Suspect in armed robbery of Walgreens identified
Police have identified a suspect in a gunpoint OxyContin robbery at a north Spokane Walgreens on June 16.
Nicholas A. Blessing, 28, is accused of stealing the drug from the pharmacy at 2105 E. Wellesley Ave. about 5 p.m.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $50 reward for tips leading to Blessing’s arrest.
Anyone with information is asked to call (800) 222-TIPS or submit tips online at www.crimestoppers inlandnorthwest.org.
Tipsters do not have to give a name but should leave a code name or number.
Motorcyclist hurt on SR20
A 57-year-old Spokane man was injured Thursday after losing control of his motorcycle on state Route 20 in Ferry County.
Stephen James Northrop was transported to Providence Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville, where he was in stable condition Thursday night.
Northrop was eastbound on the highway about 3:20 p.m. when he lost control of his 2003 Harley-Davidson, the Washington State Patrol said.
The motorcycle slid on its side, coming to a rest in the westbound lanes of the highway.
Northrop was wearing a helmet, the WSP said.
Sex offender alerts issued
Local law enforcement wants the public to be aware of two level 3 sex offenders living in Spokane County.
Christopher Bryan Wheatley, 32, is living in the 11400 block of East 45th Avenue in Spokane Valley. Wheatley was convicted in 1997 of two counts of third-degree rape of a child in Benton and Franklin counties. The victims were 14- and 15-year-old girls.
Craig S. Cockle, 35, served six years in prison for first-degree child rape and first-degree statutory rape for crimes in Adams County. The victims were 6 and 7 years old. Cockle is now living in the 29000 block of West Fancher Road in Medical Lake.
Neither Wheatley nor Cockle is wanted by police, but they are considered likely to reoffend.
Missing woman found
SEATTLE – The Spokane woman who left her car on a ferry in Seattle and disappeared was found hitchhiking at Lake Forest Park, north of Seattle.
The State Patrol said a police officer reunited Amy Story early Thursday with family members who were staying at a motel in the area.
Family members have said the 27-year-old may not have taken medication for a bipolar condition.
She left her car on a ferry that arrived in Seattle Monday from Bainbridge Island. The abandoned car led the Coast Guard and others to search Puget Sound.
Security video later showed she walked off the ferry.