A hung jury led to a mistrial today in the case of a man charged with assault after he was shot by Spokane County sheriff's deputies. A new trial will be held for Michael E. Young, 56, who is charged with two counts of second-degree…
A reward is being offered for tips that identify a suspect ina bomb threat at North Idaho elementary school last fall that police believe may be connected to a bank robbery. A man believed to be in his 20s called a bomb threat into the…
A retired Spokane County sheriff's sergeant blamed for a crash that destroyed a new patrol car Sunday will receive a $175 ticket, officials said today. Clifford Berry, 63, will be cited for failing to yield right of way after he turned in front of Deputy…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to the arrest of an ex-car salesman accused of ripping off his former place of employment. Jeremy M. Frechette, 37, was to buy a 1999 Dodge Durango from TCS Auto Wholesale, 2915 E. Sprague Ave.,…
Former Spokane Police Officer James “Jay” Olsen won’t face any civil penalties for shooting a fleeing, unarmed man in the head in 2007. U.S. District Court Judge Edward F. Shea agreed with a request by Olsen’s attorney, Rob Cossey, to dismiss the civil lawsuit brought…
A Canadian man arrested with 71 pounds of cocaine near the U.S. border last month faces at least 10 years in prison under a grand jury indictment filed Tuesday. Jonathan Darren Smith, 39, has been in custody without bail at the Spokane County Jail since…
Restrictions on inmate mail have loosened at the Spokane County Jail in response to a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a prisoner rights publishing group. While mail sent to inmates from friends and family remains limited to postcards, with jail staff citing security precautions…
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