Spokane police are asking for help finding a 66-year-old man last seen in the 3400 block of East 30th Avenue on Monday. Patrick Willard has dementia and schizophrenia, according to police. He was last seen wearing a red flannel jacket, jeans and a baseball cap.…
Two men arrested on assault charges last summer were arrested again early today after a traffic stop for vehicle equipment violations led to the discovery of cocaine, Ecstasy, marijuana and misdemeanor warrants.John Paul Ledoux, 21, and Cousteau C. Wright, 22, were arrested after Spokane Valley…
A suspected drunken driver whose blood-alcohol content registered at .354 told police he hadn't had enough to drink.Donald J. Lafavor, 66, was driving southbound in a northbound lane on Argonne Road just north of Trent Avenue when a Washington State Patrol trooper spotted him about…
There's concern within Spokane's law enforcement community about a description in a recent SR article explaining that police are trained to "shoot to kill" rather than shoot to wound, which is seen as risky because wounded gunmen can still pull triggers. It was intended to…
A recent vehicle prowl police patrol near Gonzaga University led to the arrest of a 32-year-old Spokane man and the seizure of shattered glass inside his backpack.Spokane police Corporal Kevin Keller was in street clothes and an unmarked car near East Cataldo Avenue and North…
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A woman was unfairly convicted of killing her parents in 2003 because police investigators failed to consider other suspects and a previous defense attorney who was unprepared, her attorney says.Hailey attorney Christopher Simms made the argument Tuesday in 5th District…
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