A reward is being offered for tips that identify a suspect ina bomb threat at North Idaho elementary school last fall that police believe may be connected to a bank robbery. A man believed to be in his 20s called a bomb threat into the…
A retired Spokane County sheriff's sergeant blamed for a crash that destroyed a new patrol car Sunday will receive a $175 ticket, officials said today. Clifford Berry, 63, will be cited for failing to yield right of way after he turned in front of Deputy…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to the arrest of an ex-car salesman accused of ripping off his former place of employment. Jeremy M. Frechette, 37, was to buy a 1999 Dodge Durango from TCS Auto Wholesale, 2915 E. Sprague Ave.,…
Former Spokane Police Officer James “Jay” Olsen won’t face any civil penalties for shooting a fleeing, unarmed man in the head in 2007. U.S. District Court Judge Edward F. Shea agreed with a request by Olsen’s attorney, Rob Cossey, to dismiss the civil lawsuit brought…
A Canadian man arrested with 71 pounds of cocaine near the U.S. border last month faces at least 10 years in prison under a grand jury indictment filed Tuesday. Jonathan Darren Smith, 39, has been in custody without bail at the Spokane County Jail since…
Restrictions on inmate mail have loosened at the Spokane County Jail in response to a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a prisoner rights publishing group. While mail sent to inmates from friends and family remains limited to postcards, with jail staff citing security precautions…
A Spokane Valley man already accused of abusing his dog has been charged with felony assault against a child. Jeffrey S. Brown, 40, is accused of beating his 4-year-old stepson at the home they shared with Brown's wife and the couple's 18-month old son at…
The motorist involved in a crash that destroyed a new Spokane County sheriff's patrol car on Sunday is a retired sheriff's sergeant. Clifford Berry, 63, retired from the Sheriff's Office in 1997, Sgt. Dave Reagan confirmed today. Berry was eastbound on Francis Avenue in a…
A Spokane man who police say allowed to jail escapee at his home is wanted by Crime Stoppers. Arthur Garcia, 51, (right) is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle for a 1990 Jeep Cherokee discovered on his property on Nov. 29. Jason W.…
A proposal to end the statue of limitations on first- and second-degree rape unanimously passed the Washington House of Representatives on Tuesday. The House voted 98-0 to send House Bill 1657 to the Senate, where it will first be considered by the judicial committee. Current…
Trial began Monday in the case of a man charged with assault after he was shot by Spokane County sheriff's deputies. Michael E. Young, 56, is charged with two counts of second-degree assault after deputies said he pointed a gun at them as they responded…
A man suspected of stealing a truck with a newspaper carrier still inside remains in jail on $3,000 bond. Adrian B. Garcia, 22, was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and unlawful imprisonment after Spokesman-Review carrier Jeremy Wavra and his wife, Leigh…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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