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Robbery suspect arrested across street from LLPD
1/25/2012 12:21:43 PM
By Kelly Moore
Splash Staff Writer
Liberty Lake Police officers arrested a 28-year-old Spokane man within three minutes of his alleged armed robbery of Guardian Angel Homes, an assisted living facility across the street from the police department at 23102 E. Mission Ave.
According to a press release, LLPD was dispatched to an armed robbery report at the location at 2 a.m. Jan. 18. The complainant, an employee, reported a male suspect entered the facility and pointed a rifle at her, demanding the complainant place all the narcotic medication into a bag and give it to him.
During the incident, a resident of the facility walked out of his room and into where the robbery was taking place. The suspect then pointed the weapon at the resident. The complainant handed the suspect a bag containing the narcotic medications, and then the suspect locked both subjects into a small room before leaving.
Liberty Lake Officer Mike Thomas and two Spokane County sheriff's deputies arrived on scene within one minute of being dispatched to the call and observed a subject matching the description of the suspect walking in the field next to Guardian Angel Homes. The suspect was observed throwing something under a car parked in the field and then walked away.
The subject was detained, identified and later arrested for 1st degree robbery, two counts of kidnapping and possession of a controlled substance. He was identified as a former Guardian Angel Homes employee. Advertisement
Officers looked under the car and located a bag of medications along with what appeared to be an assault rifle with a laser sight. The vehicle where the medications and rifle were found belonged to the suspect, and he had removed the license plates from the vehicle so that it could not be identified. The rifle located under the vehicle turned out to be an Airsoft rifle that had been modified to look realistic.
LLPD Chief Brian Asmus said the suspect lost his keys in the field before making his getaway. Officers also immediately contacted the robbery victims to ensure both were unharmed.
Evidence was gathered from the robbery location, and the vehicle was also impounded for evidence.
The suspect was booked into the Spokane County Jail. He has since been released on bail.
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