Applicants sought for seasonal jobs
Spokane’s city parks department is taking applications for about 200 seasonal jobs at golf courses, Riverfront Park and other park operations.
For Riverfront Park, applicants can contact the park department’s main office on the seventh floor of City Hall at (509) 625-6200 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Candidates must be at least 16.
For golf courses, contact the course maintenance shops. The phone numbers are Downriver, (509) 328-0919; Esmeralda, (509) 483-1889; Indian Canyon, (509) 838-2301; and Qualchan, (509) 448-2968.
For jobs in park operations, contact that office at 810 N. Stone from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by phone at (509) 363-5455. Applicants must be 18.
Reward offered for sex offender
Secret Witness is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of a 26-year-old convicted sex offender wanted for violating his parole.
Travis R. Keene was convicted of rape in Whitman County and recently failed to re-register as a convicted sex offender.
Keene’s last known address was listed as 327 W. Second Ave., Spokane, but he has since disappeared and may be living as a transient in the Spokane area.
He is white, 6 feet 6 inches tall, and weighs 210 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information regarding Keene’s whereabouts should call (509) 327-5111. Callers do not have to give their name to collect the reward but should leave a code name or number.
Public forum set on police oversight
Spokane’s efforts to reform its defunct police oversight system will be discussed Wednesday at a public forum at Gonzaga University Law School.
“Police Accountability: Next Steps in the City of Spokane” is the last in a three-part series co-sponsored by the Spokane County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, the League of Women Voters of the Spokane area, and the Peace and Justice Action League.
Speakers include the president of the Spokane Police Guild, Sgt. Chuck Reisenauer; City Councilwoman Mary Verner; and Breean Beggs, director of the Center for Justice, a public-interest law firm.
The program begins in the law school’s main floor courtroom at 6 p.m.
Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has also sponsored two other meetings this month to gather citizen comment on a new civilian oversight model. Her proposal will be submitted to the City Council this spring.
Spokane Valley
Teen reports drive-by robbery
Spokane Valley police are seeking help solving a reported robbery.
A 17-year-old told detectives he was walking south on Blake Road about 10:30 p.m. Sunday when a silver Ford Focus stopped. A man got out, knocked down the teen and took his wallet, spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan said in a news release.
The teen said he walks the same route home every work night, and that, starting Thursday, someone in the Focus had been yelling sexual slurs at him as the car sped past.
The car didn’t stop until Sunday night, Reagan said.
The robber didn’t say anything, then got back into the Focus, which was last seen eastbound on Fourth Avenue. The victim said he could see two other men in the car.
The four-door Focus had a Gus Johnson Ford license-plate bracket and a spoiler on the back, Reagan said.
The teen described the robber as white, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 200 pounds with brown hair. He was wearing a Nike baseball cap, black T-shirt and denim shorts, Reagan said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Spokane Valley Police Department at (509) 242-TIPS.
Compiled from staff reports