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UPDATE: Traffic Unit Detectives Identify Suspect and Vehicle Involved in Fatal Hit and Run

UPDATE: Traffic Unit Detectives Identify Suspect and Vehicle Involved in Fatal Hit and Run

The Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Traffic Unit Investigators have identified the juvenile driver and the vehicle believed to have been involved in this fatal hi...

16-Time Convicted Felon Arrested for Sales/Delivery of a Legend Drug- Fentanyl,

16-Time Convicted Felon Arrested for Sales/Delivery of a Legend Drug- Fentanyl, During Early Morning Search Warrant Service

As part of an ongoing Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Unit (SCIU) drug sales (Fentanyl) investigation, a val...

Spokane County Sheriff’s Explorers Honored at State Academy

Spokane County Sheriff’s Explorers Honored at State Academy

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Explorers returned from the Washington State Explorers Winter Academy with knowledge from their training classes and some prestigious awards...

Deputies Investigate Serious Injury, Two-Vehicle, Rollover Crash on Sullivan at I-90

Deputies Investigate Serious Injury, Two-Vehicle, Rollover Crash on Sullivan at I-90 

Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputies have cleared the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Sullivan at the I-90 on/off ramp intersection.   The driver...

Traffic Unit Investigates Fatal Hit and Run Vehicle/Pedestrian Collision on E. Sprague

Traffic Unit Investigates Fatal Hit and Run Vehicle/Pedestrian Collision on E. Sprague and Asks for Your Help 

The Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal vehicle/pedestrian hit and run collision in the 12800 block...

Erratic, Armed Suspect in Crisis Causes Panic at Store Deputies make Arrest after Initial Less

Erratic, Armed Suspect in Crisis Causes Panic at Store  Deputies make Arrest after Initial Less Lethal Attempts Failed 

Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Walmart, 15727 E. Broadway, for a person with a weap...

Convicted Felon, Prohibited from Legally Possessing Firearms, Fires through his Apartment Wall

Convicted Felon, Prohibited from Legally Possessing Firearms, Fires through his Apartment Wall and into Occupied Neighboring Apartment 

Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a shooting call at an apartment complex in the 9700 block of E. ...

Suspect Arrested for Threatening To Kill Three Workers

Suspect Arrested for Threatening To Kill Three Workers

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested a male suspect after he threatened to kill three employees of a business on N. Division.  The incident began when the suspect approa...

Hiring Sheriff’s Technical Assistant 3 (Admin/Clerical)

Hiring Sheriff’s Technical Assistant 3 (Admin/Clerical) Starting Pay: $19.86 per hour, with a 6-month and annual increases until max-pay is reached

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for the position ...

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Helicopter Mechanic

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Helicopter Mechanic

Part-Time (Extra-Help) $40 per hour 

Are you passionate about helicopter repair and maintenance and looking for part-time work? The Spokane County Sheriff&rs...

Traffic Unit Investigates Single-Vehicle, Fatal Crash on S. Cheney Spokane Road

Traffic Unit Investigates Single-Vehicle, Fatal Crash on S. Cheney Spokane Road 

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit Investigators work to determine what caused a single-vehicle, fatal crash early Saturday morning.  The...

Video: Air 1 Follows Fleeing Vehicle, Safely Guides Officers to the Suspect’s Location

Video: Air 1 Follows Fleeing Vehicle, Safely Guides Officers to the Suspect’s Location  

Spokane Regional Air Support Unit (SRASU) Air 1 was on a scheduled patrol flight when they heard a Spokane Police Department (SPD) Officer advise ov...

Missing Vulnerable Juvenile: Mackenzie A. Hale-Stenzel

***** Mackenzie A. Hale-Stenzel has been located and she is safe.*******

Missing Vulnerable Juvenile: Mackenzie A. Hale-Stenzel

Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputies are attempting to locate 12-year-old Mackenzie A. Hale-Stenzel&...

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Lateral Deputy

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Lateral Deputy 

On January 16, 2023, Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels swore in our newest Lateral Deputy, Britt Morgan.  Please help us welcome Deputy Morgan to ...

Important Information (below) You Need to Know about the 2023 Legislative Session

Information (below) is from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs regarding the 2023 legislative session.  

Sheriff Nowels supports these changes as he, WASPC, and other law enforcement entities and elected officials w...

Detectives Ask for Your Help Identifying the Male in these Photos

Detectives Ask for Your Help Identifying the Male in these Photos 

Spokane Valley Investigative Unit (SVIU) Detectives are attempting to identify the male in these photos and would like help from you.   

The ma...

Driver Arrested for Vehicular Assault Following Two-Vehicle Crash, Second Driver Transported

Driver Arrested for Vehicular Assault Following Two-Vehicle Crash, Second Driver Transported to the Hospital with Serious Injuries 

Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a two-vehicle injury crash at the inte...

Suspect Arrested for Assault 2nd Degree and Felony Harassment

Suspect Arrested for Assault 2^nd Degree and Felony Harassment 

Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a disturbance/possible person with a weapon call.  Multiple Deputies arrived and quickly gained control of t...

Deputies Catch Burglary Suspect Exiting Church

 Deputies Catch Burglary Suspect Exiting Church

Skunk Intervenes during Arrest before Fleeing the Area 

Spokane County Deputies responded to a reported burglary in progress at a church in Deer Park.  As Deputie...

Armed Robbery Suspect Quickly Located and Arrested

Armed Robbery Suspect Quickly Located and Arrested 

Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a reported armed robbery at 7-11 on N. Park Road.   Deputies located the suspect in the park just north of the store an...

Wanted Theft Suspect Attempts to Outrun Deputies in Patrol Cars

Wanted Theft Suspect Attempts to Outrun Deputies in Patrol Cars 

A Spokane Valley Deputy contacted a suspect inside Walmart, wearing a pair of shoes he hadn’t purchased.  When the Deputy made contact to retri...

Driver and Multi-time Convicted Felon Arrested, Pistol/Suspected Fentanyl Seized

Driver and Multi-time Convicted Felon Arrested, Pistol/Suspected Fentanyl Seized Vehicle Believed to have Eluded Deputies Multiple Times in the Recent Past

Spokane Valley Deputies used spike strips to stop a vehicle that is be...

Spokane Valley Robbery Suspect Arrested

Spokane Valley Robbery Suspect Arrested

Spokane Valley Deputies and SVIU Detectives investigated a Robbery at Nom Nom on Sprague.  Deputies arrested the driver of the vehicle for Robbery within an hour.  Days...

Update: Officer/Deputy-Involved Shooting

Update: Officer/Deputy-Involved Shooting 

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the name of the Detective involved in the August 3, 2022, incident at the Intersection of E. 3^rd Avenue and ...

Major Crime Detectives are Investigating the Death of a Woman Found Inside a Burning Residence

Major Crime Detectives are Investigating the Death of a Woman Found Inside a Burning Residence 

Spokane Valley Major Crimes Detectives are conducting a suspicious death investigation at a residence in Spokane Valley. ...

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Lateral Deputy

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Lateral Deputy 

On August 1, 2022, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich swore in our newest Lateral Deputy, Blair Darr.  Please help us welcome Deputy Darr to th...

The SIIR Team is investigating two separate, but related, law enforcement involved shootings

The Spokane Independent Investigative Response (SIIR) Team is investigating two separate, but related, law enforcement involved shootings that occurred early this morning.

This morning, August 3, 2022, just before 1:00am, Spokane County Sheriff’...

UPDATE: Search and Rescue Volunteers Locate Person believed to be Missing Vulnerable Adult

UPDATE:  Search and Rescue Volunteers Locate Person believed to be Missing Vulnerable Adult

Spokane County Search and Rescue Volunteers located a person believed to be Shaan P. Aujla, deceased, this evening just after ...