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• Sheriff’s detective on leave

  May 18, 2013 in City on Page B1 A Spokane County sheriff’s detective faces felony charges of domestic violence and second-degree assault after allegedly using a flashlight to hit his girlfriend and another man at a drunken party … 27

• Spokane police Officer Jeff Graves faces stalking, harassment claims

  May 18, 2013 in City on Page B1 A Spokane police officer is on administrative leave following criminal allegations of stalking and harassment. A search warrant details a messy break-up and accusations of harassment between Officer Jeff Graves … 48

• Two law enforcement officers placed on leave

  May 17, 2013 in City Two Spokane-area law enforcement officers, both facing potential criminal charges in unrelated cases, are on administrative leave. 51

• Probe of Spokane Valley death includes homicide

  May 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 A man’s death in a Spokane Valley motor home is being investigated as a possible homicide by Spokane County sheriff’s detectives. A friend of the man stopped by 58-year-old Timothy … 3

• Man found dead in Spokane Valley trailer

  May 7, 2013 in City A man’s death in a Spokane Valley motor home is being investigated as a possible homicide by Spokane County Sheriff’s Office detectives. 11

• Bloomsday security fine-tuned by Spokane police

  May 1, 2013 in City on Page A1 Spokane police Chief Frank Straub said runners and spectators can expect heightened security the moment they board a bus to downtown Spokane on Sunday during the 37th Lilac Bloomsday Run. … 14

• Suspected robber tracked to drug rehab facility

  April 25, 2013 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies tracked a suspected robber on a bicycle back to a Spokane Valley drug rehab facility on Saturday. An employee at Divine’s Gas Station near Pines … 9

• Robber was drug rehab resident, police say

  April 24, 2013 in City Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies tracked a suspected robber on a bicycle back to a Spokane Valley drug rehabilitation facility on Saturday. 5

• Convicted bank robber connected to recent armed robberies

  April 17, 2013 Spokane County Sheriff’s Office investigators are connecting a bank robber who spent more than seven years in federal prison for his crimes to several recent bank robberies in the county. 1

• In brief: Amtrak passengers, crew safe after slide derails train

  April 8, 2013 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Mud, trees and rocks hit an Amtrak passenger train traveling through Washington Sunday morning, causing several cars to derail, according to a railway spokesman. There were no injuries …

• Sheriff exasperated with repeat offender

  April 5, 2013 in City on Page A7 A thief and drug user with 39 arrests has earned the ire of Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich. Mark W. Bush has been jailed again, this time accused of possessing … 14

• Man arrested for 39th time in connection with drug ring

  April 4, 2013 in City Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich will seek federal charges against a repeat offender arrested by detectives this morning on charges of possessing methamphetamine today, marking the man’s 39th arrest in … 54

• Body buried in woods may be that of missing Malden teen

  March 28, 2013 in City on Page A5 Investigators searching for a missing teenager found a body buried on wooded land in northern Spokane County on Wednesday. Though the remains have not been identified, authorities confirmed that they … 2

• Deputies: Woman burned garage in attempt to go to jail

  March 27, 2013 in City A woman started a fire in a Chattaroy garage because she was not happy with her living arrangements, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release. 5

• Early morning drive ends in crash, arrest

  March 9, 2013 in City on Page B6 A man drove erratically the wrong way on the 6800 block of North Division Street early Friday morning as they watched, Spokane County sheriff’s deputies say. Deputies said a dark-colored …

• Deputies cleared in fatal shooting

  March 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 Two Spokane County deputies have been cleared in the shooting death of a kidnapping suspect in Spokane Valley last September. After reviewing the case, the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office determined … 21

• Sheriff’s deputies cleared in Spokane Valley shooting

  March 7, 2013 in City Two Spokane County deputies have been cleared in a shooting death that took place in Spokane Valley last September. 58

• Helicopter used to arrest fleeing DUI driver

  February 28, 2013 in City The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office used its Air 1 helicopter to catch a man who deputies said was intoxicated and fled after he fell asleep at an intersection with his … 26

• Vestal: Bill stood slim chance, unlike fired cops, it seems

  February 27, 2013 in City on Page A5 It’s official: If a cop lies or commits a crime, it’s not necessarily a firing offense. The Washington Legislature’s cool with that. 31

• Body found west of Medical Lake

  February 25, 2013 in City on Page A6 Spokane County sheriff’s detectives are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death after a man was found dead Sunday in a ditch near the intersection of two rural roads …

• Diabetic inmate dies after struggle in booking area

  February 24, 2013 in City A diabetic man arrested by Spokane Police died while during booking this morning at the Spokane County Jail after he reportedly became uncooperative and jailers used a Taser and other … 128

• Sheriff’s Office helicopter shines spotlight on criminals

  February 24, 2013 in City on Page B1 On New Year’s Eve, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office helicopter enabled deputies to find a suspected killer hiding under the Greene Street Bridge along the Spokane River. In January 2011, … 18

• Levy vote’s failure casts shadow over contract for police

  February 23, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V6 The town of Rockford faces uncertainty after a law enforcement levy to pay for the town’s contract with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office lost big at the ballot box this …

• Father seeks answers about his son’s death

  February 21, 2013 in City on Page A1 Robert Dressel has no idea how or why his son died. “We want to know what happened all right,” Dressel said from his home Wednesday, a day after 48-year-old Michael …

• Body found in North Spokane identified

  February 19, 2013 in City A body was found in North Spokane early this morning near Evergreen Elementary School. 55

• Spokane sheriff says leave crime-fighting to us

  February 12, 2013 in City The Spokane sheriff’s office says it’s seeing more incidents where security guards or citizens confront shoplifters or robbers. 74

• Shooters target Spokane Valley home

  February 6, 2013 in City Authorities are searching for two men in connection with a Tuesday morning shooting in Spokane Valley. 20

• Man stabbed four times by old friend

  February 3, 2013 A man was stabbed four times before he could flee Saturday during a confrontation with an old friend near Hooters in Spokane Valley. The man suffered non-life threatening injuries, said … 13

• Jeffreys mistakenly released from jail, turns himself in

  February 2, 2013 Despite a judge’s ruling Friday ordering Gregory D. Jeffreys, 53, held in the Spokane County Jail without bond, he was inadvertently released from the jail Friday night, according to the … 26

• Sheriff’s office searching for escaped Geiger inmate

  January 30, 2013 in City Spokane County sheriff’s investigators descended on a Spokane home where they thought escaped Geiger inmate Michael S. Wheeler might be hiding Tuesday. 11

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