Teens injured at party

Two teenagers were sent to the hospital with stab wounds early Tuesday when a fight broke out at a party where minors were consuming alcohol.

A party in the 15300 block of East Springfield Avenue was busted by Spokane Valley Police at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. Officers discovered one of the stabbing victims inside and his parents in the backyard, said spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan.

The officer soon realized that everyone had been drinking, Reagan said. A second stabbed teen was found at his home in the 16000 block of East 17th Avenue. He had been stabbed twice in the stomach.

Both were taken to a hospital and were in satisfactory condition Tuesday afternoon.

Officers learned the fight broke out after a dispute about one of the teens having to pay for the group’s food at a fast-food business.

Officers recovered a knife likely used in the stabbings, as well as three metal throwing stars, Reagan said.

No arrests were made in the stabbings Tuesday and the case remains under investigation. Two 17-year-olds were cited for being minors in possession of alcohol, Reagan said.

Thief does smash-and-grab at gym

A Spokane Valley woman discovered it can take only seconds to be a theft victim Monday afternoon.

The woman was working out at Valley Fitness, 7 N. Herald Road, when she saw an older blue van pull up next to her Ford Explorer. An occupant of the van broke her window and stole her purse, said Reagan.

The theft took only seconds, and the woman lost cash, credit cards and a Social Security card, among other items.

Similar thefts have occurred at the Valley 24 Hour Fitness and at trailheads along the Centennial Trail, Reagan said.

People working out should lock their valuables in their trunks, he said. Vehicle prowlings are one of the most common crimes in Spokane County and the city of Spokane Valley, Reagan said, with numbers reaching 815 from Jan. 1 to June 30 of this year.

Suspects flee alert employees

A metal dealer brought bad news to a couple Sunday morning when he recognized stolen materials and a theft suspect from a mugshot.

At 10 a.m. Sunday, two people arrived at Action Recycling, 2622 N. Woodruff Road, and tried to sell about 350 pounds of 1/2-inch-by-1/2-inch aluminum louvers, said Reagan.

An employee recognized the female passenger from a sheriff’s office mugshot, and noticed the aluminum was reported stolen from Ecolite Manufacturing, 9919 E. Montgomery Ave.

Employees snapped photos of the Ford pickup but the suspects drove off, Reagan said.

The metal was likely worth about $200, Reagan said. The license plates on the van are registered to a Vancouver, Wash., resident. The investigation is ongoing, Reagan said.

Team leader may be bad example

A Target employee who worked as a team leader for the mega-retailer was arrested Friday afternoon after security officers at the store said she had stolen nearly $1,000 in cash and products.

Peggy J. Alston, 726 N. McDonald Road, had worked at Target for two years, Reagan said. Security officers at the store alleged she had taken cash from registers while making change and had taken more than $250 in merchandise when leaving at the end of her shifts, he said.

Alston, 36, was booked into jail on one count of second-degree theft, and she told officers that she had given most of the stolen materials to family members and friends, Reagan said.

Traffic stops net drug arrests

Several drivers were arrested last weekend after officers pulled them over and discovered drugs.

•Marianne E. Kline, 34, was arrested after police found methamphetamine in her purse during a traffic stop Sunday evening, Reagan said. Officers stopped her car because it had defective lighting.

Officers then found Kline had a suspended license, and a search revealed the meth.

•Kirsten N. Calvert, 39, was arrested on Sullivan Road Sunday after officers pulled over her car because the license plates on her 1994 Saab were expired, Reagan said.

An officer found Calvert had a suspended license, and, in her purse, had methadone and hydrocodone tablets, for which she did not have prescriptions, Reagan said.

•At 12:45 Sunday, Randy J. Hanson, 39, was stopped near Evergreen Road and Interstate 90 and an officer found two small bags of meth in the vehicle. Hanson and his passenger, Theresa M. Raddas, 39, were arrested and taken to the Spokane County Jail, Reagan said.

•Near Trent and Fancher, an officer saw a Chevrolet Cavalier that had been reported stolen, Reagan said.

The officer stopped the car and detained the driver, Shiloh Ann Moss, 27, and a transient, Nicolas L. Snow, 21.

It later turned out the Cavalier was not stolen but a police records check showed Moss had a suspended license and two misdemeanor warrants out for her arrest.

Under the passenger’s seat, officers found a baggie of meth, drug scales and a drug pipe, Reagan said.

Snow and Moss were booked into the Spokane County Jail.

•Tammy P. Thomas, a 28-year-old transient, was arrested Sunday after meth was found in her pocket during a traffic stop.

Thomas had a suspended driver’s license, and she admitted to the officer she had meth in her pocket.

She was booked into the Spokane County Jail on a drug charge and will face a count of driving with a suspended license.