Spokane police officers fundraise, buy supplies for mother of 2 without power The woman had no running water because her well pump requires electricity. The officers bought her purified water for formula, diapers, and warm onesies. Credit: KREM Author: Helen Smith Updated: 11:58 AM PST January 15, 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. Two Spokane police officers is being recognized for helping out a mother of two infants who was without power for the second day on Thursday. Officers initially checked on the woman and discovered she was without water because her well pump requires electricity to work, according to a post on the Spokane Police Foundation s Facebook page.