OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State Patrol manager arriving at the Olympia headquarters for a meeting noticed a book on the seat of a parked car about "how to beat the lie detector." The Patrol says Criminal Records Manager Heather Anderson called the Human…
A toothless burglar responsible for a string of armed robberies at Spokane coffee stands was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison. Shawn M. Westlie, 45, was arrested in January after a police SWAT team standoff at 2109 W. Mansfield Court and confessed to a…
A Spokane man was sentenced Tuesday to 2 ½ years in prison for killing a Mead woman in a drunken head-on collision last year. Lucian G. Brisan, 30, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide for the Aug. 7, 2009, that killed 57-year-old Janice M. Pulliam. Pulliam…
New surveillance photos show a suspect in an Oct. 5 shooting entering a convenience store in a wheelchair prior to the incident, which injured a teenager in both legs. Spokane police do not believe the man needs the wheelchair and described him as a Hispanic…
True-crime author Ann Rule will introduce her new book Saturday at Auntie's Bookstore in downtown Spokane. "In the Still of the Night: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds" chronicles the unsolved case of a Spokane native and Washington State Patrol trooper who died of a…
Dennis Miller had been collecting gold and silver coins since 1950, but this summer he began selling some to help finance a move to a retirement home. Then Miller and his wife, Bette, returned home two months ago to find their basement ransacked and the…
A yearlong drug investigation in Bonner County has led to the arrests of members of a local motorcycle gang and could result in the seizure of a houseboat and closure of a restaurant near Sandpoint’s landmark Long Bridge. More than 20 people, including five members…
A Spokane man molested in the 1970s after being placed as a foster child in the home of a convicted child molester will be paid $1.7 million by the state Department of Social and Health Services as part of a settlement that avoids a civil…
A 25-year-old baby sitter accused of murder declined to speak with investigators after her arrest Friday and has asked for an attorney. Amanda L. Skogen has no criminal history and was never suspected of abuse before 3-year-old Cohen Johnson suffered a traumatic head injury that…
An HIV-positive Spokane man who lied to his sex partner about his condition will spend at least the next five years in prison.Zuriel E. Roush, 23, was sentenced to at least 87 months in prison but will be credited for 17 months already served in…
The common man has lost one of his best advocates. John Clark, a prominent local defense attorney, died this morning following a long battle with cancer. He was 58. Earlier this year, the Spokane Bar Association honored Clark with the 2010 Smithmoore P. Myers Professionalism…
A jury on Friday acquitted a Spokane man of an assault charge connected to a stabbing outside a downtown nightclub last fall. John D. Proctor, 25, was found not guilty of first-degree assault and not guilty of a lesser included offense, riot. Proctor said he…
A young attorney who has big ideas on how to make court more efficient is taking on a one-term judge who said her life experiences have made her better at making tough decisions. Defense attorney Timothy Note (left), 35, is challenging Spokane County District Court…
A Bonner County woman accidentally shot and killed her boyfriend as she tried to stop him from seeking revenge on her assailant, investigators said today. Lorraine K. Kenitzki, 45, is in jail on $10,000 bond for involuntary manslaughter after Erik Foust, 41, died of a…
An informant in a federal murder-for-hire case who planted a pipe bomb under the intended victim’s car pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges Thursday in Coeur d’Alene. Larry A. Fairfax, 49, faces a maximum 10 years in prison but federal sentencing guidelines show he…
Someone with a penchant for flat-screen televisions and stereo equipment is targeting local motor home dealers.Thousands of dollars worth of TVs and stereos have been stolen from vehicles and trailers at lots from Spokane Valley to Post Falls, police announced this week. Crime Stoppers is…
ORANGEBURG, N.Y. (AP) — Police in a suburb northwest of New York City are searching for a stolen hot dog stand. Owner Fred Martucci tells the Journal News that he's devastated over the loss of "Fred's Franks." He used the 10-foot-long, 7-foot-wide stainless steel trailer…
An unarmed pregnant woman shot during a drug raid in Spokane nearly two weeks ago faces felony crack cocaine charges under a police recommendation announced Wednesday. Keamia D. Powell, 24, gave birth shortly after she was shot in the shoulder Sept. 24 at 1405 N.…
A suspected heroin dealer arrested after a Spokane police SWAT team standoff in June has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Jacob E. Snizik, 25, is charged with one count of felon in possession of a firearm under an indictment filed this week in…
A 28-year-old man is accused of trying to lure teen girls into his car while masturbating near Spokane Valley schools. Michael J. McBride was arrested just before noon Wednesday after two of three alleged victims identified McBride from a photo montage. He's expected to appear…
In an unsurprising move, U.S. Attorney's Office is opposing Cyndi Steele's motion to lift the no contact order between her and her husband, Edgar J. Steele. A judge is to hear the motion this morning in U.S. District Court in Coeur d'Alene. Also set for…
Detectives are looking for a witness who helped alert Spokane Valley authorities last month to an injured jogger who later died. A motorist found retired pastor David W. Thorin, 71, at East Fourth Avenue and South Adams Road about 6:45 a.m. Sept. 18 with an…
A Spokane man shot by sheriff's deputies two weeks ago pleaded not guilty to a single assault charge this week as investigators examined his medical records and searched the scene of the shooting for the second time. Sean P. Houlihan, 37, is charged with first-degree…
According to court testimony Tuesday, Spokane City Council President Joe Shogan sent a mass email this week describing his near-death experiences at war. "These look like, for lack of a better word, scary experiences," said Mark Hodgson, lawyer for David Elton, who's on trial for…
A wrong-way driver accused of causing a Spokane County sheriff's deputy to drive off the road last summer is wanted by Crime Stoppers. Joseph W. Davis, 26, alias Joseph Boyce, left jail just after his arrest in June because prosecutors hadn't filed charges. He was…
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