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DAVENPORT — A woman called the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office after finding a man inside her jailed son’s camper on rented property. Robin Marguette Gipson reported April 21 that Robert Leonard Watkins was in the 1979 trailer belonging to her son, Joseph Michael Erwin, who is incarcerated in Spokane County Jail, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records show. The camper sits on property rented by John William Orndorff from an individual identified only as “Terry.” Deputy Blake Martin responded and learned both Gipson and...
WILBUR – A freshman student fled from Wilbur School officials April 22 after being confronted about having alcohol on a bus. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records show the school contacted a deputy regarding a reported of a student drinking on a school bus. The student was detained by a school official, but refused to allow the employee to search their bag, records show. The student then fled school....
WILBUR — Wilbur School officials called the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office after an elderly man repeatedly appeared on campus appearing lost, hungry and confused. According to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records, school Superintendent Teresa Chrisman reported Gerald Alan Conover had shown up again April 20. He was given a free school lunch but did not know what day it was. Deputy Brian Hudspeth responded and Conover was later issued a trespass warning....
CRESTON — A woman was arrested for allegedly pushing her roommate down porch stairs during a domestic dispute at about 7 p.m. April 17. Brandy G. Behr, 49, of Eagle River, Alaska, was taken into custody on Southwest South First Street, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records show. Earl David Hertlein told Deputy Nicholas Pecheos he was walking down the steps when Behr pushed him, records show. Hertlein said he stumbled but declined medical attention. Officers noted Behr showed signs of intoxication, including slurred spe...
WILBUR —Some Wilbur High school students were hospitalized and others disciplined after attempting a social media challenge involving large doses of Benadryl on April 15. According to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, school Superintendent Teresa Marie Chrisman reported the incident. Participants were suspended, their parents notified and affected students taken to a hospital by their families, the report said. Chrisman said the students were disciplined internally and that the school did not need a law enforcement res...
DAVENPORT — A good Samaritan turned in a soaking wet wallet containing cash and credit cards after spotting it run over by multiple vehicles, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records. Samuel Jesus Macias of Harrington found the wallet near the intersection of Sixth and Morgan streets shortly after 11 a.m. April 15. It belonged to truck driver James L. La Point of Elk, who had stopped for a sandwich, the report states. Dispatch contacted La Point, who returned later that afternoon to retrieve his wal...
HARRINGTON — An attempted residential burglary left a screen door damaged at an apartment building, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records. Carol L. Giles of Harrington told deputies she discovered the damage April 15 while preparing the unit at 211 Willis St. for prospective renters. The bottom portion of the back door frame was broken and the screen was displaced and torn, the report sthows. Giles believed the incident occurred sometime between April 10 and April 15. The damaged Anderson screen door was val...
DAVENPORT — A local woman was targeted by scammers who impersonated Apple Pay, her credit union and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office in an attempt to extort money, according to sheriff’s office records. Cheryl Diane Powers told Deputy Brandon Rose she received repeated calls in which the callers accused her of being linked to a drug lord in Mexico and opening child pornography accounts. They threatened to arrest her unless she paid them. Powers hung up without providing any information or money, the report states. The c...
DAVENPORT — A two-vehicle crash April 12 led to a citation and a flurry of follow-up calls from the at-fault driver’s husband. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records showDestinee Lee Hoeye of Davenport was eastbound on 11th Street in a blue 2007 Mercury Milan when she struck a white 2017 GMC Sierra driven by Patrick John Finley of Davenport in the intersection with Merriam Street at about 8:06 p.m. Hoeye’s husband, Donovan Allen Hoeye, called dispatch repeatedly, and believed his wife had entered the intersection first....
GRAND COULEE — A brown horse wearing a bridle was reported walking along State Highway 174 near Milepost 26 shortly after 2 a.m. April 14, according to Lincoln County sheriff’s office records. Deputy B. Martin responded to the animal problem call but was unable to locate the owner. The horse left the roadway and could no longer be found, the report states. Dispatch checked for local farmers with horses or cattle in the area but found no contact numbers. The incident was closed with no report needed, though deputies noted the...
DAVENPORT — Two aggressive dogs approached three girls in a yard, one charging at them and forcing the girls to seek safety in a vehicle, according to sheriff’s office records. The dogs — a gray boxer-type and a brown German shepherd mix named Ozzy — entered the unfenced yard at 913 14th St. on April 7 and barked aggressively at the girls, including a 12-year-old, the incident report states. The victim’s father, Andrew Scott Miller, provided security camera footage showing the shepherd-type dog making an aggressive move towa...
SPRAGUE — A man is under investigation for allegedly impersonating a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy during a telephone call pressuring a landlord to evict a tenant. Troy James Burke allegedly called landlord Carl Andrew Parks on April 5 and identified himself as sheriff's “Officer Burke," the records state. Burke urged Parks to evict tenant James Edward Cole, citing Cole’s criminal history as a sex offender and felon. Parks initially believed the caller was a law enforcement officer and contacted the sheriff...
REARDAN — The Town Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2603, its first Complete Streets policy, during Wednesday’s meeting. The ordinance integrates Complete Streets principles into all transportation planning, construction, reconstruction, retrofits, maintenance and repair projects funded wholly or partly by the town. It also encourages private developers and other agencies to follow the same standards inside town limits. Council members noted the policy is now required for most grant applications. “He said about 99% o...
DAVENPORT — A city truck backed into a parked dark blue Honda Civic in front of Davenport Auto Parts on Morgan Street, leaving visible blue paint transfer on the truck’s rear bumper. George Edward Livingston of Davenport reported the collision shortly before noon April 1, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office reported. The driver of the 2013 Ford F250 city truck, Gregory Lee Walker, said he was unaware he had made contact while backing out of a parking spot. Witness Jake James Coffman confirmed seeing the city truck strike Liv...
SPRAGUE — Deputies and Sprague Fire crews checked the rest areas on Interstate 90 after a report of what appeared to be discolored feet under a locked female bathroom stall door March 26. Shelby Madison Mitchell of Soap Lake and Kaia Nakota Spring of Lakewood told dispatchers they said hello but received no response and feared the person might be deceased or overdosing, an incident report shows. The women left the scene and called the non-emergency line about 9:10 p.m. Deputy Blake Martin and fire crews cleared all stalls i...
HARRINGTON — A man reported that a yellow marking string and two stakes he placed the day before to show a property line were stolen from his yard overnight. Lee Benjamin Breuckman, of 305 N. First St., told deputies he had a recent civil dispute with a neighbor over a garden and the property line. He put up the markers April 3 and discovered them missing when he woke up April 4, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office report. Deputies responded but closed the case with no report needed....
DAVENPORT — New license-plate reading cameras helped Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputies recover a stolen vehicle and arrest its driver Wednesday morning eight miles west the city. Sarah Meadow Levine, 45, of Spokane, was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were alerted at approximately 11:12 a.m. when the camera system flagged the vehicle reported stolen earlier that morning from the Twisp area in Okanogan County, a report said....
DAVENPORT — A man was punched in the face in the Safeway parking lot after confronting another driver who had flipped him off, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported. The incident occurred around 8:35 p.m. March 20. The victim told deputies he was driving to the store when a black Ford F-150 pickup cut him off and the driver made an obscene gesture, records show. He followed the truck to Safeway and asked the driver why he had been flipped off. An argument ensued and the other man punched the victim, who suffered a ble...
SPRAGUE – A Cheney man died as a result of a medical incident while driving Interstate 90 on Friday morning, March 20. Barry R. Strief, 74, of Cheney, passed away at the scene about 7 miles east of the city. According to the Washington State Patrol, Strief was westbound in a 2001 Dodge Ram pickup when he suffered a medical emergency. His pickup entered the median, the patrol said. Strief passed away at the scene, the patrol said. His passenger, Patricia K. Strief, 65, of Cheney, was not injured. Both driver and passenger w...
ODESSA — The town is exploring replacement of 2,200 linear feet of aging 8-inch water main at an estimated cost of $800,000. Mayor William F. Crossley said the project was first studied in 2016 and the Department of Health has offered two potential financing options, including a low-interest loan with possible forgiveness. “We’ve been trying to get a grant for this for a long time,” Crossley said. “Even though it’s an AC line, you know, it doesn’t seem like it should be that difficult....
HARRINGTON — A man was punched in the face during an altercation at the Harrington Haus Restaurant, causing him to fall and bleed from the head, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the tavern at 14 S. Third St. shortly after 6:45 p.m. March 19 following reports of the assault. The suspect, described as a man with dreadlocks, fled the scene on foot. An ambulance was called for the victim, who was transported to Lincoln Hospital. Deputies located the suspect at a residence on Third Str...
