In brief: Reward offered in food stand case
Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in the vandalism and burglary of a Mexican food stand in Coeur d’Alene earlier this month.
The owner of Tacos Los Panchos, 2102 N. Fourth St., noticed at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 11 that someone had cut the power, propane and heater lines to the trailer, a news release from Crime Stoppers said. The burglar also stole portions of the lines.
The food stand also was burglarized Dec. 6 sometime after 6:30 p.m. The door was pried open and someone stole cash, laptops, an MP3 player and a DVD player.
Tacos Los Panchos and other Mexican food stands in the region also have been picketed by white supremacists recently.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (208) 667-2111 or toll free at (800) 222-TIPS (8477). Callers are asked to use a code name or number and do not have to use their own name to be eligible for a reward.
Man sought for probation breach
A man on probation for assault in King County is wanted by North Idaho authorities after failing to check in with the state Department of Corrections.
Grant “Bear” Timothy Larson, 31, may be traveling to Canada with Marie Thompson, 25, and their 4-month-old baby.
Larson was convicted of third-degree assault in King County in December and allowed to move to Idaho, but he didn’t check in with authorities as required.
Now he’s wanted for escape from community custody and for violating probation for assault and battery charges from 2008 in Bonner County.
Investigators believe Larson and Thompson are driving a white 1997 Toyota Rav 4, Idaho license plate 7BF7802, that belongs to Thompson’s mother.
Larson, 5-foot-7 and 210 pounds, has numerous tattoos, including “savage” and “oso tight” on his neck.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force at (208) 666-5747 or Bonner County Dispatch at (208) 265-5525.
Send in camp info for summer guide
Calling all camps! The Spokesman-Review is compiling a list of camps for its annual summer camp guide, which will appear in print April 30 and online all spring and summer at www.spokesman.com/ summer-camps.
If you have a camp you would like listed in this section, please include its description, location, dates of operation, recommended ages, cost, contact information and any other details readers should know.
Listings can be e-mailed to summercamps@ spokesman.com or mailed to The Spokesman-Review, 999 W. Riverside Ave., Spokane WA 99201, attn: Summer Camps.
All submissions must be received by the end of the day March 30.
Feds to start probe in death of guard
MONROE , Wash. – A federal inquiry begins Monday into the death of a prison guard strangled at the Monroe Correctional Complex.
A three-person team from the National Institute of Corrections is expected to spend a week studying the prison’s policies and procedures, including staffing levels and the classification system used to determine the level of custody for inmates, the Herald of Everett reported.
The team is expected to give the state Corrections Department a report with recommendations by March 19.
The state Department of Labor and Industries is conducting its own investigation.
Inmate Byron Scherf has been charged with aggravated murder in Officer Jayme Biendl’s death. He’s a convicted rapist already serving a life sentence.