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Sirens & Gavels archive for June 20, 2011

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011

Ticket system jeopardizes Photo Red

A judge on Friday ruled against the city of Spokane in a decision that may invalidate the system by which traffic tickets are generated using controversial Photo Red cameras. The decision by Superior Court Judge Jerome Leveque overturns a previous Municipal Court ruling that found…

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Spokane man dies of trauma in Missoula

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a Spokane man who was found unconscious with severe head trauma outside the Elks Club in Missoula. KECI-TV reports 41-year-old Angelo Lorenzo Fuentes (pictured in 2003) died Sunday. Lt. Richard Sepper tells the Missoulian the…

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Idaho senator arrested for DUI, theft 

By KEITH RIDLER, Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Senate Republican Caucus Chairman John McGee was arrested early Sunday after police say he took a Ford Excursion and cargo trailer from the Boise home of a "complete stranger" and a blood-alcohol test showed the…

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Arsonist confesses after burning self

Authorities say a man confessed to setting a building adjacent to a downtown Spokane apartment complex on fire early Saturday as retaliation for the occupants “jumping him” a few days ago. Israel Barrera, 29, called Spokane police to confess and ask for treatment to second-degree…

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