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Sirens & Gavels archive for April 18, 2011

MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011

Woman's beating leads to man's arrest

A Post Falls woman is in critical condition at Kootenai Medical Center after being hit on the head in what police believe was an act of domestic violence. Officers responding to a disturbance at 2595 N. Bradley Drive today discovered the woman unconscious and bleeding…

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CdA rape suspect may be Oregon bound

A rape suspect wanted by Coeur d'Alene police may be traveling to Florence, Ore., authorities announced today. Scott Patrick Giordano, 30, was reported to be in a 1973 GMC truck, but police located that vehicle, and the owner said he gave Giordano a ride but…

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Reward for tips in vacant home burglaries

A $1,500 reward is being offered for tips that solve a burglary ring that preys on vacant homes. Crime Stoppers already had offered a reward for tips that help solve 23 burglaries in Spokane Valley in which kitchen appliances were stolen from vacant homes. Now…

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3 men charged in burglary, gun thefts

Three Spokane men have been charged with a series of felonies for their alleged roles in firearm thefts last December. Steven Charles Corkery, Jr., 27, is accused of burglarizing a home in the 4400 block of East 16th on Dec. 6, then pawning stolen property,…

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Man gets 21 months for robbing store

A man who robbed the convenience store he frequented in downtown Spokane was sentenced recently to 21 months in prison. Zachariah T. Puckett, 28, had been out of jail on $5,000 bond since just after he pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery in March. He was…

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