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10/24/2026

Take Back Day is today 10am-2pm!

***WWPD Makes Multiple Arrests After Gang Tagging – Recovers Illegal Guns***Today, members of the WWPD followed a group ...
10/23/2026

***WWPD Makes Multiple Arrests After Gang Tagging – Recovers Illegal Guns***

Today, members of the WWPD followed a group of suspects who had just committed gang related spray painting downtown. Upon confrontation by our officers, they seized several illegally possessed fi****ms.

On 10/23/26 at approximately 1015, our partners with WA Department of Corrections (DOC) spotted several suspects tagging gang related graffiti in the alley of the 400 block of W Main St. The graffiti read “WGS 18th St”. DOC contacted WWPD and our officers flooded the area, locating the suspects walking into a nearby gas station. Officers waited for them to come out and confronted all involved.

Officers recovered spray paint and noted that at least two of the suspects had paint on their hands.

***Multiple fi****ms were found on the suspects, all illegally possessed. ***

Multiple suspects were arrested on fi****ms violations as well as malicious mischief.

The Walla Walla Regional Drug & Gang Task Force was called in to handle this case. The Task Force is a regional asset consisting of skilled detectives from the Walla Walla Police Department and the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office. They are actively working this case. No further information will be released at this time.

10/22/2026

***Shootout at Local Bar – No Injuries***

WWPD investigated after an apparent shootout occurred in the 600 block of W Elm St. No injuries reported.

On 10/22/26, just after midnight, our officers responded to a report of possible shots fired outside of a local bar in the 600 block of W Elm St. Officers arrived and found no one injured.

Investigators found that there was an armed confrontation from within the bar between at least two subjects. Shots were fired from within the bar as multiple .380 casings were found in addition to holes in the building.

Investigators found that some of the impacts into the building indicated they had come from high ground. Investigators canvassed the area and found a pile of r***e casings up on a nearby bike path which faces the entrance to the bar.

Investigators found bullet fragments within the walls of the bar that appeared to match the r***e rounds. WWPD believe this was a targeted shooting between the individuals involved. Despite the number of spent casings recovered, miraculously no one was hit. This case is being actively investigated, any future updates will be posted here.

***Walla Walla Valley Law Enforcement Will Transition to Encrypted Radio Communications to Protect Privacy and Operation...
10/15/2026

***Walla Walla Valley Law Enforcement Will Transition to Encrypted Radio Communications to Protect Privacy and Operational Safety***

Take Back Weekend is right around the corner!
10/06/2026

Take Back Weekend is right around the corner!

10/03/2026

SWAT Arrests Man – Threats to Kill / Animal Abuse - Immediately Released

On Wednesday, at around 10:00am, WWPD officers and animal control (ACO) responded to the 1200 block of Melrose St for a report of animal abuse. At the residence, ACO and officers found that the dog in question was struggling to breathe due to its snout being taped shut with electrical tape. Officers seized the dog to get it checked out by a veterinarian. The dog owner was identified as a 41-year-old Walla Walla man, Joseph Drake.

Later, at around 6:00pm our 911 center received a 911 call from someone at a bar in the 1600 block of Isaacs Ave who said Joseph was at the bar telling others he was going to track down police officers and shoot them. Officers interviewed multiple people at the bar who heard the same threats. Then, at around 8:00pm, our 911 center received a call from a restaurant in the 400 block of N Wilbur Ave who said Joseph had asked an employee how they’d feel if a bunch of cops got killed that night.

WWPD received additional information from people Joseph had contacted that he was homicidal and suicidal. Joseph sent photos of fi****ms to multiple people claiming he was going to kill cops because of his dog being seized.

In the early morning hours of 10/1/26, the Walla Walla Regional SWAT team apprehended Joseph at his residence. Joseph was booked into the Walla Walla County Jail for the following charges:

- Felony Harassment Threats to Kill
- Obstructing Law Enforcement
- Animal Cruelty 2nd degree

Joseph was released hours later, the same day (10/1/26) on his own recognizance (OR) with no bail by the Walla Walla Superior Court.

UPDATE 6:30pm:***WWPD Arrest Man Who Stole Fi***rm From Pawn Shop*** On 9/19/26, WWPD received a report from a local paw...
09/30/2026

UPDATE 6:30pm:
***WWPD Arrest Man Who Stole Fi***rm From Pawn Shop***

On 9/19/26, WWPD received a report from a local pawn shop in the 1500 block of Isaacs Ave that a man stole a fi***rm from within the pawn shop. Investigators obtained video evidence and began working to identify the man.

Investigators identified the suspect as 47-year-old Walla Walla man, Jeremiah Adkins. Based on the details of the case, WWPD SWAT was called to help apprehend Jeremiah Adkins.

Today at 12:47pm, WWPD detectives, with the assistance of the Walla Walla Regional SWAT Team, obtained search warrants for Jeremiah Adkins and his property. Jeremiah Adkins was taken into custody by SWAT with no force. After additional search warrants, the stolen fi***rm and other fi****ms were recovered.

Careful consideration, planning, and communication were done to mitigate any potential risk to school children and neighbors while this operation occurred.

Jeremiah Adkins was booked into the Walla Walla County Jail for the following charges:

- Theft of fi***rm
- Possession of a stolen fi***rm
- 6x counts Unlawful possession of a fi***rm 1st degree

All routes now open.

UPDATE: Suspect in custody. Investigators to remain on scene.

Walla Walla Regional SWAT is on scene in the area of Fern Ave. / Wauna Vista Dr. WaHi has been notified and this incident is contained. Fern Ave is open, Wauna Vista is closed. More information later.

09/28/2026

On 9/25/26 nigh shift, WWPD officers were dispatched to a burglary in the 800 block of Pleasant St. Officers determined the burglary occurred on 9/10/26 based on video evidence. The video evidence led officers to identify the suspect as 43-year-old Walla Walla man, Derek Cole. Derek Cole is well known to officers.

Derek returned twice to the location and stole about $1,000 worth of tools.

Later in that same shift at approximately 0600 hours (morning of 9/26), WWPD responded to a burglary at a local church in the 2100 block of Fern Ave. Upon arriving on scene, officers discovered about $1,700 worth of tools were stolen. This burglary had just occurred that night.

Officers reviewed footage from the location and identified this burglar also as Derek Cole. Derek rode the same bicycle and wore the same clothing as the earlier burglary from the 10th.

Derek Cole arrived at the church three separate times overnight, returning with a vehicle he ultimately loaded up with $1,700 worth of stolen tools. Officers also know Derek Cole’s vehicle well and have arrested him from the same vehicle.

In addition to the tools he had already stolen from the church that night, Derek Cole, on his third trip, broke into the church’s offering box.

Officers located Derek Cole’s vehicle at his known residence. Officers were granted a search warrant and Derek Cole was arrested from his residence. In addition to Derek Cole’s arrest, officers recovered all the church’s stolen property. About $350 worth of the stolen property from the Pleasant St burglary was recovered.

Derek Cole was booked into the Walla Walla County Jail for:
- Burglary 2nd degree
- Residential Burglary
- Theft 2nd degree (2 counts)
- Malicious Mischief 3rd degree

09/28/2026

***Update to Previous Post***

In addition to John Grant III charges, detectives have also arrested a 35-year-old Walla Walla man, Errin Durham on felony malicious mischief 1st degree charges.

From 1/1/26 – 9/25/26 detectives documented 130 locations specifically tied to Errin Durham’s tagging’s. The estimated total damage done to others’ property by Errin Durham is $5,809.09. Malicious mischief in the 1st degree is a class B felony.

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WWPD Identifies Suspect in Numerous Graffiti Cases

On 9/25/26, WWPD Detectives submitted charges for a 31-year-old Walla Walla man, John Grant III. John was identified in at least 5 instances of malicious mischief 3rd degree by way of writing grotesque / inappropriate phrases around the City of Walla Walla.

These writings are unlawful, intended to be permanent, and on property not belonging to John Grant III. John’s crimes in these cases date back to at least March of 2026. The WWPD does devote resources to solving property crimes such as these. This is one example.

We’d like to thank the volunteer graffiti abatement team through Walla Walla Area Crime Watch for remedying these properties. Thanks to all the officers, business partners, and citizens for helping identify John Grant III. WWPD is working to identify others who may be involved in these cases.

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