Ritzville Police Department

10/15/2026

🚔 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭! 👮

At our last City Council meeting, we had the opportunity to introduce and swear in Reserve Officer Graham!

Officer Graham brings 13 years of experience as a Reserve Officer, having served with Spokane Police and, most recently, Reardan Police. Before that, he served as a CO-OP Volunteer with Spokane Police.

His experience and qualifications include Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) training and certification as a Portable Breath Test Technician. He also holds an associate degree in Architectural Drafting and is an OSHA-approved Master Rigger. We're excited to have him join our team as he begins field training and prepares to serve the Ritzville community!

🚨 𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫?

Reserve Officers serve on a part-time basis, but while on duty, they have full police authority. Becoming a Reserve Officer requires completing an academy currently exceeding 356 hours of training in subjects such as criminal law, crisis intervention, defensive tactics, patrol procedures, criminal investigations, evidence handling, fi****ms, emergency vehicle operations, use of force, ethics, civil liability, first aid, and much more.

And the training doesn't stop there! Reserve Officers are also required to maintain the same continuing in-service education requirements as full-time officers.

We're grateful for the experience, dedication, and commitment Reserve Officers bring to law enforcement. Please join us in welcoming Officer Graham to Ritzville! 🎉

Welcome to the team, Officer Graham! 💙🖤

09/25/2026

Update at 4pm: conditions have improved and the major highways are reopening. Please continue to drive cautiously. 261 remains closed.

The blowing dust in the Ritzville area is currently extremely bad and emergency crews are out in full force. Please stay home, don't go out in this weather unless it's emergent, and wait for the dust storm to blow over. (Pun intended.)

08/07/2026

🎉 RITZVILLE, YOU SHOWED UP! 🎉

Well… we think it’s safe to say 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐇𝐔𝐆𝐄 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬! 🙌🇺🇸

We had a little bit of everything—pizza, bowling, popcorn, movies, community connections, and a whole lot of fun!

Here’s the final score:

🍕 𝟐𝟒𝟎 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚— because apparently we were hungry! 😂
🎳 𝟏𝟒𝟗 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 — we’re not saying who won… 👀
🍿 𝟔𝟎 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐬 handed out at the movie
🇺🇸 𝟏𝟔 𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬

But honestly, the best part wasn’t the numbers. It was seeing so many of you come out, talk with us, meet your neighbors, spend time together, and just have a great evening in our community.

And apparently, we were 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐮𝐧, because we completely forgot to take enough pictures! 📸🤦‍♂️

Did you take photos during National Night Out? We’d love to see them! If you have pictures you’d like to share, please upload them here: https://polaris.citizenupload.net/upload/NNO2026

And we will share the memories with everyone.

A HUGE 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 to everyone who came out, volunteered, donated, sponsored, helped organize, or otherwise played a part in making the night happen. ❤️

And most importantly…

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐙𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄! 💙

You made this National Night Out one to remember, and we’re already looking forward to doing it again next year!

We also want to thank: Columbia Bank-our movie sponsor, Big Bend Electric Cooperative, Inc.- for our community engagement grant to make events like this possible, Bronco Lanes for hosting us, and the Ritz Theatre for opening up on a Tuesday.

👮‍♂️🇺🇸🎳🍕🍿

07/28/2026

We are happy to announce that the Mobile Vet Center will be at our National Night Out! This is a great opportunity for connecting Veterans to resources available to them.

07/23/2026

Save the date, August 4th!
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✅Fun!

RITZVILLE— Ritzville’s National Night Out will look a little different this year, said Ritzville Police Chief Mike Suniga. “This year, we’re going to rent out the local bowling alley, and we’ll have bowling and free pizza,” Suniga said. “And we’re finalizing a movie at the Ritz Theat...

06/16/2026

Have you heard about the Blue Envelope Program from the Washington State Department of Licensing?

NEW! Neurodivergent people — and others who would benefit — can now pick up a special blue envelope meant to hold important papers, such as vehicle registration and insurance information. The goal is to make interactions with law enforcement safer and more productive.

Learn more: https://licensingexpress.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/blue-envelope-program-launches-for-drivers-and-passengers-who-are-neurodivergent/

05/28/2026

Please be aware of the weather today. Some local meteorologists are reporting there may be a chance (although unlikely) of this weather being able to produce potential tornado warnings.

04/30/2026

04/12/2026

It's National Public Safety Dispatchers Week! We would like to thank our dispatchers at the Adams County Sheriff's Office for being there 24/7 for us and for our community. They do a fantastic job of taking care of us and our citizens.

03/13/2026

**************************UPDATE *******************************
THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS!

🐾 FOUND DOGS 🐾

These two dogs were located by our officers. If these are your dogs, please contact us so we can help reunite them with their owner.

📞 Please reach out to our department as soon as possible if they belong to you or if you know who they might belong to.

Thank you for helping us spread the word so we can get them home safely! 🐶