SPOKANE – On May 22, 2025, at approximately 12:30 am, Spokane Valley Deputies responded to an audible commercial alarm at Ross, 15529 E. Broadway Avenue, in Spokane Valley.
The first Deputy arrived within minutes and observed a male inside the store, using the phone near the checkout counter.
Seeing the Deputy, the male, later identified as 44-year-old Joel S. Walker, walked over to a large broken window at the front of the store and climbed out. He followed commands, and when additional Deputies arrived, he was safely detained without incident…