Courthouse Logo
County Sheriff
Public Safety Building
1100 West Mallon
Spokane, WA
Contact Us
Skip Navigation Links
Print this page 
Email this page to a friend 

Your questions, comments, and suggestions about this page help us evaluate how well we are doing at providing clear and concise information.

The suggestion field is required. Please provide an email address or contact information if you would like a response.



Spokane County Sheriff News

The official news, press release, and photo repository for the Spokane County Sheriff's Office. You can also Follow us on Twitter and Visit Us on Facebook.

During the spring Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) Training Conference this week, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich received the honor of being elected the 51st Executive Board President....read more

 

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office goal is to promote safe and courteous boating. Deputies will be conducting boat inspections both on the water and at ramps to aid in safe boating.

Enforcement will targe...read more

 

On Thursday, May 23, 2013, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Detective Kirk Keyser arrested 23-year-old Sean Martin for three counts of first degree robbery. Through his investigation, Detective Keyser determine...read more

 

Latest Brass Thefts Extremely Dangerous

Posted Thursday at 9:40 AM.
1 image attached

The Spokane Valley Fire Department has reported multiple buildings that have had the FDC's (Fire Department Connections) stolen from the exterior of the buildings. These brass fittings are used for the fire department t...read more

Latest Brass Thefts Extremely Dangerous image 1
 

Let’s be safe and look out for one another!!

Posted Tuesday at 1:09 PM.
2 images attached

Here are a couple of pictures of our motor units out working traffic enforcement yesterday morning. With the nice weather, more and more people will be out on motorcycles and bicycles, so please look for them. Also, childre...read more

Let’s be safe and look out for one another!! image 1
Let’s be safe and look out for one another!! image 2
 

New Air 1 Video: The Stearman biplane’s opening flyover to start this year’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade and their second pass where they honor the KC135 aircrew lost in Kyrgyzstan as they fly a “Missing Man Formation”...read more

 

Scams Evolving From Oklahoma Tragedy

Posted Tuesday at 12:23 PM.

Since the tragic events in Oklahoma, the criminal element has wasted no time in soliciting money for non-existent programs claiming to assist victims and other programs in Oklahoma. Historically, with major tragedies such a...read more

 

Spokane Valley Robbery Investigations

Posted Tuesday at 11:26 AM.
10 images attached

Spokane Valley Sheriff's Office Detective Jack Rosenthal is investigating three separate robberies that have taken place within a short time frame in Spokane Valley. On May 13th, 16th and 21st, three separate businesses i...read more

showing 4 of 10 images

Spokane Valley Robbery Investigations image 1
Spokane Valley Robbery Investigations image 2
Spokane Valley Robbery Investigations image 3
Spokane Valley Robbery Investigations image 4
 

Valley Business Owner Catches Burglar

Posted Monday at 11:03 AM.

On Sunday, May 19, 2013, Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputy James Ebel responded to a burglary call at a business complex located at 15413 East Valleyway. The building owner told 911 he caught a mixed race male inside one o...read more

 

On Monday May 13th, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich received information from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office regarding a criminal investigation of Spokane County Sheriff’s Detective Dale Toliver. Lincoln Count...read more

 

Spokane Valley Fatality

Posted 5/16/2013 at 1:25 PM.

On Wednesday night, May 15, 2013, at 11:45 p.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash in the intersection of Sprague and Fancher. When deputies arrived on scene, they located a 4-door seda...read more

 

May 16, 2013

The Spokane Regional Incident Response Team (S.I.R.R.) is investigating a fatal officer involved shooting of a homicide suspect early this morning.

Several officers of the Spokane Polic...read more

Press Release from the Spokane Regional Incident Response Team (SIRR Team): image 1
 

Who Are These Suspects?

Posted 5/15/2013 at 3:55 PM.
3 images attached

On March 9, 2013, the male and female shown in the surveillance video are suspected of entering the Spokane Valley WalMart at 15727 E. Broadway and stealing a wallet from a checkout line. Spokane Valley Detective Darri...read more

Who Are These Suspects? image 1
Who Are These Suspects? image 2
Who Are These Suspects? image 3
 

On May 15, 2013, at about 3:00 a.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Howe was notified by an off-duty Spokane City Police Officer that while he was on his way home from work on I-90, a Ford Explorer intentionall...read more

 

Proactive Patrol Pays Dividends

Posted 5/14/2013 at 2:37 PM.

Spokane County Sheriff's Deputies from the north side graveyard shift conducted an emphasis in the Mead area last night. Enforcement activities centered around the Freya and Farwell area and the Farwell and Crestline area....read more

 

Deputies and K9 Laslo Locate 3 Wanted Suspects

Posted 5/14/2013 at 2:07 PM.
1 image attached

On Saturday May 11th, Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputies with the assistance of K9 Laslo, located and arrested 3 adult females for felony charges.

The incident started just after 11 p.m. when Deputy Nathan Bohane...read more

Deputies and K9 Laslo Locate 3 Wanted Suspects image 1
 

On May 8th, 2013, management at The Crosslands Economy Studio Hotel in Spokane Valley reported suspicious items left behind by a tenant whose rental period had expired.

Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputies Ke...read more

 

On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Spokane Valley Property Crimes Task Force and the Sheriff's Office Investigative Task Force served a search warrant near the 3000 block of North Hogan St. This was the result of a length...read more

 

K9 Laslo & Deputy Thurman-here’s a KREM report by Honora Swanson

read more

 

Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Northway and Deputy Matt Spink were among the 5 law enforcement officers throughout Washington who received the state’s highest award, the Medal of Honor. Please feel free to post you...read more

 
loading