Liberty Lake police blotter: Cell phone video helps police make arrests

Cellphone video helped Liberty Lake Police make arrests in two cases involving assaults recently.

Police were called to the 22000 block of East County Vista Drive on Dec. 10 on a reported domestic violence incident. The woman told police the man had punched her in the face, police Chief Brian Asmus said.

However, the man had recorded the incident and the video showed that the woman was the aggressor, Asmus said. She was arrested for domestic violence assault.

The second incident was reported Dec. 11 in the 24000 block of East Spotted Owl Lane. A woman reported another woman had “verbally assaulted” her in front of several children and then spit on her, Asmus said. The victim in the incident had taken video of the confrontation. The woman was arrested for fourth-degree assault and harassment.

Other calls

from Dec. 7-14

Dec. 7: A garage burglary was reported in the 20000 block of East Augusta Court. A caller in the 22000 block of East Country Vista Drive called police to report that his mother’s ex-boyfriend was there. Officers contacted the man, who said he wasn’t aware that he was an ex-boyfriend. Over $4,700 worth of items were reported stolen in a business burglary in the 25000 block of East Hawkstone Loop. A caller in the 1100 block of North Liberty Lake Road reported that a man pumping gas was sitting in his car with a band around his arm and a needle in his forearm. Officers arrived to find the man slumped over the wheel. He was arrested on several outstanding warrants, and suspected stolen property was found in his vehicle.

Dec. 8: A business in the 1300 block of North Liberty Lake Road reported two men had used a fraudulent credit card to make a $500 purchase.

Dec. 10: A business alarm in the 22000 block of East Mission Avenue turned out to have been set off by a tipped-over Christmas tree. A burglary was reported in the 400 block of North Timberfield Lane. The homeowner reported that over $1,000 in collectible coins were stolen.

Dec. 13: A hotel in the 2300 block of North Madsen Road called police after 1:30 p.m. to report that a man who was supposed to check out at 11 a.m. was refusing to leave the room. Police arrived and found the man had locked the door to the room and exited through the window.

Arrests: Police made five arrests for driving with a suspended license.

Citations: Officers handed out three citations for expired vehicle registration. Additional citations were given for failure to show proof of liability insurance and improper signaling.