Chelan County Sheriff(CCSD) - Sheriff
Harum reports on August 31, 2008 at 1832 hours RiverCom Communication Dispatch
Center received a 911 call reference a “rolling domestic” in a 20 foot motor
home driven through downtown Chelan.
Chelan County Sheriff (CCSD) - Sheriff
Mike Harum reports at approximately
9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, a Burlington Northern Engineer reported seeing
what appeared to be a body floating in the Columbia
River just west of the Rock Island Dam.
On the morning of
Wednesday, August 27, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search of
the area, locating a deceased male subject. The deceased male closely matches
the description of an individual reported missing and assumed drowned in the
Malaga area on
August 15, 2008.
Chelan
County
Detectives and marine patrol/search and rescue responded to assist in the
investigation and recovery. Positive identification of the deceased is
pending.
Death Investigation in Cashmere
Written by Janalyn Brincat
Monday, 25 August 2008
Chelan County Sheriff(CCSD) - Sheriff Harum reports at 1623 hours on August 21, 2008
RiverCom Communication Center received a 911 telephone call from John Minardi
(52) at 7440 Brender Canyon Road Cashmere, WA reporting his wife and
daughter were deceased from gunshot wounds.
Chelan County Sheriff(CCSD) - Sheriff
Mike Harum reports on August 15, 2008 at approximately 2133 hours, Rivercom
dispatch advised the valley patrols of a possible drowning in the Columbia
River near the Malaga Market. Patrol contact
the report party Donald Lee Harrison, a Malaga resident. Harrison explained he
had been down by the river looking for his friend and he could not locate
him. Harrison believed his 32 year old
East Wenatchee friend may have drowned while swimming in the river.
Hot Action in Hydroplane Racing at Pateros this Weekend
Written by Bud McKay
Friday, 15 August 2008
Pateros,WA(MVT) - With temperatures in triple digits this weekend, Pateros, Wash., was already going to be a hot place to visit. Add almost 50 inboard hydroplanes racing on this popular racecourse and it's going to be a scorching weekend in Pateros.
Chelan’s
family festival celebrates its tenth anniversary on Labor Day Weekend
Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce(LCCC) - The RiverDaze Labor Day Festival will celebrate its 10th Anniversary
on August 30-31. The festival features live entertainment, an arts and crafts
show, food vendors and family-friendly activities.
“Coming to the show has become a
Labor Day tradition for both locals and visitors. It’s great to see the talented
artists that come from the Northwest,” said Event Manager Jaye Payne.
Chelan County Sheriff (CCSD) - Chelan
County Sheriff Mike Harum reports Agents from the Columbia River Drug Task
Force, the Washington State Patrol, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency and
Chelan County deputies conducted flight operations with 5 helicopters for the
past several weeks in efforts to locate Marijuana grow operations in Chelan
County. Marijuana plants have been
located in various areas of the county and as of August 14, 2008, the plant
count is as follows:
Chelan County Sheriff(CCSD) - Sheriff
Mike Harum reports August 7, 2008 at 11:30 AM RiverCom communications center
dispatched Deputies to a climbing accident in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The
reporting party indicated he was summoned to go for help as a climber that had
fallen off of Dragonstail Peak at 7:30 AM. The reporting party had
to hike for three hours before getting cell coverage to call.