Woman, Teen Charged With Shoplifting
An Otis Orchards woman and a 14-year-old boy are accused of shoplifting at the Liberty Lake Albertson’s store Thursday.
Shana L. Rouse, 35, 5026 N. Arden Road, Otis Orchards, and the juvenile reportedly stole a jacket from the store.
Deputies searched Rouse’s purse and found a handgun. She was booked on charges of second degree theft and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.
Officers found what they suspected to be methamphetamine on her. She faces additional charges of possession of a controlled substance.
When deputies put the juvenile in the patrol car, he allegedly kicked the arresting officer and the car’s door and window several times. He was booked into juvenile detention.
Truck thief arrested
A man who allegedly stole a pickup truck and eluded deputies last month was arrested Thursday.
William Wise Mock, 25, was booked into Spokane County Jail on charges of taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission and eluding police.
On March 9, deputies spotted the stolen pickup truck on Upriver Drive. The truck turned south on Argonne, going 60 mph, then headed west on Liberty at 70 mph.
After running a stop sign, the truck lost control and struck a row of mailboxes. The driver turned the car around to head directly toward the pursuing deputy, hitting the patrol vehicle’s right side.
The driver again came directly at the patrol vehicle. He then headed north on Park at about 70 mph.
The deputy lost sight of the vehicle. Deputies later found the truck at Grace and Dick. Detective Edgar Thompson conducted a lengthy investigation ending in Mock’s arrest.
Juvenile accused of theft
A Valley mother pressed charges against her 17-year-old son for stealing her credit card.
The juvenile was arrested Saturday for second degree possession of stolen property, said sheriff’s Lt. David Wiyrick.
She was checking her son’s bags because she suspected they contained stolen items, he said, and found her credit card in a glove.
Fuel spills
A customer tried to drive away from a gasoline pump without first removing the fuel hose from the car Monday evening.
The fuel line broke, spilling a half gallon of gasoline on the ground at Pronto Plus, 520 S. Pines, at about 6:45 p.m.
Fire guts house
A fire gutted a small house last Wednesday.
No one was home when fire broke out at 7326 E. First. Firefighters arrived at the scene around 1:10 a.m. and put it out within a half-hour.
Damages were estimated at $25,000, fire investigators said.
The owner of the single-story, 700-square-foot house has not yet been reached. Investigators are investigating the blaze.
Burglary reported
The residence of two people arrested on drug charges was burglarized last week, deputies said.
A watch, ring and camera were stolen from 2200 N. Houk, where John R. Koesterman, 45, and Desma Koesterman, 24, were arrested on March 26.
Both are accused of delivery of a controlled substance; John Koesterman also faces charges of possession of crack cocaine.