ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) — Police have charged a Pennsylvania man with hiding a remote listening device under his estranged wife's bed that he said he used to avoid overhearing her sex life in the house they still shared. Raccoon Township police say 66-year-old Wayne Comet…
An occupied home in north Spokane was recently listed for rent on Craigslist by someone in Africa. The owner earned about the ad when a couple arrived at her home asking about it. The woman is trying to sell he home - not rent it…
A man allowed to remain free pending the appeal of his sentence for robbing a store of a piece of tin foil is back in jail. David Lee Hickam, 26, was found to have violated the terms of his release when he was identified recently…
A man accused of shooting a young girl Sunday night confronted a group with a gun after hearing gang-related insults, Spokane police allege. Abubakar "Abu" Samura, 21, is wanted on two counts of first-degree assault. A $500,000 warrant was issued Tuesday. Police say several bullets…
Two men will spend at least 25 years in prison for killing a 63-year-old homeowner last July near Colville. Jesse J. Fellman-Shimmin, 27, (left) pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and Eric L. Booth, 26, (right) pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday in connection to the…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Governor Chris Gregoire has signed into a law a bill to help victims of online impersonation pursue lawsuits in civil court. The bill, signed by the governor Wednesday, passed through both the Washington state House and the Senate unanimously. Under the…
“It was weird. We were in the middle of the game and he got up and said ‘Oh, I gotta go,’ ” Preston Kahanu said of triple-murder suspect Dustin Gilman. (SRphoto/Colin Mulvany) Preston Kahanu was asleep when Dustin Gilman called him that Friday morning, looking…
A 20-minute police chase through northeast Spokane led to arrest of a 40-year-old Spokane woman Monday. Henrietta Allice Wynne is accused of fleeing a traffic stop by a Washington State Patrol trooper who spotted her driving erratically about 5:13 a.m. as she left the Royal…
Six stolen portraits of old movie stars led to a Spokane woman's arrest on drug and burglary charges Monday. A resident in the 3600 block of East 21st Avenue arrived home about 8:40 a.m. to find a silver Toyota parked in his driveway, according to…
A man was arrested for a hate crime Monday for allegedly throwing a glass at a downtown Spokane bartender and yelling slurs against homosexuals. Two customers at Irv’s bar held Sean D. Slechta, 38, on the ground until officers arrived to arrest him, Spokane police…
Godzilla, a wild turkey, walks around the front yard of the home belonging to Edna Geisler, 69 of Commerce Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Eric Seals) COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An Oakland County woman says she's become a prisoner on her own property,…
A suspect has been identified in a shooting that injured a 6-year-old girl and a 23-year-old man in east central Spokane. Abubakar "Abu" Samura, 21, is wanted on two first-degree assault charges for the shooting at a home Sunday in the 1800 block of East…
A report of attempted shoplifting at a Spokane Valley department store led to a felony drug arrest after police searched the suspect's car. Employees at Kohl's, 16301 East Broadway Ave., called 911 Monday and said a woman was inside placing items by the door as…
Police say a bottle of wine was the only thing missing from a burglarized home Friday night - and the burglar asked permission to take it. Suspect Gary A. Patterson, 34, told police he entered the home at 828 E. Joseph Ave., because the front…
A Spokane fugitive found dead in a Western Washington lake has been identified as Seth Brian Brandley, 28. Brandley was wanted on a Washington Department of Corrections warrant when he fled police in the Everett area Feb. 26. Authorities responded Feb. 29 to North Lake…
A tip from a concerned citizen led to the arrest Friday of a suspect in a July bank robbery. Christopher A. Horn, 25, is accused of robbing the Washington State Employees Credit Union, 2523 Northwest Blvd., on July 18 about 12:20 p.m. He appeared in…
A traffic stop on Interstate 90 Saturday led to the arrest o a 54-year-old woman on drug charges, police said today. Deputies credited "training and experience" with helping them identify a bag of a white substance as methamphetamine when it fell from a purse belonging…
Police are looking for information on a vandalism and attempted theft at a Spokane Valley elementary school early Saturday. Officers responded to an alarm at Greenacres Elementary School in the 17915 E. Fourth St. about 2:57 a.m. They arrived to find a window pried out…
Five people have been arrested for a home-invasion robbery in Adams County Friday that targeted a couple living with their 3-year-old son. Roger Martinez, 20, of Othello; Julia JiJon, 18, of Warden; Diego Mendez, 19, of Othello; and Rocky Mendoza, 18, of Othello; and a…
Spokane police today released a surveillance photo of a robbery last week at a Browne's Addition convenience store in hopes someone will recognize the gunman. The robbery was reported about 11:49 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Sunset Grocery, 1908 W. Sunset Blvd. The gunman is…
A woman who led a mail theft ring in the Oldtown, Idaho, area pleaded guilty last week in Coeur d'Alene. Michelle Ann Mason, 27, faces up to 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine and five years of probation when she's sentenced June 18…
A homeless methamphetamine addict who burglarized a charity and stole Christmas presents for sick children is to spend about three years in prison. Jermaine Marcell Garland, 29, also will be on probation for 37 months that will include drug treatment, said Superior Court Judge Sam…
An 18-year-old man allowed to leave the Spokane County Jail after an arrest for burglary this week made good on his promise to return to court - but not in the right way. Reshawn S. Zinnerman was arrested in connection with another burglary that occurred…
A man accused of a gunpoint robbery last May is wanted by Crime Stoppers after failing to show up for court. John Gibson Dean, 30, was to begin trial this week on robbery and gun charges, but he never showed up for a pre-trial haring…
A Spokane man accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint the day after Christmas is wanted by Crime Stoppers after failing to show up for court. Nicholas M. Cornelius, 23, is charged with second-degree assault, unlawful imprisonment and residential burglary for the gunpoint attack at…
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