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DAVENPORT — Two aggressive dogs approached three girls in a yard, one charging at them and forcing the girls to seek safety in a vehicle, according to sheriff’s office records. The dogs — a gray boxer-type and a brown German shepherd mix named Ozzy — entered the unfenced yard at 913 14th St. on April 7 and barked aggressively at the girls, including a 12-year-old, the incident report states. The victim’s father, Andrew Scott Miller, provided security camera footage showing the shepherd-type dog making an aggressive move towa...
SPRAGUE — A man is under investigation for allegedly impersonating a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy during a telephone call pressuring a landlord to evict a tenant. Troy James Burke allegedly called landlord Carl Andrew Parks on April 5 and identified himself as sheriff's “Officer Burke," the records state. Burke urged Parks to evict tenant James Edward Cole, citing Cole’s criminal history as a sex offender and felon. Parks initially believed the caller was a law enforcement officer and contacted the sheriff...
REARDAN — The Town Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2603, its first Complete Streets policy, during Wednesday’s meeting. The ordinance integrates Complete Streets principles into all transportation planning, construction, reconstruction, retrofits, maintenance and repair projects funded wholly or partly by the town. It also encourages private developers and other agencies to follow the same standards inside town limits. Council members noted the policy is now required for most grant applications. “He said about 99% o...
DAVENPORT — A city truck backed into a parked dark blue Honda Civic in front of Davenport Auto Parts on Morgan Street, leaving visible blue paint transfer on the truck’s rear bumper. George Edward Livingston of Davenport reported the collision shortly before noon April 1, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office reported. The driver of the 2013 Ford F250 city truck, Gregory Lee Walker, said he was unaware he had made contact while backing out of a parking spot. Witness Jake James Coffman confirmed seeing the city truck strike Liv...
SPRAGUE — Deputies and Sprague Fire crews checked the rest areas on Interstate 90 after a report of what appeared to be discolored feet under a locked female bathroom stall door March 26. Shelby Madison Mitchell of Soap Lake and Kaia Nakota Spring of Lakewood told dispatchers they said hello but received no response and feared the person might be deceased or overdosing, an incident report shows. The women left the scene and called the non-emergency line about 9:10 p.m. Deputy Blake Martin and fire crews cleared all stalls i...
HARRINGTON — A man reported that a yellow marking string and two stakes he placed the day before to show a property line were stolen from his yard overnight. Lee Benjamin Breuckman, of 305 N. First St., told deputies he had a recent civil dispute with a neighbor over a garden and the property line. He put up the markers April 3 and discovered them missing when he woke up April 4, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office report. Deputies responded but closed the case with no report needed....
DAVENPORT — New license-plate reading cameras helped Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputies recover a stolen vehicle and arrest its driver Wednesday morning eight miles west the city. Sarah Meadow Levine, 45, of Spokane, was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were alerted at approximately 11:12 a.m. when the camera system flagged the vehicle reported stolen earlier that morning from the Twisp area in Okanogan County, a report said....
DAVENPORT — A man was punched in the face in the Safeway parking lot after confronting another driver who had flipped him off, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported. The incident occurred around 8:35 p.m. March 20. The victim told deputies he was driving to the store when a black Ford F-150 pickup cut him off and the driver made an obscene gesture, records show. He followed the truck to Safeway and asked the driver why he had been flipped off. An argument ensued and the other man punched the victim, who suffered a ble...
SPRAGUE – A Cheney man died as a result of a medical incident while driving Interstate 90 on Friday morning, March 20. Barry R. Strief, 74, of Cheney, passed away at the scene about 7 miles east of the city. According to the Washington State Patrol, Strief was westbound in a 2001 Dodge Ram pickup when he suffered a medical emergency. His pickup entered the median, the patrol said. Strief passed away at the scene, the patrol said. His passenger, Patricia K. Strief, 65, of Cheney, was not injured. Both driver and passenger w...
ODESSA — The town is exploring replacement of 2,200 linear feet of aging 8-inch water main at an estimated cost of $800,000. Mayor William F. Crossley said the project was first studied in 2016 and the Department of Health has offered two potential financing options, including a low-interest loan with possible forgiveness. “We’ve been trying to get a grant for this for a long time,” Crossley said. “Even though it’s an AC line, you know, it doesn’t seem like it should be that difficult....
HARRINGTON — A man was punched in the face during an altercation at the Harrington Haus Restaurant, causing him to fall and bleed from the head, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the tavern at 14 S. Third St. shortly after 6:45 p.m. March 19 following reports of the assault. The suspect, described as a man with dreadlocks, fled the scene on foot. An ambulance was called for the victim, who was transported to Lincoln Hospital. Deputies located the suspect at a residence on Third Str...
