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Scanner Traffic/AM — 5.19.10

  • 11:56 a.m. Randall reports that bicyclists are hogging the road on Upriver Drive.
  • 11:45 a.m. Caller in 5300 block of E. Ohio Match reports a strange pitbull is sleeping in her driveway.
  • 11:08 a.m. Fisherman on the shore of Hauser Lake are creating a road safety hazard.
  • 11:04 a.m. Coeur d'Alene police have apprehended the angry male on Wallace.
  • 10:58 a.m. The upset man on Wallace is now on top of a building w/a rifle in his hand. Coeur d'Alene police are shutting down the streets in the area around the building. They are also surrounding the building.
  • 10:55 a.m. LeeAnn, on Rimrock, has contained her neighbor's hound dog.
  • 10:54 a.m. Melanie wants to report an Internet scam.
  • 10:52 a.m. H&W asks authorities to check on a student who stayed home from school -- and has been the victim of child abuse.
  • 10:49 a.m. A man has threatened to shoot an Avista utility man who was trying to shut off his power in 100 block of Wallace Avenue/CdA.
  • 10:18 a.m. Someone is using Christie's credit card w/o permission.
  • 9:52 a.m. A 2YO had stopped breathing during a seizure in 2800 block of E 12th/Post Falls. But he started breathing again before EMTs arrived.
  • 9:49 a.m. Shannon wants an update re: keys that found at Huetter rest stop that she turned into police.
  • 9:35 a.m. A drunk is staggering from Compton & Treaty Rock/Post Falls.
  • 9:28 a.m. Caller has questions re: the steel gate his Latour Creek/Cataldo neighbor is installing.
  • 9 a.m. Harmony House on Maple/Hayden reports that a new resident left w/o permission or taking her prescription drugs.
  • 8:58 a.m. Motorist reports he has followed a silver pickup that almost hit him, to the Home Depot parking lot. The other driver is now angry and standing outside his car.
  • 8:50 a.m. Female on Snapdragon/Hauser reports her neighbor is harassing her for complaining to police re: his barking dog.
  • 8:14 a.m. Jamie has taken a rottweiler she found near Mica Grange to humane society.


D.F. Oliveria
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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