A fugitive wanted on heroin charges was arrested this week after a U.S. Marshal spotted him at a home in Spokane disguised in a blond wig. Frisco San Juan Ayala, 32, was wearing the wig when federal agents observed him placing backpacks inside two vehicles…
Two Spokane sex offenders with lengthy criminal histories are wanted by Crime Stoppers for failing to register. Jeremiah Kevin Johnson, 33, was convicted of first-degree child molestation in 1990 and 2006. He's already failed to register as a sex offender at least once - he…
Police are hoping fingerprints or DNA on a car stolen in a home-invasion robbery will help them identify suspects. Officers found the 1997 Honda Civic stripped of its tires and wheels near West Gordon Avenue and West Glass Avenue in Spokane after it was stolen…
A woman and man arrested at the Spokane Valley Mall with stolen credit cards led to an investigation into a series of property crimes. Tabitha Dawn Creel, 30, and John Andrew Howard, 29, are accused of buying gift cards with stolen credit cards, then trying…
Detectives have identified a suspect in a series of thefts at fitness centers in Spokane and Kootenai counties. James D. Tilley, 28, was arrested Tuesday on 16 felony charges related to gym locker break-ins and car prowlings at gyms across the region, including at Spokane…
By DENISE LAVOIE,AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) — The day after the longtime girlfriend of mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was sentenced to eight years in prison for helping him while he was on the run, her lawyer filed a notice in court saying she…
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