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Mussel-sniffing Dog “Puddles” Joins Fight Against Invasive Species
Can You Help Identify this Suspect?
10 Spokane Fire Department Communication Specialist being laid off for SREC
SWAT Team and Negotiators Successful: Felony DV Suspect Surrenders
Suspect Who Pled Guilty to Child Rape 1st Degree, Sentenced
Arbitrator Upholds Termination of Former Deputy
Bait Bike Nabs Two in Logan Neighborhood
North Spokane Road Rage and Threats with a Gun

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Mussel-sniffing Dog “Puddles” Joins Fight Against Invasive Species

Mussel-sniffing Dog “Puddles” Joins Fight Against Invasive Species The newest member of the team that protects Washington’s waterways from invasive species has quite the ruff routine: Sniff, sit, play! Starting this spring, [...]

16
May
Can You Help Identify this Suspect?

Can You Help Identify this Suspect? Spokane Valley Major Crimes Detective Kirk Keyser is attempting to identify the female suspect in these photos.  This suspect accompanied another female whom Detectives believe they have identified [...]

15
May
10 Spokane Fire Department Communication Specialist being laid off for SREC

CITY NOTIFIES FIRE COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS OF CHANGES AS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TRANSITIONS Community moving to new SREC operations ********************************************** The City of Spokane today notified 10 Spokane Fire Department Communication Specialists that they [...]

15
May
Father’s Day 2019 Promotion

Father’s Day 2019 Promotion Presented by Our Sponsors. Hampton Inn & Suites in the Spokane Valley Avista Utilities Spokane Legacy Limo Mt. Spokane Pediatrics Total Security Inc. Halletts Chocolates Scratch Restaurant Plumb [...]

14
May
SWAT Team and Negotiators Successful: Felony DV Suspect Surrenders

SWAT Team and Negotiators Successful: Felony DV Suspect Surrenders The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team and Hostage Negotiation Team (HNT) successfully ended a standoff this afternoon when the suspect surrendered after [...]

14
May
Suspect Who Pled Guilty to Child Rape 1st Degree, Sentenced

Suspect Who Pled Guilty to Child Rape 1st Degree, Sentenced This morning, Spokane County Superior Court Judge Tony Hazel sentenced 77-year-old Merlyn R. Schmelzer to 93 months (7 years, 9 months) and up to life [...]

14
May
Arbitrator Upholds Termination of Former Deputy

Arbitrator Upholds Termination of Former Deputy Late last week, an Arbitrator’s Opinion and Award letter was received regarding the termination of Travis Smith, a former Deputy.  In the letter, Arbitrator Martin Henner [...]

14
May
Bait Bike Nabs Two in Logan Neighborhood

Members of the Spokane Police Reserve program set out a bait bike in the Logan neighborhood on Monday evening. They arrested two people in a short amount of time. Both males had [...]

13
May