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• Spokane County Tries To Find Easy Money Conservationist Investigated Over Missing $71,500 In Grant Money

  March 30, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Easy 2. Lynn Wells and Kevin Canwell search for some sign of plantings in the Little Spokane River Natural Area. Their citizens group received a stste Department of Natural …

• Two Priceless Books Found In Exercise Facility

  January 16, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two of four priceless books stolen from the Adams National Historical Site have been recovered from a New Hampshire exercise facility. The Holy Bible, known as the Mendi Bible, and …

• Ex-Narcotics Officer Sent To Prison Nunez Guilty Of Racketeering, Misusing Public Money, Coverup

  January 14, 1997 in Idaho on Page B6 A former Magic Valley narcotics officer and member of the Tri-County Drug Task Force, Juan R. “John” Nunez, will serve three to seven years in prison, a district judge has …

• Miami Cops Find No Sign Of Lost Loot Offer Of Amnesty Unheeded After Brink’s Truck Spills Cash

  January 10, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 A dozen police officers fanned out through the impoverished neighborhood of Overtown Thursday, demanding that residents return the loot that fell from an overturned Brink’s truck the day before. After …

• Videocamera Proves Tourist’s Waterloo

  December 28, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 An overzealous British souvenir hunter has been deported from Vietnam after trying to steal a 20-kilogram statue of Napoleon Bonaparte from the lobby of Ho Chi Minh City’s Continental Hotel. …

• ‘Angel’ Swiped From Memorial

  December 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 At the site where Susan Smith drowned her two sons, a glowing angel has been missing from the lakeside memorial for several days, the sheriff’s office said Wednesday. The plastic …

• Grinch Returns Stolen Teddy Bear

  December 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A13 A Grinch who stole an electric teddy bear had a change of heart. As a result, Diana Nelson once again has her 3-foot glowing ornament - the bear in a …

• Diamond Heist Prompts Warning

  December 21, 1996 in City on Page B3 Spokane County sheriff’s detectives are cautioning pawn stores and other businesses that purchase jewelry about a diamond heist that occurred in Kennewick on Thursday evening. A lone gunman entered Stotts …

• Man Steals Woman’s Purse In North Side Robbery

  December 7, 1996 in City on Page B3 A Spokane woman told sheriff’s deputies she was the victim of a robbery in the area of North 9025 Division on Thursday. The woman, 68, said she had been grocery …

• Couple Collected Dead Man’s Checks

  December 4, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A11 A couple who lived with a retiree collected his pension checks for six months after he had died, keeping his body in the kitchen all the while, a newspaper reported …

• Man Accused Of Taking $244,000 Aids Foundation Sues Former Employee For Embezzlement

  November 10, 1996 in City on Page B12 The Northwest AIDS Foundation has sued a former employee, claiming he took $244,000 meant to provide health insurance for AIDS patients by funneling it into phony insurance accounts. The former …

• Man Escapes After Trailer Theft, Chase, Crash

  September 19, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V10 Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who stole a trailer from a rental company early Sunday and then crashed it during a high-speed chase through a residential area. The …

• Pickup Driver Takes Shot At Fleeing Car

  August 29, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V15 A teenage driver and two friends were threatened by a man with a gun early Monday, but sped away before a shot was fired. The 18-year-old driver told deputies a …

• Violin Worth More Than $200,000 Stolen

  August 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 A 17th-century Italian violin worth about $216,000 was stolen over the weekend from a car parked in a department store garage. The instrument belonged to a Korean violinist living in …

• Mistrial Declared Against Fisette

  August 22, 1996 in City on Page B3 Fisette

• Sticky Fingers Why Are Teens Drawn To Try Shoplifting?

  August 14, 1996 on Page G1 “At some point in time, most do it, or have done it,” says Detective Alan Armzen of the Spokane Police Department. He must be right, because when asking local teens …

• Woman Hit By Car In Store Lot, Then Has Her Wallet Stolen

  August 11, 1996 in City on Page B3 Two men in a small car swiped a woman’s wallet Friday morning after the driver hit her with the car in a South Hill shopping center parking lot. The woman …

• Parents Angry At Ohio State

  May 27, 1996 in Sports on Page C2 The parents of former Ohio State basketball player Jami Bosley said the school is not treating their son the way it treats football players who have been charged with more …

• Sellers Face Scales Of Justice City Agency Leans On Merchants Who Short Buyers

  February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Taking their measure. Super 1 meat manager Ed Padilla, center, tries to remember a phone number after Alex Schmall discovers a package of ground turkey is underweight. Photo by …

• Man Who Displayed Weapon Arrested On Assault Charges

  February 8, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page N7 A North Side man came dangerously close to being shot by police when he flashed a gun at officers last week. Police drew their guns on Ronald D. Blevins, 34, …

• Charity Founders Reject Plea Bargain, Face Federal Trial Quests Organization Sold Foodstuffs Illegally, Feds Contend

  February 6, 1996 in City on Page B3 The founders of a Spokane children’s charity face a federal trial March 4 on charges of stealing food subsidies for the poor. The trial was scheduled Monday after Letha Collins, …

• Suspected Cattle Thieves Shot, Killed

  February 6, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Police and army officers shot to death 10 suspects who were among a group of 600 people believed to have entered South Africa from Lesotho to steal cattle. It was …

• Scooter Returned Boy Says He’s Been Riding It, But Didn’t Steal It

  December 20, 1995 in City on Page B1 In less than an hour Tuesday morning, Angelo Kiourkas went from owning no scooter to owning two. One was his original electric scooter, stolen from in front of his home …

• Back In The Saddle After Disabled Man’s Scooter Stolen, He’s Deluged With Telephone Calls Offering Replacements, Loaners

  December 19, 1995 in City on Page B1 Angelo Kiourkas gets a hug from his granddaughter Jolene Fiedler, 9. At right is his grandson, Jason, 15. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review

• Disabled Student’s Computer Stolen

  December 18, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 While a disabled fourth-grader attended a holiday party at school, someone stole the computer that lets him participate in regular classroom work. The $3,500 Macintosh PowerBook laptop computer, with special …

• Disabled Man Loses Scooter To Thieves

  December 18, 1995 in City on Page B1 For years, 71-year-old Angelo Kiourkas has used an electric scooter as his legs. Kiourkas has been mostly paralyzed from the waist down since a factory accident about 35 years ago. …

• Downtown Eddie Bauer Store Robbed; Sport Jackets Taken

  December 17, 1995 in City on Page B3 Someone got in a little Christmas shopping early Saturday at Eddie Bauer, 215 N. Post St. Unfortunately, the store was closed at the time. The thief smashed a front window …

• Santa Stolen From Yard

  December 2, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V12 John Pazer was in his living room when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter that he sprang from his chair to see what was the matter. By …

• Borrowed Blazer Never Returned

  November 30, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page N6 A Colbert man was arrested on felony charges after he borrowed another man’s Chevrolet Blazer at a party and never returned it. The owner of the 1984 Blazer was at …

• Couple Says A Purse Snatcher Took Their Life Savings

  November 24, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A12 A couple says their life savings - $33,000 in cash - were taken by a purse snatcher as they shopped for their dream mobile home. Ken and Rita Davis had …

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