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Sirens & Gavels archive for July 2013

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2013

TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013

SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2013

Port-a-potty burns in northeast Spokane 

Several engines responded to a structure fire shortly after 6 p.m. at Chief Garry Park in northeast Spokane. That structure was a port-a-potty. Firefighters doused the blaze in the 2500 block of East Mission Avenue shortly after it started. Witnesses reported seeing heavy smoke in…

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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013

Spokane County Sheriff's deputy Jeff Thurman, left, accepts the Tactical Flight Officer of the Year award at last week's Airborne Law Enforcement Association conference in Orlando. (Courtesy of Spokane County Sheriff's Office)

Sheriff's deputy honored for airborne service

A Spokane County Deputy was honored nationally for helping safely guide deputies on two high speed chases last year. Tactical Flight Officer Jeff Thurman was named the Tactical Flight Officer of the Year award at the last week’s Airborne Law Enforcement Association conference in Orlando,…

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013



TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013


Quarles

Quarles faced discipline twice before 

The Spokane Police officer, who was suspended this week for two months after associating with a woman tied to prostitution, drugs and burglary, had been disciplined by the department twice before the latest incident. Police Chief Frank Straub suspended Officer Darrell Quarles on Monday for…

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Spokane police officer suspended for ties to woman

A Spokane police officer has been suspended for two months without pay after the department determined he had been associating with a woman engaging in prostitution, drugs and burglary. Police Chief Frank Straub issued a “last-chance agreement” to Officer Darrell Quarles, according to a news…

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SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2013

Sacred Heart drug theft amount ‘incredible’

For almost four years, hundreds of thousands of powerful, highly controlled prescription narcotics disappeared from Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center’s outpatient pharmacy and no one noticed. Between January and March alone, 745 hydrocodone pills were stolen each day, a police report says. Three months ago,…

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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2013




THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013

FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2013

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2013

Spokane firefighters view the damage to a home at the corner of Broadway and Chestnut on Wednesday. The blaze started around the bush at right and climbed into the home's roof. A Roman candle firework was found nearby and is being investigated as the possible cause of the fire. (Dan Pelle)

Ill-pointed firework leads to house fire 

In case you missed this chart and this post, fireworks are banned in much of the Inland Northwest. Some people shooting them off in the park at Broadway Avenue and Chestnut Street apparently didn't get the memo. The suspects shot an ill-pointed Roman candle from…

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