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• SPD officer questioned in court about support for Thompson

  February 1, 2012 in News, City A Spokane police officer who says he feared for his life after being threatened by a felon was asked in court Wednesday about supportive comments he posted on a Facebook … 67

• Shawn Vestal: A place of safety faces financial straits

  August 12, 2011 in City on Page A5 Kids sprawl on the couch, teasing and bantering. A young man cuts up a watermelon in the kitchen. Laptops pop open. The fridge door opens and shuts, opens and shuts. … 5

• County pays $300,000 to settle former guard’s bias, harassment suit against Geiger

  March 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County will pay $300,000 to settle a former Geiger Corrections Center guard’s claim of on-the-job discrimination and harassment. Beverley Ridley-Gardner complained of racial and gender discrimination as well as …

• Jury convicts Elton of 2 misdemeanors

  October 8, 2010 in City A jury today convicted a Spokane man of two counts of misdemeanor harassment against City Council President Joe Shogan and Betsy Cowles, chairwoman of the company that owns The Spokesman-Review. 33

• Shogan, Cowles describe fear of threats

  October 6, 2010 in City on Page A7 Spokane City Council president Joe Shogan claims he so feared the man on trial for harassing him that he changed his daily routine and still carries a copy of a … 5

• Shogan, Cowles testify in threat case

  October 5, 2010 in News, City Spokane City Council president Joe Shogan claims he so feared the man on trial for harassing him that he changed his daily routine and still carries a copy of a … 6

• Man with long criminal history sentenced for gun possession

  August 11, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Coeur d’Alene man cleared of racially harassing a Hispanic man last August was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison for being a felon in possession of a handgun. …

• Teacher guilty of road rage

  May 29, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Central Valley High School science teacher Scott Winslow pleaded guilty to felony second-degree malicious mischief and misdemeanor harassment this week on the day his trial was set to begin. He …

• Woman charged with harassing Spokane County deputy over phone

  March 31, 2010 in City on Page A5 The text messages to the Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy came after a raid at a suspected marijuana grow house. “(W)ee can either b friends or enemies,” the cryptic message began, … 1

• Texting gives pot case a bizarre twist

  March 30, 2010 The text messages to the Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy came after a raid at a suspected marijuana grow house. 2

• Man reports race-based assault

  January 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 A man was racially harassed and assaulted shortly after midnight Saturday in Coeur d’Alene while walking home from the grocery store. The man told police that he was walking along … 1

• Swastika pasted on CdA human rights center

  November 19, 2009 in Idaho Employees of the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene arrived at work this morning to discover a swastika sticker on the front door. 4

• Police: Student arrested after knife threat

  November 3, 2009 in City An 18-year-old high school student was arrested at the Spokane Vocational Skills Center this morning after he threatened to stab two teens over missing marijuana, Spokane Valley police said. 2

• Gu Students Protest Latest Racial Threats Black Law Students Receive Racist Letters, Calls For Third Year In Row

  May 1, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Linnea Willis, president of GU’s Black Student Union, speaks Wednesday at a forum on diversity at the Crosby Center. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

• Businessman Accuses Cops Of Hemp Vendetta

  March 23, 1997 in City on Page B16 A business owner charged Friday a police raid that netted drugs and cash is part of a vendetta against advocates of using hemp as an alternative to more traditional products. …

• Hells Angel Pleads Guilty To Minor Charge Incident Involved Deputy Prosecutor

  March 4, 1997 in City on Page B3 One of four Spokane Hells Angels tried last fall for intimidating a public official pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge his attorney called “one step above jaywalking.” Michael Cultis, …

• ‘Telephone Terrorist’ Gets 3 Years In Prison Man Given Exceptional Sentence For Making 7,500 Harassing Calls

  March 17, 1996 in City on Page B3 A 46-year-old Puyallup man accused of making thousands of terrorizing telephone calls to numerous victims has been sentenced to three years in prison. King County Superior Court Judge Larry Jordan …

• Trooper Reinstated, But Still Not Off The Hook Jackstadt Still Faces Hearing For Stopping Couple On The Way To Abortion

  June 10, 1995 in City on Page B3 A Washington State Patrol trooper, fired for cheating on an exam, has won back his job. But he could be fired again over claims he harassed a couple seeking an …

• A Stone’s Throw Man Arrested For Throwing Rocks At Teens Who He Says Were Harassing His Family

  June 10, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V1 1. Billie Phillips and Debbie Larson, at their home, are tired of the teens harassing them. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Debbie Larson, left, and Billie Phillips are concerned …

• Lowry’s Accuser Called Smart, Energetic, Savvy

  February 8, 1995 in City on Page B8 As recently as 1991, Susanne Albright was just another student who had decided to go back to college in her mid-30s to finish her degree in journalism. Less than four …