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• Creaches want all cars marked

  May 12, 2011 in City on Page A5 No one has lost more from the August shooting that killed a Spokane Valley pastor than Imogene Creach. The widow of 74-year-old Wayne Scott Creach stood among family members Wednesday … 16

• Man shot by deputy denies being armed

  March 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 A suspected thief shot multiple times by a Stevens County sheriff’s deputy disputed law enforcement reports Sunday that he was armed with a pistol even though authorities say they recovered … 11

• Suspected vehicle prowler shot by Stevens County sheriff’s deputy

  March 6, 2011 in City on Page B2 A person suspected of numerous vehicle prowls in rural Stevens County was in serious condition in a Spokane hospital Saturday after being shot by a Stevens County sheriff’s deputy. Events …

• Deputy shoots suspect near Deer Lake

  March 5, 2011 in News A person suspected of numerous vehicle prowls in rural Stevens County is in serious condition in a Spokane hospital after being shot by a Stevens County Sherriff’s Deputy early this … 7

• Fugitive couple shot by Idaho trooper were married

  February 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 The man and woman an Idaho State Police trooper shot on Feb. 7 after they rammed his patrol car were married, Kootenai County records show. Christie O’Leary Little, 40, was … 1

• Couple shot by ISP trooper were married

  February 24, 2011 The man and woman an Idaho State Police trooper shot on Feb. 7 after they rammed his patrol car were married, Kootenai County records show. 6

• Clark: Tucker made right call in a sad case

  January 23, 2011 in City on Page B1 So the verdict is finally in. Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker will NOT charge the sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed an elderly Spokane Valley pastor last August. 34

• On-scene shooting investigation concludes

  January 17, 2011 in News, City The Spokane Investigative Response Team completed its on-scene investigation into Sunday’s officer involved shooting, the response team said Monday. 37

• Spokane man killed by police

  January 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 A man reportedly armed with a knife was shot to death by police in northwest Spokane early Sunday. Spokane police officers were dispatched to the home at 5726 N. Elgin … 182

• Gun found near man shot by police

  December 6, 2010 in City on Page A6 Investigators found a pistol near the body of a man shot to death by Spokane police Saturday night outside of a Hillyard tavern, authorities said Sunday. Police were dispatched to … 18

• Police involved in fatal shooting

  December 5, 2010 in City on Page B1 Spokane police shot and killed an armed man outside a Hillyard tavern Saturday night. Details were still sketchy late Saturday, and it was unclear how many officers were involved or … 80

• Officer involved in Hillyard shooting

  December 5, 2010 in City on Page B1 Spokane police closed a section of North Market Street and set up a command center Saturday night after an officer-involved shooting. Police spokeswoman Jennifer DeRuwe confirmed at least one officer … 4

• Idaho County approves new guns after shooting

  November 24, 2010 in Idaho Idaho County commissioners have approved spending $13,400 to replace weapons carried by sheriff’s deputies that were confiscated as part of an investigation involving a fatal shooting last week. 2

• Pair charged with drug trafficking

  November 18, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Spokane woman who was nine months pregnant and unarmed when she was shot by a Washington State Patrol sergeant during a drug raid has been charged with drug trafficking. …

• Officers in shooting named

  November 18, 2010 in City on Page A5 Six police officers fired a total of 26 shots at a man who refused to drop a shotgun near a busy Spokane intersection last week, investigators said Wednesday. Ethan A. … 5

• Police reopen shooting scene

    November 14, 2010 in City on Page B7 Investigators wrapped up their search of the scene of Friday’s fatal police shooting and reopened the neighborhood about noon Saturday. The shooter, who was killed after firing shots at a … 4

• Carver’s knife was found closed after Seattle shooting

  November 9, 2010 in Region The knife that John T. Williams was carrying when he was fatally shot by a Seattle police officer on Aug. 30 was folded in a closed position when it was … 16

• Sheriff’s deputy in shooting named

  October 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Spokane County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man Sunday night in Spokane Valley was identified Wednesday as Rustin Olson. Olson, who was involved in a nonfatal police … 24

• Deputy identified in Sunday shooting

  October 27, 2010 in City The Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man Sunday night in Spokane Valley has been identified as Rustin Olson. The deputy was involved in another shooting on … 64

• Man killed by deputy had been suicidal

  October 27, 2010 in City on Page A6 A man shot and killed by a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy on Sunday underwent a mental evaluation after trying to commit suicide last summer. A police report obtained Tuesday said … 8

• Family questions fatal-encounter with sheriff’s deputy

  October 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 Before Quentin Donald Dodd’s fatal confrontation with a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy on Sunday, his landlord said she’d had enough. “He was very aggressive and threatening, so I said, ‘You … 78

• Valley man shot by deputy is ID’d

  October 25, 2010 in City The man killed Sunday night by police has been identified as 50-year-old Quentin D. Dodd, who reportedly had threatened two of his roommates with a knife before police confronted him. 144

• Valley man shot, killed in police confrontation

  October 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 A Spokane Valley man is dead after a confrontation with police Sunday night. 1

• Trooper says shooting was unintentional

  October 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Washington State Patrol sergeant who shot an unarmed pregnant woman during a drug raid last week has told investigators it was “an accidental discharge,” sheriff’s officials announced Thursday. Sgt. … 36

• WSP names officer in shooting that wounded woman

  September 29, 2010 in City on Page A5 The chief of Washington State Patrol said Tuesday he has no reason to believe last week’s shooting of an unarmed pregnant woman in Spokane was accidental. “I don’t have anything … 14

• Pregnant woman shot

  September 25, 2010 in City on Page B1 A pregnant, unarmed woman was shot during a drug raid in Spokane on Friday morning and she remained hospitalized late last night as investigators pieced together what happened in the … 5

• Deputies no longer assert that suspect fired first

  September 24, 2010 in City on Page A1 Deputies who initially said an armed assault suspect fired on them before they shot back, wounding him last week, now say they’re unsure if the man shot at them at … 56

• Spokane County deputies shoot, wound man

  September 18, 2010 in City on Page B1 A Spokane County sheriff’s deputy shot a man late Thursday while investigating an earlier shooting in a quiet neighborhood near the Little Spokane River. Sean P. Houlihan, 37, is expected … 4

• Man killed by Vancouver police was Iraq veteran

  September 8, 2010 in Region The Oregon Army National Guard confirms that a 22-year-old man killed by Vancouver police was a veteran who served 12 months in Iraq. 2

• Mourners recall the life of pastor, nurseryman

    August 30, 2010 in City Hundreds gathered today on a crisp summer morning to grieve the loss of a man whose preaching and gardening left an unforgettable imprint on those who met Pastor Wayne Scott … 5

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