Unsolved Crimes

Crime Stoppers features unsolved crimes when a detective has exhausted his leads in a case and feels that information from an anonymous source would reinvigorate his investigation.

Fugitives are wanted criminal suspects who are avoiding capture, and that makes them inherently dangerous. Call Crime Stoppers immediately if you know of their whereabouts, but take no action to contact the suspects yourself. You can also submit a WebTip online with the link above.

Pair Breaks in While 16-year-old Sisters Home
June 12, 2014

On Wednesday, June 11th, 2014, at 4:00 p.m., Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Tom Edelbrock responded to an occupied residential burglary call near the area of 7500 N. Atlantic. Deputy Edelbrock was in near proximity of the residence when the call came out, but was not able to locate the two suspects. Deputy Edelbrock contacted two twin 16-year-old sisters who were home at the time of the burglary. They told him they heard knocking at the back door; their parents weren’t home, and they were not expecting any company. They chose not to answer the door. A few moments later, the sisters said the knocking turned to thumping followed by the door being forced open. The sisters walked into the kitchen and located two adult male subjects inside their house, both in their thirties. They said the shorter of the two suspects ran out the back door. He was wearing a red tank top and black shorts. The other suspect was about 6 feet tall, thin and had “bad teeth”. This suspect was very apologetic telling the sisters he was sorry multiple times. The sisters said the taller suspect was wearing a short brimmed “snap cap”, a white tank top and black shorts. They said both suspects fled southbound on Altamont on bicycles.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for anyone providing information leading to an arrest in this incident. Persons with information should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS, or should forward the tip via the Internet website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org. Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the cash reward. Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is a civilian organization that promotes public safety by paying cash rewards for information that solves crimes. It is not affiliated with law enforcement.

Valley IHOP Burglarized
June 03, 2014

On Monday morning, June 2nd, 2014, Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputies responded to IHOP at the Valley Mall on a burglary call. The complainant said the employee that opens the restaurant arrived at 5:30 a.m. and found the rear door unlocked. There were no other unlocked doors and there was no forced entry into the business. Inside the office a safe had been opened and an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen. No other items inside the business were disturbed. At this time there are no suspects.

$100,000 Caterpillar Front End Loader Stolen
May 28, 2014

On May 26th, 2014, Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputy Ken Dodge responded to the area of 16100 E. Broadway on a vehicle theft call. Deputy Dodge contacted the project manager who told him sometime during the weekend, a 2006 938-G Caterpillar front end loader was stolen from the project. The loader was driven through the east side security fence and has not been located since. The manager said the machine was locked but that a universal Caterpillar key could have been used to steal it. The owner of the company rented a helicopter on May 27th, but was not able to locate the machine by air. The owner said the machine weighs approximately 40,000 lbs. and is valued at $100,000.

UPDATE: May 28th, 2014, at about 3:15 p.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Jones responded to the 2300 block of S. Carnine Ct. in reference to a suspicious vehicle. One of the neighbors said a Caterpillar had been parked in the neighborhood since at least 5:00 a.m. Saturday morning. She did not think anything of it because another neighbor was getting ready to do some excavating and thought that was what the machine was going to be used for. Yesterday, another neighbor was on his way home from work and heard the story about the same type of Caterpillar stolen from a construction site over the Memorial weekend. Deputy Jones checked the VIN on the Caterpillar and confirmed it was the stolen machine.

At this time there are no suspects in this theft. However, Crime Stoppers is still offering a cash reward for anyone providing information leading to an arrest in this incident. Persons with information should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS, or should forward the tip via the Internet website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org. Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the cash reward. Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is a civilian organization that promotes public safety by paying cash rewards for information that solves crimes. It is not affiliated with law enforcement.

$23,000 In Bee Crates Stolen
April 11, 2014

On Monday, April 7th, 2014, Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Beau Vucinich responded to a burglary call in the area of Trent and Idaho Road. The victim told Deputy Vucinich he stores bee crates at the location and that he was missing fifteen pallets containing 462 crates. The crates are valued at $23,100. It is unknown when the crates were stolen and at this time there is no suspect information.

Reward Offered for Valley Robbery
February 19, 2014

Yesterday, February 18th, 2014, at about 9:30 p.m., a 25-year-old female called 911 and said she had been robbed outside the Holiday Inn Express, located at 9220 E. Mission Ave. The victim said she was at the east entrance of the hotel and had placed her cigarettes and car keys on the hood of her vehicle while she looked for her hotel key. The victim said she saw a male subject walking towards her in the parking lot and as he walked past her, he grabbed her belongings off the hood of the vehicle. The victim said the suspect, who she described as a white male, approximately 5’10”, 180 lbs and wearing baggy clothes, shoved her onto the ground and kicked her in the thigh. The victim said the suspect took her car keys and approximately $300.00 before running west towards Mullan Road. Deputies were not able to locate the suspect.

Two Computers Stolen At School
January 29, 2014

Yesterday, January 28th, 2014, Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Mead River Point Academy near the 11000 block of North Newport Hwy. on a burglary call. Deputies contacted an employee who said the alarm had been tripped at 3:27 a.m. When the employee responded to the school, he found a broken window and called 911. When deputies arrived, they were able to see a keyboard lying on the ground outside the window and a mouse and cord hanging on the broken window frame. After deputies made sure the suspect(s) were not inside the school, the employee confirmed two IMAC desktop computers had been stolen. At this time there are no suspects in this burglary.

SCOPE Station Burglary
December 12, 2013

Last night, Wednesday, December 11th, 2013, Spokane Valley Police Corporal Jeff Shover stopped at Central Valley SCOPE, located at 115 N. Evergreen Road. Cpl. Shover entered the breezeway between the garage and residence and saw the garage door window had been broken out. He entered the residence and saw lights had been left on and an office that is usually locked was open. Upon further investigation Cpl. Shover saw a bedroom window had been broken out. After additional deputies arrived and cleared the building, they discovered a television had been stolen in a back room. The Sheriff`s Office SCOPE stations are not only a location citizens can contact Sheriff`s Office employees, but they are also locations deputies utilize to write reports.

Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is a civilian organization that promotes public safety by paying cash rewards for information that solves crimes. It is not affiliated with law enforcement.

Zip Trip Robbery
September 26, 2013

This morning, September 26th, 2013, at 12:45 a.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff`s Deputies responded to a robbery at Zip Trip located at 1403 N. Mullan in Spokane Valley. Deputy Clay Hilton contacted the employee who told him she was in the back office when she heard the door buzzer go off. She walked out of the office to find a male subject in his twenties or thirties, wearing a solid black "kerchief" over his face and dark colored sunglasses. He was wearing a red hoodie sweatshirt with white writing on the front and a black pair of jogging pants. She also said he was holding a black handgun in his right hand. The suspect demanded money and took an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency from the cash register. The suspect then fled the scene and a K9 track was unsuccessful.

7-11 Robbery Suspect
September 24, 2013

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On September 7th, 2013, at 5:00 a.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff`s Deputies responded to a robbery at 7-11 located at Park and Broadway. A male suspect entered the store wearing a black nylon over his face and a gray hoodie, pointed a gun at the employee and demanded money. The suspect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money and a K9 track was unsuccessful.

Attached are surveillance photographs and video of the suspect.

Spokane Valley Robberies
May 21, 2013

On May 13th, at approximately 10:00 p.m., a convenience store at 722 N. Park Road was robbed by two suspects. The employee/victim told investigators one of the suspects was a white male and the second was possibly a hispanic male. Both are described to be between 5`8"-5`10", 150-170 pounds and both between the ages of 20 and 25. Furthermore, the suspects entered the business on Park Road wearing hoodies over their heads with the draw strings cinched down. Both suspects were wearing bandanas over their faces, baseball caps, dark pants, tennis shoes and gloves.

On May 16th, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Piece of Mind located at 1st and Pines was robbed. There were three suspects in this incident and two of them matched the description from the Park Road incident.

This morning, May 21st, just after midnight, a convenience store at 4th and Pines Road was robbed. There were two suspects also matching the same description as the other incidents. In all three robberies weapons were brandished as the suspects entered the businesses.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for any information leading to an arrest in these three robberies. The person providing information that leads to an arrest in these robberies is possibly eligible for a $3,000.00 cash reward. Persons with information should call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-222-TIPS, or should forward the tip via the Internet website www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org. Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the cash reward.