Police Department

Downtown Burglary Arrest

Cpl. Nick Briggs, PIO

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 2:17 p.m.

Suspect arrested for multiple downtown burglaries

In the early morning hours of 04-07-23, a downtown business in the zero-hundred block of N Post St was burglarized when a lone suspect broke a door lock and gained access to the building. Once inside, the suspect noticed a security camera and attempted to disable it. The suspect then proceeded to steal items with a value approaching ten-thousand dollars.

Among the items stolen was a credit card, which the suspect promptly began to use at various Spokane businesses.

Downtown officers began investigating, and based on the available information, probable cause was established to arrest 43-year-old Marckus T. Beattiger for the burglary and associated crimes. On 04-24-23, Downtown patrol officers recognized Beattiger and took him into custody.

Beattiger was booked into Spokane County Jail for Burglary 2^nd degree as well as theft and malicious mischief. Investigations into multiple burglary incidents are on-going, and additional charges are possible.

Additional investigative efforts linked Beattiger to another burglary of a Downtown business which occurred on 03-15-2023. Officers have forwarded charges of burglary, theft, and malicious mischief to the Prosecutor’s Office related to that incident.

Beattiger has a criminal history which includes 8 felony convictions, three of which are for burglary.

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