WSP detectives raid Valley home of suspects in vehicle thefts

A handwritten note taped to the front door of a Spokane Valley home commanded all uninvited guests to go away.

But the Washington State Patrol detectives weren’t about to stay outside.

Detectives from the Eastern Region Auto Theft Task Force raided the home Wednesday just before noon looking for stolen vehicles. They arrested four people found inside the house at 2611 N. Coleman Road on a variety of drug charges.

Detectives are looking for two other people – Natasha M. Collett and Kelly W. Lynden – whom they believe are involved in vehicle thefts, said WSP spokesman Jim Hays.

The house is owned by Emiko Collett, according to county records. Emiko Collett could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

Inside the modest blue home, detectives also found numerous identification cards, such as driver’s licenses as well as checks and bank cards in other people’s names, Hays said. It’s fairly routine for detectives to find evidence of drugs and identity theft during investigations into car thefts, Hays said.

Last week after the WSP raided a home on Peone Bluff, they learned that Collett and Lynden were bringing stolen vehicles to their home on North Coleman Road, Hays said.

While Collett and Lynden were not at the home when detectives conducted the raid, Jamie S. McKay, 28, Clifford R. Capato, 47, and Christopher P. Cherry, 34, were there. The three were arrested on misdemeanor marijuana possession charges, Hays said. Valerie Wing, 40, was arrested on a felony methamphetamine possession charge, Hays said.

Detectives will continue to investigate alleged illegal activity at the Coleman Road home and will try and determine whether the checks and bank cards found were stolen, Hays said.