GCSO blotter Oct. 3-4, 2025

EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office provided the incident details noted below. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  

Oct. 3, 2025 

25GS12621 – 06:52 a.m. Location not specified. Traffic accident involving a semi-truck and a passenger car.  

25GS12622 – 07:12 a.m. Location not listed. A woman reported being afraid to move due to an aggressively barking guard dog. 

25GS12623 – 07:24 a.m. Roadway, exact location not specified. Caller reported four dogs in the middle of the road, suspected to have been abandoned. 

25GS12624 – 07:36 a.m. Location not specified. Non-injury traffic accident involving a vehicle and a tractor. No road blockage reported. 

25GS12625 – 08:01 p.m. Location not specified. Administrative call related to DSHS Adult Protective Services. 

25GS12626 – 09:09 a.m. Location not specified. Another administrative matter involving DSHS Adult Protective Services. 

25GS12627 – 09:15 a.m. Location not specified. Collision involving a white Toyota Tacoma. Medical assistance was requested. 

25GS12628 – 10:12 a.m. Behind a store. A male was found sleeping behind a store after being trespassed the previous day. 

25GS12629 – 10:40 a.m. Location not specified. Welfare check requested for an elderly woman not seen in 2–3 days. 

25GS12630 – 11:08 a.m. 6 C St NW, Quincy. A son took a vehicle without permission and was located at the given address.  

25GS12631 – 11:36 a.m. Location not specified. Subject came across a burnt truck, unknown when it occurred. Transferred from ACSO. Case was later cancelled as the vehicle was found. 

25GS12636 – 12:20 p.m. Location not specified. Caller reported property damage from the previous week involving two gardening vessels run over by a car. Caller identified the suspect. 

25GS12632 – 12:24 p.m. Location not specified. A red minivan was parked suspiciously in front of the reporting party’s property, about 1/4 mile from an intersection. 

25GS12635 – 12:41 p.m. Location not specified. Caller requested police to serve court-ordered papers, including a restraining order and parenting plan. 

25GS12633 – 12:43 p.m. Location not specified. A semi with a long trailer was parked in the middle of a lane without cones or flares to indicate its presence. 

25GS12634 – 12:54 p.m. Location not specified. Reporting party rented a vehicle to someone met on Facebook and has not been able to contact them for 2–3 months. 

25GS12638 – 1:17 p.m. Location not specified. A male subject in a wheelchair was seen at a stop sign. The reporting party was concerned and requested a welfare check. 

25GS12637 – 1:26 p.m. Location not specified. A truck was reportedly driving over the center line repeatedly. The reporting party believed the driver was impaired. 

25GS12639 – 1:53 p.m. Location not specified. A red Jeep Cherokee had been blocking an entrance since midnight. 

25GS12640 – 1:59 p.m. Location not specified. A car accident occurred at a gas station involving a 2017 silver Hyundai. No injuries were reported, and all drivers remained on scene. 

25GS12641 – 2:06 p.m.  Location not specified. One-vehicle rollover accident. Another vehicle may have been involved. Reporting party hung up; further details unknown. 

25GS12642 – 2:12 p.m. Location not specified. A semi-truck tipped over on its side. No further details provided. 

25GS12643 – 2:43 p.m. Location not specified. Vehicle prowl occurred between Road 27 and Road 28. 

25GS12644  – 2:55 p.m. Location not specified. Caller reported harassment involving a Hispanic male driving a Toyota. 

25GS12645  – 3:14 p.m. Location not specified. A bald white male with a backpack and gray sweatshirt was having a fire and throwing weeds into it. Fire department en route. 

25GS12646 – 3:16 p.m. Location not specified. Request for administrative case report. 

25GS12647 – 3:17 p.m. Location not specified. Request for administrative case report. 

25GS12648 – 5:00 p.m.  Location not specified. Caller reported frequent speeding in the neighborhood by unknown drivers, including a black Ford pickup. 

25GS12649 – 5:03 p.m. At a roundabout, a male in white jeans and a T-shirt was seen pulling things out of the ground. 

25GS12650 – 5:22 p.m. Location not specified. Request for case report involving Jose Angel F. Ramirez. 

25GS12651 – 5:34 p.m. Location not specified. Residential panic/burglary alarm triggered at the residence.  

25GS12652 – 6:18 p.m.  Location not specified. A cow was found in the middle of the roadway. The reporting party managed to corner it in a yard at an intersection. 

25GS12654 – 7:08 p.m. Location not specified. Possible drug deal reported in front of the reporting party’s residence. A known drug user was seen exchanging something for cash through a vehicle window. 

25GS12655 – 8:42 p.m. Location not specified. Administrative matter involving the Grant County Jail. 

25GS12656 – 9:35 p.m. Location not specified. Reporting party had not approached a female subject; further details not provided. 

25GS12657 – 9:41 p.m. Location not specified. Vehicle reported driving erratically all over the roadway. Case was later cancelled. 

25GS12658 – 10:02 p.m. Location not specified. Female reported being hit by her sister and brother. Aid was en route. She was also concerned about her husband’s safety. 

25GS12659 – 10:54 p.m. Location not specified. Caller reported hearing nine gunshots. No further details provided. 

25GS12660 – 11:02 p.m. Location not specified. Subject identified as Shane Bradley Palmer was involved. Further details not specified. 

Oct. 4, 2025 

25GS12665 – 12:14 a.m. Location not specified. Reporting party stated a subject had been parked outside their residence for 9 hours and appeared to be using drugs inside the vehicle. 

25GS12666 – 06:53 a.m. Location not specified. Caller reported an unknown male trying to open her car door. The suspect was wearing a black hoodie and a hat. 

25GS12667 – 7:16 a.m. Location not specified. A cow was roaming in the area, not in the roadway, but not enclosed or where it belonged. 

25GS12668 – 7:28 a.m. Location not specified. Caller reported seeing a subject in a bucket lift and hearing a female yelling from across the road. 

25GS12669 – 7:59 a.m. Location not specified. Two-vehicle collision involving Gilbert Jr. Alvarado. No injuries reported. 

25GS12670 – 8:25 a.m. Location not specified. Law enforcement requested. Case was later cancelled as responders were already on scene. 

25GS12671 – 8:45 a.m.  Location not specified. Caller claimed a female at Motel 6 was performing black magic and causing him to bleed inside his head. 

25GS12672 – 09:45 a.m. Location not specified. Caller requested a phone contact regarding a one-vehicle accident involving Alma Delia Martinez Garcia. 

25GS12673 – 10:02 a.m. Location not specified. Caller reported a theft that occurred the previous day at 5:00 PM. Suspect was described wearing a black shirt, white shoes, red socks, and a chain. 

25GS12674  – 10:07 a.m. Location not specified. Caller requested assistance retrieving his daughter’s clothes. Case was later cancelled. 

25GS12675 – 10:20 a.m.  Location not specified. A male was seen looking into vehicles at the reporting party’s and neighbor’s houses. 

25GS12676 – 11:09 a.m. Location not specified. Caller reported a break-in at a storage unit that occurred during the week of September 21. 

25GS12677  – 12:17 p.m. Location not specified. Caller reported heavy traffic around 5:00 AM and suspected fentanyl involvement. 

25GS12678 – 12:35 p.m.  Location not specified. Caller reported an abandoned black shepherd/lab mix with white spots on its chest. 

25GS12679 – 1:04 p.m. Location not specified. An 18-wheeler lost two tires, one of which crashed into the reporting party’s car. No injuries reported. 

25GS12680 – 1:57 p.m. Location not specified. Railroad gates were up and lights were flashing, but no trains were in the area. A maintainer was en route with a 90-minute ETA. 

25GS12681 – 2:22 p.m. iPhone crash alert received. No space number was given, and the system wouldn’t accept the address without it. 

25GS12682 – 2:37 p.m.  Location not specified. Caller reported an 11-year-old male walking alone on the side of the road wearing a black long-sleeve shirt. 

25GS12683 – 2:46 p.m.  Location not specified. A 16-year-old male was causing a disturbance with his 20-year-old sister. 

25GS12684 – 3:09 p.m. Location not specified. Caller had video of a male who changed clothing on their property and is suspected of stealing a vehicle.