chelan county sheriffs office

A Chelan County man is in jail for sexual exploitation of a minor. According to Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison, the Colorado Springs Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children unit contacted the sheriff's office and said a woman told them about a man from Chelan County having sexually explicit conversations with her 14-year-old daughter since November 2024...

Chelan County Sheriff's Office is looking for at least four suspects related to a string of gas station burglaries. According to Chief of Special Operations Ryan Moody, the most recent burglary occured at Bill's Gas in the Chelan area in the early morning hours of March 25...

A Chelan County man is dead following a base jumping accident near Rocky Reach Dam on Sunday morning. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office says it happened at around 8:45 a.m. just off U.S. Highway 97A when 47-year-old Elliot Barstow of Entiat was killed when his parachute didn't open. W...

Chief Ryan Moody reports that the Columbia River Drug Task Force had a successful 2024, making significant strides in fighting illicit drug activity.

Former nurse Michael J. Ross, of Leavenworth, has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. His sentencing is set for April.

Backcountry skiers rescued near Stevens Pass thanks to iPhone SOS alert and interagency cooperation.

Chelan County Sheriff's Office implements sweeping new policy: supervisors to work alongside deputies on every patrol shift starting 2025.

According to the Chelan County Sheriff's Office, a silver truck was observed on Saturday night destroying much of Gazebo Park in Leavenworth.

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office has acquired grant funding to assist with communications upgrades for its helicopter. The $55,752.24 grant was provided through the Communications Tax Shared Funding Assistance Program and will go towards new radios and audio panels that help helicopter crews stay in contact with ground units and other aircraft...

An East Wenatchee man has been indicted for illegal firearms offenses in federal court. The charges stem from an incident in Chelan last summer when 19-year-old Abraham Aguilar-Leon allegedly threatened to shoot someone with a modified handgun. I...