Police say teenager filed false report claiming rape
Coeur d’Alene police are pursuing charges against a 17-year-old boy who allegedly filed a false rape report.
The teen told police he had been forced into a van by two males on four different occasions from last summer to March 1, according to the Coeur d’Alene Police. He said he was blindfolded, driven to Spokane and forced to perform sex acts with the men, the release said.
After detectives discovered inconsistencies in the teen’s story, he told them he made it up. He said other teens had threatened to beat him up and that he believed the police would give him 24-hour protection if he filed the rape and kidnapping reports, police said.
The department wants restitution for the time it spent investigating the case, police said.
Information sought on robber of credit union
Spokane police were searching Tuesday for a man who robbed the Horizon Credit Union at 5921 N. Market.
Police said the robber jumped over a counter about 10:15 a.m. and took cash from two tellers without injuring anyone or showing a weapon. He fled on foot.
Horizon employees described the suspect as white, in his 40s or 50s, 5-foot-9, weighing about 160 pounds and wearing a black stocking cap, a purple headband over his face, a tan jacket and gray sweatpants.
Anyone with information is asked to call (509) 242-TIPS.
Police to seek charges in deadly car crash
A Ferry County man was killed early Tuesday morning when a vehicle in which he was riding ran off state Route 20, just east of Republic, Wash.
Robert L. Bradley, 56, of Curlew, died at Ferry County Memorial Hospital after the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer struck a tree about 1:40 a.m.
According to the Washington State Patrol, driver Janel L. Estey, 36, was intoxicated. Officers planned to seek a vehicular homicide charge.
Estey was airlifted to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, where she was in satisfactory condition Tuesday night with a broken leg.
The WSP said Estey was using a seat belt; Bradley was not.
Information on shooting could bring reward
Secret Witness is offering a reward for information on a man wanted in connection with a shooting last week.
Michael W. Flewell is wanted for a shooting and attempted robbery at Seventh Avenue and Ash Street on Thursday night.
The victim told police that Flewell and a teenage boy tried to rob her and that Flewell fired a shotgun toward her as she fled in her car, according to a news release. The boy is in custody.
Flewell is wanted on a felony warrant accusing him of assault, robbery, illegal possession of a firearm and violation of a no-contact order. A bond has been set at $250,000.
Anyone with information is asked to call Secret Witness at (509) 327-5111.
Mead district names candidates for top job
The Mead School District announced Tuesday the names of the five candidates vying for the position of superintendent.
The candidates for the top job are Michael Dunn, the current superintendent for the Cheney School District; James Busey, of Lake Chelan; Steven Chesnut, of Moses Lake; Thomas Rockefeller, of Pullman; and Mary Vagner, of the Ridgefield (Wash.) School District.
The five candidates were selected from a field of 14, district officials said.
The community also is invited to meet the candidates March 13, 14 and 15, from 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. in the district’s administration building, 12828 N. Newport Highway. Comment forms will be available.
After preliminary interviews the school board will narrow the selection to three.
The post is currently held by Interim Superintendent Al Swanson.
Sheriff looking for deputy candidates
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging people who have what it takes to be a deputy to sign up for a civil service test that will be used to hire new officers in the coming year.
Friday is the deadline to register for the test, which will be administered March 22. The county Civil Service Office will conduct workshops for applicants next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Sgt. Dave Reagan said fewer than 40 people had signed up for the test.
The job pays $3,126 a month, but candidates must be able to pass a background investigation.
They also must be 21, U.S. citizens and literate in English.
Reagan said people interested in the test may register online at www.spokanesheriff.org/employment/ currentopenings.
More information is available by calling (509) 477-4711.