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Spokane Valley council authorizes $20,000 for holiday retail‑theft blitzes after police report nine arrests in four hours
Summary
Council authorized $20,000 in additional funds to support focused retail‑theft enforcement during the holidays; police said a recent four‑hour operation across several stores yielded nine arrests and cited state law (RCW 9A.56.030) as relevant to charging repeat offenders.
The Spokane Valley City Council on Nov. 25 authorized an additional $20,000 to support focused retail‑theft enforcement through the holiday season, after the police department briefed council on recent enforcement activity and investigative capacity.
Deputy City Manager Eric Lam and Police Chief Dave Ellis described the recent conversion of two added investigative positions into an investigative unit tasked with retail‑theft cases.…
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