An investigation into stolen mail led detectives to an identity theft scheme allegedly orchestrated by a Spokane woman they say was “kind of relieved” when she was arrested. “She dw.ckltold us we were good,” Spokane County sheriff’s Detective Dean MeyerÖ said of the suspect, Jacquelyn…
A Spokane man who shot and killed another man outside a downtown bar after a Halloween celebration in 2008 was sentenced today to 35 years in prison. Jonathan H. Espinoza received 339 months for first-degree murder and 93 months for first-degree assault, police said in…
A man charged with more than 10 felonies since last fall is now accused of an armed home-invasion robbery that targeted a woman with a safe full of cash. George W. Butrick, 32, (left, allegedly) appeared in Superior Court Tuesday on robbery charges connected to…
A home-invasion robber held a toddler at knife-point to coerce a woman who later used a MySpace photo to identify him, according to police. The suspect, Pierre J. Davis, 21, appeared in Spokane County Superior Court on Tuesday, more than four months after police say…
The longtime psychologist for the Colville School District was ordered Monday to serve at least 14 1/2 years in prison for molesting one of his students and attempting to molest another. Superior Court Judge Al Nielson sentenced 59-year-old Craig L. Figley to 174 months in…
Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. divorced his wife to shield his assets and force taxpayers to foot the bill for his criminal defense, the federal prosecutor in the Otto Zehm case alleged in court documents filed last week. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Durkin…
A series of church burglaries busted by police last week apparently began four months ago when a young man stole a purse from a Mormon church with his mother. The suspect, Andy W. Hoke, 24, told police he used stolen credit cards to buy expensive…
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