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Chelan & Douglas Counties Shattering Records For Drug Overdose Deaths
Chelan & Douglas Counties Shattering Records For Drug Overdose Deaths
Chelan & Douglas Counties Shattering Records For Drug Overdose Deaths
With nearly three weeks still remaining in 2024, Chelan and Douglas Counties have already set a dubious new benchmark for drug overdose deaths. According to blended statistics provided by Chelan County Coroner Wayne Harris and Douglas County Coroner Tanner Bateman, there have been 36 fatal drug overdose incidents in the two-county area so far this year, including a sobering eight during a recent e
Bail Set At $250,000 For Alleged Wenatchee Drug Offender
Bail Set At $250,000 For Alleged Wenatchee Drug Offender
Bail Set At $250,000 For Alleged Wenatchee Drug Offender
A man who attempted to flee from police before being arrested for drug possession in Wenatchee has been formally charged. On Tuesday, Chelan County prosecutors filed five felony counts against 30-year-old Osvaldo Verduzco-Mendoza, including three for drug possession with intent to deliver, eluding law enforcement, and second-degree assault...
Two Jailed In Adams County Drug Bust
Two Jailed In Adams County Drug Bust
Two Jailed In Adams County Drug Bust
Two Columbia Basin men are in jail after police say they were found in possession of illegal narcotics. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says it began when 57-year-old Dennis Riojas of Othello was pulled over for a traffic stop and arrested after he was discovered with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana, as well as a stolen firearm deputies say he attempted to discard prior to being stopped
East Wenatchee Police Welcomes First K9 To Force In 13 Years
East Wenatchee Police Welcomes First K9 To Force In 13 Years
East Wenatchee Police Welcomes First K9 To Force In 13 Years
The East Wenatchee Police Department has a new four-legged member within its ranks. K9 Maverick, a three-year-old German Shepherd, officially became the Department's first active police dog in over a decade when he and handler, Officer Jordan Conley, went to work on Monday...

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