Sirens & Gavels

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  DeadHandsofChe on Duncan wants to appeal death penalty on May 19 at 1:34 p.m.

  He should be able to appeal the sentence.

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  bradcross on Happy 3rd birthday, Sirens & Gavels! on May 18 at 2:40 p.m.

  Awesome! Congratulations, Meghann! Yours is the only writing that keeps me coming back to sr.com after saying goodbye to Spokane.

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  PartoviLaw on Happy 3rd birthday, Sirens & Gavels! on May 18 at 1:38 p.m.

  Happy Birthday to my favorite blog!!! Keep it up, Meghann!

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  kateaallison on Happy 3rd birthday, Sirens & Gavels! on May 18 at 1:33 p.m.

  Here’s to Sirens and Gavels, and to Megs, its intrepid creator!

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  WTGorWTF on Happy 3rd birthday, Sirens & Gavels! on May 18 at 1:20 p.m.

  Way To Go, Megs! You’ve always been my favorite source for hard news in this town. :D

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  avocet on 4 teens arrested in North Side shooting on May 16 at 10:35 a.m.

  Just a quibble…while technically still in their teens, these suspects are 18 and therefore adults.

  On another note, any updates on the Brian Moore trial?

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  arliacne on Murder investigation 'ongoing, dynamic' on May 15 at 10:28 a.m.

  Are all murder investigations handled with the enthusiasm this one is, or is this investigation simply getting more press?

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  Justice2 on 2 cars seized; murder probe continues on May 14 at 10:03 p.m.

  Perhaps now is the time to ask for help from Seattle Police department or FBI.

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  polistra on City worker helps nab theft suspect on May 14 at 4:59 p.m.

  Cultprits = good word for Charles Manson and Squeaky Fromme!

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  Newbie on Deputies credited with saving man's life on May 03 at 1:55 a.m.

  @smittysturn—I will join you in commending the officers for doing the right thing in this situation! I am VERY unhappy with the officers who were involved with the entire Zehm incident and every one of them who supported the over-zealous behaviors that lead to all that nonsense. I am VERY pleased to see that 2 officers took the time to actually find out what was happening to this elderly gentleman and to help him. This is what we, the people, used to expect from our police force. Thank you to both of you who were human to this man!

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  writer26 on Phone scam targets Spokane businesses on May 02 at 7:31 p.m.

  People should be aware that the police DO NOT contact people soliciting bond money on behalf of an arrested person. If ever you receive a call like that, you should contact local authorities. This was the advice posted at ww.callercenter.com and I certainly agree to it.

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  metaline on 3 busted near border w/ 58 lbs of coke on May 01 at 10:08 p.m.

  Good job to the men in green.

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  brianrbreen on Thompson sentencing delayed again on April 30 at 10:55 a.m.

  “Van Sickle is not doing his job.”

  Actually he is, and there are a number of ways one could read this. I’m sure Judge Van Sickle has read all of the filings and read very carefully the Frederick’s deposition. I think he would be remiss in not allowing Mr. Fredericks the opportunity to in some way respond, and this is the way.

  I don’t know but I think the defense team is worried about this. I know I would be if I were on it.

  Just saying.

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  PlanB on Thompson sentencing delayed again on April 30 at 10:01 a.m.

  Van Sickle is not doing his job.

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  princessdd on Thompson sentencing delayed again on April 30 at 8:55 a.m.

  I don’t think I fully understand the judicial process here. It seems to me that most criminals, if convicted, are sentenced shortly thereafter - within a matter of days or maybe a week or two from the date of the conviction. Once they have been sentenced and are in prison is when the appeals process, if any, usually begins. How is it that Thompson can avoid being sentenced simply because his attorney is adamant about his innocence and wants to find some way to appeal the jury’s decision? Can’t this process of Orescovich finding fault with every aspect of the trial go on and on and on?

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  misjustice on Thompson sentencing delayed again on April 30 at 8:49 a.m.

  Well, no surprise here.

  CO had the liar, Fredericks, on his list of witnesses; if the testimony was so important and could have cleared Karl the Klubber, then why didn’t his own attorney call him to testify?

  This is nothing more than a delaying tactic by the defense.

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  smittysturn on Deputies credited with saving man's life on April 29 at 12:39 a.m.

  It’s funny how an article like this comes out, and all you see in the comment section is…..nothing. All the cop-hating blowhards must be busy doing something else.

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  Marcus on Bearded woman guilty of assaulting officer's genitals on April 26 at 6:29 p.m.

  Waste of money…. try Busted with 8 bags of meth 1000 ft from a school and also manufacturing with in the same distance…. ROR’ed skips court date Felony Warrant, rearrested 6 month later on Warrant held 6 days ROR’ed, Pleas out… DOSA , FTA’s at Plea agreement Felony Warrant, 6 months later “Surrenders”, makes first and only Child support payment of $26.35 for her almost 5 yo (hasn’t seen since she was 6 month), Pleas out DOSA again…. 9 months later FTA’s to Court date, Feloney Warrant issued, 8 months later arrested held 3 days and Re-DOSA’d for a third time.

  So three years later there are still Court dates pending for this person that has plea’d to a DOSA treatment three times one the same charges.

  This is typical of the Spokane Court System, a year or three later and a slap on the wrist.

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  bluewhale32 on Bearded woman guilty of assaulting officer's genitals on April 26 at 2:20 p.m.

  Typical waste of precious court resources,, a zealous prosecutor has cost the tax payers of this county at least $10,000 probably way more for a jury to sit and hear this case, they should take the money he/she wasted on this and deduct it from his/her wages. when his/her wages gets to zero because of stupid prosecutions they need to can him and his staff for stupidity, wake up people these are the kind of dolts we have running the country. I sure feel a lot safer right now knowing that she could get 90 days in jail for this THAT WE PAID FOR AS WELL. Where is the outrage over this waste of public money????

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  Al_Loysius on 'Middle-finger salute' preceded fire on April 26 at 11:29 a.m.

  A cop once told me “You know why we catch so many criminal? Most of them are really dumb.”

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  lyric21 on Bearded woman guilty of assaulting officer's genitals on April 22 at 12:21 a.m.

  Looks like Nicolas Cage