Vandals paint CV bleachers, track

Sat., June 17, 2006

The Spokesman-Review

End-of-the-year pranks at Central Valley High School may have left permanent damage on school facilities overnight Sunday.

Vandals used blue and white spray paint on the school’s bleachers, running track and cinderblock walls, leaving behind messages that read, “Class of 2006,” said Spokane Valley Police spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan.

Someone also filled the school’s exterior locks with silicon sealant, requiring maintenance workers to spend hours removing the substance, Reagan said.

The school district is not certain how much it will cost to clean up the damage, said Melanie Rose, spokeswoman for Central Valley School District.

Paint likely will be removed from the bleachers and walls, and employees probably will paint over the damage to the polyurethane track, she said.

Anyone with information about the vandalism is asked to call Spokane Valley Police at 242-TIPS.

Forklift turns unwanted pink

Somebody took a unique approach to vandalism Saturday night when they painted the inside of a forklift a shade of bright pink.

The crime happened between noon Saturday and noon Sunday at a Spokane Valley construction site, said Spokane Valley Police spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan.

The complainant blamed the crime on children who have been hanging around the area, Reagan said.

Anyone with information is asked to call 242-TIPS.

Witness’ call aids police

A watchful resident called Spokane Valley Police at just the right time Tuesday afternoon.

Police showed up ready to arrest two men on theft and vehicle prowling charges and a host of warrants.

The two men, Conrad Odom, 24, and Tyler Busby, 23, were driving a Nissan pickup truck and parked it on Nora where the street dead-ends against Interstate 90, said Spokane Valley Police spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan.

A neighbor watched the men walk into a parking lot at a nearby apartment complex, then come back and try to open doors at a nearby residence, Reagan said.

The neighbor called police to report the activity.

When the men drove away, they were stopped by Spokane Valley Police officers, who later found that Odom was driving with a suspended license, and Busby had four warrants out for his arrest.

After searching the Nissan pickup, officers found car stereos, vehicle registration paperwork and shotgun primers, Reagan said.

A neighbor at the apartment complex identified the primers and paperwork as his property.

The suspects were booked into the Spokane County Jail on theft and vehicle prowling charges.

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