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AM Scanner Traffic — 8.19.09

  • 11:53 a.m. 50ish woman has collapsed in the Post Falls Post Office.
  • 11:48 a.m. DMV reports a possible wanted man from California is sitting in office.
  • 11:37 a.m. R/P on Cougar Gulch Road has contained a neighbor's black horse -- again.
  • 11:32 a.m. A 100-pound sack of grain is lying on the e/b passing lane of I-90 @ M/P 17 (Mullan Road).
  • 11:08 a.m. A man with "greasy, long black hair" and a yellow jacket tied around his waist is staggering along I-90 @ M/P 14 (15th Street/CdA).
  • 10:58 a.m. Left turn signal @ Seltice Way & Greensferry is stuck on red.
  • 10:46 a.m. Estranged father is trying to break into a house on Lookout Drive/Hayden to get his kids.
  • 10:03 a.m. 90YO female is unconscious in front of Hallmark Store on Ironwood/CdA.
  • 10:02 a.m. Teen threatening to harm himself in new subdivision off Poleline/Post Falls.
  • 9:46 a.m. R/P is in KCSD lobby to report theft of his bobcat from Three Forks/Hauser.
  • 9:45 a.m. 2 motorists called to say that a man is slumped over a bag on the I-90 onramp @ Pleasantview. ISP reports later that the man was a sleeping transient.
  • 8:40 a.m. R/P near Deerhaven/Dalton Gardens reports neighbor is shooting deer w/BBs.
  • 8:37 a.m. Unattended death of 83YO man on Grand Teton/Rathdrum.
  • 8:31 a.m. Unlawful entry @ Borah Elementary/CdA.
  • 8:15 a.m. A brown-and-white horse is running loose on the Centennial Trail.
  • 8:10 a.m. Resident on Peridot/Hayden reports recurring problem w/getting house egged.


D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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