Spokane police are asking for helping identifying two people on a motorcycle who stole a disabled woman's purse last week. The woman was loading groceries into her vehicle in the Huckleberries market parking lot, 926 S. Monroe St., about 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 when…
A second medical expert testified today that injuries to Otto Zehm's head were not caused by a police baton. Dr. Daniel Davis, a forensic pathologist and the medical examiner in Lane County, Ore., said Zehm's head injuries were not caused by Officer Karl Thompson hitting…
U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle apparently has grown weary of the continuing admissibility battles between the prosecution and defense in Officer Karl Thompson's excessive force trial. "I don't recall spending as much time pre-trial on any criminal case I've ever tried, and I've been…
I'll be tracking the trial again today with minute-by-minute updates on Twitter. Another defense expert, Dr. Dan Davis, is testifying now. Check it out here. Here's a summary from yesterday: YAKIMA – After nearly two weeks of critical prosecution testimony, defense attorneys for Spokane police…
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