Weapon Violation

Synopsis:

On November 17, 2015 at about 8:30 PM Richland Police received several calls of shots being fired near the 1500 block of George Washington Way (between Torbett St. and Van Giesen).

Responding officers searched the area and found approximately 15 shell casings from a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.  The shell casings were in the parking lot of the M Hotel, 1515 GWW.

Assistance was requested from a Kennewick PD K-9 unit.  The area was searched by patrol officers and the KPD K-9.  No firearm or additional evidence was located and no impact point for the 9mm bullets was found.

The investigation is continuing and additional details will be released if they become available.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Richland PD by calling 509-628-0333.

Our media partners should call Cpt. Mike Cobb, 509-942-7362, with any questions.

Home Invasion Burglary

On November 8, 2015 at approximately 9:10 PM five male subjects entered an unlocked residence in the 1100 block of Benham Street.  They were armed with weapons that included shotguns, pepper spray and a baseball bat.  The male subjects were dressed in dark, hooded sweat shirts, baggy pants and were wearing dark ski masks over their faces.

One suspect told the female occupant that she was being robbed and ordered her to the floor.  She refused and tried to confront the men.  One victim told officers that at least one subject cycled the action of a shotgun and reported hearing the trigger being pulled.  A second occupant also tried to engage the suspects and was pepper sprayed in the face.

The subjects eventually fled out of the house and ran north on Douglass Ave.  They got into a vehicle described as a 4 door passenger car (unknown make) with tinted windows that was dark in color.  The victims believed the suspects to be white or Hispanic males in their 20’s.  They spoke with no discernible accents and ranged in height from 5’5” to 6’00” tall.

A K-9 officer was requested and Pasco PD responded.  A brief track led north but did not conclude with any suspects or evidence being located.

Responding officers found a 12 GA shotgun shell on the floor of the victim’s living room.  The round had not been fired.  The shotgun shell was collected as evidence.

A neighborhood canvass produced one witness who the victims contacted and asked to call 911.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Richland Police at 628-0333.

Contact Cpt. Mike Cobb, 509-942-7362, with questions.