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March 16, 2011 in City
Valley man holds theft suspects at gunpoint
A Spokane Valley man held two suspected car thieves at gunpoint Tuesday night after catching them breaking into his pickup, police said today.
Paul M. Pittman, 31, and Charles D. Rogers, 35,were arrested in the 18800 block of East Fourth Avenue after a woman called 911 about 11:15 p.m. and said her boyfriend had caught them inside his pickup.
When officers arrived, 911 received another call from a neighbor reporting an unusual pickup parked behind his home.
Police determined the truck had been stolen from a car lot about noon Tuesday, and Pittman and Rogers both said they were passengers while the other drove the stolen rig. The man who caught them told police he awoke to the sound of a car door closing “and armed himself to investigate,” according to a news release. He found Rogers and Pittman in his truck “saw that the steering column around the ignition had been pried open and damaged,” the news release said.
Police found shaved car keys on Rogers after his arrest. Both men were booked into jail on charges of possession of a stolen motor vehicle, attempted theft of a motor vehicle, possession of motor vehicle theft tools, third-degree malicious mischief and second-degree trespass.
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Charlie on March 16 at 12:06 p.m.
Nobody got shot?
gotriddabush on March 16 at 12:19 p.m.
Must not have been a Spokane Police Officers pickup truck.. Undoubtedly people would have been killed!
thencameme on March 16 at 1:27 p.m.
Had it been a cops rig they would not have tried to take it cuz it would have already been wrecked like the other 3-4 cruisers. As for not being shot that is the sad part. Now we get to buy them 3 meals and hot showers for the next 3 years or 6 months time served with good behavior.
valleyman on March 16 at 1:45 p.m.
The collective intelligence of the previous posters is underwhelming at best… You people really can do better…
blazer81 on March 16 at 2:00 p.m.
actually, valleyman, i don’t think they have the capabilities to do any better…
PhiltheBibliophil on March 16 at 2:04 p.m.
The Posts on here are beginning to sound like the Yahoo posts. Does not make you feel confident how people in “Spokanistan” will handle the coming Anarchy in America does it?
DemoDriver on March 16 at 2:29 p.m.
Seems to me the owner acted responsibly and that his actions were key in getting two dirtbags at least temporarily off the street.
No doubt out local economy will take a minor hit over this one, as some unknown meth dealer may miss a couple of sales in the short term. LOL
Kivaari on March 16 at 2:53 p.m.
Good job on the citizens part. We need more citizens taking action.
BriDick on March 16 at 3:45 p.m.
i think my dad did a great job!!! and to all you who think he should have shot those idiots you werent there, and who would want the guilt of killing somebody in front of their kids on their conscience? i wouldnt.
maddog on March 16 at 7:12 p.m.
BriDick, you could’nt have said it any better! I am happy you, and your family are OK! Great job BirDick’s Dad!
Thayne on March 16 at 8:32 p.m.
Kavari the last time a citizen came out to investigate suspicious activity with a legally owned gun on his own property he was shot - by the police. I’m glad this gentleman was able to apprehend these idiots and not get shot.
valleyman on March 17 at 11:27 a.m.
Circumstances not even close to being the same Thayne… But then you knew that…