The Spokane Police Department is asking for assistance identifying a suspect in the recent South Hill residential burglaries. At least ten burglaries took place over the course of the three days leading up to Nov. 25. The homes were within the 2100 block to the…
Four people were arrested after police pumped tear gas and released a K-9 into a north side apartment this morning during a six-hour SWAT team standoff. A Spokane police dog, Stryder, entered the apartment before police and fought with robbery suspect Bobby S. Decaney, 35,…
Spokane Valley police are conducting vehicle prowling patrols as the Christmas season gets underway. An emphasis Tuesday by the property crimes unit led to the arrest of Jeremiah K. Mileham, 21, who was booked into jail on charges of third-degree theft, vehicle prowling and driving…
A U.S. Marshal guides a dog around parked vehicles outside Banner Bank in downtown Spokane after a bomb threat by a robbery suspect Tuesday. (SRPhot/Dan Pelle) A man accused of making a bomb threat while robbing a downtown Spokane bank on Tuesday remains in jail…
A man accused of stealing from the Davenport Hotel after being hired under a stolen identity has been sentenced in federal court in Louisiana for a similar scheme. William Joseph Johnson Jr., 55, is to serve about five years in prison for charges related to…
Spokane International Airport police are seeking information regarding the identity of a woman in connection with a missing carry-on bag. The pictured woman is not a suspect at this time, said Todd Woodard, director of public relations, and she could have picked up the bag…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Can there be no trust between a kidnapper and his hostages? A man who held a Kansas couple hostage in their home while fleeing from authorities is suing them, claiming they broke an oral contract made when he promised them money…
RAHWAY, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters were needed stat after a flying squirrel went nuts in a New Jersey hospital's emergency room. The squirrel kept launching itself from an 8-foot-high wall-mounted lamp into a glass wall after becoming trapped in a trauma room at Robert Wood…
TROY, Mich. (AP) — Police say a home remodeling project in suburban Detroit has turned up a stash of counterfeit cash. The Detroit Free Press reports that police in Troy received a call Monday from the homeowner, who had lived in the house for more…
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