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• North Spokane standoff ends peacefully

  February 17, 2012 A man threatened to burn his mother’s house down, kill people and kill himself, prompting a standoff tonight that ended peacefully. Spokane police responded to the scene on the 7400 …

• Suicide standoff ends peacefully

  January 8, 2012 in City on Page B2 A suicidal man prompted a SWAT standoff in Spokane County on Saturday. A few minutes before noon, a couple called police after finding a bloody man in a truck parked … 1

• Suicidal soldier prompts SWAT standoff

  January 7, 2012 in News A suicidal soldier prompted a SWAT standoff in Spokane County this afternoon. A few minutes before noon, a couple called police after finding a bloody man in a truck parked … 7

• 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

• Armed man shuts down Forest Boulevard.

  April 9, 2011 in News, City The SWAT team responded to reports of a man armed with a gun at 7:23 tonight and have blocked off Forest Blvd. near Bismarck Avenue.

• Hours-long standoff ends with arrests

  December 26, 2010 in City on Page B1 Police arrested a wanted Spokane man late Friday after a standoff that lasted several hours. Robert T. Finkbeiner, 44, had warrants stemming from March 2009 for first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, … 1

• Suspected heroin dealer surrenders to SWAT team

  June 17, 2010 in City A suspected heroin dealer surrendered to a Spokane police SWAT team after a standoff on Thursday. 2

• Developer enters not-guilty plea

  June 17, 2010 in City on Page A7 A Spokane land developer pleaded not guilty to several felonies related to an alleged drug and stolen property ring investigators believe he ran from his Long Lake home. 1

• Ward pleads not guilty to several felonies

  June 16, 2010 in News A once-prominent Spokane land developer pleaded not guilty to several felonies related to an alleged drug and stolen property ring investigators believe he ran from his Long Lake home.

• SWAT standoff ends in arrest

  April 23, 2010 in City on Page A6 A man shot at a driver in north Spokane early Thursday, leading to a SWAT team standoff at a Queen Avenue home. Taurean D. Jones, 22, is accused of shooting …

• Two arrested after standoff

  January 24, 2010 in News, City Police arrested two people on suspicion of burglary after a standoff involving the SWAT team early today in North Spokane.

• Spokane County raids target stolen guns

  January 22, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane County sheriff’s deputies, including the SWAT team, raided two homes Thursday morning searching for guns and other items stolen from a collector who was away over the holidays. A …

• Invasion finds home empty

  June 9, 2009 in City on Page A6 An hours-long standoff outside a Spokane Valley home ended with a SWAT team breaking down the door and finding no one there except dogs. Spokane Valley Police and the Spokane …