The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

October 4 Theft and burglary committed by an unknown suspect(s). on the 6500 block of HWY 12 in Walla Walla County.

October 5 A lost wallet was reported at the Walla Walla County fairgrounds.

October 6 An underage female was arrested for consumption of alcohol in the 1400 block of Monroe Street in Walla Walla.

Suspect entered a 7th Avenue residence in Waitsburg and took the keys to the resident’s vehicle. Suspect then took the vehicle.

Officers were Dispatched to an address on B. St. in Prescott, WA in reference to a protection order violation.

October 7 A male subject in Prescott, WA, called in reporting he thought he had shot someone in his bushes. The reporting party (RP) further reported he thought the person was armed and that there were multiple other people outside his house. The RP stated that there were lights shining in his windows and that he had barricaded his children into the bathroom with him. Through an open phone line dispatch could hear multiple volleys of gun shots going off. As a result, the Walla Walla Regional SWAT Team was called out. After the arrival of SWAT, the children were secured, the RP was secured, and the area was checked. No one was found to have been shot and the reporting party was taken to the hospital to be treated for mental health issues. Criminal proceedings may be forthcoming as well as intervention to keep the children safe. No further information is available at this time.