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Police Report
5/30/2012 10:15:52 AM

The following incidents, arrests, calls for service and citations were reported by the Liberty Lake Police Department May 21-28. Information regarding calls for service and citations was not available by Splash press deadline.

Incidents and arrests

Underage party - At 12:45 a.m. May 27, LLPD received report of a large underage drinking party at the 23000 block of East Sinto Avenue. Officers arrived in the area and noticed several vehicles parked in the roadway near the residence.  Officers couldn't get anyone to respond to the door at the residence. Several vehicles were ticketed for parking violations, and one vehicle was towed for blocking the roadway.

Rape - At 6:45 p.m. May 21, LLPD received a report of a date rape that occurred on May 19. The case was forwarded to Detective Ray Bourgeois for follow-up investigation.

Suspicious circumstances - At 1:45 a.m. May 21, LLPD was dispatched to a suspicious circumstances call at the 1700 block of North Aladdin Road. A caller reported a vehicle parked in an open garage, and the lights on the vehicle were left on.  The officer attempted to contact the homeowner but did not get a response.

Theft - At 8 p.m. May 22, LLPD received a report of a license plates theft at the 1200 block of North Liberty Lake Road. The complainant reported that while the vehicle was parked in the parking lot of Safeway, unknown suspects removed both license plates from the vehicle. The license plates were entered into a national computer system as stolen.

Welfare check - At 7 a.m. May 21, LLPD was dispatched on a welfare check at the 26000 block of East Appleway Avenue. It was reported that a male subject was near the roadway with a bicycle, and it appeared the subject's clothes were soaking wet, the person was having trouble standing and was hitchhiking. The officer arrived in the area but did not locate the subject.

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Malicious mischief - At 5:15 p.m. May 23, patrolling officers observed plywood had been removed from the entrance of the building at Rocky Hill Park. The officers entered the building and did not locate anyone, but noted that someone appeared to have attempted to remove wiring from the building.

Suspended license - A 28-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 7:30 p.m. May 22 at Liberty Lake Road and Interstate 90 for driving with a suspended license.

Concealed weapon - At 9:55 a.m. May 22, LLPD was dispatched to the 300 block of South Legend Tree Lane for a report of a person with a weapon. The complainant reported he was doing construction on a home in the area, and the homeowner was complaining about the quality of the work. The homeowner had a gun in a holster under his shirt, and as the argument got heated, the complainant reported that the homeowner lifted up his shirt several times, exposing the gun.  The complainant felt threatened and called 911. Upon arrival, officers contacted the homeowner, who still had the gun in his possession and under his shirt. He did have a concealed pistol license. The homeowner denied intentionally displaying the handgun. The case was forwarded to the Spokane County Prosecutor for review.

Malicious mischief - At 8:15 a.m. May 22, LLPD received report of a malicious mischief incident at the 24000 block of East Hawkstone Loop. The complainant reported that sometime between May 18 and 19, unknown suspects caused damage to his vehicle parked in the parking lot by scratching it with an item. He also stated that sometime during the weekend, unknown suspects damaged the lock to his door by putting glue inside of the locking mechanism.

Suspended license - A 33-year-old Spokane Valley woman was arrested at 6:50 a.m. at the 22400 block of East Appleway Avenue for driving with a suspended license.

Suspended license - A 21-year-old Spokane woman was arrested at 12:10 p.m. at Liberty Lake Road and Appleway Avenue for driving with a suspended license.

Suspended license - A 35-year-old Post Falls man was arrested at 1:15 p.m. at Liberty Lake Road and I-90 for driving with a suspended license.

Suspended license - A 32-year-old Medical Lake man was arrested at 6:30 p.m. at Harvard Road and Mission Avenue for driving with a suspended license.

Suspended license - A 21-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 10:15 p.m. at Liberty Lake Road and I-90 for driving with a suspended license.

Suspended license - A 22-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 11:15 p.m. at Liberty Lake Road and I-90 for driving with a suspended license.

DUI - A 73-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 10:15 p.m. at Liberty Lake Road and I-90 for DUI.

Suspicious circumstances - At 3:30 a.m. May 24, a patrolling officer noticed a suspicious circumstances situation at the 19600 block of East Cataldo Road.  The officer noticed that several RVs appeared to have been entered, several battery compartments were open and several of the units had missing batteries. 

Narcotics activity - At 9:30 p.m. May 24, LLPD received a report of a narcotics activity complaint at Pavillion Park. The complainant reported two teenage male subjects attempted to sell marijuana to her 12-year-old daughter. The complainant was able to provide a description and license plate of the vehicle that the teens were in at the park. Officers checked the area and were able to stop the vehicle at Mission Avenue and Holl Road. The driver of the vehicle was arrested for driving with a suspended license. When questioned about the narcotics activity, the subject told officers that he asked the kids in the park if they did drugs but wasn't trying to sell or give them any. The other teen was released to his mother.

Suspicious circumstances - At 11:05 p.m. May 24, LLPD was dispatched to a suspicious circumstances call at the 23000 block of East Boone Avenue. A complainant reported that the neighbor's garage door was open, and the garage light was flashing on and off, but no one was around. The officer checked the garage and didn't notice anything out of place. Officers were unable to make contact with the homeowner but were able to secure the garage door.

Suspicious circumstances - At 12:15 a.m. May 25, LLPD received a report of suspicious circumstances along mile-marker 5 of the Centennial Trail. The complainant reported that a male subject was lying near the trail, and there was a small campfire nearby. Officers located the subject, who stated he was homeless and camping on the trail and made a fire to keep warm. The subject was identified and warned about the violations.

False alarm - At 5:15 a.m. May 24, LLPD was dispatched to a commercial alarm at the 22900 block of East Appleway Avenue. The responding officer checked the business and determined it was secure.

Suspended license - A 29-year-old Liberty Lake woman was arrested at 12:50 a.m. at Mission Avenue and Harvard Road for driving with a suspended license.

Theft - At 5:30 a.m. May 26, LLPD received a report of a suspicious vehicle that was driving around the area of Trent and Starr Road in Newman Lake. The complainant reported the subjects had a trailer with jet skis on it, and he thought they were possibly stolen. The complainant continued to follow the suspicious vehicle and updated officers on the location. During this time, the complainant witnessed the vehicle stop and two men, the driver and a passenger, unloaded the trailer on the side of the road and drove off quickly. The caller continued to follow the vehicle until LLPD officers located the suspects. The driver and passenger were both detained. The driver, a 31-year-old man, was arrested for three outstanding warrants out of Spokane County. The passenger, a 37-year-old man, was found to have drug paraphernalia in his pocket. It was also determined the jet skis and trailer were stolen earlier that morning from Post Falls. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office arrived on scene and took custody of the subjects.

Suspended license - A 19-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 6:45 p.m. May 25 at the 400 block of North Garry Road for driving with a suspended license.

DUI - A 50-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 7:45 p.m. May 26 at Sprague Avenue and Liberty Lake Road for DUI and driving with a suspended license.

Suspicious person - At 9:50 p.m. May 27, LLPD was dispatched to the 23000 block of East Boone Avenue for a subject seen trying to kick in a front door of a residence and open it, before fleeing from the area on foot. The witness was unable to provide a description of the subject. Officers arrived in the area but did not locate anyone.

Fight - At 3:25 a.m. May 27, LLPD was dispatched to the 22800 block of East Country Vista Drive for a fight in progress in the parking lot. A caller reported approximately six subjects physically fighting. Arriving officers saw several people in the parking lot who heard the commotion, but no one saw anything. No victims or suspects could be identified.

Theft - At 11:30 p.m. May 26, LLPD received a report of a vehicle theft where the victim lives in Liberty Lake, but the car was stolen while in Spokane. The complainant stated that an acquaintance wanted to drive his car. He got in the car with her and allowed her to drive it. When they stopped at a gas station near Spokane, the complainant got out of the car to go inside, and the acquaintance drove off in the car. The vehicle was entered as stolen.

Fraud - At 6:30 p.m. May 28, LLPD received a report of a fraud at the 22800 block of East Country Vista Drive.  The complainant reported she received notice that two transactions were made on her debit card without her authorization. The purchases were made in Pennsylvania. The case was assigned to Bourgeois for follow-up.

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