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Scanner Traffic/PM — 9.27.10

  • 5:53 p.m. Caller reports that a boy about 8YO, with a backpack, has been standing on H53, b/n Pleasantview & Mcguire for about an hour.
  • 5:52 p.m. A vehicle w/a bicyclist holding on is speeding on Satre Court/Hayden
  • 5:36 p.m. Someone is threatening to commit suicide @ Kootenai Medical Center.
  • 5:24 p.m. 2 people have climbed a ladder to escape from 2 aggressive Rottweilers at a car wash @ Kootenai & Bingham/Rathdrum.
  • 5:18 p.m. A suicidal Rathdrum male has driven from his home w/a rifle in his pickup.
  • 5:16 p.m. Caller reports a vicious dog loose @ 19th & Coeur d'Alene/CdA.
  • 4:40 p.m. CdA mother believes she knows where her runaway daughter is.
  • 3:54 p.m. A male in a red Kia kicked out 2 females at Stateline Showgirls before roaring off on Seltice Way @ 80 mph.
  • 3:51 p.m. Dispatcher: "I had one of those old-person moments when I couldn't remember his K-number (Kootenai County sheriff)."
  • Much more below

  • 3:06 p.m. T-bone accident b/n tan van & white Chevy Suburban is blocking Kathleen in front of Holy Family Catholic School, near Atlas.
  • 2:59 p.m. A fire alarm is sounding at Post Falls City Hall.
  • 2:52 p.m. An older male may be trying to change a tire on a disabled motorhome, w/b on I-90 @ M/P 26 (4th of July pass).
  • 2:51 p.m. A homeowner is trying to put out a grass fire w/a garden hose @ 8129 Dempsey/Hayden.
  • 2:46 p.m. Caller reports that another driver tried to ram him into barrier as they turned onto w/b H95 entrance on I-90.
  • 2:02 p.m. EMTs are responding to report of a fall near Sears hardware department in Silverlake Mall.
  • 1:57 p.m. CPD Blue is looking for deer to dispatch from 1:44 p.m. mishap.
  • 1:44 p.m. Caller reports vehicle-deer accident @ 16th & Homestead/CdA.
  • 1:31 p.m. A semi that's w/b on H53 from Pleasantview/Post Falls has a tire on fire.
  • 1:14 p.m. Wrong-way driver reported at 3rd & Hazel/CdA.
  • 1:12 p.m. Post Falls officer is picking up a truant female on Cool Water Drive.
  • 12:51 p.m. A male who was recently hospitalized is in the State Line WalMart bathroom threatening to kill himself by consuming pills.
  • 12:33 p.m. A drunk male and a drunk female are arguing @ Dalton & Harcourt/CdA.
  • 12:28 p.m. Someone on a house boat is hitting golf balls from the deck onto the floating green at the Coeur d'Alene Resort golf course.
  • 12:14 p.m. Caller reports dog being kept in parked vehicle @ Shopko/CdA.
  • AM Scanner Traffic


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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