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Sirens & Gavels archive for Nov. 24, 2009

TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 2009

On Wednesday, 11/18/2009 around 10 P.M. at the Walmart located at 2301 W. Wellesley, the pictured woman stole a wallet out of a customer’s purse while she was being helped at the customer service desk.  (Spokane Police Department)

Wal-Mart wallet snatcher sought

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…

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Furloughed inmate's brother arrested

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…

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31 months for 1 robber, 9 for another

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…

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