A man shot in what police believe was a drug-related incident on Spokane's South Hill in April was arrested today at the Coeur d'Alene Casino for a brutal assault in Adams County. Arthur Frank Cardenas, 33, has been wanted since July 11 on a $500,000…
A man who was arrested leaving a suspected robber's home with a bag of marijuana is now wanted for a gunpoint home-invasion robbery two days earlier. Oladejo B. Olajoyegbe, 24 (left), is accused of robbing a home in the 1700 block of East Columbia Avenue…
Two movers had a rifle pointed at them when they showed up at their customer's boyfriend home to move her stuff out without his knowledge. Homeowner Jaime R. Stout, 30, was jailed for first-degree assault after said he'd pointed a rifle at them as they…
A woman who shot a man three times after he accidentally hit her with a half-pint bottle has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Leona Sutton, 34, is a methamphetamine addict who federal prosecutors say is very dangerous. "Defendant's livelihood has been a…
Patrick Kevin Gibson made big money robbing banks. A dozen gunpoint heists in the 1990s netted him $850,000. He was a professional robber who didn’t need to bother with a small-time holdup at a furniture store, claims the attorney representing him in a murder trial.…
Two men believed to be serial home robbers are responsible for a takeover-style invasion at a residence on the South Hill in late May. Flint Fire Herrmann, 35, robbed the home at gunpoint with David F. Smith, already in jail for a May 31 robbery…
Two men stopped a car theft in progress and held the suspect until police arrived, authorities say. Brandon A. Huffman, 30, is accused of trying to steal the car after finding it parked and running in back of a church at 728 E. Rich Ave.…
A reward is being offered for tips that help arrest a a suspect in a series of armed robberies in the Spokane area. Avery Lee Loring, 25, is believed to be one of four men who robbed the McDonald's at 4647 S. Regal St., at…
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