In brief: Man shot at North Spokane home expected to survive
A man gunned down at a home in Northeast Spokane early Friday was listed in critical condition but is expected to survive, Spokane police said in a news release.
Police were called to the 1900 block of East Bridgeport Avenue just before 1 a.m. on a report of a man shot on the porch of a home.
Witnesses at the scene were not cooperative in the police investigation, and officers believe that the shooter and victim, who suffered gunshot wounds to his chest, are acquaintances, the news release said.
Police ask for help to ID thief
Spokane police are asking for the public’s help to identify the man who snatched a woman’s purse and threatened to kill a witness who tried to stop him.
Police were called to Rosauers, 9414 N. Division St., about 6:30 p.m. Thursday after a woman in her 70s reported that a man snatched her purse while she was walking toward the store, Spokane police said in a news release.
The thief was pursued by a witness who stopped pursuit when the thief threatened to shoot, police said. He jumped into a getaway car that soon crashed at Division and Holland. The thief and driver fled. Police seized the car as evidence.
The thief is described as white, between 5-foot-10 and 6-foot with a medium build. He was wearing a dark sweatshirt and blue jeans. The driver is described as a white female in her mid-20s with dark brown hair. She was wearing a red shirt and dark jacket.
Police ask that anyone with information to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.
Inmate faces new escape charge
A Spokane County Jail inmate facing child rape and child molestation charges broke out his cell window Friday evening and will face a charge of attempted escape, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Jail officers searched the cell of Jeremiah R. Logan, 33, after learning that he might be planning an escape, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Officers found a rope made from bed sheets and several small saw blades in his cell that he used to remove a metal bar from his bunk. They also discovered that his window was broken out.
Mother drops baby during fire
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – When fire broke out at an apartment complex in the Tacoma suburb of Lakewood, a fire official said a mother dropped her baby from the second floor, then jumped down after the child.
West Pierce Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Hallie McCurdy said the woman found her escape route blocked Friday afternoon. McCurdy estimated the drop was about 8 or 9 feet.
The News Tribune reported that firefighters treated both mother and child. They were then taken to a hospital..
The fire at the Eastwood Apartments displaced an estimated 70 residents, at least temporarily.
McCurdy said fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the lower level, blocking a stairwell to the second floor.
Six units suffered fire damage, while residents in 20 other units were forced to leave because their apartments had no power. One firefighter was also reported injured.