Deputies Responding to the Report of Property Damage, Located the Suspect in Stolen Bobcat – Suspect’s 4th Arrest in Two Weeks
Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a report of a male driving an excavator over a lawn and damaging property. They soon located the suspect driving a white and orange Bobcat on the sidewalk of N Argonne, north of I-90. Deputies identified the operator, learned the Bobcat was stolen but not yet reported, and arrested the suspect. Deputies learned this was the fourth time he had been arrested in the last two weeks.
On January 11, 2025, at approximately 9:10 pm, Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a reported malicious mischief call in the 9500 block of E. Mission Avenue. The victim reported an unknown male drove over his lawn in an excavator, causing damage to his property. The suspect, later identified as 39-year-old Michael M. McCoy, was last seen driving the excavator toward I-90.
Minutes later, Deputies located McCoy driving on the sideway of N. Argonne, just north of the I-90 overpass and detained him. A Deputy recognized McCoy from previous contacts, including when he was arrested on December 30, 2024, after he was contacted while driving a reported stolen Jeep.
Miller was advised of his rights and claimed the Bobcat belonged to his grandfather. However, through the investigation, Deputies learned the excavator (orange and white Bobcat) had been stolen from a home in the 500 block of N. University Road, but the theft had not been discovered/reported yet.
Deputies spoke with the Bobcat owner, who stated it was parked inside a garage and the suspect had caused approximately $700 worth of damage to the building during the theft. They also confirmed McCoy did not have permission to possess the Bobcat nor enter the garage where it was parked.
Deputies arrested McCoy for the fourth time in two weeks and booked him into the Spokane County Jail for Burglary 2nd Degree, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, and Malicious Mischief 3rd Degree.
Over the last two weeks, McCoy was previously arrested and booked into jail on:
𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, at approximately 2:00 am, for Theft of a Motor Vehicle. He was released on his own recognizance the same day at approximately 8:00 pm.
𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, at approximately 2:00 am., he was arrested for Criminal Trespassing 2nd Degree and Obstructing a Law Enforcement Deputy after he attempted to flee on foot. On January 2, 2025, at approximately 5:00 pm, he was again released from jail on his own recognizance.
𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, at approximately 11:25 am, McCoy was reportedly trying to siphon gas and damaged the vehicle. He was arrested and booked into jail for Malicious Mischief 3rd Degree. On January 5, 2025, during the weekend probable cause review, McCoy was again released on his own recognizance at approximately 1:30 pm.
This Spokane County Sheriff Office news article "Deputies Responding to the Report of Property Damage, Located the Suspect in Stolen Bobcat" was originally found on https://www.spokanecounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7