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Scanner Traffic — 3/23/09

  • 4:54 p.m. R/P wants to see officer re: paintball damage to house.
  • 4:53 p.m. ITD worker asks buddy to grab a mocha for him "with 4 shots of caffeine" in it.
  • 4:22 p.m. A fiftyish woman is unconscious and not breathing in a silver SUV, parked on east side of Government Way, across from Babies & Beyond.
  • 3:41 p.m. A woman involved in an accident complains that she has suffered chemical burns to her eyes as a result of her air bag deploying. She's on Neely Street.
  • 3:25 p.m. R/P from south of Spokane River is concerned that a moose in the yard will attack his dogs.
  • 3:22 p.m. R/P reports that someone in an SUV is parked on Sunnyside, near Tony's, with several rifles as well as bullets, which he has placed on the hood of the car.
  • 2:35 p.m. A suspicious person is reported on Centennial Trail @ Old Mill Loop.
  • 2:34 p.m. Horses are running loose on Icehouse Lane.
  • 2:33 p.m. A man reportedly is running out in front of vehicles and threatening people in the parking lot of Big 5.
  • 1:50 p.m. Woman who is taking care of an elderly man wants to know if there's somewhere she can take the 60 cats at his residence.
  • 1:31 p.m. R/P wants to speak to an officer re: a neighbor in an ongoing dispute dumping a pile of dead fish on her property.
  • 11:16 a.m. R/P in NW CdA reports that his ex-wife is threatening to bring a friend to his house to harm him and to take their children.
  • 10:53 a.m. Passing motorist reports seeing a 55YOish male in an Oakland Raider jacket fall off a one-story roof onto a lawn @ 3rd & Henry. But R/P didn't stop to check man's condition.
  • 9:48 a.m. Doctor's office on Medical Court/Post Falls reports that a white Jeep Cherokee keeps driving in and out of the parking lot.
  • 9:09 a.m. Concerned parent reports a runaway teen daughter.
  • 8:42 a.m. Local teacher reports that several items including an iPod were taken from her room.
  • 8:36 a.m. A CdA man reports that someone has converted a Chevy pickup bed into a camping trailer and has parked it in front of his place for the last 3-4 weeks.


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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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