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Sirens & Gavels archive for Dec. 21, 2012

FRIDAY, DEC. 21, 2012



Spokane's police chief - groom to be

Congratulations to Frank Straub and his fiancee. The couple's marriage license application was submitted to Spokane County Auditor's Office this week. Straub will soon be wed to Amber Myers. The couple moved to Spokane together earlier this year when Straub was hired as Spokane Police…

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A broken gas meter led to a quick haz mat situation in north Spokane after a garbage truck broke while picking up trash in the narrow alley near Carlisle Avenue and Lincoln Street.  (Nicole Hensley)

Garbage truck breaks home's gas meter

A gas leak evacuated four homes Friday morning after a Spokane garbage truck broke a residential gas meter. It was garbage day today for a home near Carlisle Avenue and Lincoln Street when a garbage truck clipped their gas meter meter around 8:30 a.m., causing…

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