January 14, 2010 in News

Spokane man whacks toothless burglar with stick

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A West Central Neighborhood man returning home about noon Thursday found a car parked in his driveway that turned out to be stolen. When he entered the home, he confronted a skinny, toothless man rifling through belongings.A struggle ensued with the burglar threatening the man with a Taser before running out of the house in the 2300 block of North Nettleton Street, but not before the homeowner whacked him with a stick.

Spokane police said the burglar lost a shoe in the process.

Heirloom jewelry was taken, but then found by a patrol officer searching for the skinny, toothless burglar, who wore his shaggy, long brown hair pulled into a ponytail. He was wearing a dark jacket.

A county sheriff’s K-9 was unable to track the suspect successfully.

Anyone with information about the burglar is asked to call Crime Check at 456-2233.

Six comments on this story so far. Add yours!

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  bdr on January 14 at 5:01 p.m.

  isn’t that cute??????? its a spokane version of Cinderella

  take the shoe to jail and see if it fits the young skinny toothless man
  and then place him in the jail ballroom so he can dance and fall in love with rough young prince!

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  oneandtwo on January 14 at 8:26 p.m.

  Was it the man with the one red shoe?

  Sadly the guy must be very very desparate. Signs of the Bush/Obama economic times.

  The U.S. is going to have to buckle down and get ourselves out of this mess.

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  reservedparking on January 14 at 9:38 p.m.

  meth mouth.

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  maria on January 14 at 10:38 p.m.

  Yay for skinny, toothless burglars! We need more West Virginians up here!

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  lewis8457 on January 15 at 7:01 p.m.

  what is going on with the K-9’s this is the second time this month they couldn’t track someone. I hope their not drinking off duty, ha, ha…

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  Lefty on January 15 at 7:24 p.m.

  Tiger Woods is my Hero!! Screw them all Tig-you go man Put it in DA Hole!!