News Releases for Week of Sunday, February 8, 2015

Feb. 13

Mayor, Chief Deliver Final Update to Use of Force Commission

4:51 p.m. - Mayor Condon and Chief Straub outlined the progress of Spokane Police in implementing the Commission’s twenty-six (26) recommendations.

Feb. 12

Citizen Hall of Fame Announces Historic Inductees

4:31 p.m. - Chief Spokane Garry, May Arkwright Hutton and King Cole have become the first historic inductees into the Spokane Citizen Hall of Fame.

Domestic Violence Family Justice Center Opens in Spokane

3:59 p.m. - The Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Team (SRDVT) is now working together in one location, called the Family Justice Center.

Spokane Police Looks to Public to Help ID Assault Suspects

11:59 a.m. - Spokane Police are working to identify two suspects in an assault Feb. 2 at a grocery store in the 3900 block of N. Market.

Feb. 11

Councilmembers Stratton, Mumm to Hold Mobile Office at Shadle Library

9:59 a.m. - Spokane City Council Members Karen Stratton and Candace Mumm will host a mobile office at Shadle Park Library on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

Feb. 10

Spokane Police Arrest Two Robbery Suspects

5:27 p.m. - Detectives have arrested two people in connection to this morning’s armed robbery of a gas station convenience store near 17th Ave. and Ray St.

Master Composter training starts March 30

5 p.m. - The City of Spokane and Spokane County are offering a series of free classes for those who want to become master composters and recyclers.

City, County Partner to Replace Dispatch, Records Management System

2:47 p.m. - The City of Spokane and Spokane County are partnering to replace the current computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and records management system (RMS).

Feb. 9

Shooting Suspect Tanner Located and Arrested

4:30 p.m. - The suspect in a Jan. 26 shooting outside a north Spokane grocery store has been taken into custody in Montana.

City to uphold street levy commitment to low-income seniors

3:29 p.m. - City Council will vote on an ordinance to create a tax exemption for low-income seniors and disabled individuals that applies to the street levy.

Spokane Fire Department Investigates Fatal Fire

3:28 p.m. - Investigators have determined the cause of a fire that claimed the lives of two people this weekend was accidental in nature.