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Sirens & Gavels archive for July 19, 2012

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012


Plea hinges on murder trial testimony

A 20-year-old woman originally charged with a death penalty eligible crime for the brutal murder of a Spokane man faces 6 1/2 to 8 1/2 years in prison if she follows a plea agreement approved today. Breeanna C. Sims (pictured left) is to testify at…

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Meet your four police chief candidates

City leaders hope one of four candidates for Spokane police chief has the management skills necessary to tackle the challenges facing the department. The four men from police forces in San Francisco, Indianapolis, Rochester, N.Y., and Stockton, Calif., will be in Spokane July 25 for…

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