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Sirens & Gavels archive for Aug. 25, 2011

THURSDAY, AUG. 25, 2011

Burning stolen cars spark brush fire

Two stolen cars were set on fire in the Indian Trial area Wednesday night, sparking a small brush fire. Spokane firefighters responded to reports of flames and explosions from a remote forested hilltop east of Indian Trial Road. Crews accessed the area through gates and…

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Middle-finger salute leads to gunfire

A father and son were arrested Wednesday after a neighborhood dispute that began with a middle finger led to a pistol being fired into the ground. Stephan R. Day, 53 is accused of firing the pistol while his son, Stephan D. Day, 18, is accused…

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CdA lawyer ordered back to prison

A Coeur d'Alene defense lawyer and former deputy prosecutor is going back to prison after a judge ruled he'd violated his probation on OxyContin charges. Shawn C. Nunley, 40, was ordered to prison late last week after his probation officer said he smelled faintly of…

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Tips still sought in horse hit-and-run

Detectives are asking for the public's help to find a driver who seriously injured a horse and rider in a hit-and-run crash in North Idaho last week. Lauren Johnson, 20, and Rebecca Lobato, 21, were riding horses along the side of Garwood Road between Rimrock…

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A Moscow police officer uses a video camera in a room rented by Ernesto Bustamante at the Best Western in Moscow, Idaho, on Tuesday.

Family: Murder victim filed UI complaint

A Moscow police officer uses a video camera in a room rented by Ernesto Bustamante at the University Inn-Best Western in Moscow, Idaho, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Geoff Crimmins) BOISE — A college professor who alternately referred to himself as a “psychopathic killer”…

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