A 26-year-old woman accused of killing her uncle in St. Maries, Idaho, will undergo a mental evaluation. Melisa R. Bates could be heard yelling uncontrollably from her holding cell upstairs from the Benewah County courthouse Wednesday, according to KHQ. Bates was to be arraigned on…
Two teenage siblings pleaded not guilty to aggravated first-degree murder charges Thursday in Spokane County Superior Court. Video conference at the jail isn't working, so Breeanna C. Sims, 19, and Justice E.D. Sims, 18, appeared in person before Judge Michel Price, wearing light blue jail…
A two-week old girl and an 18-month-old boy were taken from a Spokane Valley apartment during a methamphetamine investigation early Thursday, police said today. Detectives with the Spokane police drug unit arrested Matthew P. Maffia, 34, (pictured) and Kayli N. Hamilton, 24, were arrested for…
A Spokane Valley man with HIV who had unprotected sex with two girls has been sentenced to 31 months in prison. Edward I. Casto, 20, will be credited for 212 days served in the Spokane County Jail. He was arrested last October. Police said he…
SEATTLE (AP) — The crime appeared petty on the surveillance video: a mother-daughter team of heroin-addict shoplifters nonchalantly wheeling a cart of boosted items through the open sliding doors of a grocery store. But their arrest early last year led investigators to the organizers of…
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a shooting at a house party after Spokane County sheriff’s detectives used photos from a digital camera to identify witnesses. The alleged shooter, 16-year-old Tarique R. Jeske, was hiding in the trunk of a car when his…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The FBI says an Ohio bank robbery suspect left authorities with good surveillance photos because he lowered his hood when an employee told him to. FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas says the man in his mid-20s entered a Columbus PNC Bank…
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner ordered the hiring of at least six new police officers to fill vacant positions within the department and called for adding more officers next year. The move comes after Verner, facing a contested bid for re-election this year, sent two plans…
A Spokane man awaiting trial on methamphetamine charges was arrested today during a SWAT team raid at his home. Gerald A. Ogelsbee faces new meth charges in an investigation that led to four children being taken by Child Protective Services today, according to the Spokane…
A 26-year-old man tried escaping police by driving more than 100 mph in a 35 mph zone in north Spokane County early Tuesday. The stolen 1989 Toyota Supra Kory L. Zielke was driving went airborne for more than 100 feet as he sped away from…
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The getaway driver in the coffee shop killings of four Washington police officers was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday, but he escaped an automatic life sentence because jurors determined he was not a major participant in the bloodshed. Dorcus Allen, 40,…
A convicted felon is accused of brandishing a gun during a road rage incident on U.S. Highway 395 that led to the discovery of heroin. Brian L. Sellers, 34, is in jail on felony assault, gun and drug charges after the alleged victims called police…
After Spokane County sheriff’s detectives took a man into custody on suspicion of murder last month, a man who witnessed the arrest expressed his surprise to a childhood friend. “Justice told her that he couldn’t believe that Taylor was being arrested for something he had…
Prosecutors have dismissed assault charges against a man shot by Spokane Valley police in 2009. A jury was split 6-6 after Michael E. Young's trial last March in Spokane County Superior Court. Prosecutors decided not to pursue another trial, and Deputy Prosecutor Patrick Johnson dismissed…
Two years ago today, this blog was born. It started with a post about a devil-worshiping sex offender upset that a commenter said he was not a true member of the Church of Satan. Since then, this blog has become a hub for crime and…
A Spokane man suspected of a series of armed bank robberies is expected to plead guilty today. Lucas G. Woodard, 34, faces up to 25 years in prison. The Federal Bureau of Investigation believes he may be the bicycle-riding bank robber responsible for a spree…
A father and son became stuck in the mud Tuesday while leading police on an interstate chase after attempting to steal merchandise from the Wal-Mart just east of the Idaho-Washington border. Michael R. Dyczok, 64, (left) and Michael Dyczok, Jr., 35, (right) were arrested near…
A Worley, Idaho, man has been charged with assault for allegedly threatening two people with a gun. Timothy R. Allen, Jr., 19, was arrested March 12, accused of assault Daniel J. Hutchins by pushing him with the firearm and threatening him and of assaulting Sharleen…
A man who tried to blow up his wife with a homemade bomb after transporting the device from Omak, Washington, to Kamiah, Idaho, in 2009 has pleaded guilty to three federal felonies. Levi Wayne Mendenhall, 31, faces up to 10 years in prison and three…
A former Mullan, Idaho, woman now living in Oregon is required to pay nearly $50,000 in restitution for concealing property during a bankruptcy filing. The $47,927.95 restitution is the amount Vicki Jean Fehrs, 56, earned from the sale of a property in Mullan she'd transferred…
UPDATE: Three people have been arrested. Read more here. A 23-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his upper left thigh during a part in South Spokane County last week. Detectives with the Spokane County gang and major crimes units say they were hampered by…
A Coeur d'Alene man was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. Cyle Anthony Wyckoff, 35, pleaded guilty to possession of sexually explicitly images of minor in December 2010 after members of the multiagency North Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children…
A Stevens County man who provided methamphetamine to a woman who later died of a brain hemorrhage has been sentenced to 51 months in prison. James W. Swinney, 51, obtained meth and shared it with his girlfriend, Tamara Anderson, 39, in March 2010. The drug…
The future of the top federal public defender in Eastern Washington and North Idaho could be in doubt, with the board that oversees the attorney’s office advertising for his replacement even as the attorney, Roger Peven, prepares to represent domestic terrorism suspect Kevin W. Harpham.…
John Polos, left, and Jake Hockett, both with search and rescue experience, are taking a fresh look at the cold case of missing person Julie Weflen. A former co-worker of a Deer Park woman who disappeared in 1987 is hoping to bring fresh attention to…
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