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Sirens & Gavels archive for Jan. 25, 2011

TUESDAY, JAN. 25, 2011

Child porn suspect jailed without bail

A suspect in a child pornography case previously allowed to leave jail on his own recognizance has been ordered held without bail after a federal indictment. Darrel W. Monzingo, 44, faces up to 30 years in prison for five charges that include two counts of…

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Plea reached in CdA child neglect case

(AP) — The grandmother of twin 2-year-old girls found with injuries and living in filthy conditions has reached a plea in the neglect case. Ruth K. Cassidy, 55, (left) entered an Alford plea to one count of felony injury to a child. Prosecutors agreed to…

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Police use-of-force case leaves questions

A Spokane man's arrest last July on suspicion of reckless driving, resisting arrest and driving with a suspended license has led to a disagreement between the Spokane Police Department and police Ombudsman Tim Burns, who has refused to certify the department’s internal investigation into a…

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Suspect: Gunfire, robbery targeted meth

A suspect in a home-invasion robbery in which a woman was shot told police he intended to steal two ounces of methamphetamine, according to court documents filed Monday. Bradley Bain Cooper, 36, is jailed on $250,000 bond after appearing in Superior Court Monday on a…

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Sergeant Russ Clithero and Deputy Chris Andrews of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Department exit Tacoma General Hospital after visiting their wounded colleague on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in Tacoma, Wash.  (Meegan Reid / (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Meegan M. Reid))

Man ID'd in shootout that hurt deputies

SEATTLE (AP) — Investigators face a difficult puzzle to piece together as they work to determine why a Utah man bolted and began shooting at sheriff's deputies in a Walmart parking lot, leading to a gunfight that left him and a young woman dead and…

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