Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich announced the creation of a property crime task force Tuesday afternoon, attributing its need to a spike in reports he connected to recent COVID-19-related releases of repeat offenders.
Data for all areas patrolled by sheriff’s deputies show notable increases in garage and commercial burglaries during March and April from the first two months of the year.
Exactly how many of those crimes were committed by people who were released from jail due to COVID-19 precautions is unclear.
In Spokane Valley, there were 30 garage and 53 commercial burglaries from March 1 to April 25, according to county crime statistics That’s nearly double rates of the previous . . .
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