A police standoff in West Central Spokane closed part of Boone Avenue today as Washington State Patrol detectives arrested a suspect in dozens of vehicle prowlings. The investigation began July 6 after a troopers found stolen property in a Honda Accord that had been stolen…
Crime Stoppers if offering a reward for tips that help identify the masked gunman who robbed a pharmacy of OxyContin last week. Detectives released photos of the jacket and a knit hat used as a mask today in hopes someone will recognize them and call…
A man whose alleged property crimes include the theft of a sheriff detective's gun and FBI identification card is wanted by Crime Stoppers. James W. Peterschick, 28, is wanted for driving with a suspended license, but he's also suspected in a series of property crimes…
The case of a Spokane serial killer who stalked prostitutes in the 1990s will be featured on a cable TV show next week. Death row inmate Robert Lee Yates, Jr., a former Army helicopter pilot and state prison guard, will be the subject of an…
Gunfire awoke Spokane community activist Cheryl Steele just after midnight Tuesday. The founder of the city’s first police substation looked out a window of her home at 2105 W. Boone Ave. and saw a bleeding man laying near her neighbor’s front yard. Police later identified…
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