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• Eight-time felon sought in drug-trafficking case

  April 12, 2013 in City During a large-scale drug trafficking investigation the Spokane Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit recovered more than a half-pound of heroin, 18 ounces of methamphetamine, cocaine, cash and paraphernalia. 28

• Chronic eluder arrested for second time in three weeks

  May 24, 2012 in City on Page A6 A Spokane man arrested at gunpoint after a police chase three weeks ago was picked up again Tuesday morning after another chase with law enforcement. A profusely sweaty Michael S. … 1

• Man, 77, faces trafficking charges

  September 28, 2011 in City on Page A6 A 77-year-old man who lived just miles from the Canadian border in Ferry County is accused of being a major drug trafficker. Alvin O. Shields was allowed to leave the …

• Plea deal in Hells Angel drug case

  July 16, 2011 in City on Page B3 A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he conspired to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and grow more than 100 marijuana …

• Hells Angels member pleads guilty to drug charges

  July 15, 2011 in City A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang pleaded guilty today to charges that he conspired to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and grow more than 100 marijuana … 1

• Hells Angels member indicted

  April 23, 2011 in City on Page A5 A grand jury has indicted a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang on federal drug and gun charges. Michael Ryan Fitzpatrick, 33, is accused of conspiring with two unidentified …

• Post Falls businessman arrested in drug raid

  April 6, 2011 in City on Page A6 A man who shot two men in downtown Coeur d’Alene in what a grand jury ruled was self-defense returned to jail on a heroin charge after a SWAT team raid …

• Post Falls businessman arrested in drug raid

  April 5, 2011 in Idaho A man who shot two men in downtown Coeur d’Alene in what a grand jury ruled was self defense returned to jail on a heroin charge after a SWAT team …

• Pregnant woman shot by WSP reportedly apologized

  April 4, 2011 in City, Legal , News A state trooper who accidentally shot an unarmed pregnant woman during a drug raid in Spokane last fall was emotional in interviews with investigators and was overheard asking why the … 13

• Feds: Canadian caught w/ cocaine already on DEA’s radar

  March 26, 2011 in City on Page A6 A Canadian man arrested near the international border – allegedly toting 71 pounds of cocaine – may be a major drug smuggler who’s been on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s radar … 2

• WSP officer won’t face charges in shooting of pregnant woman

  March 23, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Washington State Patrol sergeant who shot an unarmed pregnant woman during a drug raid in Spokane last fall will not face criminal charges, officials confirmed Tuesday. Sgt. Lee Slemp … 10

• WSP sergeant who shot pregnant woman won’t be charged

  March 22, 2011 in City A Washington State Patrol sergeant who shot an unarmed pregnant woman during a drug raid in Spokane last fall will not face criminal charges, officials confirmed Tuesday. 32

• Woman accused of helping grandson sell cocaine

  December 24, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Spokane grandmother appeared in Spokane County Superior Court Thursday after she was arrested earlier this week for driving a 14-year-old boy around town so he could sell crack cocaine. …

• Driver convicted in crash with cops

  December 10, 2010 in City on Page A6 A jury on Thursday convicted a Spokane woman of three counts of vehicular assault for a crash that injured three police detectives last summer. Tonia S. Vansant, 38, faces 33 … 5

• Two facing assault trial arrested again

  December 10, 2010 in City on Page A7 Two men arrested on assault charges last summer were arrested again early Thursday after a traffic stop led to the discovery of cocaine, Ecstasy, marijuana and misdemeanor warrants.

• Woman convicted in crash that injured Spokane detectives

  December 9, 2010 in City A jury today convicted a Spokane woman of three counts of vehicular assault for a crash that injured three police detectives last summer. 10

• Woman shot by trooper charged with drug trafficking

  November 17, 2010 in City A Spokane woman who was nine months pregnant and unarmed when she was shot by a Washington State Patrol sergeant during a drug raid has been charged with drug trafficking. … 9

• Police divvy drugs to catch dealers

  October 22, 2010 in City on Page A5 Two men looking for drugs found help quickly on East Sprague Avenue in Spokane last April. A drug user eager for his next high took them to a west Spokane … 20

• WSP names officer in shooting that wounded woman

  September 29, 2010 in City on Page A5 The chief of Washington State Patrol said Tuesday he has no reason to believe last week’s shooting of an unarmed pregnant woman in Spokane was accidental. “I don’t have anything … 14

• N. Idaho businessman caught in drug sting gets 27 months

  August 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 Jerry Carlson rose quickly through the ranks of the insurance industry, opening his own office as a young man and attracting some of the biggest accounts in Kootenai County. His … 12

• Ex-CdA school booster sentenced to prison for cocaine

  August 2, 2010 in Idaho A former Coeur d’Alene High School booster of the year and prominent insurance agent was sentenced today to 27 months in federal prison for cocaine. 3

• 19 arrested in multi-agency gang sweep

    July 14, 2010 in City A series of federal arrests is going on today as part of a lengthy drug and firearms investigation targeting Spokane-area gangs. 11

• DEA raid shuts down alleged CdA coke ring

  May 26, 2010 in Idaho For 20 years, federal agents allege, a Coeur d’Alene cocaine dealer went undetected by law enforcement, thanks in part to a tight-knit group of traffickers that included his friends and … 7

• Cocaine smuggler gets 10 year term

  May 12, 2010 in City on Page A6 The last of two drug smugglers arrested in Utah with cocaine bound for a young helicopter pilot in the Colville National Forest has been sentenced to 10 years in federal … 1

• Drug arrest details emerge

  January 30, 2010 in City on Page B2 Before he was sentenced last year, a former Bayview, Idaho, contractor now serving time in federal prison for selling marijuana helped federal drug agents bust a once-prominent Coeur d’Alene insurance …

• Hearing reveals that contractor helped bust Carlson

  January 29, 2010 in Idaho Before he was sentenced last year, a former Bayview, Idaho, contractor now serving time in federal prison for selling marijuana helped federal drug agents bust a once-prominent Coeur d’Alene insurance … 1

• Details emerge on international drug ring with Spokane ties

  January 10, 2010 in City on Page B1 An international drug ring that led to a young man’s suicide in the Spokane County Jail was headed by four Canadian men, authorities allege, one of whom offered to cooperate … 4

• Canadian drug ring details emerge

  January 9, 2010 An international drug ring that led to a young man’s suicide in the Spokane County Jail was headed by four Canadian men, authorities allege, one of whom offered to cooperate … 3

• Drug web snagged many

  November 29, 2009 in City on Page B1 Snow covered the ground and the wind howled furiously as a young Canadian man approached the Colville National Forest, piloting a helicopter packed with marijuana. Federal agents say Samuel Jackson … 1

• Pilot’s story sought for big, small screens

  November 29, 2009 in City on Page B6 Samuel Lindsay-Brown’s popularity in the sport of extreme mountain-biking led to wide attention when he committed suicide in Spokane County Jail in February. Since then, Lindsay-Brown’s story has been told … 1

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