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• Burglary suspect caught by pants, then by police

  September 1, 2012 in City One burglary suspect was caught because his pants got stuck on security window bars late Friday night, police say, while a police dog tracked and cornered his accomplice. 2

• Suspect found under trailer

  November 12, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane police early Thursday spotted a maroon Dodge Neon believed to have been used in a robbery hours earlier and arrested two people, one in connection with the robbery. 1

• Police seeking attacker after woman reports assault

  November 9, 2010 in City on Page A5 Police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman Monday as she pushed her young child in a stroller though a South Hill neighborhood.

• Labor department plans party at new facility in Post Falls

  November 7, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 With more room inside, more parking outside and a central location, the Idaho Department of Labor this past week opened its new facility at 600 N. Thornton Ave., north of …

• Alleged assault on K-9 prompts new charge

  November 2, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Spokane man sought on a car theft warrant faces an additional felony charge for allegedly attacking a police dog. Cephas W. Parham, 34, choked Spokane police Officer Paul Gorman’s … 5

• Drug dog, new to Liberty Lake police, making a difference

  October 28, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Calling J.J. energetic does not do the word justice. The Liberty Lake Police Department’s new drug dog is constantly in motion, whether he’s chewing on a tennis ball, greeting people …

• Gunman takes cash at Empire Foods

    June 10, 2010 in City on Page A7 A robber wearing a mask and armed with a handgun took money from a clerk about 10 p.m. Tuesday at Empire Foods, 5434 N. Nevada St., Spokane police said. The …

• Empire Foods armed robber wore mask

    June 9, 2010 in City A robber wearing a mask and armed with a handgun took money from a clerk about 10 p.m. Tuesday at Empire Foods, 5434 N. Nevada St., Spokane police said. 1

• 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

• Hiding pair jailed on robbery counts

  April 22, 2010 in City on Page A6 Two robbery suspects were found hiding in a Spokane Valley water park Tuesday after police say their getaway truck ran out of gas.

• K-9 helps catch burglary suspects

  April 16, 2010 in City on Page A8 A police dog helped catch two teenagers accused of burglarizing a Spokane building supply store this morning.

• 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

• Council discusses Beckett’s recent town hall meeting

  March 18, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V6 In a unanimous vote, the Liberty Lake City Council passed a resolution Tuesday to adopt a K-9 dog program for the Liberty Lake Police Department. As part of his presentation …

• Liberty Lake eyes K-9 program

  February 6, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 If Liberty Lake police Chief Brian Asmus has his way, his police department will be going to the dogs. “We are researching putting in place a drug detection K-9 program,” …

• 3 dogs graduate from Spokane K-9 academy

    January 13, 2010 in City Rico sprang out of the police cruiser and demonstrated a takedown he’d perfected during more than 400 hours of training with the Spokane Police Department. 2

• K-9 Maximus scores first arrest this morning

  October 5, 2009 in City A man and a woman were arrested early today after residents living in the 2400 block of West Dean Avenue reported that a Honda automobile was being stripped of its …

• Robber hits Zip Trip in northeast Spokane

  September 30, 2009 in City A man robbed a Zip Trip in northeast Spokane at gunpoint late Tuesday, fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money.

• Hound noses its way onto Cheney force

  September 3, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 She has floppy ears, big feet and a heck of a sniffer. April, a 5-month-old bloodhound, is the newest member of the Cheney police force. Donated by the Sheriff’s Office …

• Autopsy shows man was shot in back

  May 28, 2009 in City on Page A5 A suspected auto thief who was killed after he shot a Spokane police dog while trying to elude officers was shot in the back, an autopsy report released this week … 6

• Police training awaits donated puppy

    May 27, 2009 in City Faced with a life of police patrols, chasing suspects and drug hunts, the Spokane Police Department’s newest recruit has just one thing to do for the next few months: play.

• 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, …

• Man donates puppy to Spokane police

  May 26, 2009 in City A Pullman man inspired by the shooting of a Spokane police dog has given the department a German Shepherd puppy. 1

• Robbers take teen’s wallet and shoes; police arrest 2

  April 30, 2009 in City Two robbery suspects were arrested by Spokane police Wednesday night after officers used a police dog to locate one of the suspects near Driscoll Boulevard in northwest Spokane.

• Hanging up the police collar

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

• Spokane police training new dog

  April 8, 2009 in City Spokane police are training a new police dog to replace one that was nearly killed in the line of duty.

• Missing K-9 dog found, back on duty

  March 8, 2009 in Idaho on Page B2 SAGLE, Idaho – A K-9 drug-detection dog named Zip is back on the job in North Idaho. The 7-year-old border collie with a white stripe down his face and black …