The woman convicted of killing a Spokane man in December has been sentenced to 18 ½ years in prison. Melinda R. Barrera, 32, was convicted last month of killing Robert A. Nelson following a bizarre altercation where Barrera was struck in the face with a…
A homeowner awoke to two strangers inside her home early today, and Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to an arrest. The woman said she awoke to what she thought was a window breaking just after midnight at her home in…
Spokane County Sheriff's detectives are looking for victims of unreported burglaries in the Spokane Valley area that may be connected to a trio of suspects arrested last week. Victims of burglaries between June 21 and Aug. 1 are asked to call Crime Check at (509)…
Two suspected car thieves tried to steal a vehicle from a stranger outside a north Spokane restaurant, police say. Bennie Lee Carson, 31, and Charles A. Nickens, 27, followed the man north on North Division Street and confronted him when he pulled into the McDonald's…
A sex offender with a history of not registering with authorities is wanted on a felony warrant again. Eric Paul Alger, 24, was convicted of indecent liberties in Spokane County in 2005. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to his arrest…
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