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Scanner Traffic/AM — 9.7.10

  • 11:48 a.m. Caller reports motorcycles are racing thru Macie Loop/Hayden area.
  • 11:19 a.m. 2 dogs have entered the E game, Kathleen & 4th, of the county fairgrounds.
  • 11:08 a.m. Paddy's reports that it found an abandoned bike on Appleway grounds.
  • 11:06 a.m. Male wants to talk to police re: his son's confiscated guns.
  • 11:01 a.m. Driver reports that a deer is walking on 3 legs after being hit on H95 @ M/P 379 (near Desmet).
  • 10:34 a.m. Library reports an unwanted male has just left building.
  • 10:24 a.m. David, on Ramsey Road, reports a house window was shot out, possibly by a neighbor target practicing.
  • 10:22 a.m. An unwanted, drunken male is causing problems in 1100 block of 5th/CdA.
  • 9:58 a.m. 2 transients are panhandling at Government Way & Neider/CdA.
  • 9:55 a.m. A 78YO man is choking and barely breathing @ Rathdrum Physical Therapy, 720 E. 10th Ave. (Update: EMTs were able to stabilize him.)
  • 9:36 a.m. A male is slumped over the wheel of a blue sedan, blocking the road, e/b on H54/Athol @ Clagstone.
  • 9:26 a.m. Several loose horses were rounded up in Fred Meyer parking lot/Kathleen Avenue. They'd previously been reported loose @ Howard & Nowell/CdA.
  • 9:24 a.m. An abandoned vehicle is reported @ H&D Mini Mart, 356 E. Appleway.
  • 9:15 a.m. 3 dogs -- a sheep dog, a black Lab, & a poodle -- were chasing deer along Mount Carroll/Dalton Garden and now are chasing chickens.
  • 9:12 a.m. Michelle reports vandalism to her mailbox in the last week.


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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