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Police Report
12/29/2014 2:57:42 PM

The following items were reported by the Liberty Lake Police Department from Nov. 17 to Dec. 22. They are listed in chronological order. 

Incidents and arrests
Stolen property - A 36-year-old Spokane man and 28-year-old Spokane Valley man were arrested at 6:49 a.m. Nov. 17 at the 1200 block of North Liberty Lake Road after a caller reported two males sitting in a vehicle arguing. After contact, it was found the vehicle was stolen and had stolen plates. Both males were booked into the Spokane County Jail. After the owner of the vehicle arrived, officers were given permission to enter the vehicle and found numerous XBox One and Playstation 4 video games still in their lock boxes. Also found in the vehicle were various packaged tools that looked to have been stolen recently. Overall, the property in the vehicle was estimated at close to $6,000.

Tool theft - At 8:18 a.m. Nov. 18, LLPD received a report of a theft at the 1600 block of North Cirque. The complainant reported multiple tools belonging to his employer were stolen from his vehicle the night prior. The estimated loss was $1,200.

Camera recovered - At 4:33 p.m. Nov. 19, LLPD responded to a recovered stolen property call at the 1300 block of North Liberty Lake Road. A man advised he was purchasing a camera on Craigslist and believed it was the same camera that had been stolen from him the month prior. Officers arrived and found the camera was the stolen item. However, the subject selling the camera had purchased it from Craigslist and was not the suspect of the theft.

DUI plus endangerment - A 41-year-old Liberty Lake man was arrested at 8:25 p.m. Nov. 21 at East Appleway Avenue and North Eagle Lane for DUI and two counts of reckless endangerment as his child was in the vehicle. 

Burglary - At 3:26 p.m. Nov. 23, LLPD responded to the 25000 block of East Hawkstone Loop for a burglary. A woman reported someone broke into her storage unit and stole her compound bow and other items totaling $400.

Shoplifter easy to ID - At 1:40 p.m. Nov. 23, LLPD responded to the 1200 block of North Liberty Lake Road for shoplifting. A female suspect reportedly entered the store and picked up Western Union money. She then proceeded to the alcohol aisle and stole a total of $75.96 in liquor. Luckily, the store had all of the female's information from when she retrieved her Western Union money.

Burglary - At 7:30 a.m. Nov. 25, LLPD responded to the 4300 block of North Harvard Road for a burglary. A woman reported waking up after hearing a loud noise and finding an unknown male standing in her hallway. Upon seeing the woman, the subject ran out of the home and escaped in a vehicle with temporary plates. The door of the residence had been kicked in and the woman's vehicle broken into. The incident was placed under investigation.

Hotel theft - At 2:44 p.m. Nov. 25, LLPD responded to a theft at the 1800 block of North Pepper Tree Lane. A male reportedly walked into the hotel and checked each floor for an unlocked room. After finding a room that was left open, he entered and stole a television. 

Bicycle theft - At 11 a.m. Nov. 26, LLPD received a report of burglary at the 1800 block of North Aladdin Road. A man reported someone had entered his open garage and stolen a bicycle estimated at $4,500.

Equipment theft - At 11:11 a.m. Nov. 26, LLPD responded to the 21000 block of East Country Vista Drive for a theft. The complainant reported someone had entered the exercise room and stolen $200 in weight equipment. 

Gasoline theft - At 10 p.m. Nov. 27, LLPD responded to the 22000 block of East Appleway Avenue for a gasoline theft. An officer responded, and the license plate was recovered. A total of $29 in gasoline was taken.

Phone theft - At 2 p.m. Nov. 28, LLPD responded to the 1500 block of North Liberty Lake Road after a man reported he left his vehicle unlocked while inside the store, and a Galaxy S4 phone estimated at $600 was stolen from inside.

Theft - At 1:15 p.m. Nov. 30, LLPD responded to the 22000 block of East Country Vista Drive for a theft. The complainant reported he had left his vehicle open, and items totaling $390 were taken from inside.

Camper theft - At 3:30 p.m. Dec. 1, LLPD responded to the 19000 block of East Cataldo Avenue for a theft. The complainant reported someone had entered a recently traded-in camper through the window and taken an estimated $2,500 in items from inside.

Phone theft - At 5:30 p.m. Dec. 2, LLPD responded to the 1300 block of North Liberty Lake Road for theft. The complainant reported while walking through the grocery store someone had stolen his cell phone from the shopping cart. The phone is estimated at $150.

Ladder theft - At 10:23 a.m. Dec. 3, LLPD responded to the 1200 block of North Liberty Lake Road for a theft. The complainant reported seeing two males take a fiberglass ladder off of a parked vehicle. The ladder is estimated at $200.

Extortion - At 1:50 p.m. Dec. 8, LLPD responded to North Malvern Road for a report of harassment/extortion. The complainant reported a family member is alleging sexual abuse at the hands of the complainant and demanding funds in return for silence. The incident was placed under investigation. 

Business theft - A 27-year-old Spokane Valley woman was arrested at 10:45 a.m. Dec. 9 on an outstanding warrant at the 6800 block of East 3rd in Spokane Valley. The woman is charged with the theft of more than $25,000 from Liberty Lake Veterinary Center, where she was previously employed.

Fraud - At 6:21 p.m. Dec. 11, LLPD responded to the 900 block of North Tanglewood Lane for a report of fraud. A woman said someone used her debit card to purchase 18 video games totaling $1,120.32. 

Trespassing - At 3:52 a.m. Dec. 12, LLPD responded to the 19000 block of East Cataldo Avenue for a trespassing call. The complainant reported an RV at the location was open with the lights on and the television tuned to the gospel channel. The gate was also open along with the padlock hanging open on the gate. A K9 unit was called to check the location. However, there was no evidence anyone had been at the location, and it was believed the gate and RV were left open prior to the end of the previous work day.

Hit and run - At 7:04 p.m. Dec. 12, LLPD responded to the 1400 block of North Liberty Lake Road for a hit and run. The complainant reported coming out to his vehicle and finding damage estimated at $2,000 along the side rear quarter panel.

Accident - At 8:35 a.m. Dec. 15, LLPD responded to a traffic accident at the 20000 block of East Mission Avenue. A vehicle traveling eastbound started to fishtail due to weather conditions and struck a vehicle traveling in the westbound lane. The driver of the vehicle traveling westbound suffered a broken ankle. The driver of the vehicle that caused the accident was cited for speed too fast for conditions and no proof of insurance.

Turning out the lights - At 4 p.m. Dec. 15, LLPD received a report of malicious mischief at the 24000 block of Marti Court. A man reported someone had cut the wires on his Christmas lights.

Trespassing - At 4:07 p.m. Dec. 15, LLPD responded to a theft at the 23000 block of East Mission Avenue. The complainant reported medication had been stolen and replaced with a diuretic. The incident was placed under investigation.

Trespassing - At 8:43 p.m. Dec. 18, LLPD responded to the 20000 block of East Baldwin Avenue for a suspicious person. A woman reported an unknown subject was in her backyard. She later reported the subject was seen jumping the fence in an unknown direction.

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Calls for service
Reported by Liberty Lake Police Department, Nov. 17 to Dec. 22
Abandoned vehicle 1
Agency assist 7
Alarm 5
Animal problem 1
Assault 2
Burglary 3
Citizen assist 3
Citizen dispute 2
Commercial vehicle inspection 5
Domestic violence 1
DUI 4
Fraud 2
Fugitive 7
Harassment 1
Juvenile runaway 2
Lost or found property 2
Malicious mischief 1
Message delivered 1
Missing person 2
Not classified 4
Property theft 11
Recovered stolen property 1
Suspicious person/circumstance 3
Traffic offense 19
Trespassing 1
Vehicle prowl 1
Welfare check 6

Citations
Reported by Liberty Lake Police Department, Nov. 17 to Dec. 22
Assault 1
Defective headlights 2
Defective muffler 1
Driving without license 3
DUI 3
DWLS 17
Expired registration 6
Failure to obey traffic control 1
Failure to report accident 1
Failure to stop at red light 2
Failure to yield to emergency veh. 3
Following too close 1
Ignition interlocks 1
Liability insurance 15
License in possession/display 3
Obstructing law enforcement 1
Open container 1
Operating violations (off road) 1
Reckless driving 1
Reckless endangerment 1
Speeding 8
Texting while driving 1
Theft  1
Unsafe/improper backing 1


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