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• Bail-jumping charge sends thief to prison

  April 26, 2012 in City on Page A7 A Spokane man convicted of stealing money from a homeless woman who gave him her savings to rent a home is headed to prison. But it wasn’t the theft that …

• SPD officer questioned in court about support for Thompson

  February 1, 2012 in News, City A Spokane police officer who says he feared for his life after being threatened by a felon was asked in court Wednesday about supportive comments he posted on a Facebook … 67

• Spokane man eschews plea deal, gets 184 years

  November 8, 2011 in City A man sentenced to 184 1/2 years in prison for a shooting that injured one person declined a plea deal that would have given him 10 to 12 years in … 24

• Detective gets $700,000

  November 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 A jury on Friday awarded more than $700,000 to a Spokane police detective after finding he was wrongfully fired and then retaliated against by Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick. The … 4

• Jurors get case against city, chief

  November 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 Jurors will continue deliberations today to decide whether Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick “callously manipulated” her power to attack a 16-year department veteran, or showed strong leadership skills with a … 6

• Judge orders evidence in ‘dysfunctional’ case

  October 8, 2011 in City on Page B3 The city of Spokane must produce emails regarding its contract with a police department psychologist as part of preparation for a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a detective, a judge …

• Pair’s trial weighs link to fatal Halloween blast

  August 31, 2011 in City on Page A8 Trial began Tuesday in the case of two men charged with manslaughter after a homemade bomb killed a 28-year-old man outside a party north of Chattaroy last fall. Christapher A. … 1

• Trial begins in Chattaroy bomb fatality

  August 30, 2011 in City Trial began today in the case of two men charged with manslaughter after a homemade bomb killed a 28-year-old man outside a party north of Chattaroy last fall. Christapher A. …

• Town’s legal battle against man living in shed may be no-winner

  August 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 Springdale, Wash., population 280, is spending more than 10 percent of its general fund to keep a man from living in a shed. The money might go a long way … 39

• Church burglaries lead to felony charges

  August 10, 2011 in City on Page A6 A series of church burglaries last year has led to 23 felony charges against four suspects. The burglaries, which police say began when the main suspect and his mother stole …

• Suspect in bookstore owner’s slaying pleads not guilty

  August 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane man recently arrested for a 2007 slaying that authorities previously considered solved pleaded innocent Thursday to murder charges. The homicide case against Julio J. Davila comes as Jeramie …

• DNA evidence reveals new suspect in 2007 slaying

  July 26, 2011 in City Authorities in Spokane are questioning whether the wrong man was sent to prison for the murder of a porn-shop owner in 2007. A recent DNA match in the case has … 2

• Shooting that left man paralyzed draws maximum sentence

  July 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 For the first three months after he was shot through the head, Shane Reilly would wake up in horror not understanding why his body didn’t move below his nose or … 2

• Camera ruling limited, city says

  June 21, 2011 in News on Page A5 Red-light runners caught on camera in Spokane shouldn’t automatically expect a break from a recent court ruling rejecting the city’s method for issuing tickets. A city official says they’d have … 3

• Mother cleared in crash fatal to baby

  May 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 A vehicular homicide charge was dismissed Thursday against a Post Falls mother whose daughter was fatally injured five years ago while riding in an improperly installed car seat. Spokane County …

• Judge dismisses homicide charge in car seat case

  May 26, 2011 in News, City A vehicular homicide charge was dismissed Thursday against a Post Falls mother whose daughter was fatally injured while riding in an improperly installed car seat five years ago. Spokane County … 6

• Aggravated murder charges filed in Forker Road homicide

  May 5, 2011 in City Three suspects in the homicide of a Cheney man whose body was found in the trunk of his burning Thunderbird last month face life in prison without the possibility of …

• Man gets six months in friend’s suicide

  April 19, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane man was sentenced Monday to six months in jail for his role in the suicide of a longtime friend who jumped off the Sunset Bridge. Melvin Alephus Gillespie, …

• Murder conviction in road-rage case tossed out

  March 11, 2011 in City on Page A9 A man who shot a retired teacher to death in a 2002 road-rage case had his first-degree murder conviction overturned. Christopher W. Conklin was improperly denied an opportunity to withdraw … 1

• Husband recounts fatal crash

  January 21, 2011 in City on Page A5 Gary Keller remembers the crash that killed his wife and left him paralyzed: He said it started with a silver flash. “I remember a big crash, and I remember flying …

• Bail set for suspect in 1986 murder

  January 7, 2011 in City on Page A5 A suspect in the 1986 murder of a Spokane woman remains in jail on $1 million bond after making his first appearance before a Spokane County judge Thursday. Police obtained …

• Cold case suspect ordered held on $1 million bond

  January 6, 2011 A suspect in the 1986 murder of a Spokane woman remains in jail on $1 million bond after making his first appearance before a Spokane County judge Thursday. Police obtained …

• Collection method triggers lawsuit

    December 15, 2010 in City on Page A5 After crashing into another car during a police chase in 2001, Spokane resident Lisa Orvis served eight months in jail and was ordered to pay $24,000 restitution. A decade of … 2

• Woman convicted in crash that injured Spokane detectives

  December 9, 2010 in City A jury today convicted a Spokane woman of three counts of vehicular assault for a crash that injured three police detectives last summer. 10

• Teen stole from grandfather after finding him dead, police say

  December 8, 2010 in City on Page A6 Police say a Spokane man had an unusual reaction to his grandfather’s death: grand theft. Anthony S. Jungen, 19, was ordered held Tuesday at the Spokane County Jail in lieu … 2

• New Superior Court commissioner named

  December 5, 2010 in City on Page B1 The Spokane County Superior Court has appointed Rachelle E. Anderson to the position of court commissioner. Her appointment will start Friday.

• Lawyer appointed court commissioner

  December 3, 2010 in City on Page A8 Spokane attorney Rachelle E. Anderson has been appointed as Court Commissioner for Spokane County Superior Court. She replaces James Triplet, who was appointed in November as a Superior Court judge …

• Boyfriend in murder case faces charges in ’07 death

  November 20, 2010 in City on Page B3 A 2007 murder case in which a jury rejected the killer’s claims of forced prostitution continued in Superior Court on Friday as the convict’s boyfriend appeared on murder charges. Brian …

• Woman shot by trooper charged with drug trafficking

  November 17, 2010 in City 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. … 9

• Candidate sues another over contract

  August 13, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane County assessor candidate Sadie Charlene Cooney is suing prosecutor candidate Frank Malone for alleged failure to pay an $81,077 debt. The dispute springs from a contract in which Malone … 1

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