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• Girl found near Cusick; uncle arrested

  April 19, 2012 in News, City A 14-year-old Spokane girl missing since Friday was rescued today near Cusick, Wash., and her uncle was arrested. 8

• Robbery, carjack suspect jailed

  April 14, 2012 in City on Page B2 A 24-year-old man was arrested without incident on Thursday in connection with a Monday robbery in Spokane Valley involving a carjacking and kidnapping of an elderly couple at a Wal-Mart …

• Former suspects released in assault case

  January 6, 2012 in City on Page A6 The investigation into what was reported as the attempted murder of a father and the kidnapping of a young boy has been reopened after charges were dismissed against a couple …

• Moses Lake man accused of kidnapping

  October 21, 2011 A Moses Lake man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his roommate’s two children.

• Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder

  August 24, 2011 in City on Page A7 A man charged with attempted murder pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was ordered to remain in jail on a $750,000 bond. Convicted felon Gary L. Houchins, 29, appeared Tuesday before … 1

• Suspects raise rape defense

  August 6, 2011 in City on Page A6 A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Airway Heights told police he was “on fire and ready to go” after his girlfriend said she’d been raped by the … 1

• Knife, ax, machete lead to attempted-murder arrests

  August 4, 2011 in City A fight over sexual assault allegations led to the arrest of a couple on kidnapping and attempted murder charges in Airway Heights early today, police said. 2

• Man charged with rape of 2 workers

  August 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 The operator of a beauty shop in the NorthTown Mall in Spokane is in jail on rape charges involving two of his employees. Thomas C. Rohn, 37, is accused of …

• Police seek ex-con in assault and robbery case

  July 13, 2011 in City on Page A7 A Spokane man who went to prison for a fight with off-duty police officers in 2009 is now wanted on robbery and kidnapping charges. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward … 1

• Man pleads not guilty to murder, kidnapping

  May 19, 2011 in City on Page A6 After his arrest on suspicion of murder last month, Taylor J. Wolf called the girlfriend of a ranking Hells Angels member, police say, and told her he and suspect Justice … 1

• Mid-’80s disappearances still perplex

  May 17, 2011 in City on Page A7 Julie Weflen was one of three women who went missing across the Inland Northwest in 1986 and 1987. Investigators don’t know whether the disappearances of Weflen, Sally Anne Stone and …

• Five accused of kidnapping, torture

  May 13, 2011 in City on Page A6 Five suspects have been accused of kidnapping and torturing a Spokane woman before shaving her head and writing “narc” and “thief” on her face. Waylon M. “Creeper” Azure, 33, pleaded …

• Attempted child abduction reported in northeast Spokane

  December 10, 2010 in City Police are investigating a reported child abduction attempt in northeast Spokane this morning.

• Attempted murder, kidnap case ends with acquittal

  December 10, 2010 in City on Page A7 A Deer Park man was acquitted Thursday of charges that he’d kidnapped his wife and her new lover and tried to throw them off a bridge. A jury of seven … 1

• Jury acquits man of attempted murder, kidnapping

  December 9, 2010 in City A Deer Park man was acquitted Thursday of allegations that he’d kidnapped his wife and her new lover and tried to throw them off a bridge. 5

• Traces of hope

  December 4, 2010 in City on Page B1 Laurie Partridge’s disappearance not only stumped detectives, it pushed her parents apart and prompted her family to move far from Spokane County. “It determined the whole way my family lived,” …

• Trial begins in love triangle case

  December 2, 2010 in City on Page A6 Breaking up may be hard to do, but a Deer Park man is facing substantial time in prison for the way investigators say he ended the relationship with his wife: …

• Confessed killer sentenced to 26 years

  November 25, 2010 in City on Page A18 OKANOGAN, Wash. – A Spokane man who told two juries that he beat and stabbed a pregnant Tonasket woman after he was told she was the snitch he was hired … 2

• In brief: Woman charged with kidnapping

  November 10, 2010 in City on Page A8 A Spokane woman accused of kidnapping her girlfriend at knifepoint last weekend remains in jail on $10,000 bond. Emily J. Lystad, 25, was arrested Saturday after allegedly assaulting her girlfriend, …

• Police: Rape suspect posed as cop

  September 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 A man accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in a Spokane park early Saturday claimed to be a police officer, then told her he would take her to jail for … 7

• Report: Rape suspect posed as police officer

  September 27, 2010 in City A man accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in a Spokane park early Saturday claimed to be a police officer, then told her he would take her to jail for … 10

• Man in custody on rape, kidnapping charges

  September 27, 2010 in City on Page A6 A suspected rapist is in custody after authorities were alerted to a sexual assault early Sunday in north Spokane. Christopher Michael Clough, 29, was apprehended in connection with the 1:27 … 3

• Trial begins for man charged with raping wife

  August 25, 2010 in City The trial of a Spokane man charged with sexually assaulting his wife at gunpoint started Wednesday – the same man who is also charged with kidnapping his wife six days …

• Man pleads guilty to three felonies

  May 20, 2010 in City on Page A8 A Spokane man who prosecutors say helped a mother and daughter beat and rob a man last fall pleaded guilty to three felonies Tuesday but was given an extra week …

• Kidnapping suspect accused of robbery

  May 6, 2010 in City on Page A5 A 37-year-old Moses Lake man was arrested Monday for an alleged kidnapping.

• Rebuilding a fractured family

  April 11, 2010 in City on Page A1 After about half an hour, Bill Connington suspected something was wrong. His estranged wife was due in a Spokane grocery store parking lot that afternoon with their two boys, but … 3

• Three accused of torturing man

  April 10, 2010 in City on Page B2 Two teenagers and a Spokane man are accused of kidnapping and torturing a suspected burglar. Police believe Chaz P. Crow, 20; Jesse T.R. Bushnell, 19; and Jesse R. James, 17, …

• Three accused of kidnapping, torture

  April 9, 2010 in City Two teenagers and a Spokane man are accused of kidnapping and torturing a suspected burglar. Police believe Chaz P. Crow, 20; Jesse T.R. Bushnell, 19; and Jesse R. James, 17, … 3

• Ex-caretaker accused of kidnapping at casino

  April 5, 2010 in Idaho, Region A man already accused of assaulting a woman he used to care for now is accused of kidnapping her from the Coeur d’Alene Casino, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s … 3

• Cheney man accused of kidnap, rape

  March 24, 2010 in City on Page A7 A Cheney man is accused of kidnapping a woman and raping her before she escaped to safety with the help of a passing truck driver. Charles V. Huckabee, 47, has …

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