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Public Safety News Releases for Tuesday, April 22, 2014

11 a.m.

SPD Arrests Cell Phone Thief with 2-Foot Sword

11:02 a.m. - A patrol officer conducting Hot Spot patrols near downtown quickly apprehends a cell phone thief, 24-year-old Jacob K. McGill.

7 a.m.

Structure fire at 1618 W. Maxwell

7:42 a.m. - The Spokane Fire Department responded to a reported a structure fire at 1618 W. Maxwell on April 22 at 12:31 a.m.