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Sirens & Gavels archive for Nov. 30, 2009

MONDAY, NOV. 30, 2009

Gunpoint Zip Trip robbery netted $66 

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.…

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Feds call for 17+ years in coke bust 

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…

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