Spokane Police detectives are asking for citizen`s help in identifying the following suspects and vehicle.

On April 27, 2010, a vehicle was prowled in the Indian Trail area and the suspects stole a woman`s purse out of the car.  The suspects then attempted to cash stolen checks at the downtown Nordstrom. 

On April 30, 2010, the suspects attempted to cash checks at the Division and Farwell Albertson`s grocery store.

The following images are from both of those locations, as well as a possible suspect vehicle.

Anyone with any information should call Crimestoppers at 327-5111 or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

On April 23, 2010, around 2:30pm, a white male entered the Spokane Teacher’s Credit Union at 8703 North Indian Trail Road and demanded money from a teller.

The suspect received an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the bank. Several bank employees and customers described the suspect as a white male in his 30’s. He was unshaven, wearing a black hat and black jacket. He has a medium build, about 5’10” to 6’ tall. He stood in line waiting for an open teller, and approached the first available teller to demand the money.

Spokane Police Major Crimes detectives are investigating this bank robbery and are requesting citizen assistance in identifying the suspect. Please see the attached photo and call Crimestoppers at 327-5111 or 1 800 222 TIPS with any information.

On 03-26-2010 at 10:34pm Spokane Police Officers responded to a local hospital on a report of an automobile versus pedestrian accident. Officers learned from the victim the accident occurred at 200 W. Nebraska at about 4:30pm. The accident was just across the street to the north of Madison Elementary School. The victim initially received serious injuries, but is currently listed as stable and is expected to recover.

Patrol Division Officers conducted follow up investigation and determined the accident was not an accident at all, but an intentional assault involving a vehicle. Additional leads were later developed by follow up investigators, but at this time all leads have been exhausted and a suspect has not yet been identified.

This assault is listed as a Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. The Spokane Police Department is encouraging any witnesses who have not been contacted or anyone with information on this assault to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS, 327-5111 or submit a tip online.

    Overnight January 31^st to February 1^st, a Spokane resident living in the 3700 block of North Audubon had his 1997 Dodge Dakota pickup broken into. 

    The truck had been parked on the street in front of the home, but there were no witnesses.  The suspect stole a Garmin GPS unit and a checkbook containing checks drawn on Wells Fargo Bank. 

    In the days following the break-in, the suspect forged and cashed checks at Fred Meyer’s stores, Huckleberry’s groceries and other businesses.  Total loss in forged checks was more than $1,200. 

    The male depicted in the security photos forged the checks, but was accompanied by one or both female companions during each event. 

    Crime Stoppers has offered a cash reward for information that leads to the solution of the crime.   

    Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS.  Your identity can remain confidential and you still qualify for the cash reward.

On February 22, 2010, just after noon, Spokane Police patrol officers responded to a report of a collision at 10th Ave and Oak St. Officers initially felt the 32 year old pedestrian was struck by a fleeing vehicle.

Major Crimes detectives have determined it was not a collision but in fact an intentional assault.  Detectives have contacted a person of interest in this case, but no arrests have been made.  Detectives believe a second person was in the vehicle at the time of the assault.  Police need to speak with that person regarding their involvment with the crime. 

Anyone with information regarding this individual`s identity is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS or 509-327-5111 or submit a tip online. 

   On February 19^th, three dogs were poisoned at two different locations.  A woman who let her dogs out at 6 a.m. in the area of Regal and Palouse Highway saw one of them eating something and called it away.  Within an hour, the dog began convulsing and it later died at a veterinary clinic.

    The same day, a pet owner discovered her two dogs dead in the area of 55^th Avenue and Freya.  Investigators believe the dogs ate meatballs tossed into the yard.  Lab analysis revealed that they were heavily laced with strychnine, a substance commonly found in gopher bait.

    The meatballs were cooked after the poison was added giving them a green-ish tint.  Dog owners are being encouraged to check their yards before allowing their pets outside.

    The Humane Society of the United States has offered a reward for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the poisonings. 

    However, the Crime Stoppers reward requires only that the case be solved.  The tipster can remain anonymous.

    Anyone with information about this case of animal cruelty is encouraged to call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS.  Information can also be forwarded by using the website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org.

    Crime Stoppers has offered a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of a man who duped an elderly couple out of the husband’s wallet last Sunday.

    The husband and wife, both in their late 80’s, allowed the suspect into their home in the 8100 block of East Upriver Drive after he portrayed himself as a window washer.  He asked to be allowed in to “count windows.”  Instead, he grabbed the husband’s wallet and ran from the home.

    The couple chased the man who drove off in what they described as a red station wagon with license plates similar to 5147110, unknown state.

    Minutes later, a passerby called Crime Check and reported an elderly couple chasing an old red mini-van with a Montana license plate 541770.  He told the operator the elderly man was crying.

    The victims described the suspect as a 50 to 60-year-old white male who was about 6’01” tall.  He had gray hair that was receding, a thin build and gray eyes.

    Different combinations of the given license plate numbers do not produce a mini-van.  Persons with information about the thief`s identity should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS.

    Spokane Valley property crimes detectives are hoping a Crime Stoppers tipster can help solve the rifling of numerous arcade machines at a Hico Village convenience store on January 24^th.

     On that date, the white male suspect entered the business about 4:30 p.m. and broke into several gaming machines.  He was captured on security video at the time of the theft, but the best images were taken as he walked out of the store.

     Anyone with information regarding the suspect’s identity is encouraged to call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS.

    According to School Resource Deputy Scott Streltzoff, a 13-year-old Mountain View Elementary School student was headed home on foot about 5 p.m. Wednesday when he was approached by a man in a newer dark green, full-sized Ford pickup.  The truck had four doors and a canopy of unknown color.

     The driver was wearing a dark ski mask that had holes for the wearer’s eyes and mouth.  The man had a deep voice leading the student to think he was an adult.

     The suspect told the boy to come to the truck, but the student ran instead.  The driver chased him a short distance with the truck and then left the area.  The incident occurred in the 6000 block of North Chase Road.

     Although the man’s motive is unknown, the incident is being treated as a child luring event.  Parents should discuss with their school-age children what actions to take if they are confronted in a similar manner.

     School district officials have been advised of the incident.  Anyone with information about the suspect is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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