In brief: Two men sought in man’s stabbing
Spokane police are seeking two men in their 20s who repeatedly stabbed another during a fight Tuesday.
Officer William Hager said a 22-year-old man walked into the emergency room at Deaconess Medical Center with multiple stab wounds to his head and left side along the rib cage. The wounds are not life-threatening.
Based on information provided by the victim, officers went to a house near the area of Bridge and Nettleton. A person who lives at the home told police there had been a fight about 10 a.m. Tuesday. Hager said the occupant of the home broke up the fight and at the victim’s request took him to a relative’s house. The relative then drove the victim to Deaconess, Hager said.
Ex-KHQ reporter named to board
A former reporter at KHQ has been appointed to Spokane’s community development board.
Tobby Hatley, 50, will fill an unexpired term until the end of May, after which he could be granted a three-year tenure. The Spokane City Council voted unanimously Monday to accept Hatley’s appointment to the board by Mayor Dennis Hession.
Hatley, a 1974 graduate of Colfax High School, is a senior account executive at Desautel Hege, a Spokane communications consulting firm. He left KHQ in November after 13 years. Hatley has a master’s degree in journalism and public affairs from American University.
“Having left the journalism business, now I can advocate for positive change in the community and sit at the table and try to make it happen,” said Hatley, who lives in a downtown loft.
The community development board oversees the distribution of federal grant money to neighborhoods and housing rehabilitation projects.
Reward offered in robbery case
Secret Witness is offering $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of two Spokane men wanted for first-degree robbery, burglary, kidnapping and assault.
The men remain at large after the robbery of a man’s home near Audubon Park, said Spokane police Cpl. Tom Lee. Three men entered the home, tied up the victim and spent 15 minutes gathering electronic items as well as the victim’s wallet.
The men, who apparently knew the victim, cut the man’s neck, then fled in his vehicle – a 1992 four-door Infinity, Lee said. The stolen car’s license plate number is 414 SFI. It has distinct wheels and tires; black, white and chrome.
Lawrence “Jalen” Campbell, one of the three men, was arrested the day after the robbery, Lee said.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the other two suspects in this robbery should call (509) 327-5111. Tipsters do not have to leave a name to collect a reward, but they should use a code name or number.
Coeur d’Alene
Crews to clean spuds from I-90
An estimated 30,000 pounds of dumped seed potatoes will soon be cleared from the side of Interstate 90 near Coeur d’Alene, said Greg Munden with the Idaho Transportation Department. The agency was working with the Medeleze Trucking Company, of Umatilla, Ore., to coordinate the cleanup before the tubers rot or attract hungry wildlife.
“The stench from rotting potatoes is not real pleasant,” Munden said.
A truck hauling the seed potatoes from Montana to Oregon tipped and crashed late Monday afternoon near milepost 17. No one was injured in the crash.