Son Arrested For Burglary, and Arson

Sheriff’s deputies arrested 21-year-old Joseph S. Reese at his friend’s apartment on two felony charges of arson and residential burglary after Reece allegedly broke in his own parent’s home and set it on fire, and to pour salt in the wound Reece also took off with his parent’s pet Chihuahua. No it’s not a type of car, it’s a dog.

Apparently this incident began about 2:50 a.m. when a house sitter called 911 to report that a man had broken into the home located in the 6400 block of South Chapman Road and set it afire. The witness saw the burglar leap out of the kitchen window.

After an investigation deputies determined Reece to be a suspect. Police learned he had been kicked out of his parent’s home for an ongoing drug problem and he was also a suspect in a July 24th burglary.

It is believed by investigators that Reese used aerosol cans to ignite the fires inside the home and garage. They seized two cans from the scene for forensic examination.

The case is still under investigation.

The Number 2 Vandal Arrested

Early Sunday morning a Spokane Valley Police sergeant found and arrested a suspect in a year-long series of incidents in which the suspect splashed human waste – yep HUMAN WASTE on Dishman-area businesses.

The spree began early in July 2007 when employees began arriving to their places of work and finding diluted human shedooby splashed or smeared on the walls and doors of their businesses.

The fecal matter appeared to be mixed with water. How gross…..Who mixes that and worse, who gets that close to determine that the “fecal matter was diluted”.

At least one business was hit seven or more times, but there did not appear to be a particular type of business or specific owner that was targeted.

On Saturday night a Spokane Valley Police Sergeant was patrolling the area and encountered several employees that were hiding in the area and keeping watch on their business. They told him they would not be there all night.

Shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, the Sergeant drove through the area again. The employees were gone and he spotted fecal matter splashed on the business.

He began checking the roads leading away from the area and found 53-year-old John Rubint traveling south on Farr Road in a motorized wheelchair AND found from Rubint’s wheelchair was - A plastic bucket!

Rubint was driven to the Spokane County Jail and booked on his two felony charges of First Degree Malicious Mischief.

No Cooling Off  For Spokane Valley Theft Victims

Two separate Spokane Valley residents have fell victim to some thief or thieves making off with the victim’s window-mounted air conditioning units.

The first theft occurred on North Mamer where the victim said she was awakened by an unusual noise and then heard her dog start barking. She discovered that a living room air conditioning unit was missing. The suspects had removed wood trim from around the unit, reached in to unplug it and then hauled it away.

The at around 3:15 a.m., a resident living on North Best Road also was awakened by noises and discovered his window-mounted air conditioner had been stolen.

The victim said his air conditioning unit was very heavy and would have required two suspects to lift it. His wife heard a vehicle speed out of the area, but saw nothing.

Officers were unable to locate any potential suspects

Um There Are Just Some Things You Cant Do on The Roadside

Police arrested 29-year-old Charles Hill of Spokane on Tuesday after he was seen exposing his genitals along busy Highway 395 shortly before noon.

The Washington State Department of Transportation has an office building at 12223 N. Division (Hwy 395) that it shares with the Washington State Patrol, and they were given the peep show.

A DOT employee looked out his office window about 11:45 a.m. and saw lying on the lawn and – as a sheriff’s spokesman called it – “manipulating” his exposed genitals. The suspect’s actions were visible to passing motorists.

Troopers quickly arrived to the scene (remember this happened in front of their office) and detained Hill until a sheriff’s deputy could arrive and arrest Hill

Seattle P.I Gang Story

The Seattle P.I is running a two part series about gang culture in the Seattle area. Despite the “professionals” who seem they feel the need to compare every other city’s gang challenges to the Los Angeles gang epidemic, this is a pretty good piece.

Claudia Rowe wrote this piece and her excellent work in collaboration with Seattle P.I photographer Mike Kane’s ability to grab some dramatic content really drove this story.

Now if only the Spokesman Review had the wherewith all to run a similar story, but we all know they are trying to do more with less in light of their recent round of buy outs and layoffs, they just don’t have the talent

Here is the story – it’s a good read.
 

The Spokane Valley Police Department is reporting that a drinking driver crashed his 1995 Subaru into a power pole on Thierman Road about 3 a.m. Monday, snapping the pole in half and shutting down power to the traffic signals at Thierman and Sprague Avenue.

Spokane Valley Police report the intersection has been without lights for hours, possibly all day, and that traffic will be controlled with stop signs and SCOPE volunteers.

Witnesses reported the Subaru speeding before it crashed into the power pole. The driver ran before officers arrived on scene, but was tracked by officers for half an hour before being chased down in a foot pursuit.

He was identified as Denis P. Kozubenko, 20, and was booked into the Spokane County Jail for Obstructing a Police Investigation and Minor in Possession of Alcohol. Investigation of his role in the crash itself continues.

The Subaru was given as the suspect vehicle in a 2 a.m. beer theft that occurred at the Albertson’s Grocery located at Highway 27 and Thirty-Second Avenue. Two suspects grabbed a 12-pack of Corona Beer and fled the store in the Legacy.

Avista workers were unsure when the broken power pole would be replaced. At 5:30 a.m., they were in the process of propping it so it would not fall into the roadway.