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AM Scanner Traffic — 7.15.13

On her Facebook wall, Post Falls Councilman Kerri Thoreson posts: "The latest installment of I Love Where I Live ... and an all time first on parade day. This young adult moose wandered over to 6th Avenue where the parade committee was setting up the staging area. He seemed quite sincere in his desire to join the fun but alas, the PFPD encouraged him to head off into a more moose-friendly area of town." See 9:04 item below.

  • 12:01 a.m. White semi drove onto sidewalk & almost hit vehicle @ Exxon, Appleway/Govt Way.
  • 11:48 a.m. Undisclosed medical emergency involving someone under Hayden WalMart sign.
  • 11:43 a.m. Motorist reports drivers in gold Chevy Suburban & red Mustang, both w/Washington plates, trying to box him in behind chip truck on H95/Athol area.
  • 11:38 a.m. Unconscious 27YO female may have overdosed on drugs @ Post Falls WalMart.
  • 11:32 a.m. Undisclosed medical emergency in 3700 block of Manning/Talon, CdA.
  • 12 more items below
  • 11:29 a.m. St. Maries PD is seeking 49YO male driver of red Ford Ranger w/Oregon plates who left town @ 10 a.m. today. Male is off meds & angry.
  • 11:24 a.m. PFPD officer warned motorist he stopped hates cops, is armed & has pepper spray.
  • 11:17 a.m. Middle-aged female on N11th/CdA threatening suicide by pills.
  • 10:45 a.m. Dead deer laying in passing lane of n/b H95/MP 408 (Bitter Rd, 6 miles north of Worley).
  • 10:11 a.m. Motorist reports logging truck almost ran him off road @ H95/MP 442 (Chilco Road).
  • 10:02 a.m. CPD Blue gets word from Wells Fargo Bank to remove squatters from foreclosed house.
  • 9:54 a.m. Truck spewing debris from unloaded trailer on s/b H95/MP 429 (Blackwell Slough).
  • 9:46 a.m. CPD Blue reports he won't do anything re: squatters (9:23 item) w/o bank complaint.
  • 9:23 a.m. CPD Blue learns that Coeur d'Alene house where squatters are living now belongs to Wells Fargo Bank as a result of a foreclosure.
  • 9:04 a.m. Post Falls PD Facebook: "Fish & Game has been searching for a young moose this morning but have been unable to locate it. F&G advises to stay away from the moose and, if it's in your yard, to bring pets inside.
  • 8:41 a.m. Couple in physical dispute in parking lof of Liberty Stop & Go, 6902 Seltice Way/PF.
  • 8:36 p.m. Deputy w/detained person in custody can't stop for disabled motorist on s/b H95/MP 411 (Ness Road, north of Worley). Steam coming from car engine.


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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