5:40 p.m. NIC maintenance worker reports vandalism to the towel or toilet dispenser in an upstairs men’s bathroom.
5:08 p.m. Captain’s Wheel/Bayview reports unconscious person at bar.
4:47 p.m. An officer is trying to resolve a domestic dispute over ownership of a cat.
4:20 p.m. R/P @ Cornerstone Conoco, 54 & 95/Athol, is w/an older woman who claims she’s being abused by her caretaker.
4:09 p.m. R/P in the 1200 block of 3rd/CdA reports that he was hit in the head in a strong-armed robbery in his home — and that the perp left in a Mazda Millenium sedan w/Washington plates, registered to a Spokane Valley man. EMTs report the knife wounds are superficial.
3:23 p.m. Howard claims that he was pushed by the parents of another student @ North Idaho Christian Academy/Hayden.
3:13 p.m. R/P reports some sort of juvenile problem @ Violet & Honeysuckle.
2:53 p.m. A female driver ran over a construction gone near Garwood and continued driving s/b unaware that the cone is stuck under the vehicle.
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2:50 p.m. CPD Blue is looking for a large, silver, Dodge pickup, w/a “Big Boys Toys” sticker that drove off after a hit-and-run crash on Ironwood.
2:45 p.m. Hauser Lake fisherman reports he snagged his line in about 10 feet of water — and then reeled in a plastic bag with a pistol in it. He asked for 911 to send an officer.
2:15 p.m. Water is pouring from a fire hydrant full blast @ 1621 Northwest Boulevard
1:52 p.m. A resident reports a suspicious white Cadillac has been in her driveway since morning in 2700 block of Boekel/Hayden.
1:22 p.m. A copper-colored vehicle was going the wrong way on the freeway before taking the H41 off ramp to turn around.
1:13 p.m. A worker at Mountain West Bank, 305 W. Prairie, reports a suspicious male in his 30s has been watching tellers and the lights at the door. He’s “possibly mental.”
12:34 p.m. A patrol officer reports that smoke was coming from a ladder truck that just passed him on Ramsey.
12:09 p.m. Michelle reports missing jewelry.
12:06 p.m. A mother reports that her 14YO tossed things around the house before stomping off after she confronted him about “skipping school.”
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D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
JeanieS on November 19 at 2:48 p.m.
2:45 incident. Wow, I never catch anything (even fish) when I am fishing.
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Sisyphus on November 19 at 2:54 p.m.
Odd that he called 911 about it.
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poolman on November 19 at 3:00 p.m.
Sys - I agree - that sounds a little “fishy”
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lew2nl on November 19 at 3:14 p.m.
Who should he have called if not 911?
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Bent on November 19 at 3:18 p.m.
I am wondering why the plastic bag… if the gun was used in a crime, did the shooter want to protect the fingerprints or what?
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Cabbage Boy on November 19 at 3:34 p.m.
@lew
Ghostbusters?
I probably wouldn't take it home and keep it.
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Northerner on November 19 at 3:36 p.m.
Howard should have turned the other cheek.
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Cindy H on November 19 at 5:36 p.m.
4:47 p.m. An officer is trying to resolve a domestic dispute over ownership of a cat.
That cracks me up. My husband would say, “Take the cat. Please!”
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MamaJD on November 19 at 5:40 p.m.
RE: 5:08 — Anyone seen Herb lately?
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Cindy H on November 19 at 5:44 p.m.
@MamaJD: Made my night :-)
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