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Police Make Arrest in Stabbing

Police Make Arrest in Stabbing

 

Spokane Police arrested a suspect on Sunday afternoon following a stabbing earlier that morning.

 

A woman was stabbed twice after she and her husband confronted their neighbors about a loud party. The suspect was a guest of the party and had fled the location when police arrived. Other party guests and the residents of the home also appear to have fled the scene.

 

20-year-old Shanda F. White was arrested later that day for 1st Degree Assault. The husband of the victim, 27- year-old Shane B. Holestine, was also arrested for Rendering Criminal Assistance 1st Degree. Further investigation showed that Holestine lied and misled officers as they attempted to locate the suspect.  

Authorities trying to identify stolen jewelry

Authorities trying to identify stolen jewelry

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help in identifying recovered stolen jewely. 

On Wednesday, March 27, Spokane Valley Property Crimes Detectives served a search warrant near the 14100 block of E. 23rd Ave. An investigation found this home to be connected to several residential burglaries where several jewelry items were stolen. 

In the home, detectives recovered several stolen pieces. 21-year-old Vyacheslav Znovets and 25-year-old Marina Florianovich were both arrested at the scene. Znovets was booked into the Spokane County Jail for Residential Burglary and Florianovich was booked for Trafficking In Stolen Property.

Photographs of the recovered jewelry are available for viewing on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page. If you crecognize any of the recovered items you are asked to contact Detective Darin Staley at 509-477-3363. Reference incident #95366.

Robbery Suspects Wanted

Robbery Suspects Wanted

 

Spokane County Sheriff's Major Crimes Detective Mike Ricketts is asking for the public's assistance in locating two suspects wanted for 1st Degree Robbery and 1st Degree Burglary.  29-year-old Ryan W. Marchand and 32-year-old Tylene J. Jones-Achziger  are both wanted for these charges stemming from an incident that took place on March 16, 2013, near the area of 6700 N. Atlantic. Marchand has a $50,000 bond and Jones-Achziger has a $100,000 bond for the listed felony charges.  Anyone with information as to their whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Ricketts at 509-477-6646.

Security calls on the rise for Riverfront Park in 2012

Security calls on the rise for Riverfront Park in 2012

The City of Spokane says security calls are on the rise for Riverfront Park in their latest 2012 security report.

In the past year, there were 4,229 security calls, up 360 from 2011. Since the city started tracking crime calls back in 1993, there has been an average of 2,483 calls a year for the park.

According to the report, 2012 had an all-time high in four categories: drug offenses, weapon violations, welfare checks, and citizen contacts.

In 2012 the park employed 10 security officers, totalling 6,101.75 seasonal labor hours.

The city has broken down the security calls into 17 different categories:

-546 alcohol/intoxication calls

-430 drug offenses (highest ever)

-20 thefts

-12 break-ins

-60 weapons violations (highest ever)

-9 assaults

-51 cases of lewd conduct

-301 bike and skateboard violations

-122 first aid calls (highest ever)

-944 trespass calls

-109 disorderly conduct calls

-43 lost person calls

-79 malicious mischief calls

-11 suicide calls

-31 mental health calls

-954 citizen contacts (highest ever)

-97 civil infractions

 

Dog owner charged with cruelty

Dog owner charged with cruelty

 

The owner of a husky-mix found wandering Deer Park with a collar embedded in his neck has been charged with second-degree animal cruelty and confinement in an unsafe manner Tuesday.

The dog, Nanook, was found Friday, Jan. 25 with a wound around its neck “consistent with a collar or cable being embedded over a long period of time,” according to Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service. Nancy Hill, executive director for SCRAPS, believes that Nanook was tied around the neck outside “most of the time,” indicating it was unlikely he was hardly ever let off of the tether.

Nanook's owner, Ray L. Lafountain claimed the dog and released it to SCRAPS. Nanook has been adopted by a Spokane resident who reached out through SCRAPS' volunteer network. Hill said Nanook's new owner “can work with the dog's special medical needs.”

“We encourage everyone to fence their yard rather than tethering a dog so this kind of injury doesn't happen,” Hill said.

Hamline announces wide-reaching discipline after alleged assault

Hamline announces wide-reaching discipline after alleged assault

 

In the wake of felony assault charges stemming from an altercation in a team hotel, Hamline University issued a statement announcing wide-reaching discipline for their men's basketball program.

Eugene Lawrence, a first-year forward from New Orleans, is accused of hitting a woman so hard it broke her jaw on New Year's Eve, when the team was in town for a tournament at Whitworth University. After the young woman returned to consciousness, Lawrence and other members of the team allegedly refused to escort her to the hospital because it was past curfew.

“Eugene Lawrence has been released to the custody of his parents in his home state,” the statement said. “Fourteen students face disciplinary procedures for student handbook violations and team suspensions of varying lengths of time for violating standards set forth in Hamline's athletic code of conduct.”

The statement also said that the team's head coach is suspended indefinitely, and they will be forfeiting the team's scheduled game on Saturday.

Sante targeted by thieves overnight

Sante targeted by thieves overnight

 

A swanky downtown restaurant fell victim to thieves last night, when their “irreplaceable” antique door and computer system were smashed and their cash register was snatched.

Sante (404 West Main Avenue) will be closed for lunch today and owner Jeremy Hansen says they will re-open around 5 p.m. for dinner. Hansen estimated that about $6,200 of damage was done by the burglars.

Hansen said police believe the thieves had inside knowledge of the restaurant's business operations, due to how fast and precise the job was executed. But Hansen isn't so sure a disgruntled ex- or current-employee was behind the robbery.

“We don't have that issue here,” Hansen said. “I think it was more of a random act of 'I need a couple hundred bucks.' ”

According to Hansen there was about $200 in the cash register and that was all the thieves escaped with. He also said he is planning on adding a security camera and is mulling adding some sort of alarm system.