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Sirens & Gavels archive for Nov. 22, 2010

MONDAY, NOV. 22, 2010

Inmate fighting locks down state prison

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Two more units at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla have been locked down because of a fight.The disturbance escalated to include more than 20 inmates Monday. The prison said in a statement that three officers reported injuries and…

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Task force links Idaho duo to 13 crimes

A North Idaho law enforcement task force has connected 13 crimes to two people in what authorities describe as a large stolen property investigation. Justin Lee Christian, 39, of Kellogg, and Amanda Dawn Erickson, 24, of Coeur d'Alene, are in the Kootenai County Jail on…

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Jail escapee arrested in north Spokane

A Whitman County Jail inmate who escaped with 18 days remaining on his sentence was arrested in Spokane on Sunday in after committing at least one burglary in Dayton, officials said today. Ronald A. Rutledge, 29, was doing maintenance work outside the jail in Colfax…

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