Spokane County News

When Clint Gibson and Ray Bourgeois began working for the Liberty Lake Police Department in 2002, the entire precinct was housed in a space scarcely larger than a meeting room at current LLPD headquarters.

A Spokane County Sheriff's Office deputy was placed on administrative leave Monday night.

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE POLICE DEPT: Spokane Police search for Jenny K. Rogers, who is wanted on Kidnapping charges in connection to the on-going Kidnapping and Murder investigation.

Multiple arrests were made over the weekend in the kidnapping and murder of David Whitman, an alleged drug dealer who, according to court documents, was killed when other drug dealers suspected him of stealing from them.

The owner of a marijuana dispensary in north Spokane shot a man outside his business Sunday night, claiming he was defending himself and his business.

The Stevens County Coroner confirmed Monday that she has finished the autopsy on the body found near Long Lake on Friday.

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the retirement of one of its most prolific crimefighters, who has left the force to enjoy a retirement filled with play time and naps.

New Mountlake Terrace City Manager Arlene Fisher says that, after her first week on the job, she finds that she's taking over a city that is in good shape.

Law enforcement in Spokane County is about to enter a new era in which almost all interactions between officers and citizens will be recorded.

Spokane Police detectives have arrested a 4th person in connection to a reported kidnapping in Spokane and the location of a body in Stevens County.

Work to fix a badly damaged section of Jackson Road would not start immediately.

Who knows if an Elk, Wash. , high school student suspected of breaking into medical marijuana dispensary would have been caught? But Spokane County sheriff's deputies say the kid gave himself away by sharing some of the loco loot.

The Seahawks' flying mascot Taima made a guest appearance in the Legislature this morning, posing for pictures and being present in the House when a resolution of his honor was adopted.

Three men were arrested and six pounds of meth was seized following a joint investigation between Grant County and federal law enforcement agencies.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A 13-year veteran of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office and longtime sniper with the agency's SWAT team fired the shot that struck a Montana fugitive in the hand Tuesday morning, according to a news release.

Spokane County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a marijuana dispensary break-in that may have led to a student going to the hospital.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Two men were arrested overnight facing charges of robbery and murder in the death of a 47-year-old man pulled from the Spokane River in November, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office said.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A second person has been charged with first-degree arson in connection with a fire at a home in northeast Spokane on Dec. 1. Jamie M. Burdeau, 24, is being held in the Spokane County Jail on $15,000 bond in the fire in the 2500 block of North Columbus Street.

A driver attempting to cross a flooded roadway got his car stuck in the water Thursday morning at Spangle Creek Rd and Smythe Rd. Officials with Spokane County Fire District 3 said the car went into the water around 9 a.m. The driver was out of the car when crews arrived.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A woman shot in the hand by members of the Spokane County Sheriff's SWAT team during a motel standoff Tuesday morning told officers she would not surrender, according to court documents.