A Spokane Valley man who pointed a starter pistol at officers last week was not shot because his wife was in the line of fire, police announced today. William Thomas Laroque, 28, said "Well, hello officers" and began calmly walking toward Sgts. Don Manning and…
As the excessive force trial of Officer Karl Thompson enters its second week, many Spokane police officers have made his badge number their personal Facebook profile pictures as a show of support. Thompson is a mentor to many in the department and was drafted to…
A bicycle-riding bank robber responsible for nine gunpoint heists in Spokane is to spend 17 years in prison and repay $150,118.59. Lucas G. Woodard, 34, is in the Spokane County Jail awaiting transport to federal prison after being sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in…
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