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Trek for teen sex gets man 9 years in prison

An Alabama man who traveled to Eastern Washington to have sex with a 14-year-old girl he met through an interactive video game was sentenced to nine years in federal prison this week.
News >  Spokane

Michigan woman killed on Highway 2

A three-car crash on Highway 2 north of Spokane killed a Michigan woman Wednesday afternoon. Margaret J. Brabant, 69, of Sault Sainte Marie, died when the 1998 Toyota Camry she was riding in collided with a 1995 Nissan Altima, then struck a 2001 Dodge Stratus, according to Washington State Patrol.
News >  Spokane

Phony covert military agent gets six months for swindle

A man who convinced his girlfriend he was a covert military agent and swindled thousands of dollars to fund his gambling habit will spend the next six months in jail. The woman felt so bad about her bank losing money she repaid them. Now her ex-boyfriend, Thai M. Cao, is required to pay her back after he’s released from jail.

Teen killed in Grant Co. gang fight identified

A 17-year-old Ephrata boy killed last weekend in what officials describe as a gang-related shooting was identified Tuesday as Michael Flores, according to the Grant County Coroner’s Office.
News >  Spokane

Family hopes for miracle in U-Haul heist

A family that lost everything when a moving truck was stolen from a Spokane Valley motel parking lot will stay in the area at least another day as support pours in from around the Inland Northwest.
News >  Spokane

Officers in fatal shooting identified

The fatal shooting of a man armed with a butcher knife Friday in northeast Spokane involved three senior police officers with a combined 35 years of experience in the Spokane Police Department.
News >  Spokane

Medical pot a challenge for law enforcement

A thief kicked in his door, ransacked his kitchen and stole his eight-ounce marijuana stash. So the victim called police. But the difference between this Spokane man’s story and a classic stupid-criminal tale was a prescription card authorities say is easier to get in Spokane than ever before.
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Two OxyContin robbers sent to prison

His troubles started with family. But Edward A. Saner’s problems spiraled from typical to debilitating as he dabbled more in the OxyContin drug world, leading to a string of pharmacy robberies last summer, his lawyer said. “When I was under the influence of the drug, it’s just really that I wasn’t myself,” Saner, a 24-year-old with no prior criminal record, said Tuesday in Spokane County Superior Court. “Consequence wasn’t something that was relevant to me that that time.”
News >  Spokane

City paralegal accused of drunken fight on airplane

A paralegal for the city of Spokane, accused of a drunken altercation on an airplane, claimed to be a city prosecutor who worked for the police department when flight attendants and airport police tried to calm her, according to police.
News >  Idaho

Documents reveal extent of Kootenai jail drug thefts

They’re paid to guard and care for inmates. But some Kootenai County Jail employees saw the facility as their personal drug store, taking advantage of such lax controls over inmate medications that the Idaho State Police would eventually launch a yearlong investigation involving hidden cameras, lie detectors and interviews with more than a dozen nurses, jail guards and inmates, documents obtained by The Spokesman-Review show.
News >  Spokane

Driver flouts order, gets jail

A retired firefighter with a history of driving arrests is back in jail after a judge learned he’d caused two car crashes and received one speeding ticket since his last arrest. David W. Batty, 53, who had been prohibited from driving since last fall after an arrest for driving while impaired, is being held on $200,000 bail for violating his release conditions.
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Suspects in carjacking, fatal crash identified

The second suspect in a carjacking this morning that led to the death of a woman has been identified as Michael L. Olson, 30. He is wanted for first-degree robbery and first-degree assault, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.