LLPD Report
The following items were among those reported by the Liberty Lake Police Department from Aug. 16 to Sept. 21. The report is listed in chronological order.
Incidents and arrests
• Drug arrests - A man and three juvenile males were arrested at 3:05 p.m. Aug. 16 at North Bella Lago Lane for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The four males were called in as suspicious after a resident witnessed two vehicles traveling up onto private property. An officer made contact and found they had been smoking marijuana; they were cited for the above charges, and parents were called to pick up the juveniles. At 6:18 p.m. that evening at the police station, a fifth man was arrested on a related charge of tampering with physical evidence after it was learned that while the officer was arresting the four on the drug charges, he stole the marijuana confiscated during the arrest from the officer's patrol vehicle.
• Wire fraud - At 11:13 a.m. Aug. 19, LLPD received a report of wire fraud at the 22000 block of East Country Vista Drive. A complainant reported that while using his computer, someone gained access to it and remotely logged in, advising he had a virus and needed to update his virus protection by wiring $200. The complainant did so and was charged $2,000 instead of $200.
• Television theft - At 4:23 p.m. Aug. 22, LLPD received a report of burglary at the 19000 block of East Cataldo Avenue. A complainant reported someone had cut a hole in the fencing and entered the business, taking six flat-screen televisions from unlocked RVs on site.
• Disorderly conduct - At 6:41 p.m. Aug. 25, LLPD responded to the 24000 block of East Mission Avenue when a male subject came to the location during a drug class and wanted to present his own materials and program he had put together using the internet. The subject was trespassed from the location.
• Returned wallet - At 8:33 p.m. Aug. 25, LLPD found property at the 19000 block of East Broadway Avenue. A wallet with several hundred dollars was located in the roadway and returned to its owner.
• Hit and run - A 65-year-old Liberty Lake man was arrested at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 2 at the 20000 block of East Baldwin Avenue for hit and run. A woman reported finding someone had struck her parked vehicle while she was in a store near East Country Vista Drive. The woman noticed the damage, and a witness provided information as to the driver of the suspect vehicle. An officer went to the registered owner's address, and spoke to the man, who reported he "thought" he had backed into something but wasn't sure so left. He was arrested for hit and run. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at near $3,000.
• Theft - At 9:13 a.m. Sept. 3, LLPD responded to the 19000 block of East Cataldo Avenue for a theft. The complainant reported a male subject used fraudulent information on his application in order to purchase a $70,582 RV. The incident was placed under investigation.
• Assault arrest - A 41-year-old Spokane Valley man was arrested at 8:18 p.m. Sept. 6 at the 1800 block of North Harvard Road for fourth-degree assault and unlawful imprisonment. The complainant reported that a male was outside the location holding a woman's arms above her head. Officers arrived and found the male to be highly intoxicated. After speaking to the female, it was learned the male had held her up against a vehicle for more than five minutes without letting her leave. He was arrested on both counts and booked into jail.
• Harassment - At 6:27 p.m. Sept. 8, LLPD responded to the 25000 block of East Hawkstone Loop for a harassment call. A woman reported she is currently being evicted, and someone had stuck gum in her keyhole, making it impossible for her to gain entry to her apartment. An officer instructed her to remove the gum and try her key.
• Harassment - At 10:30 p.m. Sept. 10, LLPD responded to the 23000 block of East Appleway for a report of harassment, assault and a hit and run. A man reported that while riding his bicycle on Appleway, a vehicle unknown to him clipped his left arm with its side mirror. The vehicle proceeded forward about a quarter-mile before doing a U-turn and heading back toward the complainant before stopping. The window was rolled down, and the driver stuck the barrel of a gun out of the window of the vehicle pointing it toward the complainant. The vehicle then sped away. The vehicle is described as a black Audi with Oregon plates.
• Burglary - At noon Sept. 14, LLPD responded to a burglary at the 22000 block of East Country Vista Drive. A woman reported her ex-boyfriend was advised he could enter the garage and get a pair of jeans that belonged to him as he had the code. A short time later, he came to the door and knocked. After she didn't answer, he left, but returned three times doing the same thing. When she wouldn't answer the door, he went to her bedroom window and threw something against it saying, "I know you're in there." He then tried to open the slider door, which was locked. Then, he went back to the bedroom window and took the screen off, opened the window and started to step through into the residence. The woman yelled for him to leave, and a witness observed the subject jump off the deck and run from the area. Charges for burglary were forwarded to the prosecutor's office.
• Citizen contact - At 12:13 p.m. Sept. 16, LLPD received a report from the 21000 block of East Bitterroot Lane for a citizen contact. The complainant reported that someone had left a note on her vehicle that said, "We love keying cars that are parked inappropriately. Sincerely, your neighbors." The subject also left photos of vehicles that were keyed.
A total of 84 emergency calls originating in greater Liberty Lake* were reported by the Spokane Valley Fire Department between Aug. 24 and Sept. 22, as follows:
