Latest News and Media Releases
18C10775 Mt. Stuart Injured Hiker Rescue
Posted By: Sheriff's Office on September 21, 2018
Sheriff Burnett reports that on 9/20/18, at approximately 2001 hours, dispatch received a report of an injured hiker in the Mount Stuart area. Read more ...
18C10438 Judkins Avenue Arson
Posted By: Sheriff's Office on September 13, 2018
On September 12th, 2018 at approximately 1:45 PM, a fire was reported in the dry grass in the front yard of a residence in the 1700 Block of Judkins Avenue in Wenatchee. Read more ...
18C09889 Found Blasting Caps
Posted By: Sheriff's Office on September 01, 2018
The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office reports that blasting caps found on private property near Plain, WA Friday were detonated by an Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team from Yakima. A citizen cleaning up an estate on Pine Tree Road in the Chiwawa River Pines Community had located 19 blasting caps in a shed on the property. Read more ...
18C09754 Injured Climber - Liberty Bell Mtn.
Posted By: Sheriff's Office on August 29, 2018
Sheriff Brian Burnett reports an injured climber was rescued after suffering a fall on Liberty Bell Mountain Tuesday morning (08/28/2018). Benjamin Antonio (67yoa) of Yakima, WA was injured when a hand hold broke loose as he was climbing the Beckey’s Notch route along the northeast aspect of the mountain - approx. 7,000ft elevation. Read more ...
18C08755 CRDTF Drug Arrest
Posted By: Sheriff's Office on August 29, 2018
Sheriff Brian Burnett reports On August 23rd 2018, the Columbia River Drug Task Force with the assistance of Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team (SRT), Chelan County Regional Swat Team, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office K9, and Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office K9, concluded a narcotics investigation with the execution of a search warrant at 11 Charlotte Lane in Orondo, WA. Read more ...
Sheriff's Office
The Sheriff is responsible for the provision of police services in the unincorporated portion of the County, including patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response. The Sheriff is elected “at large” to a four-year term.
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