Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Detective files claim over suspension

  September 25, 2009 in City on Page A10 A Spokane police detective cleared of a felony harassment charge by a jury last year is preparing to sue the city. An attorney representing Detective Jay Mehring filed a $3.5 … 2

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  Chief releases police disciplinary files

  April 21, 2009 in City on Page A5 In response to criticism over two recent cases of alleged misconduct by law enforcement, Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick on Monday released details of Spokane police disciplinary cases since she … 15

• In brief: Spokane reinstates acquitted detective

  January 8, 2009 in City on Page A5 A Spokane police detective suspended without pay for 17 months during a domestic violence investigation and trial has been reinstated after an internal affairs investigation concluded there was insufficient evidence …

• Police detective suspended for 17 months reinstated

  January 7, 2009 in City A Spokane police detective suspended without pay for 17 months during a domestic violence investigation and trial has been reinstated after an internal affairs investigation concluded there was insufficient evidence …

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  Mehring ‘grateful’ for verdict, will return to payroll

  October 18, 2008 in City on Page B1 Spokane police Detective Jay Mehring will go back on the city payroll Monday after a jury acquitted him Friday of a felony harassment charge – threatening to “burn down” his …

• Detective’s harassment case in the hands of jurors

  October 16, 2008 in City on Page B2 After a two-week trial centering on alleged domestic violence, jurors begin deliberating today in the felony harassment trial of suspended Spokane police Detective Jay Mehring. He did not take the …

• Motion to drop Mehring felony charge rejected

  October 15, 2008 in City on Page B2 Superior Court Judge Michael Price declined Tuesday to dismiss a felony harassment charge against suspended Spokane police detective Jay Mehring, on trial for allegedly threatening to burn down his estranged …

• Detective’s ex-wife testifies she felt manipulated by system

  October 14, 2008 in City on Page B6 The former wife of Spokane police detective Jay Mehring testified Monday that after his arrest on a domestic harassment charge she confronted police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick at a public gathering. …

• Detective’s supervisor testifies he wasn’t questioned

  October 10, 2008 in City on Page B3 Spokane Police Department senior commanders, while investigating one of their detectives for suspected domestic violence threats, failed to question his immediate supervisor. Washington State Patrol Detective Sgt. Ken DeMello, a …

• Sergeant testifies in detective’s trial

  October 9, 2008 in City on Page B3 Writing an internal memo that led to felony domestic harassment charges against his friend and fellow police officer Jay Mehring was the hardest thing he’s ever had to do, Sgt. …

• Friend of detective’s wife testifies

  October 8, 2008 in City on Page B3 The estranged wife of a Spokane police detective felt threatened in the days before her marriage broke up, her best friend told a Superior Court jury Tuesday. Bobbie Overhoff, the …