Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Alleged car thief shot, dies nearby

  March 26, 2013 in City on Page A1 Spokane County prosecutors will have to decide whether to file charges against a homeowner who shot and killed a man allegedly stealing his vehicle Monday morning near East Mission Avenue … 73

• Officers cleared in every case of excessive force since 2007

  September 23, 2012 in City on Page B1 Internal affairs investigators for the Spokane Police Department have sided with officers accused of brutality and excessive force in every single complaint filed by citizens over the past five years, … 94

• Why city chose to blame Zehm remains unexplained

  May 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane city leaders finally are admitting that mistakes were made during a 2006 police confrontation that led to the death of Spokane resident Otto Zehm. But it remains unclear if … 32

• Editorial: Settlement with Zehms would let healing start

  February 12, 2012 in Opinion on Page B8 Mediation may be the beginning of the end to claims the family of Otto Zehm has made against the city of Spokane for his death at the hands of Spokane … 14

• Panel will review police policies, procedures

  February 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 To understand why the Spokane Police Department’s use-of-force training is under a microscope, consider this disconnect: Although the state’s top police trainer concluded that the fatal 2006 confrontation with unarmed … 52

• Ex-chief justice joins police use of force panel

  January 25, 2012 in City on Page A8 A recently retired state Supreme Court justice has agreed to serve on a city commission examining how the Spokane Police Department uses force. The membership of the city’s Use of … 4

• Shawn Vestal: Truth about Zehm sure took a while

  August 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 It took just five years, 20 weeks and a day. But finally we’re hearing the truth about Otto Zehm from Jim Nicks. 22

• Use-of-force case leaves questions

    January 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 Brian Greear remembers the sirens that prompted him to stop his car. But the 27-year-old Spokane man says he can’t remember what happened before he awoke face down in a … 63

• Fired deputy faces charge

    June 5, 2010 in City on Page B1 A former Spokane County Jail deputy fighting his dismissal over use of force has been charged with misdemeanor assault in the same incident. Wayne S. Green is accused of grabbing … 2

• Ex-deputy charged in jail assault

    June 4, 2010 in City A former Spokane County Jail deputy fighting his dismissal over use of force has been charged with misdemeanor assault. Wayne S. Green is accused of grabbing an inmate by the … 2