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Sirens & Gavels archive for Jan. 13, 2011

THURSDAY, JAN. 13, 2011

2 arrested in Valley post office break-in

An observant postal inspector arrested two mail theft suspects this week after recognizing them from surveillance video. Tony L. Gust, 31, and Dustin C. Hoyle, 22, were arrested Tuesday after admitting to breaking into post office boxes at the Opportunity station and stealing mail, according…

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Pizza shop burglar escapes with dough

A burglar stole a credit card reader and a small amount of cash from a Spokane Valley pizza shop overnight Tuesday. The owner of Buck's Pizza, 13221 E. 32nd Ave., told police the thief pried open a back door and an interior door to access…

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Child porn distributor arrested again

A Cheney man who distributed child pornography using his former co-worker's stolen identity is back in jail. John Alan Harmon, 57, was ordered held without bail this morning on federal allegations that he distributed child pornography last January and in October 2009. The sex offender…

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Beef jerky aids in robbery arrest

Beef jerky may have helped Spokane police seal a case against a robbery suspect. Michael T. Gaze, 28, denied robbing the Conoco at 1602 W. 3rd., but police found a piece of jerky stolen from the store on the ground near him. Gaze was scheduled…

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