Mon., Nov. 30, 2009
A holdup at a convenience store netted the gunman and two accomplices $22 each, according to court documents. Joseph R. Giordanella, 24, appeared in Spokane County Superior Court Monday after being arrested last week for the Sept. 29 robbery of the Zip Trip, 3030 E.…
Mon., Nov. 30, 2009
A man caught with cocaine in Utah as part of a major drug bust that led to a helicopter pilot's suicide in the Spokane County Jail faces at least 17 years in prison under a recommendation from federal prosecutors. Leonard J. Ferris, 50, is scheduled…
Tue., Nov. 24, 2009
Police are searching for a woman caught on video surveillance stealing another woman’s wallet at a northwest Spokane Wal-Mart store. The victim was being helped at the customer service desk at Wal-Mart, 2301 W. Wellesley, about 10 p.m. Nov. 18, when the thief took the…
Tue., Nov. 24, 2009
The brother of a man granted a five-hour furlough from jail for Thanksgiving was arrested today on drug charges. Steven Kinard, 50, was booked just before 4:30 p.m. today, according to Spokane County Jail records. Kinard is the younger brother of Terrence A. "T-Baby" Kinard…
Tue., Nov. 24, 2009
Two pharmacy robbers who pleaded guilty in court today likely will get starkly different sentences. The difference in the cases of Lance W. Shaw, 27, and Jeremy M. Mace, 23, comes down to who used a weapon and who didn't. Shaw was sentenced to nine…
Mon., Nov. 23, 2009
A woman accused of assaulting her child at the downtown bus plaza told a social worker she was under stress and “lost it” but loves her kids. Keyana L. Key, 28, is in jail on $20,000 bond after her first appearance Monday in Spokane County…
Mon., Nov. 23, 2009
A driver accused of a hit-and-run crash in downtown Spokane was cited for drunken driving two months before police say he struck a woman after drinking at several bars Friday night. Cameron B. Olsness, 24, had “at least five shots of Tequila and multiple mixed…
Mon., Nov. 23, 2009
Two suspects in a home invasion robbery in northeast Spokane are to appear in court today on two counts of first-degree burglary and one count of first-degree robbery. Detectives say Darius D. Toussiant, 18, (right) and Glen A. Akers, 19, (also known as Jeremiah A.…
Fri., Nov. 20, 2009
An anonymous tip led Spokane police today to arrest the woman accused of assaulting her 3-year-old son at the downtown bus plaza. Keyana L. Key, 28, was hiding with her three young children at an apartment at 1400 N. Lincoln when police arrived about 4…
Fri., Nov. 20, 2009
Police continue to seek tips on the identity of a woman who assaulted her child at the downtown bus plaza Wednesday morning. Surveillance video shows the mother grabbing the toddler’s coat and kicking him or her to the ground about 7:30 a.m. “She missed the…
Thu., Nov. 19, 2009
Here's a report by Associated Press writer Andrew Whalen: LIMA, Peru — A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics.…
Thu., Nov. 19, 2009
A vehicular homicide charge was filed Thursday against the father of a 4-year-old who died near Mount Spokane in August. Lester C. LaFleur, 35, will be arraigned Dec. 2. Gerrin P.R. LaFleur died Aug. 19 during a family firewood-gathering trip in the foothills near North…
Thu., Nov. 19, 2009
Morning Star Boys’ Ranch has moved the bulk of its assets, including securities and real estate worth millions of dollars, to a nonprofit foundation in advance of the first trial over sexual abuse lawsuits against it. In 2007, the ranch transferred more than $12 million…
Thu., Nov. 19, 2009
A Spokane Valley man serving 10 years in federal prison for making a deadly poison is asking to have his sentence and conviction overturned because one of the government’s expert witnesses was later fired for misconduct in other criminal cases. Kenneth Olsen, a former computer…
Thu., Nov. 19, 2009
A Coeur d'Alene pharmacy employee tackled a masked armed robber and held him for police Wednesday night. Jason Anthony Wahl, 28, will appear in Kootenai County District Court this afternoon after police arrested him at the Shopko pharmacy, 217 W. Ironwood Drive. Wahl is accused…
Wed., Nov. 18, 2009
A man charged with robbing two pharmacies is now accused of trying to flee from police before his arrest. Aaron M. Weyrauch, 27, (right, in 2007) appeared in Spokane County Superior Court via video Wednesday, two months after a police chase that ended in his…
Wed., Nov. 18, 2009
A man accused of leading police on a chase from Spokane to Post Falls this morning was arrested in March 2008 after a similar pursuit. John D. Rovik, 29, was sentenced to 120 days in jail for attempting to elude a police officer last year.…
Wed., Nov. 18, 2009
A motorist who authorities believe was drunk slammed into a school bus filled with children Wednesday, but no one was injured, according to the Idaho State Police. Julie Witlicki, 38, was arrested after her 1995 Volkswagen Jetta crossed the center line on Highway 95 near…
Wed., Nov. 18, 2009
Apparently even the federal government is feeling generous this time of year. A Spokane-area drug dealer who has failed to show up for court 75 times and is awaiting sentencing on his latest cocaine conviction will be allowed to leave the Spokane County Jail next…
Tue., Nov. 17, 2009
Masked gunmen pistol whipped a woman in her Spokane Valley apartment late Monday before forcing her into a closet as her child slept in another room. The men stole a cell phone, TV and computer after demanding marijuana and “everything you have” from the 25-year-old…
Tue., Nov. 17, 2009
One man grabbed her phone before she could call 911, breaking her hand in front of her husband and grandchildren as he screamed at the family for driving too slowly. The other ripped the license plate off his own car in an apparent attempt to…
Tue., Nov. 17, 2009
If you were looking for a Wild West-like story involving a man named Steele Brown mowing down one assailant before exchanging gunfire with the others, you're in luck. Here's a report from Sara Leaming:A Grant County resident who surprised three men attempting to burglarize his…
Tue., Nov. 17, 2009
A bookstore owner police arrested for third-degree child molestation in March had the accusation dismissed in a plea deal today. A 15-year-old girl told police that Harold "Hal" N. Moos, 76 ,offered her $50 in December to massage her, then touched her inappropriately. The girl…
Mon., Nov. 16, 2009
The attack on the Spokane County Jail garage door appears to have been premeditated. Several days ago, Dustin P. Leeds, 31, told a resident at Oak Hill, a group home for people with mental illness, "that he was going to steal his mother's car and…
Mon., Nov. 16, 2009
A man accused of robbing a Spokane Valley bank last week served time in federal prison for robbing five banks on the West Side in 2005. Christopher J. Cook, 42, drove his mother's car to AmericanWest Bank, 15606 E. Sprague Ave., on Thursday and left…
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