Crime

Authorities trying to identify stolen jewelry

Submitted by Joseph Suttner, Producer

Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:39pm

Authorities trying to identify stolen jewelry

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help in identifying recovered stolen jewely.

On Wednesday, March 27, Spokane Valley Property Crimes Detectives served a search warrant near the 14100 block of E. 23rd Ave. An investigation found this home to be connected to several residential burglaries where several jewelry items were stolen.

In the home, detectives recovered several stolen pieces. 21-year-old Vyacheslav Znovets and 25-year-old Marina Florianovich were both arrested at the scene. Znovets was booked into the Spokane County Jail for Residential Burglary and Florianovich was booked for Trafficking In Stolen Property.

Photographs of the recovered jewelry are available for viewing on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page. If you crecognize any of the recovered items you are asked to contact Detective Darin Staley at 509-477-3363. Reference incident #95366.

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Robbery Suspects Wanted

Submitted by PRESS RELEASE on Thursday, March 28th, 12:07 pm

Spokane County Sheriff's Major Crimes Detective Mike Ricketts is asking for the public's assistance in locating two suspects wanted for 1st Degree Robbery and 1st Degree Burglary. 29-year-old Ryan W. Marchand and 32-year-old Tylene J. Jones-Achziger are both wanted for these charges stemming from an incident that took place on March 16, 2013, near the area of 6700 N. Atlantic. Marchand has a $50,000 bond and Jones-Achziger has a $100,000 bond for the listed felony charges. Anyone with information as to their whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Ricketts at 509-477-6646.

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Car prowlers targeting Centennial trail-heads

Submitted by PRESS RELEASE on Monday, March 18th, 4:02 pm

Over the past couple of weeks there have been multiple reports of vehicle prowlings occurring at trail-heads along the Centennial Trail. These incidents are taking place in the parking lots where victims have left valuables in plain view inside their vehicles. These items include electronics such as I-pads and GPS units, wallets, purses, brief cases and other valuables left out in the open.

The Sheriff's Office would like to remind the public to either lock these valuables inside the trunk of their vehicle or leave them at home. As always, anyone witnessing suspicious activity at these trail-heads is urged to either call 911 or Crime Check at 509-456-2233.

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It’s a spoof! The Attorney General’s Office is not sending you stock tips

Submitted by PRESS RELEASE on Friday, March 8th, 3:32 pm

It can happen to anyone. Spoofers have targeted two well-respected consumer protection agencies in an attempt to harm the very people those agencies protect.

In mid-January, the Federal Trade Commission warned people that scammers had sent e-mail messages that appeared to be from the FTC to thousands of businesses claiming that people had complained about them. The email included a link or attachment to a document including more information. The goal? Entice frazzled business owners to click on the link or attachment then dump malware on their computer.

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Man allegedly jumps from roof, hides in trash can while fleeing from police

Submitted by Jacob Palmer on Monday, February 11th, 3:03 pm

A man took a leap of faith in an attempt to elude police early Saturday morning.

It all started when Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputy Juan Rodriguez saw a vehicle with a broken taillight. The vehicle in question eluded the deputy as he tried to complete a traffic stop. Rodriguez then located the car in the area of 12th and McDonald, where Rodriguez found the vehicle's occupants “hunkered down,” according to a news release.

While speaking with the driver, Rodriguez noticed the passenger, 28-year-old Jason Brioso, attempt to open the door. Rodriguez commanded the man to stop and ran around the vehicle to stop him, but Brioso got out of the car holding a black bag.

Brioso then pushed Rodriguez in the chest to get around the deputy, according to the news release. Rodriguez informed Brioso that he was under arrest, when he jumped into the front seat of the vehicle and wiggled through the driver's door and fled.

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Click it if you have an outstanding warrant

Submitted by Jacob Palmer on Wednesday, February 6th, 2:03 pm

A defective brake light and a passenger not wearing his seatbelt lead to a man's arrest on Monday in Spokane Valley.

SV Sheriff's Deputy Mark Holthous was patrolling the area of 4th and University when he witnessed a 1997 Ford Escort with the malfunctioning light. When asked, one of the passengers – who was not wearing a seatbelt – said he did not have identification and gave his last name as “Spears.”

Gabriel C. Ashby, 22, also said that his birthday was in January of 1990, and then spelled his name “Speers” when Holthaus said that he couldn't find a record for who Ashby claimed to be.

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K9 officer assists in theft arrest

Submitted by Jacob Palmer on Saturday, February 2nd, 12:59 pm

Boredom led to a man's arrest early Friday, according to the Spokane Valley Sheriff's Office.

At about 2:19 a.m. on Friday, the Spokane Valley Sheriff received a theft call from the East Sprague Wal-Mart. Employees reported seeing a man placing goods into a backpack and then attempting to escape through an emergency exit.

Deputy J. Rodriguez spotted the suspect walking down Sprague near Home Depot and told him to stop. Suspect Merle Roberts, 26, refused to comply and began running. Rodriguez cornered Roberts and told him to stop once more, when Roberts refused, Rodriguez deployed his K9 partner, Brax, who “introduced himself to Roberts.” After their meeting, Roberts was taken into custody without further incident.

According to a news release, “Roberts said he was bored, went into Wal-Mart and began taking things he could use. He said he ran out the emergency door when he realized employees were watching him.”

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