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PM Scanner Traffic — 4.19.12

  • 5:06 p.m. Caller @ 2560 Meyer/Rathdrum sez female in white van dropped off cat in front of home.
  • 4:36 p.m. Passerby reports 2 kids sitting on BNSF railroad tracks @ Highways 41 & 53.
  • 4:12 p.m. From Honora Swanson/KREM: "My laugh of the day... Spokane PD report: Local gargbage man keeps getting flashed by a man wearing only a bra and a wig."
  • 3:43 p.m. Crash b/n vehicle & school bus w/3 juveniles on board is blocking Highways 41 & 53 in front of McDonalds restaurant in Rathdrum. No injuries.
  • 13 more items + AM Scanner Traffic below
  • 3:34 p.m. Caller from Estates & Old Highway 95/Athol reports construction crews have damaged several mailboxes along road.
  • 3:16 p.m. Officer asks dispatch to contact trucking company to pick up truck after driver was taken into custody on outstanding warrant.
  • 2:59 p.m. Official of Athol Elementary wants to see deputy re: student threat.
  • 2:39 p.m. Don from Triple X Surplus, 9422 Govt Way/Hayden, reports female w/tats & backpack was cussing & yelling before leaving s/b on Govt Way.
  • 2:37 p.m. 4 callers report black Honda Civic speeding @ over 90 mph on e/b I-90 @ Huetter.
  • 2:31 p.m. Officers responding to Quail Ridge /Rathdrum find bail bondsmen holding wanted man at gunpoint.
  • 2:11 p.m. Officers are seeking wanted man in extended blue pickup on n/b H95 & Honeysuckle/CdA.
  • 1:52 p.m. The trunk of a white Ford Thunderbird w/b on I-90 @ M/P 6 (b/n Spokane & H41) is on fire.
  • 1:39 p.m. A male is lying down on sidewalk on E. Ironwood Drive/CdA.
  • 1:32 p.m. A male w/his belongings is riding bicycle e/b along I-90 @ Huetter. Motorist worries that stuff will fall off the bike, creating a freeway safety hazard.
  • 1:27 p.m. Possibly DUI female in Montana vehicle almost hit motorcyclist e/b on Washington side of state line. Witness is willing to sign complaint.
  • 1:12 p.m. PFPD officer is asking for assistance from another officer re: call @ 606 E. 10th/PF.
  • 1:01 p.m. A drunken female has fallen out of vehicle after trying to buy alcohol at gas station @ 8100 Cornerstone/Hayden.
  • 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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