A man accused of a knife-point OxyContin robbery at a Spokane Valley Walgreens was due in Spokane County Superior Court today. Michael Alan Miller was arrested Jan. 23, nine days after the alleged incident at the pharmacy, 2702 N. Argonne Road. The robbery came in…
A burglary at the Spokane Valley Meals on Wheels left the office trashed with overturned furniture, thrown food and walls covered with profane messages. Now Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information that solves the crime. Read the full story here and watch the…
The Spokane Police Department is applying for a grant to fight a problem officials say they don't fully understand. The department is preparing an application for a $500,000 federal grant dedicated to fighting the sexual trafficking of children, Assistant Chief Jim Nicks said at Monday's…
A Spokane man connected to teenagers charged with second-degree murder was sentenced today for his role in the crime. Daniel R. Wood was credited for two days served in jail after pleading guilty to first-degree rendering criminal assistance, a felony. Police say he helped Michael…
Spokane's newest accused pharmacy robber is in good company at the Spokane County Jail - two other young men are in there charged with robbing the same pharmacy. Terran D. Schatz, 23, is accused of robbing the South Hill Walgreens of OxyContin June 7 in…
This sign can be found in a wheat field on Highway 23 south of Harrington. It's the first winner in a contest Lincoln County officials hope will become an annual event in Washington - the campaign against methamphetmine. Modeled after the Montana Meth advertising project,…
Suspects on today's Spokane County Superior Court docket included a woman whose cat-packed house was raided after a neighbor found what turned out to be broken freezer filled with dead felines and called authorities. Once described as an animal advocate, Penny K. McIntosh, 57, faces…
The Spokane County Superior Court docket was dry today, and even if there was something worth looking into, a civil case that wrapped up in Judge Greg Sypolt's courtroom would have surely stolen its thunder. Closing arguments were this morning in a bizarre lawsuit in…
A man described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a "big man in hate" resurfaced yesterday when an acquaintance who stayed at his Hayden home stormed the National Holocaust Museum and killed a security guard. Before avowed white supremacist James W. von Brunn, 88,…
A man charged in a deadly Halloween shooting outside a Spokane nightspot opted for a plea deal the day his first-degree murder trial was set to begin. Matthew R. Jones, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and faces about 10 years in prison. Trial for…
A stuffed gorilla used as a crime deterrent in Rosalia now has a name. Officer Chiquita has been with the tiny town's police department for about year. Police park an extra squad car around town and put Chiquita in the driver's seat. Motorists don't usually…
A woman who tried to escape from the Pine Lodge Corrections Center in Medical Lake was sentenced to two months in prison today. Chelsea A. Lawhead will serve the time concurrently with her existing sentence, Spokane County Superior Court Judge Harold Clarke ruled. Lawhead, 19,…
From a Little League coach with questionable parenting skills to gang-bangers in Yakima with disasterously bad aim, click through to the full post for today's roundup of noteworthy crime and public safety news from across the Pacific Northwest.
Do you recognize this man? If so, you could get a reward from Crime Stoppers.The photo is of Sunday’s robbery at the South Hill Walgreens - the first successful OxyContin pharmacy robbery in Spokane in several months.Read my story here.
A devil-worshipping sex offender who recently moved to Spokane from Texas has registered at a new address in downtown Spokane. Danny "Triple 6" Walter Schertz, 61, is living at the New Washington apartments, 327 1/2 W. 2nd Ave., according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.…
A man urinating in a bush triggered a drunken altercation involving a handgun this weekend, according to court documents. Phillip J. Koller, 61, pointed a silver handgun at a man and four children and threatened to "blow your brains out" after one yelled at him…
The wife of the man accused of leaving a truck at a car dealership emailed The Spokesman-Review about the payment dispute a day before his arrest. Damian C. Dunigan, 40, appeared in Spokane County Superior Court today on one count of making a bomb threat…
A Spokane man who stole prescription drug patches from nursing homes to get high will spend eight months in prison. Cory R. Morse, 22, (right) will begin his sentence June 10, Judge Maryann Moreno ruled today. Morse and his girlfriend, Lacey B. Sell, 20, were…
This character is Jackie Leo Hughes, a 35-year-old man wanted for second-degree assault. His three-year criminal history includes convictions for false reporting and assault, according to a reward offer from Crime Stoppers.He's described as 6 feet tall, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.…
The last of three defendants was sentenced today to serve more than 41 years in prison for a robbery and drive-by shooting that all three suspects and a key witness claim they didn’t commit Read Thomas Clouse's story here.
A teen boy accused of burning a homeless man over stolen beer money pleaded innocent today to first-degree attempted murder and an alternative charge of first-degree assault. John C. Palmer, 16, is charged as an adult but being house in juvenile detention after his arrest…
It looks like Eli Skalak is getting his 15 minutes of fame. The suspected Coeur d'Alene burglar will be featured on Inland Northwest billboards advertising a crime stoppers reward for his capture. Skalak, 29, is accused of breaking into an elderly man's home in the…
First the Tacoma area. Now Yakima.The government crackdown on scantily clad baristas is marching east. Yakima City Council members have prohibited thongs and see-through clothing in public as part of a plan to combat what some say is a growing public indecency problem as baristas…
One day after the Spokane County Prosecutor's Office announced no criminal charges would be filed for the massive Valley View fire last summer, a lawyer for the surgeon blamed for the blaze commended the decision and said she will continue to "vigorously defend"against lawsuits filed…
The Mead woman killed in a crash in downtown Spokane Tuesday night was a secretary at a Spokane elementary school. Lori Keller died and her husband, Gary, may be paralyzed after Jon A. Strine crashed into their motorcycle while driving his Mercedes at Fifth Avenue…
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