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…
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