Public Safety

The Spokane County’s prosecutor’s office is discussing dismissing a case against former Pasco Police Officer Richard Aguirre, accused of killing a woman in the 1980s.

Under the new code, the city council must come to an agreement with the chief on all civil forfeiture spending and half of all asset forfeiture funds must be spent on youth drug prevention.

The federal Drug Enforcement Agency is launching a new initiative targeting fentanyl in Spokane. Eastern Washington has seen a massive increase in fentanyl overdoses and drugs seizures over the last several years.

Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl says the district is failing in its duty to report assaults between students on campus to law enforcement. District leaders say they take the issue seriously, but aren’t aware of a pattern of complaints from either families, or staff.

Spokane County Commissioners unanimously approved sign-on bonuses Tuesday of up to $25,000 for new hires who have experience at other departments, and up to $10,000 for entry-level deputies.

Spokane’s police chief is urging legislators to clarify several police reform laws that went into effect last summer. He, and many other law enforcement leaders across the state, argue the new measures have made crime worse by making it harder to detain people suspected of breaking the law.

Spokane Police say they have solved a 62-year-old rape and murder case.In 1959, nine-year-old Candice Rogers, or Candy, as she was known by her family,…

Spokane County received a $500,000 grant last week to launch a domestic violence court.Annie Murphey, the director of the Spokane Regional Domestic…

Former Idaho State Representative Aaron Von Ehlinger has been arrested on rape charges.Von Ehlinger was arrested on a warrant in Clayton County, Georgia…

A former Spokane police officer has been arrested for allegedly raping and unlawfully imprisoning a woman.Nathan Nash was booked into the Spokane County…