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Crime
Published Monday, Feb. 13, 2012

MATTAWA -- A pregnant woman and her unborn child are dead after a shooting in Mattawa, the Grant County Sheriff's Office reported.

Published Monday, Feb. 13, 2012

Two men were arrested Sunday morning by a team of Pasco and Kennewick police officers in connection with an assault that occurred about 4 p.m. Friday.

Published Monday, Feb. 13, 2012

A 25-year-old man has pleaded innocent to allegations he attacked two security officers who were trying to break up a Kennewick bar brawl.

Published Monday, Feb. 13, 2012

A Kennewick woman with a history of driving under the influence now is facing a felony charge for a January traffic stop.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

A confrontation between two men Friday night led to the shooting of a 39-year-old Pasco man by another man believed to be in his 20s, the Pasco Police Department reported.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

A Prosser man faces trial April 9 for allegedly firing a gun at a fellow bar patron during a late-night fight.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Hermiston police are looking for two suspects after a bank robbery Friday evening.

Published Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

A 24-year-old Kennewick man who fell asleep during his Super Bowl party is charged with stabbing a guest because he was mad about being woken up because he was snoring too loudly.

Teresa Hernandez
Richard Dickin/Tri-City Herald

Teresa Hernandez tearfully leaves Benton County Superior Court Thursday after addressing Judge Craig Matheson prior to the sentencing of Favian Castro, 22, who pleaded guilty last month to one count of vehicular homicide for the death of her son Michael A. Hernandez. Castro and three friends were heading to a Umatilla bar April 23 when he lost control on Interstate 82 three miles east of Kennewick near Locust Grove Road, court documents said. Michael Hernandez, who turned 21 nine days earlier, was declared dead at the scene. See story below.

Published Friday, Feb. 10, 2012

KENNEWICK -- When Teresa Hernandez left for work late April 23, she told her 21-year-old son she would see him in the morning.

Published Friday, Feb. 10, 2012

Tri-Cities Crime Stoppers and the Benton County Sheriff's Office is looking for a sex offender wanted on warrants for not complying with court orders.

Published Friday, Feb. 10, 2012

A 39-year-old man accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend is being held for investigation of second-degree assault.

Dennis Huston Prelim
Tri-City Herald/Bob Brawdy

Dennis M. Huston, 65, director of accounting and administration for the Franklin County Public Works Department, makes a preliminary appearance Friday in Franklin County Superior Court in Pasco. He is under investigation for using a fake company to embezzle possibly $1 million to support an alleged cocaine habit. His bail was set at $500,000.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

Franklin County commissioners unanimously voted Wednesday to fire Dennis M. Huston, who is suspected of embezzling more than $1 million from the county during the past decade.

Car Prowl Recovered Item Benton County Sheriff's Office Kennewick 2012
Tri-City Herald/Kai-Huei Yau

Benton County sheriff’s Deputy Joe Lusignan talks Wednesday in Kennewick about stolen items connected to recent vehicle prowls throughout the Tri-Cities. Lusignan said many of the items don’t have much value, so some thefts may not have been reported. However, identifying more victims could lead to more information on any suspects. See close-ups in a photo gallery at tricityherald.com. Recognize something? Contact Benton County sheriff’s Detective Scott Runge at 509-735-6555. Check out story below.

Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012

KENNEWICK — Missing an old pocket watch or pair of Ben Franklin-style reading glasses?

Published Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

A Franklin County official accused of embezzling an estimated $1 million from the county in the last decade was released from jail Tuesday without charges.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

Lawyers for a man charged with helping his brother gun down a Pasco couple were told Tuesday that they must continue to represent him.

Egan Froilan Court 2012
Tri-City Herald/Bob Brawdy

Defense attorney Jim Egan, left, consults with his client Froilan Campos-Gonzalez Jr., 54, following a hearing Tuesday afternoon in Franklin County Superior Court in Pasco. Prosecutors formally requested an evaluation to determine competency of the shooting suspect during the hearing. See story below.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

Gregg Warehime had been home only a few minutes Dec. 8 when he heard frantic banging on his front door and window.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012

The trial for a 48-year-old woman accused of driving drunk in a fatal Pasco crash has been delayed two weeks while her lawyer tries to negotiate a plea deal.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

Richland police are investigating two burglaries in which several guns were stolen.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

A Franklin County jury can hear about four contacts police had with Gregorio Luna Luna on domestic violence allegations in the years before his ex-girlfriend was killed, a judge ruled Monday.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

Two Pasco men were jailed during the weekend after allegedly being caught with half a pound of marijuana.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

A 24-year-old Kennewick man was arrested early Monday for allegedly stabbing another man in the stomach.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

Police busted a marijuana growing operation after they responded to a domestic assault Saturday in Moses Lake.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

Franklin County sheriff's deputies have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a string of home burglaries and car prowls in an area north of Pasco.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

Kennewick police and Tri-Cities Crime Stoppers have released photographs and are asking the public's help in identifying a woman who tried to use a stolen credit card at a Kennewick store Jan. 31.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

Three men were arrested early Monday in Pasco for allegedly beating up a store clerk while trying to steal some beer.

Published Monday, Feb. 06, 2012

PROSSER -- A 63-year-old man fired a pistol at a fellow patron following an altercation at a Prosser tavern early Saturday morning, according to a police report.

Published Monday, Feb. 06, 2012

Four units that house gang members at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla are in lockdown after a fight involving inmates Saturday evening.

Published Saturday, Feb. 04, 2012

A Prosser High graduate who never expected a senior prank would end up costing a half-million dollars in cleanup and repairs asked a judge Friday to give him a second chance.

Franklin County Theft Investigation Pasco 2012
Tri-City Herald/Richard Dickin

Franklin County Commissioner Brad Peck tells the media Thursday that nine employees who were put on administrative leave pending an investigation into the alleged theft of public money. Franklin County Auditor Matt Beaton and Franklin County Prosecutor Shawn Sant helped answer questions about the investigation. See story below.

Published Friday, Feb. 03, 2012

PASCO — A Franklin County employee is accused of dipping into the county's coffers, and now he is being held in jail without bail.

Sehnert Sentencing Mendoza
Tri-City Herald/Bob Brawdy

Chad Sehnert discusses his vehicular assault case Thursday with attorney Sal Mendoza Jr. before the start of his sentencing hearing in Benton County Superior Court. Judge Craig Matheson chose to impose an exceptional sentence and ordered Sehnert to spend five years in prison for a crash that severely injured Jan Rennebohm, 62, and Joe Toregrase, 46, last July. See story below.

Published Friday, Feb. 03, 2012

KENNEWICK — A 34-year-old man with an obvious drug problem only was thinking of himself when he drove away after crashing into two motorcyclists, a Benton County judge said Thursday.

Published Friday, Feb. 03, 2012

Two pizza restaurants were robbed in back-to-back days -- one in Pasco and one in Kennewick -- but authorities say the two aren't connected.

Published Friday, Feb. 03, 2012

A 25-year-old Kennewick woman was arrested after allegedly cashing a counterfeit check that was made to look like it was from the Benton County jail.

Published Friday, Feb. 03, 2012

A patient who escaped Thursday from Lourdes Counseling Center in Richland was arrested after being shocked with a Taser.

Published Friday, Feb. 03, 2012

WALLA WALLA -- A new trial date has been set for a man accused of pointing a loaded handgun at a Walla Walla police officer in September.

Published Friday, Feb. 03, 2012

Pasco police and Tri-Cities Crime Stoppers are searching for a Pasco man wanted on two felony warrants.

Published Thursday, Feb. 02, 2012

A 21-year-old Pasco man was released from jail this week after accepting responsibility for his involvement in a beating that nearly killed a Moses Lake man.

Published Thursday, Feb. 02, 2012

A sharpened weapon was found in the Washington State Penitentiary after two prisoners were found fighting Tuesday night, officials said.

Published Thursday, Feb. 02, 2012

A Walla Walla convenience store clerk shot during a robbery Tuesday was in satisfactory condition after undergoing surgery overnight, police said Wednesday.

Published Thursday, Feb. 02, 2012

A 26-year-old man will spend a year in prison for lying to police about an August gang shooting and trying to put the blame on his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend.

Published Thursday, Feb. 02, 2012

Franklin County sheriff's deputies have arrested three men and are aggressively patrolling an area north of Pasco to try to solve a string of home burglaries and car prowls.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 01, 2012

A Pasco mother who had to bury her daughter last year because of her son's deadly actions told a judge Tuesday that her "heart is broken in pieces" but pleaded for a lighter sentence because he is missed at home.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 01, 2012

A 39-year-old Kennewick woman is being held in the Benton County jail after throwing a beer can at officers trying to check on her well-being.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 01, 2012

A Pasco pizza restaurant was robbed Monday night and police are investigating whether there is any connection to Sunday's armed robbery in Kennewick.

Published Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

Two brothers who used to own a Hermiston car dealership and their former business manager are facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding KeyBank of more than $6 million.

Adam Ryan Williams Court
Tri-City Herald/Bob Brawdy

Murder suspect Adam Ryan Williams, 28, of West Richland, talks Monday with his court-appointed attorney Sal Mendoza Jr. during his preliminary appearance in Benton County Superior Court. He is being held in the Benton County jail on suspicion of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his grandmother, Viola Williams, 87, of Kennewick. His bail is set at $500,000 and Judge Robert Swisher agreed to sign an order for Williams to be evaluated at the state psychiatric hospital. See stories below.

Published Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

A 28-year-old West Richland man will be evaluated at a state psychiatric hospital after reportedly telling police that God sent him a guiding light directing him to kill his grandmother.

Published Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

A West Richland man accused of killing his grandmother has a history of drug use and mental illness that led to a five-year commitment in a state psychiatric hospital.

Published Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

A drive-by shooting Friday night in east Kennewick is believed to be gang-related, police say.

Published Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

Two armed robbery suspects are being sought by Kennewick police after allegedly forcing employees of a pizza restaurant into a walk-in freezer Sunday.

Published Monday, Jan. 30, 2012

KENNEWICK -- An owner of a now defunct Kennewick gym accused of pocketing money from members wants the Benton County Prosecutor's Office off the case because several employees are alleged victims.

Published Monday, Jan. 30, 2012

Joe Martin, who grew up in a Miami ghetto and was hired as Florida's youngest professor, will give a motivational talk Feb. 6 in Richland.


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