Thomas Clement decided not to hide diamond rings stolen from a Spokane jewelry store in a galaxy far, far away, according to a cellmate. The convicted thief told a fellow inmate he secreted the spoils of a string of burglaries in the basement of his…
A police search of a home near a Browne's Addition convenience store robbed multiple times last month revealed multiple guns thought to be owned by the nine-time convicted felon implicated in the thefts. Justin Werle, 28, remains in custody at Spokane County Jail, facing charges…
Police say Jack Frost was nipping at more than Spokane man Lance Emigh's nose Christmas Day. A taxi driver headed westbound on Sprague Avenue spotted Emigh, 46, standing near the Spokane Amtrak Station, standing completely naked and waving his arms, according to a probable cause…
A Liberty Lake patent holder whose allegations of police brutality were thrown out by a federal jury last month is continuing his protracted legal fight, appealing a judge's order he pay $10,000 to the tow truck driver whose repossession sparked a February 2010 spat. Franklin…
Kyle Henriksen, 23, will spend the next seven years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this month to first-degree robbery of a woman at gunpoint in a Spokane Valley nail salon last December. Henriksen pleaded guilty to the robbery in September, but his original sentencing…
A 31-year-old man arrested at the Spokane Valley Mall with cash and cocaine in his pockets faces more jail time after twice denying to officers he possessed drugs. Johnnie Counts is being held in Spokane County Jail on drug sale and prisoner possession charges after…
A trio of college students on the West side are apartment hunting after health officials condemned their rental home, which tested positive for methamphetamine. The whole story from The Associated Press, based on reporting from Seattle TV station KOMO News, follows: BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) —…
Authorities hope a recent arrest will convince a suspected frequent laundry room burglar to change his ways. Jason Amyot, 32, is being held at the Geiger Corrections Facility near Spokane International Airport, facing 17 counts of second-degree burglary. Police say Amyot went on a "crime…
Though a clinical psychologist concluded he was not a danger to the community, a Spokane man facing a federal stalking charge who was arrested after a cache of weapons and a disturbing journal was found in his home will remain in jail until his scheduled…
A case involving 62 defendants and allegedly $20 million worth of California drugs sold on the West Coast continues its circuitous trek through the federal courts, with some suspects objecting to the government’s use of wiretapping in the investigation. Federal authorities announced raids in February…
The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office has released video of the person who robbed Domino's Pizza in Hayden on Nov. 15. A man entered the restaurant, struck an employee in the face with a handgun, stole cash and fled northbound. He was a white male, about…
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. (AP) — Knightstown police Chief Danny Baker has used pig roasts and golf tournaments to augment his department's shrinking budget, but badly in need of $9,000 for a new squad car, he's reprising his most shocking fundraising approach to date: getting shot by…
A 23-year-old man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to robbing a woman at gunpoint in a Spokane Valley nail salon will likely face a longer prison sentence after police say he threatened to shoot his 80-year-old grandmother. Kyle Henriksen was booked into Spokane County…
Add the investigation of a Spokane man accused of mailing letters laced with ricin to various government agencies to the list of casualties from the 16-day federal government shutdown last month. Matthew Buquet, 38, has been indicted on federal charges alleging he sent mailings in…
After the story on the legal questions raised by the two Gonzaga University seniors disciplined for violating school policy by keeping weapons in school-owned housing was put to bed Tuesday, Sirens and Gavels received a phone call from Lewis Wasserman, a professor at the University…
A federal judge ruled Friday a Liberty Lake father had not proven the police officers who used a stun gun to subdue him were liable for the man's past and future medical expenses. Franklin Duncan rested his case against Victor Grant and the Liberty Lake…
A Spokane judge denied a suspected gang member's request to throw out the murder and assault charges against him following a deadly shooting at a Monroe Street music venue in September. Carlos Fuentes, 25, asked the court to dismiss the first-degree murder and 12 drive-by…
A Spokane woman who pleaded guilty to sending hundreds of sexually explicit and threatening text messages to a Spokane County Sheriff's deputy in 2010 allegedly chased a stranger in her car after he refused to buy her cigarettes. "I guess it's game on then," the…
As Spokane-area law enforcement agencies debate the use of video cameras to document the actions of officers and suspects, newly released footage from a state police shooting in North Idaho shows how video evidence can leave little doubt about what leads up to a deadly…
Michael Sublie will not be back in a federal courtroom until January to face charges of obstructing a federal law officer and violating National Park Service noise restrictions during an incident in September when a ranger fired and struck a partygoer on Sublie's boat. Citing…
A federal judge has given a Spokane man found with modified weapons and a journal proclaiming himself the embodiment of God's wrath one week to decide if he'll seek an insanity defense. An order signed by U.S. District Judge for Eastern Washington Thomas Rice grants…
One of the men accused of murder in the shooting death of Julian Morrison, 26, outside a Spokane music venue in September says prosecutors don't have enough evidence to try him. Carlos Fuentes, 25, filed a motion through his attorney last week asking a judge…
A Spokane man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for selling high-quality methamphetamine to an undercover officer and leading police on a car chase near the Coeur d’Alene Casino last January. Charles Edward Gibson, 43, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Coeur…
A man wanted on an outstanding Department of Corrections warrant faces new charges after he spat on two Spokane police officers. Lance C. Anderson, 35, was arrested Monday and taken to Deaconess Hospital for medical clearance before being booked at Spokane County Jail, according to…
From the day they were arrested, it seems the two teenagers suspected of beating and murdering an 88-year-old World War II veteran have had different ideas about how the trial should go. Demetruis Glenn and Kenan Adams-Kinard, both 16, were arrested in August for the…
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