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Scanner Traffic/PM — 6.23.10

  • 5:44 p.m. A male on a yellow motorcycle w/a flag on the back is tailgating a female in a vehicle from Hauser Lake past Rathdrum Park in a road-rage incident.
  • 5:24 p.m. Daniel has questions re: his landlord accusing him of stealing.
  • 5:15 p.m. A motorcyclist is down and unconscious on NW Blvd & Davidson/CdA. (Update: Biker suffered head, shoulder and wrist injuries and can't recall the crash.)
  • 5:10 p.m. A female @ Meyer & H53/Rathdrum has a shower curtain stuck in her ribs.
  • 5 p.m. Caller is concerned re: an incoherent male under a tree @ Rainy Hill and Medimont who doesn't appear to be drunk.
  • 4:28 p.m. Kidd Island Bay volunteers are being called to Camp Sweyolakan @ Lutherhaven for some sort of environmental concern.
  • 4 p.m. A 7YO girl, who has blond over pink hair and is wearing red-white-and-blue basketball shorts, left home in 1700 block of E. 3rd/Post Falls on a purple bike w/o permission. (Update: PFPD Blue spotted her later on Centennial Trail.)
  • 3:28 p.m. 2, suspicious-looking, 20ish males w/long hair are selling magazines on Grandview/CdA.
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  • 3:23 p.m. A boat is stuck on Greensferry Island in Spokane River in route to Templin's.
  • 3:12 p.m. Caller has questions re: her neighbor trapping squirrels.
  • 2:49 p.m. Caller is concerned that a neighbor w/psychological problems roams the streets with a bow and an arrow.
  • 2:48 p.m. Officer reports that the green light is burned out for w/b traffic @ Harrison & Government Way/CdA.
  • 2:47 p.m. A Saint Bernard, w/o collar, is running loose at Hauser Lake dock and beach.
  • 2:24 p.m. Best Hill Meadows resident reports hearing 20-some rounds of gunfire @ Silvertip & Grand Fir/CdA.
  • 2:11 p.m. A 7MO baby is coughing so hard he can't swallow in 2700 block of Majestic/Rathdrum.
  • 2:17 p.m. ITD workers are on the scene attempting to fix the finicky stoplights @ H41 & Poleline/Post Falls.
  • 1:33 p.m. Caller reports that a black Labrador, owned by "John" in Scenic Bay Resort area trailer court, routinely chases people and had a deer pinned this morning.
  • 1:29 p.m. Driver reports that both the red and green are on at the stoplight @ H41 & Poleline/Post Falls.
  • 1:28 p.m. Rafael reports the theft of two axles @ from Doyle & Watson/Rose Lake area.
  • 1:17 p.m. New Life Church reports that a driver has left a semi on church property.
  • 12:55 p.m. A 12YO girl has run away again from 3700 block of E. 3rd/Post Falls.
  • AM Scanner Traffic


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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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