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Sirens & Gavels archive for March 1, 2011

TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011

Pasco mom chases suspected burglar

PASCO, Wash. (AP) — A suspected teen burglar in Pasco took on the wrong opponent in a foot chase. Kim Robison didn't stop to think when her sister pointed at an intruder wearing a black, hooded jacket jumping from the second floor of her home…

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Arsonist pleads guilty after just 13 days

A longtime felon and litigation seeker faces 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to two arson fires in Spokane Valley. Anthony W. Sotin, 42, was indicted by a grand jury just 13 days ago. He pleaded guilty this morning in…

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Fugitive assailant may be in CdA area

A fugitive wanted for failing to check in with the Idaho Department of Corrections may be in the Coeur d'Alene area. Bonner County authorities say Grant "Bear" Timothy Larson, 31 (left), is possibly at a motel with friend Rok Tugmother Bass, 33 (below), and a…

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4th suspect charged in robbery spree

A fourth suspect has been charged in a series of convenience stores robberies. Donald M. Lindquist, 21, is to be arraigned next week on two counts of second-degree robbery and two counts of conspiracy to commit second-degree robbery. He is not in custody. Three other…

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Bomb suspects charged w/ manslaughter

Manslaughter charges have been filed against two men for a deadly explosion outside a party north of Chattaroy last fall. Christapher A. Harris, 20, (left) and James J. Crouchman, 35, pleaded not guilty Monday in Spokane County Superior Court. Neither is in custody. Harris is…

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Driver soon regrets drunken pick-up

An Athol man quickly regretted picking up a drunk man who was laying in the middle of a downtown Coeur d'Alene street last weekend. According to police, Micah A. Wulff, 25, allowed the man into his truck just before 3 a.m. on Saturday but kicked…

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