5:48 p.m. Father drove off & left 2 under-10YO kids @ Post Falls KFC. (Update, 5:54 p.m. -- Father returns to restaurant, claiming he had panic attack & thought kids were in back of car.)
5:37 p.m. Cat hit by vehicle @ 15th & Deerhaven/Dalton Gardens is still alive.
5:11 p.m. Father reports possible prowler frightening 13YO daughter in 3000 block of Slice/PF.
5:07 p.m. Officers need 2 units to remove dead deer on curve @ H95 & Spokane River bridge.
4:51 p.m. CPD tweet: "Your CdAPD has been busy this week recovering stolen property. If you are a victim of a recent burglary ... look at the photographs & call us for further identification."
2:53 p.m. CPD Blue are en route to roust a panhandler from I-90 & H95/CdA.
2:31 p.m. PFPD Blues have located owner of loose dog (12:15 p.m. item) from nearby Coeur d'Alene RV Park. She's going to e/b I-90 & H41, where dog apparently is now.
2:28 p.m. A gray Pontiac is disabled in the median of H95 & Agua/CdA.
2:22 p.m. A white Ford pickup has been slowly cruising Valley on Dalton Gardens for a week.
2:12 p.m. A loose cow is grazing along road @ Idaho & Prairie/PF.
2:03 p.m. A wanted man who's also suspect in recent burglaries can be found @ Gilbert/CdA home.
1:54 p.m. Resident @ Maple Leaf & Nettleton/CdA reports hunter trespassed to kill deer @ 2:30 a.m.
1:52 p.m. Dalton Elementary in Dalton Gardens is conducting a fire drill.
1:36 p.m. NIC security learns that unicyclists are trying to ride on ropes tied over soccer field.
1:12 p.m. Hayden Meadows Elementary in Hayden is conducting a fire drill.
1:08 p.m. Caller from Post Falls Pita Pit reports hearing gun shot from nearby El Ranch trailer court.
1:06 p.m. Victim Linda reports driver named Crystal lied when she told Post Falls police she had car insurance after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday.
12:38 p.m. Post Falls officer en route to school where student threatened to kill teacher.
12:15 p.m. Animal control officer chuckles when Post Falls officer tells her that a dog attempting to cross I-90 from south to north at M/P 6 "wants nothing to do with me."
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.
