Two arrested after car pursuit

Two men were arrested after police spotted them filling a stolen car with gas.

A Spokane Valley Police Department sergeant saw the Ford Probe Sunday morning at a gas station at Sullivan Road and Mission Avenue.

Sgt. Jim Gladden recognized the white Probe as one on a list of stolen vehicles, according to a Police Department press release.

As Gladden pulled up to the Probe, two men got in the car and drove away, allegedly running a red light, police said. Gladden tried to stop the car, but the driver kept going. The car stopped in a yard at 1100 N. Progress Road, police said.

The driver ran, and Gladden found him hiding in bushes nearby. The driver was identified as Ryan L. Patterson, 23, 18105 E. Maxwell Ave. Police said Patterson knew the car was stolen and had been using a knife to start it. Patterson was booked into the Spokane County Jail on suspicion of possessing stolen property, a felony.

The passenger, who also allegedly ran from the scene, was found in a back yard. He was identified as Kenneth A. Bovaro, 18, 10517 E. Broadway Ave. He was arrested on suspicion of second-degree taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission, also a felony.

Car stopped for defective light; driver arrested

A 26-year-old Spokane man was arrested last Thursday by Spokane Valley police on marijuana charges.

A Spokane Valley Police officer stopped a Buick driven by Roger K. Brown, 1829 E. Fifth Ave., after noticing a defective light on the car.

As Brown leaned over to get his wallet, Officer Jeff Getchell saw a bag of what he believed to be marijuana in Brown’s pocket, according to the Spokane Valley Police Department.

A search of the car found six small bags of marijuana and $420 cash, police said.

Brown was booked into the Spokane County Jail on suspicion of possessing marijuana with the intent of selling it. He also was given a $101 ticket for having a defective car light.

Stolen beer from residence leads to arrest

A 19-year-old was arrested when he allegedly stole a beer from a homeowner’s refrigerator Sunday.

The fridge was on a back porch in the 19000 block of East Boone Avenue, according to a press release from the Spokane Valley Police Department. The man then went from the porch to the garage, police said. The homeowner saw him there and held him until police arrived.

The man, identified as Corey A. Pace, was arrested on suspicion of burglary. A second charge, possession of methamphetamine, was added when police allegedly found the drug in Pace’s cell phone.

Man in motor home arrested on luring charge

A 40-year-old Greenacres man was arrested for allegedly trying to lure a girl into his motor home by offering her money.

The girl told officers she was walking in 11900 block of East Main Avenue Sunday evening when a man in a motor home pulled into a parking lot and blocked her path. The man allegedly whistled and said he wanted to take her home and give her money, according to a press release from the Spokane Valley Police Department.

The girl ran home to her mother, who had watched the incident from down the block, police said.

Officers identified the suspect as James D. Brown, 4524 N. Adams Road. Brown was arrested on suspicion of luring, a felony.

Locks cut on storage units

A self-storage business had units broken into last week.

The break-in at Veradale Mini Storage happened sometime between Sept. 18 and Sept. 24, according to the Spokane Valley Police Department.

Locks were cut off seven storage units and burglars rummaged through the items inside, police said. Nothing appeared to be missing.

Anyone with information on the break-ins is asked to call Crime Check at 456-2233.

Suspects sought in Grange break-in

Police are seeking help solving a burglary at the Newman Lake Community Grange.

The break-in was discovered on Sept. 22 when a Grange member arrived at the building around 11 a.m. and found the back door had been kicked in. A locked interior door was kicked in as well, and the building was ransacked, according to a press release from the Spokane Valley Police Department.

It appeared that less than $10 in change had been taken, police said.

The doors and their frames will cost about $500 to fix, police said.

A deputy took a mayonnaise jar that had held the change to try and get fingerprints, police said.

Anyone with information about the break-in should call Crime Check at 456-2233.