A man accused of having sex with two men without telling them he has the virus that causes AIDS is considering pleading insanity. Zuriel E. Roush, 22, appeared before Spokane County Superior Court Judge Ellen Kalama Clark today on a second charge of first-degree assault,…
POULSBO, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says a one-armed man driving a scooter led police on chase in Kitsap County on Tuesday.State Patrol spokeswoman Krista Hedstrom says the 28-year-old man from Poulsbo, Wash., reached speeds of 80 miles per hour on the highway.…
A Rathdrum man pulled over for speeding Tuesday gave a Spokane Valley police officer good reason to be suspicious: he claimed to have been born on Nov. 31. Knowing that “30 days hath September, April, June, and November,” (Officer Jack) Rosenthal arrested the man for…
After a relatively quiet period, Spokane has seen a surge in pharmacy robberies. At least three robberies and one attempted robbery have occurred since the beginning of June. Nicholas A. Blessing, 28, (right), who's accused of stealing OxyContin from the Walgreens at 2105 E. Wellesley…
The FBI is asking for help finding a man who may be in Coeur d'Alene but is wanted for assault in Missouri.Trenton Michael Faulkner, 20, is accused of hitting a man in the head with a bottle of vodka after being asked to leave a…
A man who convinced his girlfriend he was a covert military agent and swindled thousands of dollars to fund his gambling habit will spend the next six months in jail. The woman felt so bad about her bank losing money she repaid them. Now her…
Know of an animal fighting operation in the Inland Northwest or elsewhere? A national tip line launched recently by the Humane Society of the United States wants to hear from you. The organization started the tip line after busting a multi-state dogfighting ring. Read a…
A lot happened in the past two weeks, and I'm still catching up. Most notable is two homicides. Seven months into a year with an unusually low murder rate, the city recorded two homicides in one week: the stabbing death of Vitaly M. Shevchuk, 24,…
A man accused of having unprotected sex without telling his partner his was HIV positive faces an additional first-degree assault charge after the family of his former lover recognized him in news reports of his arrest, according to court papers filed recently in Spokane County…
Grant County officials reported few problems at the Coldplay concert Saturday at the Gorge Amphitheatre. More than 20,000 people attended the concert, which the Grant County Sheriff's Office described as "a very enjoyable concert experience." "The biggest issue reported was a traffic delay on the…
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — A woman accused of dipping into her ex-husband's bank account without permission blames her dog.Arlington, Wash., police spokeswoman Kristin Banfield says detectives filed court orders to follow the money trail. They learned the money disappearing from the 42-year-old Arlington man's account…
see more Fail BlogNo idea where in North America this intersection is, but suddenly Spokane's Deadman's Creek, Jump Off Road or Blasted Lane no longer seem as unfortunate.
I'll be out of the office beginning Friday, June 26 and returning Monday, July 13. Editor David Wasson will update this blog when he can, but expect light posting until I return.
Call him Spokane’s alleged version of the Hamburglar. Police today arrested a man they say is the ringleader of a cutlet cartel that had been stealing meat and selling it in Spokane for at least three years. Read Sara Leaming’s story here.
Two former employees of a Spokane nonprofit dedicated to feeding low-income residents used more than $80,000 in donations to pay for booze-soaked lunches, Victoria’s Secret shopping sprees, video rentals, computer equipment, home upgrades, furniture and a Florida vacation, investigators alleged last summer. One of those…
Kootenai County marine deputies will be patrolling lakes and river this week looking for dangerous boaters, according to a news release. Operation Dry Water is a national campaign sponsored by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators. In a line reminiscent of a Star Trek…
Suspects on today's court docket included a man accused of an ax attack last week. Jon A. Bedard, 42, was scheduled to plead innocent to one charge of second-degree assault for the alleged attack on Douglas Allen Chicklinsky June 15. Bedard is in the Spokane…
Tom Clouse alerts us to a timeline he put together in 2006 that chronicles the police response to the Otto Zehm death. Check it out here.
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was sentenced to a year in jail for trying to smuggle cigarettes into Canada.The Bellingham Herald reports Jonathan H.Fletcher was found guilty in a Surrey, British Columbia, court in February and sentenced to…
The man accused of a machete attack in Spokane last week is a member of a local family with a storied history. Read a story about Douglas W. Harmon's relation to a man shot and killed by police after shooting up a church at Gonzaga…
It's been a busy two days on the beat. Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson has been indicted in connection with the death of Otto Zehm. Read Tom Clouse's original story here, and check this link for ongoing coverage. Overshadowed by the Zehm announcement but still…
The married boyfriend of convicted killer Shellye L. Stark will remain in Spokane County Jail on $750,000 bail, a judge ruled Tuesday. Brian L. Moore, 43, arrived at the jail early Tuesday after Spokane detectives picked him up in California. Moore was arrested in Orange…
Suspects pleading innocent in court today included a man accused of causing a crash in downtown Spokane that killed an elementary school secretary. Jon A. Strine, who is out of jail on bond, is charged with vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault for the June 2…
A judge will review conversations between a private investigator and a man accused of helping his girlfriend with a plan to kill her husband. Judge Ellen Kalama Clark will decide what portions of Ted Pulver's files to give to prosecutors seeking convictions for first-degree murder…
A fire captain arrested for helping his son escape a bar fight is back on the Spokane Fire Department payroll after serving a day in jail for three misdemeanors. Ronald D. Clinger, 54, struck a plea deal that dismissed a felony charge of eluding police,…
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