April 2022

On 04/19/2022 Officer Cain was contacted by Benton County Prosecutor Attorney’s office Mckayla Sallee. She explained that an officer paidfor a room for a victim and witness of one of her cases at Clover Island Inn. This Is due to an ongoing trial. The trial was extended and thisfund was used to extend the two subjects by one night so that they could attend the trial.

On 04/18/2022 Sergeant Newton contacted a couple that was requesting assistance. He paid for gas for two transients living out of their car and motorhome. The gas was enough to get them to a better location. Two charges-one to put ll gallons in a motorhome. The other to put 3.5 gallons in a gas can.

On 4/16/22 Deputy Prosecutor Attorney Brenden Siefkin requested assistance from Officer Engen with finding housing for two femalewitnesses from a KPD case. They were displaced due to the original event and had been kicked out of their temporary housing after herequested a welfare check on them and Benton County Sheriffs Officer came to serve subpoenas the following day. When Officer Engel contacted he learned the subjects were staying in a car and were terrified of […]

On 04/09/2022 a female was contacted by polices Dakota and Smith after she was seen fleeing from a vehicle with her 2 year old daughter. She had just been assaulted by an unknown male who was supposed to give her a ride to the shelter. She explained she is a single mother who has been relying on family for housing as she struggles to find work and housing. She has not wanted to rely on […]

On 04/08/2022, Detective Long facilitated property being returned to three victims of a fraudulent moving company. The moving company had the property in a storage facility in Kennewick. Detective Long used Kastl Express moving company to load the property into a u- haul tobe returned to each victim.

On March 29, 2022 Officer Leander was dispatched to assist a Domestic Violence Assault Victim. The victim was requesting assistance for a safe place to stay. She was afraid her ex-boyfriend would come back and harm her. She believed he was under the influence of Methamphetamine and in the possession of an unknown firearm.1

On March 28, 2022 Officer Sanders was dispatched to assist the fire department with an adult male not responding seating in the front seat of his vehicle. When Officer Sanders arrived medics were providing lifesaving support to the male. The male had two (2) children (ages 8 and 9) in the vehicle. Both boys were scared in tears s their father lay on the cold concrete parking lot. The children told Officer Sanders that their […]