News Releases for Week of Sunday, July 25, 2021

July 28

DV suspect evades police as officers adhere to legislative changes

4:09 p.m. - Domestic violence suspect able to evade police as officers adhere to legislative changes

July 27

9-hour SWAT standoff ends with the arrest of DV suspect

6:09 p.m. - 9-hour standoff ends with arrest of twelve-time convicted felon armed with machete. Multiple officers utilized exhaustive de-escalation tactics.

Council Passes Emergency Ordinance and Amends Housing Action Plan

12:33 p.m. - Council passes ordinance amending policy framework for City's Homeless Response System and amends Housing Action Plan to include implementation plans.

Woodward Remains Committed To Collaboration

12:30 p.m. - Regional approach has delivered improvements in multiple areas during pandemic

Council Approves New Version of Housing Action Plan

12:19 p.m. - Council is adding specific implementation steps which will act on expeditiously

City Extends Temporary Cooling Resources

8:25 a.m. - Network of 1,000 spaces is scalable in central, neighborhood locations

July 26

Woodward Proclaims Housing Emergency

4:10 p.m. - Mayor announces list of immediate actions to address inventory and access

Third Alarm Fire Downtown

8:31 a.m. - SFD responded to the intersection of Second Ave and Post St for a 911 report of black smoke and flames coming through the roof of a downtown building.

Silver Alert

8:26 a.m. - Update: Mr. McMorris has ben located and is safe.

SPD Arrests Homicide Suspect

8:19 a.m. - SPD makes an arrest in a homicide at the Intermodal Center in Downtown Spokane