A Spokane man who robbed a pizza place, then waited outside as a friend robbed a convenience store the next night, was sentenced today to just more than four years in prison. But Justin J. Ellery, 24, might not have to repay one of his…
A Greenacres man who set out to kill a problem porcupine died today from what investigators believe was an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot. The shooting occurred about 1 p.m. at a home on 6219 S. Chapman Road, which county property records show is owned by Gary…
When police found Dustin C. Rauscher, he had a sawed off shotgun and enough shaved keys to steal a fleet of Nissan cars. That was in 2007. Three years and a prison stint later, Rauscher is back in police custody, this time accused of holing…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The son of a Democratic Tennessee lawmaker was convicted Friday on two charges in the hacking of Sarah Palin's e-mail account while she campaigned on the Republican presidential ticket in 2008. The federal court jury reached its verdict against David Kernell, 22,…
Law enforcement is again warning of a swindle known as the grandparents scam after a 77-year-old Spokane County woman sent $3,000 to a con man claiming to be her grandson. The woman sent the money to Kent, England on Wednesday after receiving a call from…
A deaf Washington man faces a contempt charge in Kootenai County 1st District Court for refusing to force his deaf daughter to wear cochlear implants in a case that has attracted national attention. Emma McLaughlin-Orton was born to Jennifer Orton Miller and Shaun McLaughlin in...
An Athol woman’s dog died of suspected poisoning Tuesday after suffering a beating from an unknown man who threatened repeatedly to kill her beloved pets. Police believe they know who did it, but can’t prove it. And even if they could, animal cruelty is a…
Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh said Thursday that he will re-try two Coeur d’Alene brothers on malicious harassment charges stemming from a racial incident last summer. Frank J. Tankovich, 46, and William M. Tankovich, 49, will be tried on charges of conspiracy to commit malicious…
A career burglar described by a judge as a “runaway train of criminal conduct” was denied drug treatment Thursday and sentenced to more than four years in prison. Christopher J. Cannata, 37, was given 51 months in prison for a string of burglaries that began…
A Spokane man who triggered a weeks-long federal manhunt last summer, then escaped from a halfway house this week, was arrested in Montana Wednesday. Anthony E. Burke, 22, is in custody in Bozeman, Mont., on a criminal endangerment charge after a wild freeway chase that…
A Newport, Wash., man is accused of causing a car crash on Interstate 84 in Oregon that left his passenger in critical condition and led police to three pounds of marijuana. Joshua Samuel McDonald, 25, (left) was arrested after his 2000 Chevrolet Impala slammed into…
Employees at the Spokane County Jail apparently approved of a cable TV show's depiction of the place last month - another TV crew is due back this summer.Capt. John McGrath said the crew will focus on the jail's mental health and medical unit. The show…
A law enforcement investigation into the fatal shooting of a gunman by a Spokane police officer ast month has been sent to the Spokane County Prosecutor's Office for review. Investigators found that "the only criminal actions committed that day were those of the decedent, 46-year-old…
Police on Wednesday released video of a recent robbery at the Spokane Teachers Credit Union branch on Indian Trail Road. Detectives hope someone recognizes the man, who they say handed a teller a note shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Friday that said he had a…
A manhunt is underway for an armed squatter authorities say surprised homeowners near Lake Roosevelt on Sunday. Eric John Dobbs, 32, told a man who went to check on his summer cabin that he was a bounty hunter there to collect $10,000. The man and…
A repeat offender was arrested early today after he surrendered to a SWAT team outside a northeast Spokane apartment. Dustin C. Rauscher, 25, was booked into Spokane County Jail on a felony arrest warrant for attempting to elude police, and new charges of unlawful imprisonment…
A teenager sentenced last week to 10 years in prison for the strangulation murder of a Spokane woman is accused of assaulting another jail inmate Tuesday night. Deputies say Matthew T. Shope, 19, attacked Joshua J. Mulvey, 26, in the Spokane County Jail just before…
A Coeur d'Alene heroin dealer will spend four to 15 years in prison after being sentenced in Kootenai County District Court. Loren Paul Arey, 53, had nearly 11 grams of heroin when he was arrested on Jan. 1. Judge John Mitchell sentenced Arey on Monday…
No charges have been filed against two former Spokane casino employees who were arrested on suspicion of stealing nearly $175,000 from the business.Eddie S. Williams, 44, and Shari Cawley, 41, were to be arraigned today in Spokane County Superior Court, but Judge Greg Sypolt canceled…
A Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy who refused a breath test after being stopped by Spokane Valley police pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a drunken driving charge.Darin M. Schaum, 36, was described as “highly intoxicated” when Officer Todd Miller stopped his Dodge truck on Broadway Avenue…
The extent of dissatisfaction with Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick among the rank and file may not be as bad as union leaders suggest. A document obtained by The Spokesman-Review shows Spokane Police Guild leaders misrepresented the results of a recent no-confidence vote against Kirkpatrick…
A suspected drunken driver took a state trooper on a chase from Interstate 90 to Browne's Addition late Tuesday.Robert Shawn Beck, 42, was arrested after a Washington State Patrol trooper hit Beck's car from behind, forcing it into a spin on Pacific Avenue between Spruce…
A gang member already sentenced to 18 years in prison in a harassment case that included threats to a Spokane elementary school faces new harassment charges. "I'm not saying nothing, your honor," said Larry Glenn "Tiny Loc" Gatewood, 36, when Superior Court Judge Greg Sypolt…
A man arrested in an alleged stolen property crime spree last fall is now accused of stealing a Spokane County Sheriff detective's gun and FBI identification card during a vehicle prowling last week.James W. Peterschick, 28, was arrested after a jail inmate looking for a…
Prosecutors are waiting until the end of the school year to file vehicular homicide charges against two teens involved in a crash that killed a 19-year-old Spokane woman, Spokane County Sheriff's Detective Dave Thornburg said today. Thornburg sent an investigation recommending the charges against Brooke…
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