On July 9^th, a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and homemade knit mask robbed the Albertsons pharmacy at Trent and Argonne.  He entered the store about 9:15 a.m., walked a circuitous route around the interior of the store, and then took the powerful pain medication Oxycontin from a pharmacy employee at gunpoint.  He later dumped the mask and sweatshirt in a dumpster behind the West Valley School District Administration Building north of the grocery.

    On July 23^rd, detectives believe the same man robbed the Albertsons pharmacy at 57^th and Regal.  He again wore a hooded sweatshirt and mask, and again brandished a pistol at a pharmacy employee to obtain bottles of Oxycontin.  He ran to the west and then to the south from the grocery, and was picked up by someone driving a white SUV virtually identical to a 2007 or older Toyota Sequoia.

    The suspect is a white male in his 20’s who is 6’ to 6’04” tall and thin.  In the South Hill robbery, he pulled his pistol only feet from a child, and brandished the pistol at store employees as he escaped out the western-most front doors.

    Law enforcement considers this robber to be very dangerous.

Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is offering a cash reward for information
leading to the arrest of suspect(s) responsible for the rash of auto burglaries
in the City of Coeur d`Alene within the last month. The majority of the
burglaries have been "Crimes of Opportunity" in which victims have left their
car doors unlocked, windows down, and valuables in their cars.

Anyone with information on these burglaries is asked to call Crime Stoppers at
667-2111, toll free at 866-667-2111. Callers are asked to use a code name or
number and do not have to use their own name to be eligible for a reward.

    On Friday July 9th at about 9:10 a.m., a white male entered the main entrance of the Albertsons grocery at Trent and Argonne Road in Millwood.  He was wearing a dark hooded jacket with the hood over his head, and gray or faded denim jeans.  He was hunched over with his arms crossed as if he was sick or injured.

    The suspect walked to the half-door in the pharmacy counter.  He displayed a black semi-automatic pistol and demanded Oxycontin from a female employee who placed a quantity of the drugs in a bag.

    The suspect left the store and ran east, then north toward the West Valley School District Administration Building.  Deputies later found the hooded jacket and a homemade mask discarded in the dumpster behind the building.

    Additional description of the suspect was that he appeared to be in his early to mid-20’s and that he was six feet to 6’05” tall.

    Detectives have released photos of the jacket and mask hopeful that someone will recognize them and provide the tip that solves this armed robbery.  Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 509-327-5111 or 1-800-222-TIPS.

Spokane Police Patrol Officers responded to a robbery just after 1:25pm this afternoon at the Banner Bank located at 933 E Mission.

The suspect entered the business and approached the teller.  She then demanded money and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. 

The suspect is described as a white female, 45-50 years old, 5` 5", heavy set with red hair and was wearing dark sunglasses.

Anyone with information on this robbery is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.  The robbery is listed as a Crime of the Week and tips can be submitted by calling 800-222-TIPS or 327-5111 or logging onto the Crime Stoppers website and submitting a tip online. 

Burglars Prowl Mead Schools Bus Lot

    Thieves stole hundreds of dollars worth of video equipment from several Mead School District buses during the evening of May 27^th or early morning of May 28^th.

    According to a school employee, five buses were prowled at the district’s lot located at 12508 N. Freya.  The facility is enclosed with a security fence and no damage was found to the fence or locks on gates.

    The suspects stole video recorders and cameras from the various vehicles which were not locked.  No witnesses have been located.

    Anyone with information regarding this burglary is encouraged to call Crime Check at 509-327-5111 or by using the website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org.

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.