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Police report: 52 calls in January; 26 grams of meth seized, fraud probe requires warrants
Summary
Monte of the Police Department presented the January 2026 report: 52 calls, 4 arrests, 8 tickets; officers seized two meth 'rocks' totaling 26 grams and opened a fraud investigation of about $21,000 that required search warrants.
Monte, representing the Police Department, presented the department's January 2026 monthly report to the Asotin City Council. The department recorded 52 calls for service, 4 arrests and issued 8 traffic tickets in January. Officers also seized two methamphetamine "rocks" totaling about 26 grams and are investigating a reported fraud of approximately $21,000 that has required search warrants. The report noted department participation in multiple interagency meetings and an assistance role in a murder trial at the courthouse.
City information in the minutes also lists other police activities: a Child Protective Services case referred to the prosecuting attorney, a virtual reality (VR) case investigation, reserve officer interviews, and involvement with regional emergency planning and Whitcom law meetings. The council received the report as part of department updates with no separate motion recorded. Monte is listed in the minutes as the Police Department presenter; the transcript does not give a last name or formal title.
