A sex offender who has been arrested twice since January for failing to register with authorities is wanted by police again. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that help arrest Tyrone L. Gardipee, 25, who is charged with failing to register as a…
A Spokane man accused of lying to police his knowledge of a fatal shooting in January faces at least 20 months in prison for a crack cocaine conviction when he's sentenced later this summer. Eric "Smalls" Burton, Jr., recently pleaded guilty to one count of…
A man arrested as he drove away from his Pasco home with nearly 32 pounds of methamphetamine that was to be partly distributed in Spokane recently was sentenced to 17 years in prison. Mexican national Jesus Guillermo Bueno-Martinez, 34, will be deported after he serves…
Felony charges have been filed against a Spokane man accused of stealing Memorial Day flowers from gravesites and selling them outside his home. Robert P. Sullivan, 45, is due in court this month after prosecutors filed second-degree theft and first-degree trafficking in stolen property charges…
Two teenagers were arrested Saturday after a Spokane County sheriff's deputy said he saw them walking away from a burglarized Spokane Valley home. The boys, ages 16 and 15, were found with two gold rings each that had been stolen from the home in the…
The man accused of planting a pipe bomb under Edgar Steele's wife's SUV is due in federal court in Coeur d'Alene this afternoon for a bail hearing. Larry A. Fairfax, 49, has been in custody since last Monday night. The Sagle man apparently told federal…
The Spokane City Council is scheduled tonight to consider allowing police Ombudsman Tim Burns to gather information on his own, separately from the Police Department’s Internal Affairs division, when Burns disagrees with the police chief’s decision that no further investigation into alleged misconduct is needed.…
A forum for three of the five candidates seeking the Spokane County prosecutor's spot is set for tonight.. The forum, sponsored by the Republicans of Spokane County, will be moderated by Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, who has not endorsed a candidate. It starts at…
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