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AM Scanner Traffic — 1.24.11

  • Noonish: Dispatcher reports that a civil deputy hasn't responded to calls since finding a door kicked in when he arrived at a residence to check on an eviction.
  • 11:43 a.m. Woman in 2007 Lexus SUV is afraid to get out of vehicle after sliding off Old Creek & West Riverview/Post Falls because she is too close to a cliff. She is uninjured.
  • 11:28 a.m. Caller reports smell of electric odor from bathroom fan @ 3600 Poleline/Post Falls.
  • 10:53 a.m. Caller (from 10:42 a.m.) reports dog was able to exit Hauser Lake.
  • 10:43 a.m. A male has been hurt in a fall down back stairs @ Lynx Trail & Cougar Gulch/CdA.
  • 10:42 a.m. Caller reports a black Lab has fallen through ice on Hauser Lake, off Cliffhouse/Hauser.
  • 9:57 a.m. Joseph reports that someone broke into his storage units.
  • 9:18 a.m. Caller reports someone in a white pickup is burglarizing barn @ Maxwell and Grand Tour/Hayden. But dispatch later discovers that individual is a neighbor w/permission to be on site.
  • 8:49 a.m. Caller reports a man in Jeep Cherokee at back of Hayden WalMart is acting suspiciously. He appears to be pouring kerosene into a lantern. But stopped when caller drove by.
  • 8:29 a.m. Caller reports that her son may be involved in an extortion attempt.


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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