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Sirens & Gavels archive for Jan. 14, 2011

FRIDAY, JAN. 14, 2011

This combination of photos provided by the City of Lakewood, Wash., shows, from left to right, Lakewood police officers Greg Richards, 42,  Tina Griswold, 40, Ronald Owens, 37, and Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39. The four were killed when a gunman opened fire on them at a Parkland, Wash. coffee store on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. (City Of Lakewood)

3 sentenced in Lakewood police murders 

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Three people convicted for helping a man who gunned down four police officers in a Tacoma suburb have been sentenced to prison. Pierce County prosecutors alleged they provided medical aid, transportation and other assistance to Maurice Clemmons as he tried to…

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Christopher Lloyd Olson, 29, has a 20-year local arrest history that includes convictions for second-degree burglary, first and second-degree theft, vehicle prowling, second-degree driving while license suspended, possession of a dangerous weapon, second-degree vehicle theft, second-degree malicious mischief, making false statements and probation violation.  Olson, 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds, recently gave home addresses of 18300 E. Sprague in Spokane Valley and 200 S. Browne in Spokane.  (Crime Stoppers)

Crime Stoppers targets repeat offenders

Crime Stoppers is offering rewards for tips that help arrest three repeat offenders wanted for probation violations. Each suspect has a warrant out for escape from community custody. Move your curser of their photos for more information. Anyone with tips on their locations is asked…

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Reward offered for tips on Avista theft 

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that solve a burglary in which two Spokane-area companies lost more than $5000 in copper wire and power tools. The crime is believed to have occurred between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Wednesday at an Avista Utilities…

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Cop's car probe leads to teen's pot arrest 

A Spokane Valley police officer concerned about a month-old expired license and non-transferred car title ended up arresting a teenager on marijuana charges Thursday night, the police department announced today. Officer Nathan Bohanek identified Justin R. Bavuso, 18, as the owner of a Ford Crown…

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Prescription leads to arrest, not 90 pills

A forged prescription intended to garner 90 Hydrocodone pills instead led to the arrest of a 20-year-old Spokane Valley man on Thursday. Employees at Walgreens, 2702 N. Argonne Road, suspected Robert G. Morey was handing them a forged prescription and called 911 after an employees…

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Photos show suspects in gift card fraud

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that identify a man and woman who,k between Dec. 1 and Dec. 3, used stolen credit card information to reload Visa gift cards purchased from Safeway at 1001 N. 4th St. in Coeur d'Alene. The thieves used…

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Would-be john alleges theft by prostitute

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A Mankato man landed in jail after calling 911 and telling police a prostitute failed to deliver on his $200 payment. Authorities say the 26-year-old man called police from the Super 8 motel in Mankato Wednesday and told officers he agreed…

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Man reports snake theft 14 months later

IRONWOOD, Mich. (AP) — Police in Michigan's remote western Upper Peninsula probably won't make a recent snake theft complaint a high priority. That's because the man reporting is pet stolen says it happened in November 2009. The Daily Globe says the Ironwood man filed the…

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Man in drag impersonating cop in Md.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say a man dressed as a woman has been impersonating an officer and conducting traffic stops. The most recent bogus stop was on Sunday, when police say the man stopped a woman and made off with her driver's license. Police…

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$140k BMW stolen from auto show

DETROIT (AP) — Bold bandits have made a pricey BMW headed for home the hottest item at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Police tell television stations WXYZ and WJBK that they are searching for a $140,000, gray-colored 7 Series BMW with New…

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