In brief: 7-year-old girl killed in crash identified

A 7-year-old girl killed Wednesday in a West Plains crash has been identified as Jadyn M. Moss.

She was riding in a Dodge Dakota SUV driven by her mother, Sarah L. Maez, when Maez lost control of the vehicle going around a curve on Andrus Road south of Cheney. The SUV rolled several times before landing on its roof.

Moss died after being ejected from the car. Two other children and Maez survived with minor injuries.

Level 3 sex offender living on North Regal

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office wants to inform the community that a level 3 sex offender convicted of two counts of second-degree child molestation is living in the 6700 block of North Regal Street.

James M. Combs, 35, was convicted in 1999 and released from prison in 2001. His victims were 5- and 6-year-old girls.

In addition to molesting them, Combs showed the girls pornography, took sexually explicit pictures of them and then gave the photos to a man involved in a child pornography ring, according to a news release.

Combs is described as 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He is not wanted by authorities.

Spokane

Rewards offered for tips on two fugitives

Two fugitives with extensive criminal records may be in Spokane, and Secret Witness is offering a reward for information leading to their capture.

Willena Kay Olson, 24, is wanted for felony possession of stolen property and misdemeanor assault. Todd Steven Hooper, 25, is wanted for second-degree burglary. Olson is 5-foot-3 and 140 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She may be staying at a home in the 1300 block of West Maxwell Avenue.

Hooper is 5-foot-10 and 185 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He may be associated with a home in the 700 block of East Ninth Avenue.

Police ask anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Olson or Hooper to call (509) 327-5111.

Tipsters do not have to give their names to collect rewards but should leave code names or numbers.

Information sought to capture suspect

Secret Witness is offering a cash reward for information that leads to the capture of a fugitive wanted for possession of stolen property.

Christopher Lloyd Olson’s criminal record includes convictions for possession of stolen property, second-degree theft, second-degree vehicle theft, domestic violence assault, providing false statements to law enforcement, probation violations and more than six counts of driving with a suspended license, according to a news release.

Olson, 26, is 5-foot-11 and weighs 150 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes and last gave his home address as 603 E. Rosewood Ave.

Police ask anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Olson to call (509) 327-5111.

YAKIMA

State migrant council fires longtime leader

The longtime head of the Washington State Migrant Council was fired for excessive absenteeism and tardiness, insubordination and unsatisfactory performance, according to a memo written by the council’s board chairman.

Carlos Diaz, 63, maintains he was the victim of a hostile takeover by the chairman and the council’s chief financial officer, now the interim chief executive.

The $30 million-a-year nonprofit agency runs a network of Head Start and early childhood education centers for children of low-income families and migrant and seasonal farm workers.

The council’s nine-member board of directors voted unanimously Saturday to remove Diaz and replace him temporarily with Luana Lumley, who will also remain chief financial officer while a permanent replacement is sought.

Neither Lumley nor council board Chairman Rodolfo Mendoza would say what led to the firing, citing confidentiality concerns.