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• Elected leaders work to solve Geiger closure

  April 23, 2012 in News, City Just days after announcing the expected closing of Geiger Corrections Center, city and county leaders issued a joint news release today vowing to work together to solve the expected impacts … 3

• Theft victims will phone it in

  March 24, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane police officers soon will no longer respond in person to take reports of stolen vehicles. It’s a move, officials say, to “work smarter” and more efficiently after several rounds … 38

• Gunman standoff ends peacefully

  February 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 A gun-wielding man made an extra-long day for some students and caused tense moments for parents at two Spokane Valley schools, but a hostage negotiator ended the three-hour standoff without … 5

• Doug Clark: What does it take to can a cop?

  January 12, 2012 in City on Page A5 I’m hotter than a car hood baking under a July sun over the rehiring of Travis Smith, that disgrace of a deputy who was rightly canned last year by Spokane … 39

• Small towns struggle to pay rising sheriff’s bill

  December 22, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The arrival of the bill from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office can be an annual occurrence of heartburn for some small towns in south Spokane County that contract with the …

• County open to police-sheriff’s agency

  December 15, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane County commissioners this week said they are open to the possibility of combining city and county law enforcement agencies. Commissioners Al French, Todd Mielke and Mark Richard sent a …

• County leaders open to merging police forces

  December 14, 2011 in News, City, Region Spokane County Commissioners this week said they are open to the possibility of combining city and county law enforcement agencies. 17

• Creach family files civil rights lawsuit

  November 20, 2011 in City on Page B3 The family of a Spokane Valley pastor killed last year by a sheriff’s deputy has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday by the family of Pastor … 19

• Sheriff offers to lead SPD

  November 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 The search to replace Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick hasn’t even begun, but there’s already a high-profile candidate: Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich. Knezovich confirmed Thursday that he’s willing to … 67

• Knezovich offers to lead Spokane Police Department

  November 17, 2011 in News, City The search to replace Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick hasn’t even begun, but there’s already a high-profile candidate: Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich. 39

• Park budget restores center funds

  September 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and a large group of seniors and youth advocates warned the Spokane Park Board on Tuesday to think twice before slashing the budgets of youth … 1

• Sheriff working to upgrade fleet

  July 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County is upgrading its “navy.” County commissioners agreed last week to buy a 19-foot Custom Weld jet boat that Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich says is part of a stepped-up effort … 9

• Creach family files $15 million claim against county

  July 19, 2011 in News, City The family of slain Spokane Valley pastor Wayne Scott Creach has filed a $14.7 million wrongful death claim against Spokane County, which is a necessary prelude to filing a civil … 23

• State’s foster care system discharges ill-equipped young adults

  July 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 On his 18th birthday, a boy with a history of behavioral health problems was turned out of the Spokane group home where he had spent the previous two and a … 21

• Deputy cleared in Creach shooting

  June 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Spokane County sheriff’s deputy who shot a 74-year-old Spokane Valley pastor last year will face no disciplinary action over the fatal encounter. Deputy Brian Hirzel followed all departmental policies … 23

• ‘Sovereigns’ gaining attention in Spokane area

  June 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 Deputies were prepared for the worst as they stood by in a Spokane County courtroom earlier this month during routine hearings for mostly low-level felonies. Their focus was on one … 64

• Sheriff argues for supplies

  June 1, 2011 in City on Page A6 Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich gave county commissioners a $372,631 list of equipment and software Tuesday that he’d like to buy with county reserves. Commissioners took no action, but agreed to discuss … 9

• State inmates evicted in a rift over county rate

  May 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Spokane County Jail will quit housing state prisoners next month in a dispute over payment. State officials refuse to pay the new $125-a-day rate the county charges Spokane and … 19

• Corrections buildings traced back to Air Force

  May 22, 2011 in City on Page B1 People who want to replace the Geiger Corrections Center will have to quit referring to it as “old World War II Army barracks.” Actually, the buildings are old Cold War-era … 8

• 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

• Panels find Creach shooting reasonable

  April 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hirzel acted “in a reasonable manner” when he fatally shot a 74-year-old pastor last summer in Spokane Valley, two departmental reviews have concluded. “Deputy Brian … 20

• Law agencies see benefit of cameras

  March 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 For police agencies, cameras that record officer encounters with the public can help prove suspects are guilty and set the record straight if officers are wrongly accused of misconduct. “It … 42

• Police chief, sheriff open to jury inquests

    February 20, 2011 in City on Page B1 Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick endorses conducting jury inquests into cases where someone dies while in contact with law enforcement, but she cautions, “Our politics in this community does not.” … 58

• Spokane sheriff’s deputy fired for bad behavior

  February 11, 2011 in City on Page A8 A Spokane County sheriff’s deputy was fired Jan. 24 after multiple investigations into allegations of criminal misconduct and poor work performance revealed a pattern of bad behavior. “If you’re a … 4

• Spokane sheriff’s deputy fired for bad behavior

  February 10, 2011 in News, City A Spokane County sheriff’s deputy was fired Jan. 24 after multiple investigations into allegations of criminal misconduct and poor work performance revealed a pattern of bad behavior. 22

• March organizer urges dialogue

    February 9, 2011 in City on Page A6 An organizer of Spokane’s annual march commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. criticized community leaders Tuesday for not opening an honest dialogue about race issues after last month’s march was targeted … 18

• Sheriff caps policing fee increase for south Spokane County

  January 27, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Every year the small towns in southern Spokane County get a bill from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office to cover the cost of deputies responding to calls. The cost usually …

• Sheriff critical; S-R stands behind story

  January 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich confirmed Wednesday for the second time in two days that chemicals were mixed with shrapnel in a bomb that was placed along the Unity March … 30

• Sheriff’s detective cleared of using excessive force

  January 27, 2011 in City on Page A6 A jury Wednesday exonerated a Spokane County sheriff’s detective who has been the subject of several excessive force complaints. The jury found unanimously for Spokane County in a case that … 6

• King Day bomb had chemical component

  January 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 A bomb maker mixed chemicals with shrapnel in what law enforcement officials say was a weapon designed to inflict maximum injuries during last week’s Martin Luther King Jr. march in … 15

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