September 26, 2009 in Washington Voices

Officer nabs suspects in fire hydrant spree

John Craig johnc@spokesman.com, (509) 927-2165

Thanks to an alert police officer, the Spokane Valley Fire Department was able close a night of hydrant mischief with arrests.

Eleven fire hydrants were opened in the Greenacres and Otis Orchards areas in the wee hours last Saturday. Firefighters began closing hydrants about 2 a.m. and didn’t finish until 5 a.m.

Assistant Fire Marshal Bill Clifford said the department is pressing 11 counts of felony tampering with an emergency device against two 19-year-old men and two 16-year-old boys.

All four were passengers in a vehicle driven by Steven Ray Brown, 19, who lives in the 14200 block of East …

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