Ely appointed to academy board
A local nurse practitioner and founder of the local Cars for a Cause charity was appointed to the Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy’s Board of Directors at its meeting Tuesday evening.
As a parent of a former student, Roye Ely has been a longtime supporter of the charter school.
She’ll join five others on the board of directors, which oversees policy matters for the charter school, a public school funded by the state.
Also at the meeting, board member Jeff Childs was appointed chairman of the board, a position previously held by Joe Fabiano, who resigned. Charter school board members are appointed by the charter school board.
Spokane Valley
Girl says man tried to lure her into car
Spokane Valley police are looking for information about a man who tried to lure a 13-year-old girl into his car while exposing and fondling himself Tuesday morning.
The Evergreen Middle School eighth-grader told police she was walking to a home in the 1100 block of South Century about 7:25 a.m. when she was approached by a man driving an older, blue two-door sedan. She described him as white, in his 30s, with short light brown hair. He wore a white shirt and jeans.
The girl ran to a nearby house where an adult called police. Anyone with information is asked to call (509) 242-TIPS.
Valley man hit by car dies
A 39-year-old Spokane Valley man hit by a car Monday has died, officials said Tuesday.
Brock A. Ness was crossing Broadway at Vercler in the middle of the block to get his mail about 4:50 p.m., Sheriff’s Office traffic investigators said. The area is not well-lit, and Ness was hit by a westbound 2001 Lexus driven by 36-year-old Kimberly Williams. Investigation into the collision is ongoing, Spokane County sheriff’s Detective Don Manning said Tuesday.
Spokane
Public discussion to focus on police
A public discussion on police accountability will be conducted tonight at the Gonzaga University Law School.
The program – titled “Police Accountability: What is it and how does it work across the country?” – will be from 6 to 8 p.m. in the main floor courtroom of the law school building at 721 N. Cincinnati St.
Sponsors are the Spokane Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Spokane Area League of Women Voters, and the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane.
The ACLU said speakers will be Jennifer Shaw, the ACLU’s Washington legislative director; Brooks Holland, a Gonzaga law professor; and Pierce Murphy, the Boise police ombudsman and president of the National Association for Civil Oversight of Law Enforcement.
Compiled from staff reports