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• Police ‘expectations’ accentuate positive

  March 16, 2012 in City on Page A7 The five guidelines that defined the administration of former Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick are history. Interim police Chief Scott Stephens told the city’s Use of Force Commission Thursday that … 20

• Police Guild calls Thoma’s behavior ‘reprehensible’

  February 25, 2012 in City on Page A5 Although the Spokane Police Guild filed a grievance in Sgt. Brad Thoma’s defense, the union on Friday called Thoma’s behavior when he drove drunk and fled from the scene of … 73

• Kirkpatrick a finalist for Phoenix top cop job

  February 17, 2012 in City Former Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick is a finalist for police chief in Phoenix, Ariz. 44

• Editorial: Settlement with Zehms would let healing start

  February 12, 2012 in Opinion on Page B8 Mediation may be the beginning of the end to claims the family of Otto Zehm has made against the city of Spokane for his death at the hands of Spokane … 14

• Fired Spokane police detective sues city, seeks pay

  February 8, 2012 in City on Page A7 Former Spokane police Detective Jeff Harvey filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the department that fired him last year, seeking back pay and damages for emotional, physical and mental “injuries” to … 95

• Interim police chief inherits challenge

  February 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 Scott Stephens was taught by his father to respect everyone and never to lay hands on someone in anger, Spokane’s interim police chief said. That’s why it was hard for … 32

• Panel will review police policies, procedures

  February 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 To understand why the Spokane Police Department’s use-of-force training is under a microscope, consider this disconnect: Although the state’s top police trainer concluded that the fatal 2006 confrontation with unarmed … 52

• Sheriff offers to lead SPD

  November 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 The search to replace Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick hasn’t even begun, but there’s already a high-profile candidate: Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich. Knezovich confirmed Thursday that he’s willing to … 67

• Chief to step down Jan. 2

  November 12, 2011 in City on Page B1 Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick confirmed Friday that she will not wait for a new chief to be hired and will leave Jan. 2. Kirkpatrick has said as recently as … 9

• Spokane police chief plans to retire Jan. 2

  November 11, 2011 in News, City Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick confirmed Friday that she will not wait for a new police chief to be selected and will instead leave at the beginning of January. 67

• Clark: To those who disgraced the law they swore to uphold

  November 6, 2011 in City on Page B1 “Members of the Spokane Police Department will so conduct their public and private lives that they exemplify the high standards of integrity, trust, and morality demanded of a member of … 111

• Detective gets $700,000

  November 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 A jury on Friday awarded more than $700,000 to a Spokane police detective after finding he was wrongfully fired and then retaliated against by Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick. The … 4

• Jury says Kirkpatrick wrongly fired detective; awards $700k

  November 4, 2011 in City A jury has awarded more than $700,000 to a Spokane police detective they say was wrongly fired and retaliated against by Chief Anne Kirkpatrick. 31

• Jurors get case against city, chief

  November 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 Jurors will continue deliberations today to decide whether Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick “callously manipulated” her power to attack a 16-year department veteran, or showed strong leadership skills with a … 6

• Conviction likely to bring changes at department

    November 3, 2011 in City on Page A11 The conviction of Officer Karl Thompson could mean a significant shift in the running and politics of the Spokane Police Department, some city officials and police accountability advocates said after … 7

• Police chief apologizes to gay man beaten outside bar

  October 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick apologized Thursday to Danny Hawkins, the gay man who was beaten last week in what he alleged was a hate crime. “Hawkins did not feel … 24

• Counterclaim filed against Mehring

  October 14, 2011 in City on Page A5 Attorneys for Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick have filed a counterclaim of malicious prosecution against a detective who is suing the chief and the city over how he was treated … 15

• Spokane police to investigate fewer thefts, burglaries

  October 6, 2011 in City on Page A1 If you’re a victim of a burglary, theft or car prowling in Spokane, don’t expect to get the crime solved. The Spokane Police Department announced Wednesday the official elimination of … 61

• COPS holds crime-prevention event

  October 6, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V7 About 40 people joined Mayor Mary Verner, Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, neighborhood resource officers, COPS representatives and crime specialists, at a COPS-sponsored community crime prevention forum at Northeast Community Center … 2

• Clark: Police chiefs’ parting gifts will embody law, odor

  September 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 The ongoing soap opera that is Spokane law enfarcement has had more twists and turns lately than a Ringling Bros. trapeze act. Fortunately, Cpl. Clark has returned to help guide … 11

• Spokane’s top 2 police officials leaving department

  September 13, 2011 in City The Spokane Police Department confirmed today that both Chief Anne Kirkpatrick and Assistant Chief Jim Nicks have plans to retire within the next few months. 53

• Detectives probe cop’s ties to bounty hunter

  August 31, 2011 in City on Page A1 A senior Spokane police officer has been on paid leave for seven months as detectives probe his ties to a self-styled bounty hunter and convicted felon who’s facing kidnapping and … 58

• Council late to get Zehm news

  August 21, 2011 in City on Page B1 A majority of Spokane City Council members say they weren’t told until this month that the city’s assistant police chief believes officers violated department policies in the beating of a … 109

• Timeline of events in Otto Zehm case

  August 21, 2011 in City on Page B7 • March 18, 2006: Otto Zehm, 36, a mentally ill and unemployed janitor, is beaten, Tasered and hogtied inside a Zip Trip convenience store by seven Spokane police officers after … 17

• Revised Nicks statement drops chief’s opinion

  August 21, 2011 in City on Page B1 The sworn and signed declaration of Assistant Chief Jim Nicks that details his concerns about the police confrontation with Otto Zehm has been revised to leave out a detail about … 42

• Shawn Vestal: Dismissal of detective sheds light on ‘Brady officer’

  July 23, 2011 in City on Page A5 They call them “Brady officers.” If you ever find yourself arrested, they’re the ones you want to catch you. A Brady officer is a cop with a record of untruthfulness. … 12

• Fired detective files $10 million claim

  July 15, 2011 in News, City Fired Spokane police Detective Jeff Harvey and his attorney filed a $10 million claim against the city today, arguing that police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick terminated him because he spoke out … 19

• Spokane detective with ‘troubled work history’ fired

  July 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick fired Detective Jeff Harvey on Wednesday as a result of his alleged confrontation with a state Fish and Wildlife officer and what his termination letter … 5

• Spokane police detective fired for ‘troubled history’

    July 14, 2011 Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick fired Detective Jeff Harvey on Wednesday as a result of a confrontation Harvey had with a state Fish and Wildlife officer. 20

• Quick-thinking citizens earn police chief’s plaudits

  June 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 For Dillon Fabie, there was no decision to be made. Just an adrenaline rush and a quick sprint across a parking lot and there he was, restraining a suspected purse … 2

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