chelan county sheriffs office

A SWAT team was brought in to assist with the arrest of a wanted Wenatchee man in the Leavenworth area Wednesday evening. Chief Seth Buhler of the Chelan County Sheriff's Office says the Wenatchee Police Department had recently established probable cause to apprehend 27-year-old Colton Swint for allegedly stealing guns...

A Wenatchee man is in jail after police say he intentionally set fire to a camper trailer in the Squilchuck area Tuesday afternoon. Chelan County Sheriff's deputies and crews with the Wenatchee Valley Fire Department responded to the 10 block of Cloud Cap Lane at around 3:30 p...

Deputies say a car driven by 23-year-old Mateo Villa-Morales was traveling at a high rate of speed on SR 150 when it crashed head-on into pickup truck.

All four local police agencies and the state patrol were sent to the scene at about 9:45 pm in the 1100 block of Red Apple Road near Wenatchee High School.

They say the recent rescue of two hikers in the Enchantments is an example of people being too eager and even impatient to get into the woods.

The hikers had planned to make the 24-mile trip through the area over three days this past weekend, but had only completed half the journey by Sunday night.

Schrier last week announced $660,000 in this year's federal budget for implementation of a Body Worn Camera (BWC’s) program with the Sheriff’s Office.

The biggest monetary contribution of all the projects is about $3.1 Million to help modernize the terminal at Pangborn Airport.

They say they were trying to pull Ryan D. Welton over for driving without a helmet before confirming the ATV he was driving was reported stolen last month.

Deputies say the woman was reported to be traveling up the road in the 2900 block at about 7:30 am when she lost control and went over an embankment.