In brief: Home-invasion robbery suspect still sought
Spokane police are still looking for a suspect involved in a shooting and home-invasion robbery Friday night in north Spokane.
Detectives have arrested 25-year-old Antonio Green on suspicion of first-degree robbery, but a second suspect remains at large, police said.
The incident happened at 5807 N. Forest Blvd. According to police, a 28-year-old man who lived at the house was shot after two men invaded his home. The resident suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said. He was treated and released at a local hospital.
Green was detained after officers found him inside a black SUV parked near the crime scene.
Detectives also obtained a search warrant and searched the home Saturday morning with help from the Spokane County Crime Scene Technicians and a drug dog from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.
Pet clinic taking calls for low-cost neutering
Staff members at Pet Savers Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic in Spokane Valley will be taking calls today to schedule appointments for low-cost pet sterilizations this week.
The clinic is located at 7525 E. Trent Ave. and has vouchers available to help subsidize the cost of spays and neuters for dogs and cats. Vouchers are available for dogs of all sizes, cats and feral cats to help owners pay for surgery, according to Sue Anderson, vice president of Pet Savers.
“We have seen an incredible increase in our surgery numbers, with our total monthly surgeries doubling since the beginning of the year,” she said in a press release.
To schedule an appointment, call the clinic at (509) 924-7826. Pet Savers is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization providing low-cost sterilization surgery for pets in Spokane County.
Kitsap County
Missing infant found in Wyoming, mother detained
An Amber Alert issued by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday was cancelled Saturday night.
Two-month old Serenity Withrow was safely recovered in Wyoming, officials said. Her mother, Rebecca Forrester, has been taken into custody in Wyoming.
On Thursday, Kitsap County law enforcement officers said Forrester, 32, took the infant, even though her parental rights had been terminated. The child was supposed to go into state custody, and Forrester has a history of physical abuse with children and drug use, officials said.
BOISE
S-R Idaho staff honored with press club awards
The Spokesman-Review’s Idaho staff won 20 awards in the Idaho Press Club’s “Best of 2006” annual journalism competition, including first-place honors for series, crime and courts reporting, and health and medical reporting.
Reporter James Hagengruber was honored for his series “Brothers in Arms.”
The four-part series followed Hauser Lake twins Robert and Matt Shipp as they finished high school and prepared to join the Marine Corps, then went off to boot camp and looked ahead to possible service in combat.
In crime and courts reporting, reporter Taryn Brodwater took top honors for “Trials rare in Shoshone, prosecutor prefers plea deals,” a piece that documented how Shoshone County hadn’t had a single criminal trial in the 15 months since a new prosecutor took office.
Reporter JoNel Aleccia won first place in the health and medical reporting category for “A big boy,” her report on childhood obesity and a family’s struggle to cope with a 6-year-old who already weighs more than 100 pounds.
The Spokesman-Review also took second- and third-place awards and honorable mentions in categories ranging from investigative and political reporting to light features, business reporting and general excellence.
Other staff members honored were Erica Curless, Betsy Russell, Kathy Plonka, Becky Kramer and Meghann Cuniff, as well as former reporting intern Sam Taylor.
The Idaho Statesman newspaper in Boise won first place in general excellence.
The Coeur d’Alene Press won three awards, including first place for sports feature, which went to reporter Rod Harwood.
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From staff reports