Building Vandalized; 3 Arrested

Thu., Jan. 6, 2000

By Trinity Hartman trinityh@spokesman.com

Three Spokane men were arrested on New Year’s Eve after a building at a Spokane Valley cemetery was burglarized.

A pickup truck driven by Raymond Ricky Peterson, 23, 721 E. Houston, was stopped by sheriff’s deputies as it left the closed Opportunity Cemetery at 1402 S. Pines shortly before midnight.

Peterson, and his passengers, Kal Lawrence Pulver, 23, 111 N. Walnut, and Kim Davis Johnson, 44, 1003 N. Long, were arrested on seconddegree burglary charges after deputies found three large toolboxes, welders, a chainsaw, a hedge trimmer and six smaller toolboxes in the pickup.

The deputies checked the cemetery maintenance building and found that a window had been broken and a door was open.

Footprints and fingerprints in and around the building matched those of the suspects, said Cpl. David Reagan, Sheriff’s Department spokesman. The three were arrested on felony burglary charges. The truck was impounded for evidence.

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.