A man with an outstanding warrant revealed a needle in his waistband while reaching for one last smoke before going to jail Sunday night at Northern Quest Casino, according to court records. An officer initially approached Preston Livingston, 28, because he was slumped over in…
A man suspected of drunken driving had his keys confiscated by an off-duty Spokane County Sheriff's Deputy who witnessed the man trying to drive over some boulders near Liberty Park, according to court documents. Wayne Pederson crashed his Toyota pickup near a trailhead at the…
A judge has ordered the sentencing for married couple Greg and Kimberly Jeffreys, both of whom pleaded guilty to defrauding development investors in Spokane and elsewhere, pushed to the summer. For Greg Jeffreys, the accused mastermind of schemes ranging from leasing property at inflated rices…
A man accused of stealing a $13 bottle of vodka from a Spokane grocery store was arrested on suspicion of first-degree robbery after he allegedly punched a clerk and heaved the liquor bottle into the road. Chad Burk, 40, was arrested late Friday after witnesses…
A federal judge has ordered a Spokane man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to government officials, including President Barack Obama, receive psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial. Matthew Ryan Buquet has been in federal custody since May, when several letters…
There were a few questions from readers about the article in today's Spokesman-Review reporting the guilty plea of Rex Newport, a Colville Police officer who had been accused of multiple sex crimes spanning a period from 2011 to 2013. The Spokesman Review has obtained a…
A pair of teenagers accused of stealing multiple cars they dumped when the gas ran out are both in jail facing auto and firearm theft charges. Eli Olson, 19, was booked into Spokane County Jail on Friday after police pulled him over driving a Dodge…
You'd think crooks would have figured out by now there's cameras everywhere. But apparently not. Take this Einstein, for example. Notice how he walked up to the Spokane espresso stand, placed an order and even looked up at the surveillance camera while waiting for his…
The woman who lived with jailed Spokane developer Greg Jeffreys and was implicated in his schemes to defraud real estate investors was sentenced to seven months in prison last week after pleading guilty to concealing plots through ignorance and conspiracy. Shannon Stiltner was also ordered…
Auto thieves had easy pickings this week in Spokane. Police say five vehicles that were left idling and unattended have been stolen this week alone, and urged motorists to resist the temptation to start their cars and trucks to let them warm up without anyone…
Portions of the chase and final confrontation between a despondent Army veteran and Spokane-area law enforcement were broadcast across the Internet by state traffic cameras. Although the Washington Department of Transportation doesn’t store the images, those who were on the website Tuesday night were able…
A man with a long history of felony and misdemeanor crimes was back in court again Tuesday, facing his fifth charge relating to car theft in the past year. Nickolas N. Davis, 28, was ordered held on $7,500 bond on his most recent charge of…
A man arrested after crashing his vehicle and refusing a breathalyzer test earlier this week blamed the accident on his mother, who was nowhere near the scene of the accident. Larry Coleman was found by Liberty Lake firefighters sitting behind the steering wheel of his…
According to Spokesman-Review reporting, local law enforcement investigated 23 deaths as homicides in and near Spokane County in 2013. Public safety reporters Kip Hill, Kaitlin Gillespie and others kept track of each of the cases, and we're making our records available to you below. Blue…
Five men died after confrontations with Spokane law enforcement in 2013, according to Spokesman-Review records. Investigations into the shooting by a multiagency task force ended in no recommendations for charges against any of the law officers. The five fatal shootings is up from one reported…
The Spokane man accused of sending threatening letters to a former neighbor alluding to his belief he was the Archangel of Death has been released under supervision to seek psychiatric evaluation. Brent Russ, 33, had been in custody of the U.S. marshals since his arrest…
A drug bust turned up an unconscious teenager in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, on Monday along with items believed to be stolen from the Kootenai River Inn and other locations. An ambulance was called for the 17-year-old, who eventually revived enough to be released to a…
The sentencing of jailed developer Greg Jeffreys, who pleaded guilty to fraud and contempt charges in November, will take a little longer than planned, in part to accommodate the dozens of witnesses the former Ridpath Hotel investor plans to call on his behalf. A U.S.…
A disagreement between Spokane County prosecutors and a man facing a felony harassment charge over a 911 call recording costing $17 was decided by a three-member panel of the Washington state Court of Appeals this week. "Neither party, out of principle, will budge one cent,"…
A Superior Court Judge in the Tri-Cities was nominated today by President Barack Obama for a federal judgeship in the Eastern District of Washington. Salvador Mendoza Jr. would replace U.S. District Judge Lonny Suko, who has moved into senior status. The appointment must be confirmed…
The Spokane man accused of sending threatening letters to a tribal police officer that included allusions to his belief he was the "Archangel of Death" remains in custody pending trial after a federal judge shot down his contention the mailings were protected by the First…
A Spokane woman implicated in a massive 2013 bust of an alleged prescription painkiller peddling ring was arrested early Tuesday on suspicions of driving under the influence, according to court documents. Ashley Arredondo, 28, is one of 62 named defendants in a federal court case…
A Worley man who donned a cartoon character mask to rob an espresso stand in Coeur d’Alene last year will spend at least four years behind bars. Kyle Ernest Campbell, 25, wore a SpongeBob SquarePants mask when he robbed Lean Bean Espresso at 1207 E.…
Citing two mental health professionals who say his psychosis was a "one-time episode" that is now in remission, the attorney for the Spokane man charged with stalking a tribal police officer after federal investigators discovered a disturbing manifesto in his home is asking for her…
Spokane police are asking the public to help identify a woman suspected of robbing two pharmacies over the weekend. The first robbery was at Safeway, 3919 N. Market, just after 4 p.m. Saturday. The second was at Fred Meyer at 400 S. Thor just before…
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