Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Officer Dan Lesser fired shots that killed man in police standoff

  September 30, 2011 in City on Page A5 A 16-year Spokane police veteran and member of the SWAT team has been identified as the officer who shot and killed an armed and suicidal man Monday. Authorities said Thursday … 4

• Officer in fatal South Hill shooting identified

  September 29, 2011 in City A 16-year Spokane police veteran and member of the SWAT team has been identified as the officer who shot and killed an armed and suicidal man Monday. 51

• Standoff ends with man dead

  September 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 A reportedly armed and suicidal man was shot to death Monday night by Spokane police after a nearly two-hour standoff on the lower South Hill. The identity of the dead … 50

• Spokane police K-9 Var honored after death

  April 23, 2010 in City A Spokane police K-9 who died after surgery to remove a brain tumor was honored this week by the Washington State Police Canine Association. 6

• Police credit alert neighbor in burglary arrests

  April 2, 2010 in City Spokane Police this morning are crediting an alert neighbor in the Five Mile Prairie area for helping them catch two juveniles in connection with three home burglaries overnight. 11

• Spokane officer cleared in fatal shooting

  July 7, 2009 in City Spokane Police Officer Dan Lesser has been cleared in the fatal shooting of car thief suspect Johnnie Longest. 10

• In brief: Breeder donates pup to police K-9 unit

  May 27, 2009 in City on Page A5 A Pullman man motivated by the shooting of a Spokane police dog has given the department a German shepherd puppy. Nick Lungu breeds and trains the dogs for his business, …

• In brief: Meeting tonight on bus bench ads

  April 15, 2009 in City on Page A8 Spokane City Councilman Al French will sponsor a public meeting tonight about bus bench advertising. Citing a 2001 city ordinance regulating signs, Spokane Mayor Mary Verner recently sent a letter …

• Hanging up the police collar

  April 9, 2009 in City on Page A5 This a tale of two type-A personalities, both with tails. One is entering retirement; the other is just beginning his career. The retiree could share stories of catching bad guys …

• Hanging up the police collar

  April 8, 2009 in City This a tale of two type-A personalities, both with tails.

• In brief: Officers in shooting cleared for duty

  March 26, 2009 in City on Page A6 Two Spokane police officers have been cleared to return to work after a confrontation last week in which the officers shot and killed a Deer Park man. Police policy requires …

• Officers involved in fatal shooting to return to work

  March 25, 2009 in City Two Spokane police officers have been cleared to return to work after an incident last week in which police shot a Deer Park man to death. 1