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Scanner Traffic — 2/25/09

  • 5:34 p.m. R/P in CDA Library neighborhood reports a commotion in a nearby residence after hearing a woman scream: "Look what you've done to my face." Later, a second R/P reports that the woman was trying to run over a man in the yard.
  • 5:14 p.m. Telephone on fire on Meyer Road/Rathdrum.
  • 4:57 p.m. Female @ CDA Super 1 reports another female pointed a gun in her direction but not directly at her. R/P doesn't think the other female wanted to shoot her.
  • 4:28 p.m. A non-injury accident involving SUVs @ Seltice & McGuire has led to a fist fight between drivers. One driver is bleeding from the face.
  • 3:04 p.m. The "large rock" reported in the s/b lane of Highway 41 @ M/P 1.4 turns out to be a bag of garbage.
  • 2:50 p.m. CPD Blue has spotted a man walking s/b on 4th from Capone's who allegedly attempted to strangle a woman. However, the woman admits she was beating on him before he grabbed her.
  • 2:20 p.m. An Appleway area business has called for CPD Blue after catching an employee trying to steal. The employee is cooperative.
  • 2:15 p.m. Hayden R/P reports a man possibly stalking a female in his house.
  • 1:18 p.m. R/P reports a man forced a woman into a 2002 white Honda @ Ramsey & Hanley and drove off.
  • 11:03 a.m. ISP is looking for a truck loaded with 4 used boats that's somewhere near Memorial Bridge on I-90. Troopers are asked to stop the trucker and ask his destination. The boats may be part of an investigation.
  • 10:41 a.m. Fire marshal has suspect in false fire alarm prank at one of the local high schools.
  • 9:51 a.m. A trucker is losing some of his load of sheetrock as he travels e/b on I-90 from Spokane Valley into North Idaho.
  • 9:34 a.m. A Lab is chasing deer and turkeys on Windler Loop.
  • 9:12 a.m. A dead owl can be found on the road in the 3400 block of West Hayden Lake Road.


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    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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