Noonish: Mother in 6800 block of Windy Pines/CdA reports runaway 17YO boy.
11:59 a.m. 11YO boy is @ Paul's Country Store on Prairie to report father being abusive.
11:57 a.m. 2 men are outside a silver SUV w/hood up @ w/b I-90 @ M/P 30.5 (4th of July Pass).
11:47 a.m. Resident in 14800 block of Syringa/Worley said man in green van said neighbor gave him OK to cut trees. Stranger cut trees for short while and then left.
11:46 a.m. Driver of hatchback going wrong way on H41/Rathdrum @ Hayden Avenue.
11:01 a.m. Vandals stole gas & removed caps (to let in rain) on rock crusher on Chilco Road.
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10:50 a.m. Officer reports damaged "telephone enclosure" in front of Sleep Inn on Pleasantview/PF.
10:44 a.m. Amanda said she couldn't retrieve items because her ex had changed locks on house.
10:41 a.m. Jack reports being targetted by possible telephone credit card scam.
10:21 a.m. Animal control officer has caught 3 loose dogs on Harmon (9:39 item). Update: Neighbor calls animal control to say dogs' owner refuses to deal with the dogs.
10:04 a.m. Caller to KCSD wants to know legal age from someone in Idaho to buy a handgun.
9:57 a.m. Woman is locked out of her vehicle in 8100 block of Main/Rathdrum.
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.