A woman accused of fracturing her baby's skull at a Spokane bus station last summer is wanted on a felony warrant. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to the arrest of Whitney A. Manges, 25, who a witness said was "swaying…
A woman who advertised a diamond ring for sale online was robbed at gunpoint by a man who threatened to kill her, authorities say. Tyler J. Bowers, 19, is accused of robbing the woman when she arrived at a home in the 13400 block of…
Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson outside the federal courthouse in Yakima on Nov. 2 with (from left) his lawyer, Carl Oreskvocih, and Spokane Police Guild Vice President John Gately. (SRPhoto/Chris Anderson) Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick suggested Monday that no cultural changes will occur within…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to the arrest of a man charged with first-degree child molestation. Carlos P. Unup, 46, is accused of inappropriately touching a six-year-old girl while riding in a car with her parents near East Bigleow Gulch…
A 21-year-old man shot to death by a Colville police officer late Saturday was raised by a computer analyst and an elementary school teacher in a small town near Bakersfield, Calif., before embracing what his father described as a “transient” lifestyle. Few details about the…
Local law enforcement will take to the ice on Saturday to raise money in honor of fallen and injured officers. Doors open at 4 p.m. at the Spokane Arena for the 5 p.m. match between the Spokane Police Department and the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.…
A Spokane County jury has convicted a man linked to a rape after his DNA was collected for a property crime conviction. Louis Victor Kuster, 23, is awaiting sentencing after being convicted of second-degree rape Thursday after a three-day trial in Superior Court. Kuster has…
Ten days after a jury convicted Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. in federal court, Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker has given no indication that he will move forward in state court with an investigation into Thompson or other officers involved in the 2006 confrontation with…
Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick confirmed Friday that she will not wait for a new chief to be hired and will leave at the first of the year. Kirkpatrick has said as late as Nov. 4 that she would stay through the first few months…
A man acquitted of assaulting two police officers who shot him in October 2009 is suing the city of Spokane Valley. David J. Glidden, 29, was paralyzed by the shooting and is seeking compensation for millions of dollars in medical expenses he’s accrued and expects…
A man accused of draining a 106-year-old woman's retirement savings was arrested in Spokane after missing a court appearance. John H. "Herb" Friedlund, 78, failed to appear for an arraignment on a witness tampering charge last month in Spokane County Superiro Court. He was arrested…
A Spokane County man caught with stolen vehicles at his South Hill-area home was visited by police again two days later after detectives heard of a stolen jewelry box matching a box spotted during their first search. Randall T. Smeltzer, 32, is in jail on…
An alleged counterfeit check and identity theft ring has led to a leading organized crime charge against a 30-year-old Spokane man. Kyle R. Aiken is one of 14 people facing charges in the case, which involved Aiken creating counterfeit checks using stolen bank account and…
A federal judge has accepted the guilty plea of Kevin W. Harpham for leaving a bomb along the planned route of the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March last January in downtown Spokane. In accepting the plea, U.S. District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush will now…
A vandal caught on tape in Coeur d'Alene is now the target of a Crime Stoppers reward. Surveillance video shows the man grab flowers in large pots in front of a home decor store at 513 E. Sherman Ave., then tug on the flowers until…
Before he was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday, Edgar Steele told the court he wanted his lawyer at trial to show jurors the underwear he was wearing when he was arrested to dispute FBI claims that he may have defecated himself. Steele said…
Eight pounds of marijuana and more than a 1,000 plants were seized from a home in Spokane County last week. Jerad J. Kynaston, (pictured) Corey E. Mobley, Brice C. Davis, Jayde D. Evans and Peter M. Magana were arrested during the search Nov. 2 at…
A vandal slashed tires on six sheriff's patrol cars used for pursuit training, officials said today. Sheriff's employees arrived at the Spokane County Raceway Park Tuesday to find all 24 tires slashed and flat. The vandal also stole six mounted tires meant to cover flats…
A Spokane man accused of tying up an porn shop employee during a robbery early Tuesday remains jailed on $75,000 bond. James Allen Turnipseed, 32, appeared in Superior Court Tuesday afternoon on charges of unlawful imprisonment and first-degree robbery. Turnipseed was stopped on a bicycle…
Spokane police are reviewing cell phone records to build a case against a couple suspected of selling crack cocaine out of a nail salon. Paul Lamar Rios, 29, and Krista L. Isaacs, 34, were arrested during a SWAT team raid at 8210 N. Lucia Court…
A federal judge has denied Edgar Steele's motion for a new trial. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill denied the motion in an order filed today. Read his 18-page ruling here. Steele, 65, is to be sentenced Wednesday by Winmill in Coeur d'Alene. Prosceutors are…
Two juvenile burglary suspects were arrested after a break-in at a North Freya Street gas station early today. Spokane police Officer Deanna Storch arrived at the Exxon Gas Station, 502 N. Freya St., about 12:57 a.m. to see one suspect outside a broken window with…
A man sentenced to 184 1/2 years in prison for a shooting that injured one person declined a plea deal that would have given him 10 to 12 years in prison. Gregory Sharkey, Jr., 27, had three attorneys over the course of nearly two years…
An investigator with the U.S. Attorney's Office contacted Northwest Cable News last week to find out what five jurors could have seen if they were exposed to coverage of the Karl Thompson-Otto Zehm trial during breakfast at their Yakima hotel. The news channel says the…
On the heels of a Spokane police officer yelling "PRESENT ARMS" as law enforcement Karl Thompson left court with U.S. Marshals Friday, a federal judge warned that such outbursts won't be tolerated. "At best, such conduct will cause exclusion from the courtroom, not to return.…