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Sirens & Gavels archive for Nov. 15, 2011

TUESDAY, NOV. 15, 2011

Mom accused of fracturing baby's skull

A woman accused of fracturing her baby's skull at a Spokane bus station last summer is wanted on a felony warrant. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to the arrest of Whitney A. Manges, 25, who a witness said was "swaying…

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From left, Karl Thompson, Carl Oreskovich and Spokane police Officer John Gately on Nov. 2. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Chief: 'Silent majority needs to stand up'

Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson outside the federal courthouse in Yakima on Nov. 2 with (from left) his lawyer, Carl Oreskvocih, and Spokane Police Guild Vice President John Gately. (SRPhoto/Chris Anderson) Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick suggested Monday that no cultural changes will occur within…

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Tips sought on alleged child molester

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that lead to the arrest of a man charged with first-degree child molestation. Carlos P. Unup, 46, is accused of inappropriately touching a six-year-old girl while riding in a car with her parents near East Bigleow Gulch…

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Man, 21, shot to death by Colville police

A 21-year-old man shot to death by a Colville police officer late Saturday was raised by a computer analyst and an elementary school teacher in a small town near Bakersfield, Calif., before embracing what his father described as a “transient” lifestyle. Few details about the…

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