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Passion defined Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich's tenure in Spokane County, for good and for ill
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 14—During his more than 16 years running the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, Ozzie Knezovich remained aware that county commissioners put their political capital on the line naming him ...
Nowels, Nelson finish in top two to replace outgoing Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 3—The two candidates for Spokane County sheriff in November will be Ozzie Knezovich's right-hand man and a 21-year veteran of the department. Undersheriff John Nowels, who Knezovich endorsed ...
Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich announced as undersheriff for Wyoming county sheriff...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 12—Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich could have a new gig in his home state of Wyoming as the Sweetwater County undersheriff after his retirement this fall. Former Rock Springs police ...
Spokane County Sheriff's Office will keep offering $25,000 signing bonuses
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoAug. 11—The Spokane County Sheriff's Office will keep offering new hires signing bonuses of up to $25,000. The Spokane County Commission this week unanimously voted to give the Sheriff's Office ...
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich says homeless encampment an 'ongoing protest,' seeks warrant to clear it in...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 24—Calling the homeless encampment on state property in East Central Spokane an "ongoing protest" threatening public safety, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich asserted his authority ...
Public Disclosure Commissions fines Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich for electioneering, lobbying; sheriff...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 18—Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich violated a pair of state laws prohibiting the use of public office for electioneering and use of public funds for indirect lobbying when he produced ...
Spokane leaders blame recent violence on county's '850-1,500' gang members and soft-on-crime laws
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 30—Days after multiple drive-by shootings rocked the Spokane community, local elected officials and law enforcement leaders affirmed their commitment at a news conference Thursday to targeting ...
Spokane County Sheriff's deputies shoot, kill suspect in SWAT standoff near Loon Lake
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 13—A man is dead after two Spokane County Sheriff's Office deputies fired "multiple shots" at him during a SWAT standoff Wednesday night near Loon Lake, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich ...
Spokane County jury awards $19.5 million to former sheriff's deputy and his wife in defamation case
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 24—Spokane County has to pay a former Sheriff's Office deputy and his wife $19.5 million in damages after a Superior Court jury on Friday determined he was wrongfully fired and defamed ...
A jury says Spokane County owes a former sheriff's deputy nearly $20 million. How will the county...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 8—Steve Bartel has seen a lot of jury verdicts in his two decades as Spokane County's risk management director. But in the past 20 years, he's never seen a verdict like the one delivered ...