The Liberty Lake Police Department mounted an aggressive response when 11 car break-ins were reported in one night last Thursday. By the end of the day, they had identified three suspects and sent 20 officers to canvass the parking lots of hotels and large apartment complexes close to Interstate 90 to hunt for thethieves.

Two of the three suspects were nearly arrested early last Thursday, but a new police radio system that hasnt been fully integrated allowed them to get away, said police Chief BrianAsmus.

A Washington State Patrol trooper spotted a car driving oddly on Harvard

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The Liberty Lake Police Department mounted an aggressive response when 11 car break-ins were reported in one night last Thursday. By the end of the day, they had identified three suspects and sent 20 officers to canvass the parking lots of hotels and large apartment complexes close to Interstate 90 to hunt for thethieves.

Two of the three suspects were nearly arrested early last Thursday, but a new police radio system that hasnt been fully integrated allowed them to get away, said police Chief BrianAsmus.

A Washington State Patrol trooper spotted a car driving oddly on Harvard Road at 4 a.m. last Thursday and attempted to pull it over. The car sped away and got in a wreck near Harvard and Euclid. The man and woman inside ran away as the trooper called for backup. Police are using a new digital radio system, but it hasnt been set up to allow different agencies to talk to each other, Asmus said. No Spokane County deputies or Liberty Lake officers were notified of the troopers call for assistance, but a Liberty Lake officer happened to drive by on his way to a call and stopped tohelp.

They got away, Asmus said. The car, from what we can see, is full of stolen property related to our carprowls.

A stolen credit card led police to a Zip Trip gas station, where police used video surveillance to identify a woman and two men getting gas and lottery tickets, Detective Ray Bourgeoissaid.

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Liberty Lake car prowls trigger manhunt - Wed, 26 Mar 2014 PST