Felon nabbed after Liberty Lake break-in
A man facing dozens of criminal charges was arrested Nov. 25 after a woman woke up to find him in her home.
Liberty Lake police assisted the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office with a call in the 4300 block of North Harvard Road at 7:30 a.m. that day. A woman told police that she woke up after hearing a loud noise and found a man she didn’t know standing in her hallway, said police Chief Brian Asmus.
The man fled, but the woman was able to describe him and his car. The door of her home had been kicked in, and her car had also been broken into, Asmus said.
The man, identified as 44-year-old Charles W. Miller, was arrested later that day in Spokane Valley. He is being held in the Spokane County Jail on $55,000 bond and is facing 28 criminal charges for this incident and others, including multiple charges of theft, identity theft, burglary, possession of a controlled substance and vehicle prowling.
Miller is a convicted felon whose criminal history includes convictions for possession of a dangerous weapon, possession of stolen property, theft, forgery and identity theft.
Other calls from Nov. 24 to Dec. 8:
Nov. 25: A violin was reported stolen from the area of Liberty Lake Elementary School. A television was stolen from an unlocked room of a hotel in the 1800 block of North Pepper Tree Lane.
Nov. 26: An open garage in the 1800 block of North Aladdin Road resulted in the theft of a bicycle valued at $4,500.
Nov. 28: A Galaxy S4 phone was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 1500 block of North Liberty Lake Road.
Dec. 1: Several items valued at $2,500 were stolen from inside a camper in the 19000 block of East Cataldo Avenue.
Dec. 2: A cellphone left unattended in a shopping cart was reported stolen in the 1300 block of North Liberty Lake Road.
Dec. 4: Police responded to the visitor’s center at Gateway Park at Stateline just before 3 a.m. Burglars stripped electrical wiring and pipes from inside the building. An officer had previously seen a suspicious vehicle parked near the center and wrote down the license plate. The case is under investigation.
Dec. 6: Police found a juvenile inside a car parked on the railroad tracks. It is believed he was under the influence of spice and hash oil. He was released to his parents and will likely face criminal charges.
Arrests: Police made five arrests for driving with a suspended license, one for driving under the influence, one for no valid operator’s license and two on warrants.
Citations: Officers handed out three citations for expired vehicle registration, seven for failure to show proof of liability insurance, two for defective headlights, two for failure to stop at a red light and two for speeding.
Additional citations were given for driving without a license, driving without a license with identification, invalid license in possession/displayed, failure to report an accident, failure to move left for an approaching emergency vehicle, failure to obey a traffic control device, texting while driving and having an open container.