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Sirens & Gavels archive for Aug. 3, 2011

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3, 2011

Police are asking for help identifying two robbers who stabbed a man at the Comfort Inn last week.
The victim suffered a non-life threatening stab wound after reportedly bragging "about how much money and dope he had in his car" about 1 a.m. on July 25, said Officer Jennifer DeRuwe, spokeswoman for the Spokane Police Department.
Police today released surveillance photos from the hotel at 923 E. 3rd Ave. that show two men who are believed to be the assailants. Anyone with information on their identifies is asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.
 (Spokane Police Department)

Photos show suspects in hotel stabbing

Spokane police are asking for help identifying two robbers who stabbed a man at the Comfort Inn last week. The victim suffered a non-life threatening stab wound after reportedly bragging "about how much money and dope he had in his car" about 1 a.m. on…

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Police are trying to identify two vehicles driven by thieves who have stolen thousands of dollars worth of fuel since May.
Someone stole a fuel car from an Environment West vehicle in the 7500 block of North Argonne and paid for gas purchases worth more than $2,000, including one in Adams County, before the card was returned to the vehicle.
On June 7, someone cut through security fencing at the Central Valley School District, 19300 E. Cataldo Ave., and stole fuel cards from several buses. 
 "The thief, and presumably his friends, has racked up more that $5,000 in stolen fuel bills," Sgt. Dave Reagan said in a news release. "All of the gasoline was stolen from Pacific Pride fuel stations, and most was stolen at the Newman Lake site."
Surveillance photos from gas stations show a mid-90s green standard cab Dodge pickup that is lifted and has a silver passenger door and after-market wheels. Also pictured is a mid-to-late 90's white GMC or Chevrolet Tahoe (possibly a Suburban) that has a roof rack, white taillight covers and a pitbull sticker in the right rear window. View the photos online at www.spokesman.com/blogs/sirens.
Anyone with information on the owners of the vehicles is asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.
 (Spokane Valley Police Department)

Tip helps identify fuel theft suspects

Photos of two vehicles suspected in a series of fuel thefts led police to identify three suspects, officials said today. Richard William Tennant, 24, (pictured) faces 17 felony charges for thefts in Spokane and Adams counties in which $5,000 in fuel was purchased using gas…

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Pot, pills found during jail strip search

A Spokane woman set to serve four months in jail for money laundering has been charged with another felony after corrections deputies found drugs during a strip search. Rebecca Suzanne Townley, 33, had pills and suspected marijuana concealed in a condom when a corrections deputy…

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Fingerprints lead to arrests in May theft

Fingerprints led police to identify two suspects in a May 9 purse snatching in Spokane Valley. Mickey H. Marquette, alias Santos, 26, was arrested last weekend after being identified through a fingerprint database as matching the prints lifted from a 1991 Honda Accord, which police…

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Police seek man who skipped own trial 

A Spokane man who was convicted of robbery and assault after skipping the last part of his trial is now being sought by Crime Stoppers. Larry Allen Powell, 54, was in Spokane County Superior Court for the first two days of his trial last week,…

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Brothers accused of gunpoint drug rip

Two brothers are accused of robbing a man at gunpoint after arranging a drug deal in a grocery store parking lot. Jason D. Pegram, 30, and Kyle E. Pegram, 29, are in jail on robbery charges after they were arrested Sunday after a man told…

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Elderly-abuse suspect accused of theft

COLVILLE – The man charged with mistreating a 106-year-old Kettle Falls woman was arrested Tuesday at a hearing initially set to allow him to appoint a new attorney to represent him in his criminal matters. When John H. “Herb” Friedlund, 78, appeared before Superior Court…

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Murder suspect may plead insanity

COLVILLE – The suspect charged with killing a Colville-area man last month is exploring the option of pleading not guilty by reason of insanity, a prospect that bothers the dead man’s common-law wife. “I find that really unsatisfying,” Denise Ridley said Tuesday after the scheduled…

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