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  The deputy stopped the vehicle and contacted Parsons and Guerrero. The detective also responded to the stop and noticed a DeWalt drill in the back seat, according to court documents. Guerrero explained they were trying to get back to Tacoma but got lost, the release said. They had just stopped at a gas station, where Parsons changed the tire, and were returning to Tacoma. Guerrero admitted to being in the area “stealing stuff” and had stolen a weed-wacker from someone’s yard, documents say. She said she stole an Amazon package off another person’s porch, court records show. On the package was another box, which contained a check book, the detective said in documents. Guerrero admitted to being at the Thorpe Road home because of a flat tire but denied going inside, documents say. She said she was unsure if Parsons went inside the house or stole anything from it. Parsons told the detective they were visiting family in Spokane but got lost in Medical Lake. They went to the casino an...

  Tacoma man, woman arrested after reportedly burglarizing home in Gray fire evacuation zone A man and woman from Tacoma are accused of burglarizing a home Monday in the Gray fire evacuation zone near Medical Lake. Diane Guerrero, 37, and Matthew Parsons, 38, were booked into the Spokane County Jail on suspicion of residential burglary, according to a news release from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and Spokane Police Department. A Spokane police detective responded around 8:15 a.m. Monday to the 20100 block of West Thorpe Road near Medical Lake, the release said. The detective contacted the caller, a family member of the homeowner, and learned a suspicious man and woman arrived at the residence in a blue Audi A4, police said. The caller said he contacted them, knowing no one was supposed to be there. He said the man, later identified as Parsons, wore a yellow high-visibility long-sleeve shirt similar to a firefighter, the release said. Parsons explained he had a flat tire and...