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• Creach civil case can move to trial

  February 12, 2013 in City on Page A1 A civil suit against a sheriff’s deputy in the 2010 shooting death of a Spokane Valley pastor has enough evidence to warrant a jury trial, a federal judge has ruled. … 86

• CdA police kill man after he opens fire downtown

    September 30, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Coeur d’Alene police shot and killed a man Saturday after police say he shot someone, then fired a gun at officers and civilians as he drove through Coeur d’Alene. “He … 14

• Friend claims man shot by police was unarmed

  September 6, 2012 on Page A1 New details are emerging from the fatal shooting in Spokane Valley including the identity of the dead man and claims from his best friend that he may not have been … 54

• Suspect kills self after two deputies shot

  June 19, 2012 in City As police closed in on a suspect in the shooting of two sheriff’s deputies today, the suspect fired repeatedly at pursuing squad cars, then shot and killed himself in the … 59

• Ex-Portland cop: Stress led to sex crimes

  December 18, 2011 in News, Region A former Portland, Ore., police officer says stress from an on-duty shooting prompted him to start committing sex crimes. 18

• 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

• Investigation continues in Idaho fugitive shooting

  April 6, 2011 in Idaho A man who was shot and injured by an Idaho State Police officer near Coeur d’Alene in February has been returned to the Montana State Prison and could face charges …

• Slain pastor’s sons push for new laws

  April 3, 2011 in City on Page B3 The sons of slain pastor Wayne Scott Creach have taken their quest for justice to the state Legislature. Alan and Ernie Creach, and the Freedom Restoration Project, a gun rights … 4

• 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

• Man shot by deputy reportedly armed with stolen pistol

  March 6, 2011 in News A man shot multiple times by a Steven County sheriff’s deputy early Saturday was threatening the deputy with a stolen gun, Stevens County Sheriff Kendle Allen said Sunday. 20

• 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 …

• Trooper

  February 19, 2011 in City on Page B1 An Idaho State Police report confirms that Cpl. Dan Howard fired the shots that killed one person and injured another after two Montana fugitives rammed his patrol car on Feb. …

• ISP corporal fired fatal shots

  February 18, 2011 in Idaho, News An Idaho State Police report confirms that Cpl. Dan Howard fired the shots that killed one person and injured another after two Montana fugitives rammed his patrol car on Feb. … 3

• Man shot by deputies acquitted of assault

  February 17, 2011 in City, News A Spokane County jury today exonerated a man charged with assaulting the two deputies who shot him several times, leaving the man paralyzed below the chest. David J. Glidden, 28, … 57

• On-scene shooting investigation concludes

  January 17, 2011 in City, News 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

• Another fatal police shooting in Spokane

  January 16, 2011 in City, News A man reportedly armed with a knife was shot to death by police in North Spokane this morning. 78

• 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

• Police shooting closes Market Street

  December 4, 2010 in News Spokane Police have closed a section of North Market Street and set up a command center, after an officer-involved shooting. 4

• 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

• 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. …

• 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

• 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

• 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

• WSP sergeant who shot pregnant woman is 25-year vet

  September 28, 2010 in City The Washington State Patrol sergeant who shot an unarmed pregnant woman during a drug raid in Spokane early Friday has been identified as Lee Slemp, a 25-year veteran. 43

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