SUBJECT: Robbery 

Date: May 18, 2005

On Wednesday, May 18^th at approximately 3:30 P.M. the Post Falls Police Department responded to a report of suspicious circumstances in the 2200 block of Lady Anne Way in Post Falls . A female called to report that her neighbor had come to her house at approximately 8:00 A.M. to use her telephone to call a relative; her neighbor (victim) was covered in blood, bleeding from the head…..he appeared to have been severely beaten. The female permitted the male to use the telephone. During the phone conversation the female caller overheard the telephone conversation of the male (victim) reporting to the relative that he had been severely beaten and robbed by two males and a female, he relayed information that his vehicle was also stolen during the incident. When the female asked the male to contact the police he told her that he could not contact the police. The female caller decided to report the incident to police.

When officers arrived at the home, they found the victim’s home ransacked and the victim covered in blood; he refused medical attention at the scene. The victim reported that he had been at a local Stateline bar on Tuesday evening (May 17) and met two males during his visit. One of the males invited the victim to come back to his home with him in the Spokane Valley , the victim accepted and stayed for several hours, into the morning. Also at the residence, when the victim arrived, were another male and a female. At the conclusion of the stay the victim was offered a ride home by the female and he accepted.

Once back at his home in Post Falls he entered his residence and was almost immediately attacked by the two males and the female who had given him a ride home. It is believed that the males followed the victim and the female back to the Post Falls home. He was struck several times in the head and lost consciousness. When he woke up he was bound with tape and zip ties. The victim observed one of the males in possession of a shotgun, and was told by the suspect with the shotgun that he would be killed if he attempted to move. The suspects proceeded to go through his home ransacking it…taking his wallet, money, and credit cards. He was forced, at gunpoint, to give up his bank personal identification number. Once provided this number, the female suspect left the residence and went to a local bank to withdraw money from the victims account. The male suspects remained at the residence for her to return. The suspects then stole his vehicle and left the scene.

Later in the evening, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Department located the vehicle in the Spokane area and arrested both males after a vehicle pursuit. They are currently in custody at the Spokane County Jail.  The suspects have been identified as:

1.      Donald W. Brown 26 YOA of Spokane  

2.      Steven L. Murphy 25 YOA of Spokane

Both men have lengthy criminal records.

The Post Falls Police Department is working to identify the female suspect; she has not been identified at this time. She is described as:

White female, 28-32 YOA, dark shoulder length hair, medium build, possibly has the first name of Debra and goes by the street name of “Angel”.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Post Falls Police Department at 773-3517 or visit our website www.postfallspolice.com where anonymous tips can be left.  

Robbery Suspect Update

With the assistance of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Department and the Spokane Police Department we have identified the female suspect involved in the Post Falls robbery last week.

The female, pictured below, has been identified as Deborah k. Dutcher, DOB 12/02/1976.  She also uses the alias of Debra, Debora, Doborah, and sometimes the name of “Patricia a. Dutcher”.  Anyone with information on the location of the suspect is asked to contact the Post Falls Police Department at (208) 773-3517.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt. Haug 773-6366

AUTHOR: Lt. Haug