the head. The officer drew his Taser, and the man initially complied with commands before again trying to flee, according to the report. The officer attempted to use the Taser but was unsuccessful, and the man escaped. Police later learned he had returned to his vehicle and driven north on SR-155. The officer was checked at Coulee Medical Center and cleared to return to duty. Police said they had probable cause to arrest the man for third-degree assault and resisting arrest. He had not been located by the time the report was completed.

9/14-9/20 - Reports filed without additional details included those related to: a theft at Sunbanks Resort; an animal complaint on Electric Boulevard; a citizen assist at a River Drive apartment; a harassment or threat complaint on Kelso Avenue in Electric City; a welfare check on Ferry Avenue; a 911 hang-up call on 12th Street; an agency assist on Tilmus Street; a family disturbance on Central Drive; a controlled-substance possession report on Mead Way; and a property-damage traffic accident on Central Drive.