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Bad Hair Bandit Strikes Again In Moses Lake

Submitted by Colleen O'Brien, Weekend Anchor / Reporter
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011, 9:10am
Bad Hair Bandit Strikes Again In Moses Lake

The Bad Hair Bandit may have struck again, this time robbing a Moses Lake Sterling Savings bank on Tuesday.

Moses Lake Police say a woman passed a robbery letter to the teller that said she was armed and wanted money. No weapon was ever shown. The woman then took off with money heading east through the parking lot toward Adler.

The suspect is white and wore dark pants, a black hat and a light colored sweatshirt. Video from the bank shows the woman and police think she is the same robber, dubbed the Bad Hair Bandit, who robbed a Key Bank in Moses Lake about a month ago.

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Murder Suspect Caught At US-Mexico Border

Submitted by Rob Kauder, Internet Content Manager | KXLY.com
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, 4:17pm
Murder Suspect Caught At US-Mexico Border

The Grant County Sheriff's Office reports that a man wanted for murder in a deadly drive-by shooting has been apprehended at the US-Mexico border:

Gilberto Valdovinos Medina, wanted for first degree murder in connection with the April 17 drive-by shooting death of Joaquin Serrano of Moses Lake, was arrested May 17 by federal agents while trying to cross into Mexico at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing at San Ysidro, Cal.

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Appeals Court Upholds Conviction In Deputy Shooting

Submitted by Rob Kauder, Internet Content Manager | KXLY.com
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, 4:19pm
Appeals Court Upholds Conviction In Deputy Shooting

The Grant County man accused of shooting an off-duty sheriff's deputy while hunting has lost his appeal.

A jury convicted Robbie Joe Marcher marcher of shooting former Grant County Deputy Earl Romig in the back in 2008. Marcher claimed he thought Romig was a coyote.

A judge sentenced Marcher to four years in prison for assault, unlawful hunting and failure to summon aide.

Marcher appealed arguing there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of the assault, but an appeals court disagreed and upheld his conviction Tuesday.

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Substance Abuse Awareness Program Planned for Thursday

Submitted by Melissa Luck, Executive News Producer
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011, 9:19am

Big Bend Community College will host a day-long event Thursday, focusing on substance abuse and related problems in Grant County. Here's the press release from Big Bend:

The 5th Annual Community Partnership Against Substance Abuse will be hosted May 5 by the Central Basin Safety Task Force and Big Bend Community College in the Masto Conference Center.

Speakers will discuss warning signs related to the most popular drugs used in our communities and how drug related crimes are investigated. The day lasts from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Arrest Warrant Issued For Moses Lake Drive-By Suspect

Submitted by Rob Kauder, Internet Content Manager | KXLY.com
Monday, May 2nd, 2011, 3:27pm
Arrest Warrant Issued For Moses Lake Drive-By Suspect

Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones today announced an arrest warrant has been issued for the man suspected of killing a Joaquin Serrano of Moses Lake during a drive-by shooting last month.

Gilberto Valdovinas Medina, 22 of Moses Lake, is wanted for first degree murder and drive-by shooting.

Valdovinas Medina is 5' 8" tall, weighs 170 lbs., and has brown eyes, a shaved head and a goatee. He has several tattoos, including on both sides of his neck and arms. He may also go by the aliases "Diablo" and "Pedro".

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Learn to Prevent Fraud With Moses Lake PD

Submitted by Melissa Luck, Executive News Producer
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011, 10:52am
Learn to Prevent Fraud With Moses Lake PD

Moses Lake Police want you to be safe from fraud and embezzlement. Tonight, April 27th, they're holding an educational seminar, designed to keep you from becoming a victim.

Detective Juan Rodriguez will host tonight's seminar at 7 pm in the city council chambers. Police say they're seeing more cases where unsuspecting people are becoming victims of fraud through identity theft, internet fraud and phone scams.

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Detectives Investigating Suspicious Death

Submitted by Erik Loney, General Assignment Reporter
Monday, April 18th, 2011, 10:53am
Detectives Investigating Suspicious Death

Grant County Sheriff's Detectives are Investigating a Suspicious death in Moses Lake.  Neighbors reported hearing gunshots around 3AM Sunday Morning in the area of Market St and Sun Drive, just outside of the Moses Lake city limits.  Deputies responded, checked the area but were unable to locate anything suspicious or out of the ordinary.  Twelve hours later someone reported finding bullet casings on the ground outside a home in the area.  Deputies responded and discovered bullet holes in the residence at 4324 Sun Drive.

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