In brief: Chase ends in burglary arrest

Two burglars were caught in the act this morning in north Spokane, police say.

Spokane police officers saw two men flee an unsecured garage and drop items in a backyard after responding to a burglary in progress in the 4000 block of North Cincinnati Street at 5:58 a.m. The men jumped fences and tried to hide, but police found suspect Nicholas A. Limpert, 25, hiding under a car in the 900 block of East Heroy Avenue.

A second suspect, Robert J. McNabb, 20, also was arrested and booked into jail on a second-degree burglary charge.

Limpert is a convicted felon who has been wanted by Crime Stoppers twice since 2008. 

His criminal history includes convictions for domestic violence assault, possessing a dangerous weapon, city theft, second-degree theft, first-degree theft, malicious mischief and vehicle prowling.

McNabb was sentenced in October to 33 days in jail and two years probation for first-degree attempted burglary, possession of a controlled substance, second-degree theft and forgery.

Jail searches reveal meth quantities

Two law enforcement searches Sunday and Monday revealed meth in a man’s anus and in a woman’s bra.

A jailer found 14 grams of meth in Richard D. Hall’s shoe and “bodily orifice” after the 27-year-old was arrested with a drug pipe, cash and scale during a traffic stop Sunday morning, authorities said.

Deputies Chuck Sciortino and Jeff Thurman had stopped the Chevrolet Cavalier in which Hall was riding after they spotted it tailgating another westbound vehicle on Interstate 90 at the Sunset off-ramp, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

The deputy “obtained permission to search the car” after smelling marijuana, according to a news release, and found a meth pipe and marijuana in a purse belonging to driver Jenelle L. Cuculich, 24.

Then on Monday, a jailer found meth, marijuana, and mushrooms in the bra of a woman arrested on a Department of Corrections escape warrant during a traffic stop.

Trisha L. Boulton, 25, was a passenger in a 1993 Cadillac driven by her husband when Officer Justin Elliot stopped it for equipment and license violations about 1:30 a.m. Boulton’s husband wasn’t cited.

Escaped suspect has alleged robbery link

A robbery suspect allowed to leave jail for drug rehabilitation now is wanted by authorities for escape.

Aaron Lee Goldstein, 18, left Spokane Addiction Recovery Center, 812 S. Walnut Ave., on Friday, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. He’d been in custody since December, charged with first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.

Detectives believe he’s connected to armed robberies in November and December at the Holiday gas station on North Argonne Road, Sam’s Stop and Shop on East Sprague Avenue, Nevada Street Brew Espresso, McQuick Mart on South Regal, and the Zip Trips at Fourth Avenue and Sullivan Road and at Illinois Street and Perry Place.

Two other suspects are in jail.

Goldstein, a transient with family in Northern California, is described as 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. He has tattoos of two teardrops under his left eye, and “Bay Boy” tattooed on his neck.

Anyone with information on Goldstein’s location should call 911.