Authorities are investigating three armed robberies in three days in the Coeur d’Alene area,
and two of the holdups may be related, said Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Christie Wood. Robberies in Coeur d’Alene on Friday and Sunday are being turned over to the Kootenai County violent crimes regional task force comprised of investigators from Coeur d’Alene Police, Post Falls Police, the Kootenai County sheriff and FBI. The sheriff’s office also is investigating a Saturday robbery in Hayden. “These are very serious,” Wood said this morning. The latest robbery occurred Sunday about 10:50 p.m. at a Dairy Queen at 305 W. Appleway in Coeur d’Alene. A man wearing a ski mask pointed a gun at three employees and demanded money/Mike Prager, SR. More here.
Question: What do you make of these armed robberies?
Description: A slender male with blue eyes and glasses in his late 20’s, approximately 5‘08”, wearing a black cotton ski mask, black gloves, grey sweatshirt, blue jeans, and white Nike shoes.
On 10/18/09 at 10:51pm
After giving him the money, the male ran out of the store. The male was last seen running west bound on Appleway Ave. Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the search for the suspect with a K-9. The suspect was tracked to the field behind Appleway at
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