The murder conviction against a Spokane woman who claimed she killed her husband in self defense after years of forced prostitution has been thrown out by a state appeals court.In a 3-0 ruling, the appellate court’s 3rd division ordered a new trial for Shellye L.…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police found a stash of sexually explicit photographs and home videos of scores of women when they searched the home of a car mechanic accused of the "Grim Sleeper" serial killings.Now, they want to know who the women are and what…
A 44-year-old man was arrested Thursday after police connected him to hundred of images of child pornography. Darrel W. Monzingo was taken into custody at his home at 3403 E. Fairview Ave., after detectives served a search warrant there about 9 a.m. Spokane police Detective…
CEDAR BLUFF, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama say all they had to do to catch six bank robbery suspects was follow the money flying out the window of a speeding car.The Gadsden Times reports that a deputy spotted the red Nissan Maxima cruising down…
WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — A friend of the man accused of killing a Wenatchee beauty school student has been arrested and accused of criminal assistance. The Mackenzie Cowell Homicide Task Force says 22-year-old Tessa M. Schuyleman was arrested Wednesday night in Tumwater and jailed in…
Stevens County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen is suing the federal government, alleging he was injured during security screening at the Spokane International Airport more than two years ago. Rasmussen, who walks with canes, said he fell on the floor and injured his back and tailbone when…
Spokane police are looking for tips that help identify two people who stole a purse from the lobby of a health care building. Surveillance video shows a man and woman entering the lobby of Group Heath Cooperative, 322 W. North River Drive, about 11:50 a.m.…
A Spokane County man with dozens of criminal convictions dating back to the 1970s has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Gregory Cecil Early, 52, is charged with felon in possession a firearm and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine The drug charge carries…
A Chattaroy teenager killed his family’s dogs after threatening his mother and grandmother with a knife on Monday, sheriff’s officials say.Michael R. Shartle, 19, remains in jail on $20,000 bond after appearing in Spokane County Superior Court on Wednesday.He was arrested Tuesday after deputies found…
The case of the missing gold coins has become one of recovered treasure – at least partly. Spokane County Sheriff’s Detective Richard Gere has located some, and has information that may lead to the recovery of many more, of the gold and silver coins boosted…
Spokane Valley police were searching Wednesday for at least three intruders who ransacked the home of Ernie Creach, son of slain Spokane Valley pastor Wayne Scott Creach.Ernie Creach said his wife, Laura, arrived at their home Wednesday with their two young children and saw people…
Two Coeur d’Alene brothers convicted in October of a hate crime have requested a new trial, accusing the presiding juror of misconduct. William Tankovich Jr. (below) and his brother Frank Tankovich (right) were convicted of felony malicious harassment and conspiracy to commit malicious harassment for…
A Hayden man died Wednesday after shooting himself in the face during a traffic stop in Dalton Gardens, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department. Robert J. Kilborn, 48, was driving a red Chevrolet Blazer when a deputy tried to stop him at 1:45 p.m.…
After crashing into another car during a police chase in 2001, Spokane resident Lisa Orvis served eight months in jail and was ordered to pay $24,000 restitution. A decade of accrued interest later, she owes the county $70,000 and has spent seven or eight stints…
A baby sitter who pushed a 3-year-old Post Falls boy, resulting in a fatal head injury, pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter. Amanda L. Skogen, 26, faces up to 15 years in prison when she’s sentenced early next year in Kootenai County District Court. Skogen…
The Chattaroy couple found dead in a trailer home Friday tried to commit suicide in mid-October by overdosing on medication, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan said. The couple, Warren A. Fugitt, 78, and Harriet A. Fugitt, 72, both died from gunshot wounds…
Friends say a man accused of shooting his girlfriend to death before attempting suicide on the Gonzaga University campus is a former U.S. Marine who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Tristen N. Jordan, 24, remains at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Angela Gilbert, of Spokane,…
A Spokane County sheriff's deputy's quick actions may have saved the life of a 16-month-old girl who had stopped breathing Saturday.Deputy Philip Pfeifer was responding to another call when he heard a medical call for a "child not breathing" in the 4900 block of East…
A drug and stolen property suspect already sought by Crime Stoppers rammed a sheriff's patrol car Tuesday while successfully eluding a deputy, authorities said. Michael S. Wheeler, 36, sped away from Deputy Jeff Shover in a white Chevrolet pickup after Shover spotted him pulling out…
A 20-year-old Spokane man is in jail on charges that he broke a young boy's left arm.Andrew J. Long told Spokane police that the boy, who is less than a year old, fell off a couch at 4925 E. Commerce Ave. on Saturday, but doctors…
Three men suspected of trying to steal fuel from a commercial van were arrested early Tuesday. Frank Millard Fry, 48; Cash L. Fry, 46; and Douglas Lee Curtis, 48, were jailed on theft charges after Spokane County sheriff's Deputy Darin Powers drove past Twilight Bedding,…
A bank robber arrested in Spokane last summer pleaded guilty today to three felonies for heists in Omak, Wenatchee and Moses Lake.Cameron Len Gaunt, 28, of Chelan, will be sentenced March 3 in U.S. District Court. He's been in federal custody at the Spokane County…
A Spokane man was arrested this morning with a half-ounce of methamphetamine, $5,000 and a quantity of Hydrocodone. Gerald A. Oglesbee, 41, (pictured in 2007) was booked into Spokane County Jail on three counts of delivery of meth and one count of possession of meth…
One Spokane woman is hoping to combine the two for a greater good. Rita Amunrud wants to produce decks of playing cards that feature details of unsolved homicides and missing persons cases from Spokane County and distribute them among inmates inside state prisons. Each card…
A Spokane man remains in jail on $40,000 bond for an alleged theft spree at area sports cards shops. Robert J. Frates, 27,went to Sports Cards Northwest, 13800 E. Sprague Ave., on Nov. 11 and offered to trade some cards for other merchandise. The owner…
Public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
| Dec. 2010 | Nov. 2010 | Oct. 2010 | Sept. 2010 |
| Aug. 2010 | July 2010 | June 2010 | May 2010 |
| April 2010 | March 2010 | Feb. 2010 | Jan. 2010 |
