Residents Return, Find House Ransacked

Thu., Feb. 17, 2000

By Kristen Kromer kristenk@spokesman.com

A burglar who broke into a Northwest residence last week took weapons and other items from the home.

The occupants told police they were on vacation for several days and returned to find the residence in the 3500 block of West Bismark ransacked, Cottam said.

Among the items missing were a shotgun, three rifles and a TV/VCR set. The burglar got in by prying open a back door, Cottam said.

Anyone with information on the burglary is asked to call Crime check at 456-2233.

Man punches boy, steals bike

A 200-pound adult punched a 13-year-old boy in the face Feb. 7 at about 7:15 p.m. on the North Side.

The victim told police he was riding his bike home from a friend’s house near Ash and Northwest Boulevard. He said the man walked up and asked him to sell his bike. When the boy declined, the man grabbed the bike, punched the boy in the forehead and rode off, Cottam said.

The suspect was described as a white male in his 20s, about 5-feet-11-inches tall, 200 to 220 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He had a shaved head and was wearing a sweat shirt and jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Check at 456-2233.

Arrest made in North Hogan incident

Spokane police arrested the man suspected of assaulting a woman and two children on North Hogan last month.

Kenny Ray Stallworth was wanted on a four-count warrant. Officers spotted him Feb. 7 at about 5 p.m. on the front porch of an apartment at 628 S. Maple.

Officers approached the house, identifying themselves as police, and Stallworth ran back into the house, Cottam said. Backup officers responded to the area and, for a time, police closed off one block of Seventh Avenue. They had information Stallworth was armed, Cottam said.

Stallworth crawled into the attic of the house, then climbed out a window onto the roof. He then climbed down and surrendered to police without further resistance, Cottam said.

Police found a 9 mm handgun, a rifle and boxes of ammunition and magazines for the handgun in the attic where Stallworth had allegedly hidden them, Cottam said.

The District Court warrant lists three first-degree assault charges and one first-degree burglary count.

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