Rape charges have been dismissed against a man arrested for an alleged incident at the Davenport Hotel Tower last month. Benjamin F. Cooper, 25, left jail last week after Spokane County Superior Court Judge Michael Price last Wednesday approved a request by Deputy Prosecutor Eugene…
A consultant says he found no “aha” solution to a budget-driven slowdown in the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office. “A budget cut of the size imposed upon the prosecutor’s office is bound to have serious repercussions, as it appears that it did,” longtime Florida prosecutor Randy…
A string of apartment burglaries led police to a marijuana growing operation after the theft suspects admitted to stealing hydroponic grow equipment. William F. Searight, 22, is to be arraigned today on charges related to nine burglaries at Spokane Valley apartment complexes in March. Jonothan…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that help arrest to sex offenders who haven't registered with authorities. Gary L. Scott, 56, (left) was convicted of first-degree statutory rape in Kitsap County in 1988. He has an 18-year local arrest history but no convictions,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The spread of child pornography, fueled by technology and the Internet, is outpacing efforts to combat it, the Justice Department said Monday in a report to Congress that promises more arrests, prosecutions and better coordination among federal, state and local authorities.Attorney General…
A driver accused of killing a Mead woman in a drunken, head-on crash has been charged with a felony, nearly one year after the crash. Waiting to charge Lucian G. Brisan, 30, saved taxpayers thousands of dollars in medical bills, said Spokane County sheriff’s Detective…
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