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Alex Michael Anthony Smith, 19, booked Jul 29, for driving or being in physical control of a vehicle, under 21 after consuming alcohol, minor in possession of alcohol. Randy Michael Anderson, 34, booked July 31, for possession of controlled substance heroin, possession of control substance meth. Mark Allen Person, 58, booked for U.S. Marshal Office hold, federal violation. John Thomas Belknap, 61, booked for driving under the influence. Beth Ann Morris, 37, booked for two counts of drug paraphernalia with intent and possession of a controlled...
July 26 3:25 a.m. – North Madison Street, Tekoa. Sheriff;s office responded to a report of a resident threatening another resident and shattering a window. 8:30 a.m. – State Route 270; Motley and Motley, Pullman. The Sheriff's office responded to a report of theft of tools from a business. 10:29 a.m. – East Henkle Street, Kramer Funeral Home, Tekoa. The Sheriff's office received a 911 call of a subject falling. No response as the subject refused medical treatment. 8:55 p.m. – Steptoe Canyon Road; MilePost 8, Colton. The Sheriff's office...
July 25 3-K Land of Colfax, land in Whitman County, to Timothy J. Ensley and Ann M. Ensley of Colfax, $0. Timothy J. Ensley and Ann M. Ensley of Colfax, land in Whitman County, to 3-K Land of Colfax, $0. July 26 Hedwig E. Herrick of Pullman, land in Whitman County, to Hedwig E. Herrick of Pullman, $10. Sharon Yvonne Kunze of Colfax, 910 South Middle Street B, Colfax, to Robin Ann Crow of Spokane, $0. Itani Quality Homes of Pullman, 800 Southwest Iyla Court, Pullman, to Xiaonan Ma of Pullman, $604,839.61. Timothy J. Ensley and Ann M. Ensley of...
July 22 12:50 p.m. – Suspicious person/circumstance. Male driving into Colfax, believes someone is trying to pull him over in a fake police car. 8:29 p.m. – Suicidal person, officer responded. 9:27 p.m. – Burglary/intrusion Alarm. Officer responded to an audible alarm in the office area. July 23 8:05 a.m. – Stray animals, Officer responded for two stray dogs. 5:16 p.m. – Domestic dispute, Officer responded for a physical domestic report. 7:46 p.m. – Warrant arrest, Officer requested a case number. Cited and released Leland Erbey. July 24 8:5...
May 31 9:22 a.m. – Hit-and-run crash 10:43 a.m. – Officer responded to a report of bags left outside the building. 11:40 a.m. – Suspicious person/circumstance; officer requested a case number. 12:38 p.m. – Welfare check. 6:49 p.m. – Traffic violation. Officer unable to locate vehicle. 7:30 p.m. – Margo E. Kindall arrested by citation and released for driving while license suspended. June 1 11:24 a.m. – Animal problem; officer responded. 4:43 p.m. – Ashley Vorderbrueggen arrested by citation and released for driving while license suspend...
June 14 10:21 a.m. – East Mohr Street, Palouse. Agency assistance. Deputy assisted Palouse Police Department with a call. 11:39 a.m. – Rose Creek Road; residential, Pullman. Burglary/intrusion. Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a burglary alarm. 12:50 p.m. – West Marjorie CT; Community Pride, St. John. Suicidal person. Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suicidal subject. 12:55 p.m. – State Highway 26 and Rock Springs Road, LaCrosse. Stray animals. Sheriff’s office responded to a report of cows on the roadway. 1:34 p.m. – 3...
• Robin Waithaka, first-degree negligent driving. Defendant sentenced to 90 days in jail with 45 days suspended, and a fine of $1,000 with $750 suspended. Defendant will serve a total of 45 days in jail with credit for 2 days served. Defendant must pay fines of $250, criminal conviction fee of $43, public defender fee of $500, supervised probation fee of $600, for a total of $1393. Defendant must have no criminal violations of law or alcohol related infractions. Defendant will have supervised probation for 24 months, must obtain an expanded a...
COLFAX - The Whitman County Jail reported the following bookings between May 31 and June 6: • Alejandro Ramon Gutierrez, 25, booked May 31, for driving with license suspended or revoked (found to be an habitual traffic offender) and an ignition interlock violation. Held without bail through Whitman County District. • Hunter Bow O'Mealy, 19, booked June 1, on a U.S. Marshal's Service hold–federal violation, held without bail through federal court. • Jordan Ryan Hamilton, 39, booked June 2, for driving under the influence, held on a $500 bail th...
COLFAX — Whitman County District Court reported the following judgments during the last two weeks: June 3 • Stephen Oberhofer, driving under the influence. Sentenced to 364 days, 363 suspended. Fined $2,000, $1,000 suspended. Defendant must also pay a criminal conviction fee of $43. Defendant shall not drive a motor vehicle without a valid license or proof of liability insurance, submit to a breath or blood-alcohol test upon the reasonable request of a law enforcement officer, not drive a motor vehicle without functioning ignition int...
COLFAX — The Police Department responded to the following calls for service from May 27-30: May 27 8:08 a.m. – Civil calls, Officer advised. May 28 1:45 a.m. – Welfare check, Officer responded for a welfare check. 10:16 a.m. – Traffic Violation, Officer responded to a report of erratic driving. 1:34 p.m. – Trespassing complaint. Subject is in a home against reporting person’s will. 2:16 p.m. – Suspicious person/circumstance, Reporting person advised there was a boom and a man yelling, Officer responded. 6:51 p.m. – Agency assistance, officer ad...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions between May 25-27: May 25 James E. Rambo, of Spokane Valley, XXX land only, Oakesdale, to James Andres Edward and Kayla Dee Rambo of Oakesdale, $370,688. Thomas C. and Pamela J. Lewis of Endicott, 102 Fonner St., Endicott, to Homefront LLC of Veradale, $30,000. TNG Helbling Family LLC of Redmond, XXX Farm Land, Colton, to Dirt Road Farms LLC of Colton, $874,000. May 26 Corrine M. Lowe of Colfax, 62 Stevens St, Colfax, to Devon Hally of Colfax, $186,000. May...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from May 12-24: May 12 Jasper Homes of Pullman, 1670 S.W. Marcia Drive, Pullman, to Rafael Gallegos and Wendy Gallegos of Las Crucese, N.M., $125,000. Cassandra Van Atta of Oull a.m.n, 1165 S. Grand Ave. No. 106, Pullman, to Caden Colombik of Miles City, Mont., $27,000. Chauncey J. Platz & Shirley R. Platz of Deary, Idaho, XXX Trestle Road, Pullman, to Harms Place of Moscow Idaho, $417,000. Parjim Farmland Holdings LLC of Bellevue, 1962 Revere Road, Lam...
COLFAX — Police responded to the following calls for service from May 20-24: May 20 3:52 p.m. – Officer responded to a report of a domestic dispute, parties have left. 4:56 p.m. – Burglary/ intrusion alarm. 5:18 p.m. – Officer responded to a report of someone stealing multiple items. 5:47 p.m. – Stray animals. Stray dog in custody, large shepherd mix with choke chain and army green harness, chewed through leash. May 21 9:09 a.m. – Communications problem, officer responded. 11:30 a.m. – Abandoned...
May 24 2:13 a.m. – Gavriel F. Hernandez, 35, of Pullman arrested and released at 42951 state Highway 195, Colfax. 10:06 a.m. – East Third Street, LaCrosse. Deputy requested a case. 11:15 a.m. – South Grand Avenue and South West Daisy Street, Pullman. Jesse W. Harrell, 26, of Uniontown, arrested for second-degree driving while license suspended. 12:28 p.m. – South Whitman Avenue, Rosalia. Deputy responded for a report of chickens damaging property. 3:21 p.m. – North Madison Street, Tekoa. Deputy contacted a resident with concerns about the...
COLFAX — The following individuals were booked into the Whitman County Jail between May 25-30: • Jessica Ann Vanveen, booked May 25 for failure to appear for a hearing and attempting to elude; held without bail. • Melanie Rose Hopper, booked May 26 for driving under the influence and possession of a stolen vehicle. Held on a $2,500 bail. • Victor Andrew Price, booked May 27 for Spokane County Distirct Court for failure to appear. Held on $1,500 bail. • Robyn Alexandru Walters booked May 29 for assault, malicious mischief and tampering...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Several Whitman County athletes struck gold and earn state berths in the 1B District 5/6/7 track and field meet Friday and Saturday, May 20-21, at Ridgeline High School. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse boys finished second as a team wiith 71.5 team points, followed by Garfield-Palouse third with 63 and Oakesdale fourth with 62. Tekoa-Rosalia finished 10th with 34 points. The boys team title went to Pomeroy, which earned 104 points. In girls competition, Wilbur-Creston led the way...
May 10 1:12 a.m. – North Madison Street, Tekoa — Deputy responded for a 911 call. Deputy determined there was no emergency. 11:42 a.m. – Milepost 47, State Highway 195, Colfax — Undersheriff requested a case for a stolen vehicle. 12:31 p.m. – Johnson Road, Johnson — Deputy responded for a report of cows on the road. The owner was contacted. 2:47 p.m. – North Mill Street, Colfax — Sheriff’s front office provided finger print services. 3:50 p.m. – 411 N. Mill St., Colfax — Evidence custodian re...
May 6 9:39am – Stray animals. Officer tooka stray black lab to the pound. 11:30am – Communications problem. Officer reponded for a 911 hang up. 3:42 p.m. – Civil calls. Officer responded. 4:47 p.m. – Theft other. Officer responded. 5:36 p.m. – Civil calls. RP is reporting issues with the care facility. 6:37 p.m. – Agency assistance. Officer requested a case muber. 7:17 p.m. – Communications problem. Officer responded for a 911 hang up. 9:36 p.m. – Traffic Violation. Officer responded to a report...
COLFAX — Police answered the following calls for service from April 28 to May April 28 8:43 a.m. – Animal complaint; officer responded. 3:17 p.m. – Suspicious person/circumstance. Person thinks neighbor took their keys; officer responded. 3:23 p.m. – Suspicious person/circumstance; officer responded for a stolen wallet. 4:03 p.m.– Civil calls. Officer requested case number. 6:34 p.m. – Abnormal behavior. Law, fire & EMS responded. No transport. 11:21 p.m. – Animal complaint. Client’s service dog ran away. April 30 8:46 a.m. – Parking problem....
COLFAX — The Whitman County Jail reported the following bookings for May 4-10: • Cody William Ryan Rohrich, 30, booked May 4 for a warrant for failing to appear for fourth-degree assault-domestic violence, $1,000 bail. • Randy Aaron Skalicky Jr, 30, booked May 5 for FTA VUCSA with Intent to Deliver; two counts second-degree possession of stolen property, third-degree theft. Held without bail through Whitman Coounty Superior Court. • Michael Joseph Keller, 47, booked May 6, for firearms possession (13 counts) and assault. Held without bail th...
COLFAX - The Colfax boys and girls track teams both finished eighth Saturday at the Undeberg Invitational in Ritzville. Twenty-four teams competed in each division. The Colfax boys posted 30 team points; Okanogan won with 157. Other boys teams finishing ahead of Colfax included Odessa, Tonasket, Garfield-Palouse, Oakesdale, Kettle Falls and Liberty Spangle. In the girls division, Colfax scored 35 team points. The Bulldogs were outpaced by Jenkins (Chewelah), Davenport, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse...