Avista recently donated an Ford F 350 truck to the city of Medical Lake. The city lost six vehicles after an April fire that burned the maintenance shop. One truck was destroyed and others were deemed unfixable. Maintenance crews will use the truck for the city's water services.
Crime has seemed to have dropped in the city of Medical Lake - at least in the first five months of the year.
According to statistics from the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, officers responded to 216 incidents in Medical Lake from January to May. This is a 10 percent decrease from the previous year's number of 241 responded incidents.
Property crimes decreased by 19 percent (78 to 63). Theft incidents dropped by over 50 percent (28 to 13), while burglaries (seven) and forgeries (eight) remained the same.
Malicious mischief crimes rose 44 percent (10 to 18) and other property crimes increased...
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