Crime Stoppers has offered a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect who may have been trying to set up a car/train collision in the West Plains.
On Jan. 16, Spokane County deputy Damon Anderberg was called to the BNSF Railway crossing at Highway 904 and Ritchey Road west of Cheney. A railroad employee told him that he had been called out to repair railroad crossing arms that were not working at that location.
The worker discovered that someone had disabled the signal's power cord and had tied the crossing arms so that they could not lower. The vandal also had placed a steel fence post across the rail, which could possibly have been an attempt to derail a train.
Heavy rainfall had destroyed any footprints or tire tracks at the location. Anyone with information is urged to call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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