Posts Tagged ‘Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’
Douglas County SWAT Busts East Wenatchee Meth Lab, First In Years Sheriff Says
On Friday, the Douglas County Special Response Team, along with the Columbia River Drug Task Force and members of the Chelan County Regional SWAT team, served a high-risk search warrant in the 2000 block of S.E. Legacy Place in East Wenatchee. The team recovered illegal narcotics, parts of a meth lab and a 9mm handgun…
Read MoreSheriff Gjesdal Speaks To Increasing Officer Presence At Local Schools Following National Gun Violence
Following the latest school shooting in the U.S., local law enforcement and school districts are looking at increasing police presence on campus. Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about solutions to America’s gun violence and his office’s relationship with local school districts. Eastmont School District’s food…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Office Update – Undersheriff Kevin Morris
Douglas County Undersheriff Kevin Morris joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about their 2018 budget and staffing, a new School Resource Officer coming to Bridgeport, their new evidence room that recently opened and more.
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal Announces Retirement in 2018
Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studios after having announced last week he will retire from law enforcement next year. Gjesdal will not seek re-election as sheriff next fall, after more than 30 years in law enforcement. Gjesdal also talks about last week’s Washington State Association of Sheriff’s & Police…
Read MoreDouglas Co. Sheriff’s Office Opens New Evidence Room, Arrests Teens for Reckless Driving
Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about Sunday’s high-speed chase, moving into their new evidence room and his thoughts on the mass shooting in Las Vegas. A teenager led a Douglas County Deputy on a high-speed chase off Sunset Highway Sunday around 2 a.m. The Deputy was…
Read MoreDouglas County Deputies to Carry Narcan – Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug
Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about the opioid epidemic gripping the country, including North Central Washington, and how his office is equipping their patrol vehicles with Narcan – a nasal spray drug, also known as naloxone, that can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives. Gjesdal also…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Update – Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal
Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about the Hayes Road Fire, now fully contained, that broke out Friday afternoon near Mansfield, the other brush fires that have occurred this summer throughout the county, an incident yesterday morning in Orondo in which the suspect punched through a…
Read MoreBrush Fire Prompting Evacuations for Residents South, East of Bridgeport
A wind-whipped brush fire has closed Highway 17 in Douglas County outside of Bridgeport and Level 3 evacuation notices have gone out to homes east of Road K NE and south of SR 17. State Patrol and Fish & Wildlife have closed the highway between MP 125 (approximately Hays Rd) and Leahy Junction. Rd. “K”…
Read MoreCommunity, Law Enforcement Come Together for National Night Out
Last night, local law enforcement agencies and other organizations from across Chelan-Douglas Counties held the annual National Night Out. Centennial Park in downtown Wenatchee hosting the event for the first time. KOHO 101 was there and Marcus Bellissimo talked with a number of officers and attendees. Dan Langager talked about it this morning on the…
Read MoreDouglas County Deputies Investigating Two Shootings in Three Days
An East Wenatchee man was arrested Sunday for firing a shotgun towards cars and a house. Douglas County Deputies and East Wenatchee Police Officers responded to the 10 block of North Nevada Ave at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to reports of gunshots. While waiting for additional personnel and the Sheriff’s Office armored car to arrive, the…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Update – Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal
Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to recap the Sutherland Canyon and Mitchell Fires that burned in the county in late June and early July. Gjesdal also provides an update on the construction of a new evidence room and office space likely to be completed in September and he…
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