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• Spokane Valley Wal-Mart robbed Tuesday

  February 7, 2013 Spokane Valley Police are looking for a male and a female driving a silver, 1996 Honda Accord, license plate number 356 VJA, who they believe robbed Wal-mart, 5025 E. Sprague, … 5

• 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

• Police searching for Spokane Valley carjacking suspect

  April 9, 2012 in City A shoplifting suspect swung a knife at a security guard, jumped into an occupied car in the parking lot of the Spokane Valley Walmart and drove away with people inside, … 6

• Spokane Valley police investigate double fatal

  March 25, 2012 in City Spokane Valley police investigators will be investigating a double-fatal accident on Saturday night that claimed the lives of a motorcyclist and a bicyclist. 6

• Shooting suspect pulled from koi pond

  November 20, 2011 in City, Idaho A Spokane man took a plunge into a cold koi fish pond, but couldn’t erase his smell from the police dog that tracked him to his backyard hiding spot early … 5

• Police cordon futile; suspect wasn’t home

  July 1, 2011 in City on Page A8 Spokane Valley police and the SWAT team surrounded a Spokane Valley home for several hours Thursday hoping to apprehend a suspected thief with a long rap sheet. Turns out he …

• Police surround Spokane Valley home

  June 30, 2011 in City Spokane Valley police and the SWAT team surrounded a Spokane Valley home for several hours Thursday hoping to apprehend a suspected thief with a long rap sheet. 9

• Valley confrontation over granddaughter brings arrest

  March 22, 2011 in City A Spokane Valley man is accused of using too much force to discourage another man from seeing his granddaughter, police said today. 12

• Valley officer breaks hand in scuffle with panhandler

  February 12, 2011 in City, News A Spokane Valley Police officer suffered a broken hand while arresting an unruly panhandler today near Sprague Avenue and Robie Road. 13

• Armed robber steals from Valley Dollar Tree

  February 9, 2011 in City, News Spokane Valley police are looking for a man in his 20s who robbed the Dollar Tree store on East Montgomery Avenue about 7:20 this evening. 1

• Valley ‘device’ turns out to be a handbag

  January 26, 2011 in City, News Spokane Valley police responded to a possible suspicious device left at Sprague Avenue and Thierman Road tonight and instead found a large handbag. 1

• Creach home burglarized

  December 15, 2010 in City Spokane Valley police were searching Wednesday for at least three intruders who ransacked the home of Ernie Creach, son of slain Spokane Valley pastor Wayne Scott Creach. 4

• Sheriff vows ‘full and complete’ investigation into shooting

    August 27, 2010 in City Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich extended condolences today to the family of slain pastor S. Wayne Creach, who was shot to death Wednesday evening by a Spokane Valley Police officer. … 32

• Two firefighters’ action honored

  May 6, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The Spokane Valley Fire Department recognized two Spokane Valley police officers for their efforts in saving a man who suffered a heart attack. The award was given to officers Dale …

• In brief: Gunman fires shots into apartment

  March 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 Police continue to search for a gunman who fired a shot through an apartment wall Saturday in Spokane Valley that struck the metal post of the bed where a 3-year-old …

• Alarming statistics

  January 16, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 In 2008 Spokane Valley Police responded to more than 1,000 false alarms, wasting valuable time in the process. With a new alarm ordinance in place, police are hoping to reduce … 1

• Beer burglars smash down Valley store door

  July 17, 2009 in City Two men smashed through the door of a Spokane convenience store today, stealing beer and cigarettes and leaving blood on the broken glass and floor. 1

• Missing girl found

  June 10, 2009 in News The Spokane Valley Police Department has located a 9-year-old girl presumed missing.

• Spokane Valley standoff ends peacefully

  June 8, 2009 in City An hours-long standoff outside a Spokane Valley home ended with a SWAT team breaking down the door and finding no one home except dogs. 6

• Police: Bomb threat over car repossession leads to arrest

  June 5, 2009 in City A bomb threat at an auto dealership Thursday night led to the arrest of a Spokane Valley man, police said.

• Mismatched plates usher meth arrest

  March 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Two is not better than one in the case of license plates that don’t match. Spokane Valley police Officer Richard Johnson was patrolling the Greenacres neighborhood about 9:45 a.m. Saturday …