Incidents of Interest to the Gonzaga Community
October 13
At about 4AM on October 13, a resident of Dussault reported seeing a white male subject with tan jacket and hoodie breaking into a vehicle. The student scared off the male subject, who jumped on a black mountain bike and fled west bound on Desmet.
October 11
After reading a campus wide email detailing a possible police impersonator in the campus area driving a tan colored Cadillac Escalade, another Gonzaga student reported that she had also been pulled over by a subject matching the description of the previous report, driving the same type and color of vehicle. The student reported that she was pulled over on September 4 at about 10AM near the 800 block of East Boone. The subject, described as a white male, blonde hair, 5’10” tall, and wearing a dark blue uniform told the student, “I pulled you over because you were not wearing your seatbelt correctly”. The subject asked the student to exit her vehicle, and she did. The subject stated that he was not going to cite her, returned to his vehicle, and left.
October 10
A student reported that her car had been stolen from in front of her residence in the 200 block of East Sinto sometime between 3:30 AM and noon on October 10. The vehicle, a dark blue 1991 Acura Legend, was found later in the day by Spokane Police in the area of Sunset Hill, 2 miles north of the Spokane Airport.
A student reported that her car had been stolen from in front of her residence in the 600 block of East Sharp sometime between 3:00 PM and 5:45 PM on October 10. The vehicle, a white 1995 4 door Honda Accord, was found on October 12 at a ZipTrip in the 1700 block of North Division.
October 8
A student reported to Gonzaga security that on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at about 3:15 PM she was pulled over by a tan Cadillac Escalade at Cincinnati and Desmet. The vehicle was reported to have red and blue flashing lights across the top of the windshield, but no other police markings. The student stated that the vehicle had a regular Washington plate, but did not get the license number. The subject driving the vehicle was described as a white male in his early 40’s, 5’11”, of medium build with blonde buzz cut hair. The subject was wearing a dark blue two-piece uniform. The subject stated he had pulled over the student because she failed to yield to pedestrians. The subject asked for identification and also had the student open her trunk, glove compartment, and console, etc. and then left. The student reported the incident on Tuesday to Spokane Police, who are investigating further. Spokane Police recommend that you try to pull over in a safe and visible location and if you are not certain that an individual is a police officer, call 911 to verify their identity or request that the person produce identification before exiting your vehicle. As always, report suspicious persons and activities immediately. 911 & GU Security 313-2222.