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• Armed man slips police after threat

  December 14, 2011 in City on Page A7 A drug addict wanted for car theft pointed a gun at Spokane police officers and pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire, police said Tuesday. Police say Chase …

• Police: Felony suspect at large after trying to shoot officer

  December 13, 2011 in News, City, Idaho A man wanted for car theft pointed a gun at a Spokane police officers and pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire, police said this morning. 19

• Four arrested in SWAT standoff with tear gas, K-9

    December 2, 2011 in News, City, Idaho Four people were arrested after police pumped tear gas and released a K-9 into a north side apartment this morning during a six-hour SWAT team standoff. 3

• Shot fired in burglar encounter

  October 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 A Spokane couple returned home Monday to find an armed burglar inside, leading to a violent confrontation in which a gunshot was fired before the intruder fled and the residents … 3

• SWAT team comes up empty in North Side home

    October 24, 2011 A SWAT team stormed a home on Spokane’s North Side early this afternoon after residents came home and found burglar inside the dwelling. 23

• Officer Dan Lesser fired shots that killed man in police standoff

  September 30, 2011 in City on Page A5 A 16-year Spokane police veteran and member of the SWAT team has been identified as the officer who shot and killed an armed and suicidal man Monday. Authorities said Thursday … 4

• Three arrested after shots fired at drinking party

  August 23, 2011 in City Three 18-year-old men were arrested this morning after a shooting at a drinking party in Spokane Valley. 22

• Police seek ex-con in assault and robbery case

  July 13, 2011 in City on Page A7 A Spokane man who went to prison for a fight with off-duty police officers in 2009 is now wanted on robbery and kidnapping charges. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward … 1

• Man greeted SWAT team with knife, sheriff’s office says

  December 2, 2010 in City A man involved in a stolen property investigation threatened a SWAT team with a large knife on Wednesday, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said today. 14

• Jewelry used in rap video led to assault, robbery

  September 3, 2010 in City An $18,000 piece of jewelry worn during the filming of a rap music video led to a robbery and assault that included theft of the victim’s pants, according to court …

• Suspect escapes SWAT team briefly in Post Falls

  July 30, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 A 28-year-old Spokane man suspected of kidnapping and extortion sneaked out the back door of a friend’s house to evade the SWAT team Thursday in Post Falls, only to be …

• SWAT team called after gunfire on North Side

  April 22, 2010 in City A pedestrian shot at a driver in north Spokane early this morning, leading to a SWAT team raid at a Queen Avenue home. 3

• Suspected robber arrested after standoff

  January 15, 2010 in News, City A man police believe robbed a coffee stand was arrested Friday after a SWAT team standoff. 10

• SWAT team finds wanted man wedged in rafters

  May 29, 2009 in City on Page A5 A Spokane County sheriff’s SWAT team busted into an apartment Wednesday night after a daylong standoff and found something unusual: a man-size hole in the bathroom ceiling. “We found him …