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Sirens & Gavels archive for Aug. 30, 2010

MONDAY, AUG. 30, 2010

Suspects in gang murder headed to prison

Two cousins charged in a gang-related mucrder are headed to prison on unrelated convictions. Cedric E. "Dirty" Burton, 23, was sentenced to 63 months in prison on Friday for second-degree assault. Eric "Smalls" Burton, Jr., 25, also was sentenced recently to 20 months in prison…

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A gunman robbed the Wells Fargo Bank at 114 E. Appleway in Coeur d'Alene Friday about 6 p.m., then escaped on a bicycle. Anyone with information is asked to call Coeur d'Alene police at (208) 769-2320 or the FBI at (208) 664-5128.
Investigators do not believe the robbery is related to a series of bank robberies in Spokane that have been attributed to a man who typically escapes on a bike.
 (Coeur d'Alene Police Department)

Photos show bike-riding CdA bank robber

Surveillance photos show a masked gunman who police say robbed a Coeur d'Alene bank on Friday, then escaped on a bicycle. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that identify the man, who police say threw a cloth grocery bag at employees at Wells…

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