On February 13, 2013, Spokane Valley Sheriff`s Deputy Scot Nelson responded to a vandalism call at a vacant residence near the 1300 block of North Ella Road.

Deputy Nelson contacted the homeowner who told him he was selling the home and last showed it on February 1st.  It was fine at that time.  On February 8th he was notified by animal control that there was a cat locked in the house.  When he arrived he saw the back door had been kicked in.  Water had been left on in the bathtub and the faucet in the kitchen sink had been broken off.  The homeowner estimated water damage to the residence at approximately $6,500.  There are no suspects at this time.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction in this case.  Persons with information should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS, or should forward the tip via the Internet website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org.  Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the cash reward.

Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is a civilian organization that promotes public safety by paying cash rewards for information that solves crimes.  It is not affiliated with law enforcement.

On Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., Sheriff’s Deputy Fred Morford responded to the 7500 block of East Bigelow Gulch Road to investigate an occupied burglary incident.  Initial information was that a 14-year-old boy had found a male and female inside his house.

Deputy Morford spoke with the 14-year-old about the incident.  He said he had stayed home from school because he was sick.  He said his mother took his brother to the doctor’s office and he was home alone.  At about 10:00 a.m. he said he heard some noise coming from the hallway and thought his mom and brother came back home.  He said he walked to his parent’s bedroom and saw a male and female standing in the bedroom.

The victim said the female made a comment as they ran past him out of the house.  The victim described the suspects as a white male and female between 18 and 30-years-old.  He said they fled the scene in what he described as an aluminum or silver Dodge style van.

Deputy Morford contacted the victim`s neighbor who said there was a Dodge Caravan that broke down in front of his house the day prior.  He said the vehicle was occupied by two males and two females.  He said the two females contacted him at his residence and asked him for gasoline.  He told them no and watched as they walked up the victim`s driveway.  He watched the two males walk towards the fire station and a short time later saw the two females emerge from the victim`s shop carrying a gas can.  They filled the van and fled the scene.  He was unable to see a license plate on the van.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects involved in this occupied residential burglary.  Persons with information should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS, or should forward the tip via the Internet website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org.  Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the cash reward.

Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is a civilian organization that promotes public safety by paying cash rewards for information that solves crimes.  It is not affiliated with law enforcement.

On February 5, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff`s Deputy Wade Nelson responded to Walmart located at 5025 E. Sprague in Spokane Valley on a robbery call.  Deputy Nelson was advised by dispatch that a male and female had entered the store, concealed items and threatened Asset Protection with a knife.  Deputy Nelson was advised the suspects fled the store driving a silver 1996 Honda Accord, WA license 356VJA.  Deputy Nelson checked the area and was not able to locate the suspect vehicle.

Deputy Nelson contacted Asset Protection employees at Walmart who told him an adult male and female were concealing merchandise inside the store.  They said the male was concealing items inside his coat and the female was concealing items inside her purse.  Asset Protection said the male and female walked past the registers without paying for the items.  When Asset Protection contacted the male he threw the items onto the floor, pulled out what the employees thought was a knife and stood in a threatening manner.  Employees backed away from the male and he left the store. The female also attempted to leave the store.  Asset Protection grabbed onto her jacket and she was able to take her jacket off and flee the scene.  Both suspects fled in the listed Honda Accord. 

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the male and female involved in this robbery.  The male and female suspects are walking with each other in the attached photos.  The female is wearing the heavy, dark coat and the male has a black hat on backwards. 

Persons with information should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS, or should forward the tip via the Internet website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org.  Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the cash reward.Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is a civilian organization that promotes public safety by paying cash rewards for information that solves crimes.  It is not affiliated with law enforcement.

On Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at 7:00 a.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff`s Deputies Ebel and Holthaus responded to a shots fired call near the area of 4400 E. 1st Street.  Deputies contacted the owner of the residence, as well as a neighbor, who told them that someone shot at the victim`s residence while he and other occupants inside the residence were sleeping.  The victim told deputies that there were three shotgun shells at the end of his driveway which the deputies were able to locate.

Deputy Ebel entered the residence and saw what appeared to be a gunshot hole that entered a window in the residence and traveled through sheet rock and a door frame.  Deputy Ebel believed the round was lodged inside the door frame leading into the kitchen.  Although there were three shotgun shells, this was the only entry point deputies were able to locate.  None of the occupants inside the residence were injured.

A neighbor who called 911 said that he was awake when he heard the shots.  He said he went outside and saw a tall, young looking white male running south of the victim`s residence.  He said the suspect was carrying a black colored shotgun in his hands as he ran from the scene.  The only other description was that the suspect was about 6`3" wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.  Another neighbor said she was outside smoking when she heard the gunshots.  She said shortly after she saw two white males running south on Dearborn.  She said one of the males was carrying a dark rifle in the air as he ran and that they were both white males.  She said this subject was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and the other male was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for anyone providing information leading to an arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) in this case.  Persons with information should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS, or should forward the tip via the Internet website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org.  Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the cash reward.

Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is a civilian organization that promotes public safety by paying cash rewards for information that solves crimes.  It is not affiliated with law enforcement.

Fred Nolan has a warrant and is a suspect in the downtown commercial burglary string. If you know where he is please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Detectives are would like help to identify and speak with this individual in connection with numerous identity thefts and forgeries in the last month.  If you can identify this person please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

On Thursday, January 17, 2013, at 11:15 a.m., Spokane County Sheriff`s Deputy Greg Lance responded to the area of 4800 S. Dyer Street reference a burglary call. 

Deputy Lance contacted the female victim who told him she was home with her five children, ranging in age between 8 and 1, when she saw a vehicle park on Dyer near her house.  The victim did not recognize the vehicle and thought it was suspicious.  The victim continued to watch the vehicle and observed the male passenger walk up towards her front door.

The victim described the male suspect as a white male in his early thirties.  She said the suspect was wearing a plaid hoodie sweatshirt and that he was wearing a baseball cap on top of the hoodie.  She described the vehicle as a mid 1980`s, red Toyota Corolla 2-door sedan with something hanging off the rear bumper.  She said the driver was also a white male in his early forties with messy, dark hair.

The victim said the suspect came to the front door and rang the doorbell.  Not knowing who he was she chose not to answer the door.  She watched as the suspect walked around the exterior of her residence looking inside all the windows.  At this point she chose to take her children into a back bedroom.  After doing this the victim heard the suspect attempting to open the back door to her residence which was locked.

The victim looked outside a couple minutes later and did not see the suspect.  She said she walked out on the back deck and could not see where the suspect was at.  At that time the suspect walked out from inside her shop and scurried to the waiting Corolla.  The suspect told the driver "come on, let`s go" and the vehicle sped off.  $140.00 in cash was taken from inside a vehicle in the shop.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward to anyone providing information leading to an arrest in this incident.  Persons with information should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS, or should forward the tip via the Internet website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org.  Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the cash reward.

Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is a civilian organization that promotes public safety by paying cash rewards for information that solves crimes.  It is not affiliated with law enforcement.

This suspect stole a wallet from an 84 yr old man. Please help us identify him.

Please call Crimestoppers if you have any information about who this person is. 1-800-222-TIPS.

Spokane Valley Sheriff`s Deputies are investigating a robbery that took place this morning in the parking lot of Progress Elementary located at Broadway and Progress in Spokane Valley.  At about 11:15 a.m., the female victim called 911 and said she was assaulted in the parking lot and that the suspect took her cell phone and purse.

The victim told deputies she had walked her niece into the school.  She said when she walked back out to her vehicle in the parking lot, she opened the driver`s side door and was struck in the back of her neck with an unknown object.  The victim said she was knocked to the ground, saw the suspect take her cell phone and purse out of her vehicle and run southbound on Progress Road.  The victim said the suspect was possibly a white male in his late twenties wearing a dark jacket, jeans and a baseball cap.  The victim was treated and released at the scene by paramedics.

Several deputies set up a perimeter in the area and a Sheriff`s K-9 unit tracked south of the school.  The suspect was not located.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for any information leading to an arrest in this robbery.  Persons with information should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS, or should forward the tip via the Internet website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org.  Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the cash reward.

Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is a civilian organization that promotes public safety by paying cash rewards for information that solves crimes.  It is not affiliated with law enforcement.