A fugitive sex offender armed with a knife and driving a stolen vehicle led officers on a chase through west Spokane today, Spokane police said. Chris L. Gilbert, 40, drove in reverse for several blocks after Officer Terry Preuninger, tipped that Gilbert (left) had a…
A Canadian man arrested while crossing the border with $520,000 in cash remains in Spokane County Jail after appearing in U.S. District Court today. Richard Paul Neumeyer, 66, of Kelowna, B.C., told federal agents he'd been transporting cash into the United States for a fee…
An educational event, Take 25, will offer ways to keep children safe during a day of activities Tuesday at the Spokane Valley Mall.To raise awareness for National Missing Children’s Day, the program encourages parents, educators and law enforcement to take 25 minutes to talk to…
Detectives are investigating a 20-year-old Spokane man for money laundering after they say he tried to mail a pound of marijuana to Missouri. A search warrant authorizes detectives to access Johnathon A. Delay's Bank of America account, "and to seize any and all U.S currency…
Two sex offenders considered likely to reoffend are living as transients in Spokane County, the Sheriff's Office announced today. Allan R. Cruz-Masga, 23, (right) was convicted of indecent liberties in Spokane County in May 2002. His victim was an 11-year-old girl. Steven Garcia, 34, (left)…
Police are looking for the driver of a car that slammed into a Volvo in north Spokane on Sunday, sending the Volvo careening into a house.No serious injures were reported. The Volvo and its four young occupants remained at the scene after striking the house…
An effort to expand the powers of the city of Spokane’s police ombudsman may go before the City Council tonight. The proposed ordinance would allow Ombudsman Tim Burns to go beyond simply observing internal police probes and allow him to publish reports on those investigations…
Monica Walters, the former longtime Spokane YWCA executive director who's suing the organization, is expected to continue testifying at a bench trial today in Superior Court.The trial began last week before Judge Jerome Leveque.Walters, who was director for 13 years, left the YWCA in February…
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