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Help ‘pinch a Grinch’ in Spokane this holiday season
Do you know of a Holiday Grinch who would dare spread sadness to the children and citizens of the Spokane & Coeur d’Alene area by stealing gifts from vehicles and residences? Crime Stoppers of The Inland Northwest would like to add to this season of giving by rewarding you with an additional $100 for information leading to stopping any gift-stealing Grinch. If you can help “Pinch a Grinch” call the Crime Stoppers tips line at (800) 222-TIPS or visit their website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org. Persons who provide information do not have to reveal their identity in order to claim a cash reward. Tips to help protect you from Grinch activity: Stay alert and be aware of what’s going on around you. Do not buy more than you can carry. Plan ahead by taking a friend with you … Read entire article »
Filed under: Local News, Newsflash
Diligent police work captures Spokane burglary suspect
On December 5, 2011, Spokane Police Patrol Anti-Crime Team (PACT) arrested Nathan D. Moore (30 years old) for Residential Burglary. Officers believe Moore is responsible for the majority of recent South Hill / Manito area burglaries. The burglary spree began during the first part of November continuing until the day before Thanksgiving. Spokane Police received about 15-20 burglary reports, all of them within a 10 block radius of where Moore was living (3700 S. Gandy). After the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Local News
Ecology extends burn bans in five Eastern Washington counties
OLYMPIA – Burn bans will continue until at least Friday (Dec. 9, 2011) in five Eastern Washington counties where stagnant air continues to trap harmful smoke, according to the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology). Ecology’s Stage 1 burn bans for Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Ferry, and Stevens counties will continue until at least 10 a.m. Friday, when they could be called off or extended. The Stage 1 bans apply to unnecessary use of uncertified wood-burning devices (including wood stoves, inserts and fireplaces) and to all outdoor burning. The bans originally were scheduled to possibly expire on Tuesday. Ecology’s burn bans do not apply to tribal lands, where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has jurisdiction. Smoke from outdoor burning and wood-burning devices builds up where cold air is trapped near the ground. Fine particles in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Environment, Health, Local News, Newsflash
Spokane Police PACT team members arrest 4 for local burglary
Spokane Police Patrol Anti-Crime Team members arrest 4 suspects in a residential burglary. The incident started on 120311 at 9:00 AM, when an observant citizen called in a suspicious vehicle near Alberta/Francis. He saw one of the suspects taking property from a vehicle to a known drug house. PACT team members watched the residence as a second call came in of a burglary from the 100 block of East Heroy. Officers noticed that the suspect vehicle was registered to the Heroy address. Officers responded to the burglary and determined that the same vehicle they were watching had recently been stolen along with a loaded handgun, 2 televisions, game systems and other property. The investigation led Officers to 3 more locations where they contacted suspects and recovered stolen property. Officers determined that … Read entire article »
Filed under: Local News
When the ladybug has to count her spots
About two percent of all children suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), which consists of obsessive thoughts and acts. Obsessive thoughts are intrusive thoughts such as fear or contamination, injury or violent notions that are perceived to be pointless or distressing. Obsessive acts are ritualized acts that have to be repeated frequently, such as washing one’s hands, asking questions, counting, touching, checking or collecting. Without treatment, OCD often has serious consequences, such as children no … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health
Like humans, the paper wasp has a special talent for learning faces
Though paper wasps have brains less than a millionth the size of humans’, they have evolved specialized face-learning abilities analogous to the system used by humans, according to a University of Michigan evolutionary biologist and one of her graduate students. “Wasps and humans have independently evolved similar and very specialized face-learning mechanisms, despite the fact that everything about the way we see and the way our brains are structured is different,” said graduate student Michael Sheehan, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Science
Horrific privacy invasion on Android, Blackberry and Nokia smartphones discovered
Stephen B. Wicker, Cornell professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, has found smart phone users’ “worst nightmare” secretly embedded in the Carrier IQ software of Android, Blackberry and Nokia smart phones — the phones are detecting and recording keystrokes — a profound breach of privacy. Wicker conducts research in wireless information networks. He focuses on networking technology, law, sociology, and how regulation can affect privacy and speech rights. He is the author of the book “Cellular Convergence and the Death of Privacy,” to be published by Oxford University Press at the end of 2012. “This is my worst nightmare,” Wicker says. “As a professor who studies electronic security, this is everything that I have been working against for the last 10 years. It is an utterly appalling invasion of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology
Spokane police seek person of interest in South Hill burglaries
The Spokane Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying the suspect appearing in these photographs. He is a person of interest in the recent South Hill residential burglaries. If anyone has information please call Crime Check at 456-2233. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Local News
Auto-pedestrian collision probably not a hit-and-run, police say
On November 23, 2011, just before 6am, a pedestrian was killed when he stepped off the curb and was struck by a semi-truck. Initial information indicated a “hit and run” collision, but further investigation showed the truck driver had no knowledge of hitting the pedestrian. Evidence showed the truck driver had stopped for the flashing red light southbound on Thor, and then began turning west on to Second Ave. The pedestrian stepped into the crosswalk and was struck by the semi-truck. Major Crimes Collision Investigators are awaiting toxicology results of the pedestrian’s blood in order to finish the case for prosecutorial review; but they do not believe any criminal charges will be levied in the matter. The Medical Examiner’s Office released the pedestrian’s name; Larue B. Brown, 10-14-1972. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Local News
Changes to Federal court rules take effect
Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence took effect December 1, 2011. Congress took no action after the changes were approved by Supreme Court more than seven months earlier. That means new amendments to these rules are now in effect: Appellate Rules 4 and 40 Bankruptcy Rules 2003, 2019, 3001, 4004, and 6003. Criminal Rules 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 32, 40, 41, 43, and 49. Evidence Rules 101-1103. In addition, new Bankruptcy Rules 1004.2 and 3002.1 are in effect, as well as new Criminal Rule 4.1. The text of the amended rules and extensive supporting documents is available. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Legal Notices
Robbery suspects arrested after SWAT standoff
On December 1, 2011, at 8:45pm, Spokane Police Officer Cory Lyons responded to an assault report at Sacred Heart Hospital. Ofc. Lyons spoke with a 22 year old female, who said she had been assaulted by three suspects in the area of 1300 South Southeast Blvd. The suspects hit her repeatedly, choked her unconscious, stole a few personal items, and drove off. She was able to knock on the door of a house nearby,the homeowner immediately rendered aid. The victim provided Ofc. Lyons with a vehicle and suspects description, that lead him to the suspect’s apartment at 13110 N. Addison, the Forest Creek apartments. Ofc. Lyons located the suspect vehicle which contained some of the victim’s property. At 2:30am, Ofc. Lyons, Ofc. Van Tassel, Ofc. Douville, and Reserve Officer Gobble attempted to make … Read entire article »
Filed under: Local News
Ease cancer treatment side effects with yoga
By Jillian S. McKee Although cancer treatments such as surgery and radiation are necessary, the side effects are almost as scary as the disease itself. Common side effects include insomnia, fatigue, anxiety, depression, aches and pains. Even more unfortunate, many cancer patients do not know that there are ways they can relieve many of these symptoms, if not all of them. MSNBC recently reported that yoga is great exercise that can help cancer patients relieve their symptoms. Yoga, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health
U.S. adds 120,000 jobs in November; jobless rate drops to 8.6%
The Labor Department said Friday that the nation’s employers added 120,000 jobs last month, a modest gain in the face of a backlog of 14 million unemployed workers. But a separate survey found that the unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent from 9 percent in October. It is the lowest jobless rate since March 2009. The report found that the pool of available labor contracted, contributing to the decline in the rate. The report comes amid a Congressional fight over additional stimulus measures to invigorate the economy and the shadow of a European debt crisis that threatens to upend any recovery. … Read entire article »
Britain downgrades diplomatic ties with Iran; orders London Embassy shut
Britain said on Wednesday that it had closed its embassy in Tehran, withdrawn all its diplomats and ordered Iran to do the same within 48 hours at its own diplomatic mission in London in the worst rupture of relations in decades. The measures were announced in Parliament by Foreign Secretary William Hague a day after Iranian protesters shouting “Death to England” stormed the British Embassy compound and a diplomatic residence in Tehran, tearing down the British flag, smashing windows, defacing walls and briefly detaining six staff members in what appeared to be a state-sponsored protest against Britain’s tough new economic sanctions against Iran. The attack was the most serious diplomatic breach since the traumatic assault on the American Embassy after Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Newsflash
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