Car theft investigations in the Spokane area will drop beginning next month as the Washington State Patrol eliminates its auto theft unit. The July 1 closure comes just after a national study was released showing the Spokane area was fourth in the nation for the…
Two Spokane women wanted on federal counterfeit money charges, an Oregon resident sought on a strangulation warrant and a New Mexico fugitive working at a mixed martial arts center in Kettle Falls: Those are among the 174 suspects throughout Eastern Washington arrested this week in…
A Seattle man was sentenced Friday to a treatment alternative for sexually assaulting two girls in February while visiting a family in north Spokane County. James E. Norby, 67, had pleaded guilty to first-degree rape of a child and first-degree child molestation. Superior Court Judge…
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Authorities say they believe a former militia man is still alive nearly two weeks after he fired at sheriff's deputies and then fled into the western Montana woods. The Missoula County Sheriff's Department says authorities were working to rule out that…
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A medical marijuana provider indicted on federal drug charges warned other Montana caregivers Friday to shut down their businesses or risk being the next arrested. Jason Burns, of Helena, said federal agents told him before his arraignment Thursday that the Department…
A woman whose mother helped her son sell crack cocaine has been sentenced to about nine years in federal prison. Nicole D. Hilliard, 34, is to serve 110 months in prison for possession with intent to deliver 50 grams or more of cocaine. Hilliard was…
Spokane County sheriff's deputies arrest Kevin L. Hodgson after a freeway chase Wednesday. (SRPhoto/Colin Mulvany) A man who already served jail time this year for eluding police was arrested at gunpoint Thursday following a high-speed freeway chase. Kevin Lyle Hodgson, 38, fled police at the…
Police and FBI surround the apartment building in Santa Monica, Calif., where fugitive crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger and his longtime companion Catherine Greig were arrested Wednesday. By CHRISTINA HOAG and THOMAS WATKINS, Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — As the FBI chased leads…
People line up to view and bring flowers and memorials Wednesday at outside Haven Drugs pharmacy in Medford, N.Y. Four people were shot to death there during a weekend painkiller robbery. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) By FRANK ELTMAN,Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Two years…
An undated photo shows the white cow escaped from Madina Poultry in Upper Darby, Pa., during loading last Saturday. (AP Photo/ Colin Kerrigan/Delaware County Daily Times) UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — Call it a heifer hot pursuit. The Delaware County Daily Times reports it took…
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City jail officials are asking scantily clad visitors to cover up with bright green T-shirts. The city Department of Correction spent $5,000 on 800 extra-extra-large neon shirts. They're washed daily. The jail dress code prohibits gang symbols, swimwear, and…
KITTANNING, Pa. (AP) — Police have charged a western Pennsylvania man with joyriding in three stolen boats after they say they found a judge's stolen cassette recorder in one of the boats — on which the suspect recorded an account of his crimes. State police…
GENEVA (AP) — Forget mice. A Swiss cat named Speedy has an eye for finer things. Speedy has stolen so much loot that its owner had to post leaflets throughout a northern Swiss town saying "Help, our cat steals!" and inviting people to recover their…
The Spokane County sheriff’s deputy who shot a 74-year-old Spokane Valley pastor last year will face no disciplinary action over the fatal encounter. Deputy Brian Hirzel followed all departmental policies and procedures during the Aug. 25 encounter with Wayne Scott Creach (pictured), Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich…
A longtime methamphetamine dealer who's never served more than two years in prison was sentenced recently to 15 years. David B. Hill, 42, was arrested with large amounts of cash and meth three times in nine months, the last occurring Sept. 19, three days before…
A man who was released from prison last week after his second-degree murder conviction was overturned turned himself in Wednesday to the Kootenai County Jail to await a new trial. Jonathan Wade Ellington, 50, was sentenced to 25 years in prison and 15 years each…
Ten people are accused of manufacturing counterfeit money in the Spokane area. A grand jury in U.S. District Court in Spokane returned an indictment Tuesday alleging four women counterfeited nine $50 bills between May 5 and June 14. One of the women, Jessica Crabtree, also…
A driver who crashed into a log truck and died while being chased by sheriff’s deputies was a Post Falls man with severe diabetes, friends say. Authorities identified Daniel James Marinovich, 50, late Tuesday after an autopsy, which concluded he died from injuries sustained in…
Isaiah Kalebu is pushed by police officers to a room to watch the proceedings of his trial via closed-circuit television at King County Superior Court June 6 in Seattle. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Ellen M. Banner) SEATTLE (AP) — The murder trial of Isaiah Kalebu…
No charges will be filed against a Stevens County sheriff’s deputy who shot a burglary suspect as he was in bed reaching for a gun. Deputy Travis Frizzell was justified in believing Trinidy Capone Lopez, 24, posed a serious threat during the March 5 confrontation,…
A Clarkston man who seriously injured himself with a homemade bomb last year has been charged with trying to assist terrorists. A grand jury indicted Joseph Jefferey Brice, 20, this week on new charges of attempt to provide material support to terrorists, manufacturing an unregistered…
Two cousins arrested with 159 pounds of Ecstasy near the United States-Canadian border were caught after a remote sensing device alerted authorities to their location. Christopher Sidney Stocken, 31, and Joshua John Bird, 23, had five backpacks filled with Ecstasy pills June 10 when a…
A Spokane man who posed as a police officer and raped a 19-year-old woman has been sentenced to five years in prison. Christopher M. Clough, 30, has been in jail since his arrest last September after a woman told police he sexually assaulted her in…
SEATTLE — A Washington bank robber known for wearing a variety of unattractive wigs is featured in a new wanted poster on the FBI website. The “Bad Hair Bandit” is the first bank robber from the FBI's Seattle division to appear on the national website…
Surveillance video from a local pawn shop helped identify a young couple who police believe stolen purses from at least four women in grocery store parking lots. Samantha D. Thomas, 21, and Andrew V. Auerbach, 24, were arrested Saturday but are out of jail on…
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