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SWAT team call leads to arrest of wanted felons
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – (News release from Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office) On April 22, 2024, at around 10pm a female inside the bathroom of Circle K convenience store off Dodd Road in Burbank, made a 911 call to dispatch. The female whispered to dispatch and described an unknown domestic problem with her boyfriend, Stephan Lee Cleveland, 26, who had an active warrant from the Washington Department of Corrections for escape from community custody. The original charge stems from a conviction for assault of a child in the second degree.
Police arrest 'Porch Pirates' in connection to stolen packages
KENNEWICK, Wash.- Two men, 36-year-old Kyle Heintz and 40-year-old Brandon Baker, have been arrested for stealing packages from a Kennewick home. According the Kennewick Police Department, around 3 p.m. on April 12, police received a call about two men stealing delivered packages near South Fruitland St. Both men tried to...
Judge in Huizar rape case announces retirement
RICHLAND- Judge Sam Swanberg has announced that he has resigned his position effective May 17, in relation to a domestic assault charge for which he was acquitted. Judge Swanberg had recently adjudicated the Elias Huizar child rape case, presiding over Huizar’s arraignment and omnibus hearings. Huizar shot himself dead earlier this week after kidnapping his one year old son following a double murder in Richland.
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