Coulee Cops

Grand Coulee Police

10/1 - Nothing appeared amiss at CR Lumber on Alcan Road where an alarm had been activated. The business is in the Grant County Sheriff’s Office’s jurisdiction, and a county deputy responded as well. A cat was seen in the building which may have activated the alarm.

- An employee of the Catholic church told police that an unknown culprit had thrown trash bags into their dumpster, and the church didn’t want to be charged for having an overfilled dumpster. An officer took photos of the overfilled dumpster and looked for evidence in the extra garbage bags leading to the identity of the culprit but was unsuccessful. The three bags were brought to the transfer station in Delano which took the bags as a courtesy. The dumpster was no longer overfilled. 

- A woman panhandling at a Midway Avenue gas station was asked by police to leave. She refused a courtesy ride to anywhere in the local area but then crossed the street during rush hour with busy traffic not using a crosswalk. The officer then offered her a ride again and she accepted one to the Delano area, getting let out a distance from a friend’s place saying she would walk the rest of the way.

10/4 - Police spoke with an elderly woman on Burdin Boulevard to check on her wellbeing at the request of a concerned relative who lives out of town. The woman was fine and in a well-kept house where police found nothing amiss. The relative was told about the circumstances and an Adult Protective Services employee was updated.

10/5 - A Hill Avenue woman told police that her boyfriend left their home on foot during an argument to end it and hadn’t returned home. She didn’t want to report him as missing but would update police if the situation didn’t resolve itself. 

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9/30 - Police went to Yucca Street where there was some commotion regarding a mother taking her daughter from the address to go to school so as not to be late, waking her father and disturbing others in the process. The daughter went to school. The owner of the Yucca Street property said she didn’t want the mother back there again. Police relayed that to the mother who said she understood.

Dogs were reported to be chasing horses and wildlife in the Sunny Drive area of Electric City. An officer recognized the dogs, knew who the owner was, and yelled at the dogs to go home. The dogs ran off in another direction. Police were unable to contact the owner at the time. The officer’s report noted that, it being the second time the dogs had been reported as chasing other animals, a citation was warranted.

Police checked on the welfare of a Coulee Boulevard apartment resident whose dogs were barking all day, causing concern for the reporting party. An officer didn’t receive an answer at the door of the residence and was advised by a superior to go ahead and enter the unlocked residence to check on the unusual circumstances. Nothing was found amiss. The door was then locked, and police were told by neighbors that the resident had likely gone to Omak.

10/1 - A report was filed regarding a missing person situation originating from Central Drive but no details were included as to the details of the situation.

A Roosevelt Avenue woman in Electric City reported to police missing window trim from the rear window of her vehicle, as well as a hood guard. She said that she didn’t believe recent heavy winds could have blown the pieces away.

10/3 - An officer responded to Boulder Avenue in Grand Coulee to assist the Grand Coulee Police Department with a situation. Reportedly a woman had been throwing rocks at a man’s truck and he held her down to stop her from doing so. Grand Coulee Police handled the case further and forwarded the case to the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office. The officer’s report noted that no signs of injury were seen on the man or the woman.

10/4 - Police took note of an incident and collected security footage of it. The footage shows a man trying to look through a fence of a Camas Street residence and say that he’s looking for someone, stating their name. The homeowner then tells the person to leave, saying he doesn’t know that person. The man then leaves as instructed. There were no grounds to think a crime had been committed, but the owner wanted the incident documented.

10/6 - A report was filed regarding threats and/or intimidation on Grand Avenue. No additional details were provided.