The Coeur d'Alene Police Department has released the surveilance footage of a robber wearing a SpongeBob SquarePants mask Wednesday evening at Lean Bean Espresso, 1207 Sherman Ave. Police said the robbery left with an undisclosed amount of cash in the hold-up and there were no…
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police are tracking down the history of a nonfunctional missile launcher that showed up at a weapons buyback program. Detective Mark Jamieson says a man standing outside the event on Saturday bought the military weapon for $100 from another person there.…
Gonzaga University urged the community to show their Bulldog pride today by wearing their favorite GU gear. And even the alleged Naked Burglar appears to have taken them up on it. Trevor Lee Franklin, suspected of breaking into a Browne's Addition apartment Jan. 8 and…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities in California say the voice actor who portrayed Charlie Brown in many "Peanuts" shows was arrested on charges that include stalking. U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman Angelica de Cima said Peter Robbins was arrested Sunday at the San Ysidro…
BOISE (AP) — Attorneys for inmates at Idaho's largest private prison say Corrections Corporation of America is falsifying staff logs to hide chronic understaffing. The allegation was raised Friday in an amended lawsuit filed in Boise's U.S. District Court. Attorneys for the Nashville, Tenn.-based CCA…
When North Dakota authorities apprehended Idaho fugitive, Mitchell Walck, they had some help from two citizens. Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department awarded Marlin Brandt and Brock Garaas the golden citizen award Thursday for their help, according to the Bismarck Tribune. Authorities captured Walck in a mobile…
Wondering why that motorist in the lane beside you looks so old? Could be because they are. New state figures show there's 110 licensed drivers in Washington who, as of Jan. 10, are at least 100 years old. They are among the 2,394 state residents…
SEATTLE (AP) — Century Link field is telling off-duty police officers attending Seahawks games and other events at the Seattle stadium to leave their guns at home. The management says Century Link Field is safe because of an abundance of uniformed officers at events. KOMO…
An unauthorized driver of a utility van containing large amounts of copper was arrested Wednesday thanks to a police tracking dog, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said. A Spokane Valley deputy noticed a Power City Electric van pull into Sullivan Park at 2:15 a.m. and…
A federal grand jury indicted an Idaho man for first-degree murder Tuesday. The indictment alleges that Kenneth D. Broncheau, 48, of Winchester, shot and killed his mother, Carol Haskell, on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation on June 21, 2012, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.…
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A man whose gun went off when he dropped it inside a store at the Kitsap Mall in Silverdale now faces criminal charges. The Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday filed one count of aiming or discharging a firearm and…
Stevens County Prosecutors filed charging documents Tuesday detailing the allegations against woman charged last week with killing a man believed to be her half-brother in Colville. Deena L. Bailey, 49, remains held on a $1 million bond after she was arrested last Thursday on the…
Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste will keep his badge over the objections of troopers. Gov.-elect Jay Inslee said today he will re-appoint Batiste today, citing the chief's extensive law enforcement experience and record of results at the helm of the 2,400 person agency. “Chief…
ABERDEEN, Wash. (AP) — Aberdeen police arrested a man in their own parking lot this week when he drove up and repeatedly honked his horn. He told police he wanted them to bring out a jail inmate so he could talk with him. KXRO reports…
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Bellevue Police Chief Linda Pillo has demoted two top commanders for having an extramarital affair. The relationship investigated by the Washington State Patrol violated the department's code of conduct because Maj. John Manning supervised Capt. Autumn Fowler. KING reports both have…
OLYMPIA (AP) — The union for Washington State Patrol troopers and sergeants wants Gov.-elect Jay Inslee to replace Chief John Batiste. Washington State Patrol Troopers Association President Tommie Pillow told The Olympian the chief is out of touch. A spokesman for Batiste says he's not…
A holiday season crackdown on drunken driving led to 219 arrests across Spokane, Pend Oreille and Ferry counties. That’s up from 197 arrests during the same period a year earlier, according to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. The increase is attributed to the first-ever “Drive…
LAKEWOOD — A fired Lakewood police officer says he'll fight his termination. Brian Wurts, who was president of the Lakewood Police Independent Guild when the union's treasurer stole charitable donations made to the families of four slain police officers, told The News Tribune he was…
A man led authorities on a high speed chase through Spokane Valley early Wednesday morning and allegedly rammed a Spokane Valley deputy’s patrol vehicle car head-on, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release. Deputies spotted the vehicle, driven by Jordy DeBoer, 21, and…
None of the Spokane Police Department's defensive tactics instructors are certified by the state and may have relied on a flawed legal interpretation while teaching officers when it's OK to use deadly force, the city's Use of Force Commission has found. "In fact, no officers…
TILLAMOOK, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has been arraigned on one charge of recklessly endangering another person after leaving a loaded gun at a Tillamook movie theater. The Oregonian newspaper reports 61-year-old Gary Warren Quackenbush appeared in Tillamook County Circuit Court on Monday to…
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