The City of Spokane expects to begin a regional or national search for a new police chief by next spring, officials said today. Spokane Police Department employees are interested in the position but "we also have a desire to look outside the department," City Administrator…
Here's a news release from the Idaho State Tax Commission: BOISE — First District Court Judge Benjamin R. Simpson has ordered a Hayden Lake man to file Idaho tax returns for three years in which his reported income totaled more than $335,000, according to the…
Granville Dodd was home in bed when he got the call. His younger brother, Quentin Dodd, (right) one of 11 siblings, had been shot in Spokane Valley by a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy. It was bad, his family said, but no one knew exactly what…
Here's a dispatch from Sgt. Dave Reagan: Copper tubing valued at $700 was stolen this week from a railroad engine parked in the 11000 block of East Sprague, the owner reported to Crime Check. The victim said he is modifying the engine to be a…
A federal judge today refused to allow Hells Angels sergeant-at-arms Ricky W. Jenks out of jail so he can help with his girlfriend’s pregnancy. U.S. District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush ripped Jenks during the hearing, saying Jenks hadn’t “earned” much consideration from him. “His record…
More than $10,000 in stolen tools was recovered from a Spokane Valley storage unit today. Detective Mark Renz believes the tools were stolen by Todd E. Hickman, 45, of Spokane, who was arrested Aug. 28 after police found him inside a vacant home looking for…
A 47-year-old man was arrested with methamphetamine early today after a citizen told police he'd tried to take metal from business in Spokane Valley. John F. Couch was spotted picking up metal from a property in the 500 block of North Ella Road, where several…
Friends and family say they are baffled by the death of a former Marine and accused killer found dead at the Spokane County Jail last weekend. Tristen Nebrae Jordan, 25, showed no signs of trauma when jail employees found him unconscious in his cell about…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to the arrest of a repeat offender suspected in an extensive check forgery ring. Tami Jo Raider, alias Tami Hearn, 49, was identified as a suspect after purchasing two couches at Runge Furniture in Coeur…
Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday to several felony charges for a fight at a trailer park that involved a gun. Josephus McDonald III, 31, (left) is charged with first-degree burglary, attempt to elude a police vehicle and four counts of second-degree assault for a…
The attorney representing Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. filed a motion today asking a federal judge to move the upcoming Oct. 11 trial because of “intense” media coverage and because it has become a political issue in the upcoming mayoral election. Carl Oreskovich…
A man who robbed a Hillyard convenience store at knife point in June has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison. Gary Lee George, 42, will be credited for time served at the Spokane County Jail, where he's been since his arrest on June…
A candlelight vigil Tuesday will mark the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of Heather Higgins, who was last seen in Spokane on Sept. 20, 2010. Higgins, who turned 40 in April, was last seen near an apartment complex at West 10th Avenue and South Cherry…
By MICHAEL GRACZYK,Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for a black man set to die Thursday evening for a double slaying in Houston 16 years ago appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and Texas Gov. Rick Perry to block the execution because a question…
A 24-year-old man prohibited from possessing firearms because of a felony conviction remains in jail on $200,000 bond after he was arrested during a SWAT team standoff early Wednesday. Jeffrey C. Salvage appeared in Spokane County Superior Court on a charge of first-degree robbery after…
A burglar described only as a man who jingled as he ran away was captured by a Spokane County sheriff’s K-9 team and patrol deputies early today. Sheriff's K-9 Jet found Brian James Blankenship, 44, hiding in a bush at a home on East Salmon…
The Spokane Police Department’s top two officers are on their way out, leaving city officials to find new leadership as they struggle with the continuing legal fallout surrounding the death of Otto Zehm. Assistant Chief Jim Nicks announced Tuesday his upcoming retirement will coincide with…
A 70-year-old Stevens County man who recently pleaded guilty to child rape has been indicted by a federal grand jury for producing child pornography. James Ernest Guinn, Jr., is in jail awaiting sentencing in Stevens County Superior Court and arraignment in U.S. District Court, where…
A 21-year-old man Deer Park is on trial this week for a July 2010 collision that killed a woman riding a motor scooter north of Spokane. Jonathon P. Bales was driving his 1985 Pontiac Firebird southbound on Wandermere Road on July 16 when he apparently…
A state-owned Ford pickup assigned to a Spokane police detective is the latest victim in a rash of prowlings targeting the popular line of pickups in Spokane Valley. The detective was on duty when someone "damaged the door lock to gain entry" to his F-350…
A burglar who escaped from the Benewah County Jail in July escaped again early Tuesday, authorities say, but was back in custody by Tuesday night. Jesse John Wilkenson, 20, also known as Jesse Brebner, was in custody on charges related to the July 15 escape…
Here's a news release from Sgt. Dave Reagan: Overhead lines that return unused power to Avista have been targeted by metal thieves since late August, a company employee reported Monday. Since Aug. 22, a suspect has stolen more than one and a half miles of…
Coeur d’Alene police have recovered the stolen $5,000 Santa Cruz mountain bike belonging to former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe. Coeur d'Alene Police Department photo. A teenage brother and sister from Coeur d’Alene recovered former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe’s stolen mountain bike. The football star’s $5,000…
A young mother sobbed and promised the family of the man she stabbed to death during a chaotic road rage confrontation two years ago that she would take it all back if she could. Instead, a judge sentenced her today to nearly 16 years in…
A sentencing Monday brought together two troubled families, one grieving the loss of a beautiful girl who wanted to become a crime scene investigator and the other a family who tried unsuccessfully for years to find help for a mentally troubled son. Superior Court Judge…
Public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
| Sept. 2011 | ||||
| 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| 12 | 06 | 02 | 01 |
