Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Creach family seeks millions

  July 20, 2011 in City on Page A5 The family of slain Spokane Valley pastor Wayne Scott Creach has filed a $14.7 million wrongful death claim against Spokane County, which is the first step in filing a civil … 26

• Unmarked police cars targeted

  May 11, 2011 in City on Page A5 Two lawmakers from Spokane Valley want to bar law enforcement officers from parking unmarked police cars on private property for routine matters. The legislation, sponsored by Republican state Reps. Matt … 13

• Deputy won’t face charges in shooting

  January 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputy won’t face criminal charges in the shooting death of a 74-year-old Spokane Valley pastor, a decision Prosecutor Steve Tucker says came down to this … 50

• Deputy won’t be charged in shooting death of pastor

    January 21, 2011 in News, City Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker has decided not to file criminal charges against the deputy who shot 74-year-old pastor Wayne Scott Creach during a confrontation last August in Spokane Valley. 171

• Deputy cleared over sex toys business

  December 18, 2010 in City on Page B3 The deputy who shot a Spokane Valley pastor will not face discipline for failing to disclose his co-ownership of a business that sold sex toys online. Spokane County Deputy Brian … 2

• Deputy won’t be disciplined for wife’s sex-toy business

  December 17, 2010 in News, City The deputy who shot a Spokane Valley pastor will not face discipline for failing to disclose his co-ownership of a business that sold sex toys online. 8

• When police issue order, only legal choice is to comply

  September 17, 2010 in City Although the Constitution gives citizens the right to bear arms, state laws passed since then dictate how citizens can legally carry and use weapons. Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker and … 24

• Deputies had responded to Creach’s property many times

  September 14, 2010 in City Pastor Wayne Scott Creach not only routinely carried his .45 caliber pistol on his property, he was known by police to hold theft suspects at gunpoint until officers could arrive … 31

• Witnesses sought in Creach shooting

  September 9, 2010 in City The Spokane Police Department announced Thursday that it is still seeking potential witnesses who may have seen or heard the encounter on Aug. 25 when Deputy Brian Hirzel shot and … 25

• Sheriff regrets way vacation decision was made

  September 8, 2010 in City Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is frustrated and caught off-guard by the public reaction to the decision to allow Deputy Brian Hirzel to leave for vacation just hours after he … 48

• Deputy says he saw pastor approaching with gun

  September 3, 2010 in City Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hirzel told investigators Friday that he saw Pastor Wayne Scott Creach approaching his unmarked patrol car from a distance of about 30 feet with a … 69