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Sirens & Gavels archive for March 16, 2011

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011

Drunk man's home mix-up leads to arrest

A suspected drunken driver was arrested this morning after repeatedly using his house keys to try to open a home that wasn't his. John Stephen Cullen, 56, twice tried to open a front door in the 18600 block of East Courtland Avenue before police detained…

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Murderer, rapist jailed for 6 months

A convicted killer and rapist deemed so dangerous that prosecutors said they wished his 19-year prison term had been longer is back in jail after serving just half of his original sentence. Joseph Earl Singleton, 47, is to serve six months in jail for failing…

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Man arrested in post office burglary

A 20-year-old Metaline Falls man faces federal charges for allegedly burglarizing the town's post office last weekend. Derick Ray Hughes is in the Spokane County Jail without bail after investigators determined he stole a digital camera and three money orders worth $585 from the post…

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Canadian cocaine suspect asks for bail

A Canadian man arrested with 71 pounds of cocaine near the international border last month will ask a judge to grant him bail next week. Jonathan Darren Smith, 39, filed a motion this week through his attorney, Jeffrey Niesen, asking to be released from jail…

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