Bulletin: Aug. 3, 2017

These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax.

They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax.

Some accounts have been updated.

ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE A traffic stop in Colfax resulted in a charge of possession of a controlled substance after the officer asked where the drugs were and the suspect allegedly handed over a baggie of pills.

Colfax Police Department responded to a call at about 6 p.m.

July 17 of a car speeding in excess of 80 miles per hour, passing on blind corners and tailgating.

When the officer pulled the vehicle over, he noted the driver, Jose Vasquez of Kennewick, 25, was acting suspiciously.

He asked Vasquez where the drugs were and Vasquez handed him a clear bag with eight orange pills labeled Adderall with no prescription.

Vasquez told the officer he had bought nine pills and gave them to friends at WSU to help with tests.

Adderall is a prescription drug, but is also used illegally by some students to heighten concentration for studying and tests.

It is an amphetamine.

Vasquez has been summoned to appear in court Aug. 11.

GUESTS ARRIVE FOR MISSION HARVEST A bus loaded with international students at Washington State University will travel to Onecho Saturday to watch the harvest of the Onecho Church Mission field.

A short program is scheduled at 11 a.m.

and lunch will be served to the students and harvesters at 11:30 before cutting begins on the field.

Gerhard Dyck, a bachelor farmer who died in 1960, bequeathed 180 acres to the church.

Proceeds from the crop are used for the international mission programs of the church.

The students Saturday will be offered rides on combines and trucks to get an opportunity for first-hand participation in harvest.

Church members and neighbors contribute their time and equipment for the half-day harvest bee.

COUNTY FILES HAZARD PETITION A petition to remove an alleged hazard at a vacant residence near the south end of Mill Street in Colfax was filed in court July 19.

The county asks the court to find the the property owner, listed as Lia Berg, guilty of creating or maintaining a nuisance and to allow the county to take steps to remove the hazard.

The vacant residence includes a swim pool which contains stagnant water.

The county seeks court permission to remove the hazard by filling the pool with dirt. According to the petition, the county learned of the situation in March of 2015 and determined the residence not habitable.

The site was posted with a notice of unsafe condition in April of this year.

The petition said notice was sent to the owner at an address in Garfield and to an address in Potlatch, and they have not received a response as of July 18, the day before the civil petition was filed in superior court. The filing included a summons which allows the building owner 60 days to respond to the petition.

BAIL SET AT $150,000 Six charges were filed against Dennis E. Cox, 59, Pullman, after he was arrested and booked into jail here July 26 by Pullman Police following investigation of a child sex case.

Chief Deputy Prosecutor Daniel LeBeau filed the charges against Cox July 27.

He was charged with one count of child rape in the third degree, three counts of child molestation, one count of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and one count of indecent exposure.

The charges all involve the same victim, a juvenile girl in the 14-16 age range.

The violations occurred between Dec. 24 of last year and July 24 of this year, according to the complaint.

According to the report, Cox was the owner of the Baskin & Robbins in Pullman, and some of the violations allegedly took place in the back of the restaurant.

The probable cause report by Pullman Police Sgt.

Jake Opgenorth alleges Cox initially denied the alleged victim's account and agreed to take a lie detector test.

After he was told the test indicated he was being evasive, the suspect admitted the allegations, the report said.

Cox was taken into custody at Pullman and brought to the jail here.

SEIZED DRUGS VALUED AT $10,000 Drugs with an estimated street value of $10,000 were seized from a vehicle involved in a drug arrest of two men early Saturday morning along Highway 195 north of Steptoe.

The drugs were found during a warrant search of the vehicle, identified in the arrest report as a black SUV. According to a report by Sheriff Brett Myers, 33 grams of heroin, 13 grams of methamphetamine, prescription pills and drug paraphernalia were found in the SUV after a warrant search.

Booked into jail on probable cause of drug possession were Nelson Hunt, 31, Spokane, and Jason Scott, 27, Cheney.

According to the report, deputies went to Steptoe after receiving a suspicious persons call and located the two suspects in a vehicle parked at the Rhuby residence in Steptoe.

The report noted the Rhuby residence has been the scene of drug activity in the past.

They noticed the passenger in the vehicle appeared to be under the influence of drugs.

A short time later, after the SUV departed, two occupants of the residence came out of the house.

The arrest report alleged the two individuals showed evidence that they had been using drugs which they admitted they had obtained from the occupants of the black SUV. The SUV was later stopped along Highway 195.

Scott was arrested at the scene for alleged possession of meth which was found on his person.

Hunt was advised he was free to leave the scene while deputies sought a warrant to search the SUV. Hunt started walking north.

After deputies received the warrant, they allegedly located the drugs in a small safe inside the SUV. The report said they also found two digital scales, and approximately 100 ziplock bags in four different sizes.

Hunt was located walking along Highway 195 and arrested.

The report alleged deputies found $309 in his wallet.

The arrest report alleged a records check on Hunt showed he had six felony drug arrests on his record.

Hunt Monday was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of heroin, both with intent to deliver.

He was also charged with possession of oxycodone.

Bail for pre-trial release on Hunt was set at $30,000, and bail for Scott was set at $5,000.

CHICKEN WITH 195 TRAFFIC Four Colfax juveniles in the 14 and 15-year-old age bracket have been identified as participating in an episode of playing "chicken" with traffic on Highway 195 near the Cedar Street intersection to the north flat section of Colfax.

City police responded to the reports which were received at about 8:30 p.m.

Saturday night, Chief Rick McNannay said.

The reports were believed to have been made by motorists who witnessed the "chicken" episodes.

The youths reportedly remained in the highway lanes and would then depart at the last second as motorists approached, Chief McNannay said.

Drivers in some instances responded by braking.

Office Matt Malakowsky conducted the investigation which led to identification of the youths.

Also, Colfax police Sunday night responded to a report of noises coming from a residence in the 200 block of E. Wawawai.

A male at the residence had become upset and smashed his mail box.

He also went into the residence and reportedly tipped over a large entertainment center.

PLANS FOR KRAUT BENEFIT The benefit for the Amy Kraut family will be located on Spring Street Thursday during the First Thursday festivities.

Pulled pork sandwiches will be served, items for a silent auction will be displayed and a raffle for three items will be conducted.

The location will be on E. Spring Street where the performance stage has been located for the First Thursday concert. Hours will be during the 5 to 7 p.m.

run of the event.

Silent auction items and the raffle will be at the site of the pulled pork sandwich sale during the First Thursday festivities.

Raffle items will include a Northern Quest gift card, a Yeti cooler and refurbished dining table and chairs.

The benefit is being organized by Amy Warwick, Susie Riebold and Lori Gfeller.

For more information or to make arrangements, contact Warwick at Fonks, Riebold or Gfeller.

The three organizers of the event are mothers of athletes who competed with Sarah Kraut on girls sport teams during her four years in high school.

Within the past year, three of the four Kraut children have been diagnosed with Alport Syndrome, the disease which took the life of their father.

The youngest, Sarah Kraut, is now undergoing dialysis treatment at home.

She served as president of this year's Colfax High School graduating class and plans to depart Aug. 12 to begin studies for a medical humanities degree at Baylor University.

Her goal is to become a pediatric cardiology surgeon.

Baylor, located in Waco, Texas, has made arrangements for Sarah to reside close to campus in an apartment located next to a residence hall.

She undergoes dialysis while she sleeps, and will be able take the machine she now uses with her to Baylor.

Sarah has also served as Miss Palouse Empire Fair this year and plans to return here on fair weekend to turn over her crown to her successor.