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Move Along, Li’l Panhandler

The cat-and-mouse game between officers in Coeur d'Alene & Post Falls and panhandlers is in full swing today. In Post Falls within the hour (see PM Scanner Traffic), an officer asks a buddy over police scanner if anything had been done to chase away panhandlers from the Post Falls WalMart story on Mullan Avenue during the past two days. He was assured that fellow officers had been to the store several times. Seems panhandlers are gathering in force today, bringing with them a bigger sign than the one they used Wednesday. Officer on scene believes today's crop of panhandlers are different than the onces he chased away Wednesday. Coeur d'Alene & Post Falls have ordinances that prohibit panhandling. (SR file photo)

Question: Are you happy/unhappy that Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls police are prompt about rousting panhandlers from stores and public area?



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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