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Routine traffic stop leads to felony drug charge
April 5, 2012 in News A Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy arrested a man on a felony drug charge Wednesday after a routine traffic stop. The deputy stopped Larry Marquette, 43, failing to signal near Argonne … 7
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Hard to rationalize pot prohibition
March 24, 2012 in City on Page A5 Norm Stamper’s told the story a lot: He was a rookie cop, working a “one-man car” in an affluent San Diego neighborhood, when he approached a home and smelled “burning … 8
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Burglary suspect: These pants aren’t mine
March 23, 2012 in City, News A suspected burglar caught wearing pants with methamphetamine in the pocket said the pants didn’t belong to him, police say. 3
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Spokane burglary suspect is repeat offender
March 21, 2012 in City, News A burglary suspect accused of stealing a truck and gun from a northwest Spokane home is a repeat offender with a 19-year history of property crimes, police say. 4
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Crossing guard hit by truck near Stevens Elementary
March 12, 2012 in City, News A driver was arrested on drug charges Monday after police say the truck he was driving struck a 12-year-old boy in a crosswalk near Stevens Elementary School. 4
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Man stabbed on East Sprague early today
February 28, 2012 in City, News A stabbing near East Sprague Avenue and North Altamont Street this morning may be related to prostitution or drugs, Spokane police say. 5
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Fugitive goes to court, freed, rearrested
January 14, 2012 in City on Page A8 A man who Spokane police say has 167 criminal charges in 15 years appeared for a court hearing Tuesday and was allowed to stay out of jail despite a felony … 2
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Home had been hit before
December 21, 2011 in City on Page A5 A teenager who was with the 13-year-old boy shot during a Monday burglary had stolen marijuana from the same home less than a week before. The boy who was shot … 1
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Report: Homeowner who shot teen suspect had pot stolen earlier
December 20, 2011 in City, News A teenager who was with the 13-year-old boy shot during a Monday burglary had stolen marijuana from the same home less than a week before. 4
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Four accused in north Spokane burglary
December 5, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 Spokane police on Saturday arrested four people suspected of stealing a loaded handgun, televisions, game systems and other property from a north Spokane home. Booked into Spokane County Jail on …
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Inspector highlights psych drug use among elderly
November 30, 2011 in Nation/World Government inspectors told lawmakers Wednesday that Medicare officials need to do more to stop doctors from prescribing powerful psychiatric drugs to nursing home patients with dementia, an unapproved practice that … 1
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Washington permanently bans ‘bath salts’
October 3, 2011 in City OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state Pharmacy Board has filed a rule permanently banning so-called “bath salts” that are used as drugs to mimic the effects of cocaine, LSD, ecstasy, … 14
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Man found dead in river was getting high on ‘bath salts’
October 2, 2011 in City on Page B1 A 31-year-old man found dead in the Spokane River last month had psychological problems that were aggravated by his addiction to a hallucinogenic drug sold as “bath salts,” his family … 6
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Children found at meth raid
September 29, 2011 in City on Page A6 Two children were taken from a squalid home in Mead early Monday during a methamphetamine raid that netted two arrests. Child Protective Services took custody of a 7-year-old girl and … 1
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Two kids in state custody after Mead meth raid
September 28, 2011 in City Two children were taken from a squalid home in Mead this morning during a methamphetamine raid that netted two arrests. 4
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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 …
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Man who fled hospital, died is identified
August 17, 2011 in City on Page A6 A hallucinating man who died early Saturday after fleeing a Spokane hospital has been identified as Steven Edward Escallier, 42. Escallier was taken by ambulance to a hospital after police …
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2 stabbings leave men with minor injuries
July 25, 2011 in City Spokane police are investigating two stabbings that left victims with minor injuries and officers with little information on suspects.
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Medical marijuana dispensers indicted
July 21, 2011 in City on Page A5 The owners of two medical marijuana dispensaries in Spokane have been indicted by a federal grand jury. Charles Wesley Wright and Jon Richard Vivian, owners of the THC Pharmacy on … 5
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Grand jury indicts Spokane medical marijuana dispensers
July 20, 2011 in City The owners of two medical marijuana dispensaries in Spokane have been indicted by a federal grand jury. Charles Wesley Wright and Jon Richard Vivian, owners of the THC Pharmacy on … 38
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Man taken into custody later dies
July 15, 2011 in City on Page A6 A 30-year-old man who lost consciousness while in Coeur d’Alene police custody died early Thursday at Kootenai Medical Center. Nicholas Andrew Clason was pronounced dead at the hospital, where he …
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Man dies in police custody in Coeur d’Alene
July 14, 2011 in Idaho A 30-year-old man who lost consciousness while in Coeur d’Alene police custody died this morning at Kootenai Medical Center. 5
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Jail overdose traced back to inmate’s pills
May 14, 2011 in City on Page B2 A convicted killer who committed suicide at the Spokane County Jail did so using pills prescribed to another inmate. Now detectives are investigating whether the pill provider could be at … 1
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Repeat convict Hall gets 16 years
April 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 One of Spokane’s most notorious career criminals is headed to federal prison for 16 years. Eddie Ray Hall, who turns 47 next month, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court … 7
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Drug case financial boon for state, CdA police
April 14, 2011 in Idaho on Page A9 BOISE – Former Coeur d’Alene gold and coin dealer Robert Leon Mertens has been behind bars since 2004, serving a 37-year term in federal prison for drug trafficking, firearms violations …
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CdA drug trafficker’s seized assets help police
April 13, 2011 in Idaho Former Coeur d’Alene gold and coin dealer Robert Leon Mertens is serving a 37-year term in federal prison for drug trafficking, firearms violations and money laundering - he’s been behind … 8
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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 …
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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 …
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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
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Two face retaliation charges
March 26, 2011 in City on Page A6 Three young Spokane men are learning how serious the federal court system can be. Two friends of a 19-year-old suspected Ecstasy dealer are accused of retaliating against the informant who … 2

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