November 18, 2009 in City

Suspect in robbery jailed after standoff

Men beat Spokane Valley woman in home as child slept
Meghann M. Cuniff The Spokesman-Review
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Tags: Darius D. Toussiant Glen A. Akers home invasion robbery robberies Spokane County Sheriff’s Office

Spokane Police Department, Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department personnel load up and clear the area of Sherman and Seventh on the South Hill on Tuesday. A robbery suspect refused to come out until tear gas was used.
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Masked gunmen pistol-whipped a woman in her Spokane Valley apartment late Monday before forcing her into a closet as her child slept in another room.

The men stole a cell phone, TV and computer after demanding marijuana and “everything you have” from the 25-year-old woman, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

The late-night home invasion in the 12000 block of East Mansfield Ave. launched an investigation that saw one suspect arrested during a traffic stop shortly after the robbery and another nabbed by the SWAT team after he was hit with tear gas Tuesday.

Darius D. …

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