Coulee Cops

Coulee Dam Police

10/13 - Police spoke to an Electric City man who showed footage of a dirt bike being driven recklessly in the alley behind his Williams Avenue home. Police then went to a Kelso Avenue residence, knowing that’s where the bike was from. People there said the person who was riding it was not there and had already been told he wasn’t to drive it. Police warned them about the dangers of driving the dirt bike on public roads.

10/14 - Police used lights and sirens to respond from Coulee Dam to Electric City where an alarm had been activated at Shear Armory. Police rushed there due to the nature of the business. The front door was locked. Police called the business owner who looked over security footage and found that nothing was amiss. It had been a false alarm.

10/16 - Adult Protective Services requested that police check on an Electric City woman. The responding officer knew her to be highly confrontational with law enforcement and had always refused assistance during multiple contacts. The officer attempted to call APS twice with that information but received no answer.

10/18 - In Coulee Dam, a driver was stopped in his Dodge Stealth at a Birch Street stop sign at Roosevelt Way. A Chevy Silverado turned left from Roosevelt onto Birch and, in cutting the corner, hit the Dodge, damaging its front end. Police noted broken-off pieces from the Dodge in the road. The driver of the Chevy was upset and said she hadn’t seen the Dodge when making the turn. Police helped them exchange information.

- A Central Drive resident reported someone banging on their door at about 10:40 p.m. An officer responded and didn’t see anyone but observed high winds and concluded the noise likely came from a screen door banging against the door jam. The officer tried to call the resident back but didn’t receive an answer and so left a voicemail.

10/19 - Police pulled over a Dodge Ram near Columbia Avenue and Lincoln Avenue after seeing it was being driven by a girl known to police to be 15 years old. The girl’s mother was in the passenger seat. The girl said her mother was disabled and couldn’t drive. Police knew this to be untrue as they have regularly seen the mother driving the same vehicle around. The mother was cited for the offense and took over driving. The case was also forwarded to the Douglas County Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office. The girl said she was in driver’s ed class but still did not have a permit.

- Police went to Electric Boulevard where a landowner reported someone trespassing. When they arrived, the landowner was speaking to someone in the suspect vehicle and said that everything was fine as it was a “land scout” who had permission to be on the property.

10/20 - A report was filed for a physical disturbance at the hospital with no additional details included.

Grand Coulee Police

10/11 - Police went to Martin Road and Hill Avenue where a vehicle was reported to be partially blocking the roadway. The car was found to be legally parked; however, the registration had expired in 2019. Police left a notice on the vehicle warning the driver that it could be towed at any time due to the expired tabs.

10/14 - Police went to the area of SR-155 and Crescent Bay where a man and woman were having some kind of disturbance and the woman had been screaming. They told police they had been arguing and the woman went there to write. She said she suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The man had been trying to calm her down. There was no physical altercation between the two. A Coulee Dam officer was also present.

10/16 - Police went to Jones Avenue and Dill Street where a pickup was blocking the alleyway completely. Police ran the plates and the VIN number with no return, likely meaning the vehicle had not been registered in the state in 10 years or more. The owner had also written “2024” on the tabs. The VIN number was in the local system and showed that the vehicle belonged to a local resident. A tow company was called. While waiting for the tow truck, another vehicle pulled up with two people, one being the resident who matched with the vehicle. The other person said he would move the vehicle but the officer told him it was going to be towed. The man said he wanted to collect personal belongings, but the officer told him he needed to show proof of ownership since there were no actual records. This angered the man, who yelled and cursed before the two men left. The vehicle was then towed.