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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Eight suspects in residential burglaries in custody

Crime spree stretched from Spokane to North Idaho

Police on Wednesday arrested the last of eight suspects in a months-long residential burglary spree that stretched from Spokane to North Idaho. Susan N. Burke, also known as Susan Church, 50, of Spokane was arrested at 1:30 today in the 100 block of E. Indiana. On Monday afternoon, Jesse A. Williamson, 27, of Post Falls, turned himself in to authorities, a news release from the Coeur d’Alene Police Department said. Around midnight on Friday, Joseph A. Lynch, 29, of Coeur d’Alene, was arrested at the Days Inn hotel on Third Avenue in Spokane through a joint effort between the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force and the Spokane Police Department, according to a Coeur d’Alene Police Department news release. The other suspects are Kathleen E. Kelly, 29, of Coeur d’Alene, Emily A. Lynch, 28, of Coeur d’Alene, Heather D. Yao, also known as Heather Perry, 31, of Post Falls, Adam C. Ramirez III, 29, of Post Falls, and Kasie D. Gordon, 25, of Post Falls. Police said the investigation involved multiple agencies in Spokane and North Idaho. Many of the burglary victims have recovered their stolen property due to photos posted on the Coeur d’Alene Police Department’s Facebook page.