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Sirens & Gavels archive for Oct. 20, 2009

TUESDAY, OCT. 20, 2009

Web sites could hold clues to murder-suicide 

Internet postings could hold clues to why an Iraq war veteran shot his wife to death before committing suicide, according to a search warrant filed today in Spokane County Superior Court. Chadwick and Jessica Olson, both 21, were found dead Aug. 29 at Chad Olson's…

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Woman with 30+ convictions adds another

A 57-year-old woman with at least 32 criminal convictions dating back to 1981 was sentenced to a year in prison and a year probation today for a low-level jewelry heist. Lawanda Hopkins-Sparks, who a prosecutor once told a judge has "more experience with misdemeanor citations…

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Robbery roundup

Two Deer Park men have been identified as suspects in an OxyContin robbery that police linked to a 20-year-old woman. Jed L. Boles, 31, (left) and William E. Higgins, 21, (right) face charges of first-degree robbery for allegedly helping Ariel A. Arrieta rob the Rite…

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