A Coeur d'Alene woman was arrested with methamphetamine inside her vaginal cavity this morning. Detectives with the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force located Christine R. Davis-Jasinks, 36, at the Coeur d'Alene Casino and searched her home at 114 Borah Ave. in Coeur d'Alene about 5:30 a.m. today. Davis-Jasinks was booked into jail for drug charges for the meth found in her body and for meth and drug paraphernalia found in the home. A SWAT team used an armored vehicle to approach the home. Police used the extreme measures because of “information about several weapons inside the residence as well as four pit bull dogs,” according to a news release by Coeur d'Alene police Sgt. Christie Wood/Meghann M. Cuniff, Sirens & Gavels. More here.

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Update: Coeur d’Alene Police have worked with SD271 personnel in all of the surrounding schools and have determined no children are currently missing from school. Local private schools and nearby daycares have also been contacted and have not reported any missing children

Coeur d'Alene police are looking for an 8- or 9-year-old boy who may have been abducted by a man in a white van in Coeur d'Alene Place this morning. A 25-year-old Coeur d'Alene woman driving her child to school saw the boy get into the dirty van, leaving his mountain bike in the area of Hanley & Courcelles. The woman described the van as a full-size cargo van with ladder rack. The child is described as 8 to 9 years old, 4-foot-1, wearing blue jeans, a yellow, green, and black neoprene jacket and dark shoes. His mountain bike is described as a green-and-black Huffy/Alpine 18-speed with black-and-green seat, black pedals, and front suspension. Police are working with Coeur d'Alene School District personnel to decide if any children failed to arrive at school this morning. CPD news release here.

JimmyMAC & the Coeur Group will be moderating a forum for Kootenai County sheriff's candidates in the community room of the Coeur d'Alene Library at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22. The event is being conducted by the Coeur d'Alene Police Officer's Association, with Jimmy's group moderating. Jimmy explains the purpose of the event in an email: “The goal of this event is to provide an opportunity for each and every candidate in the upcoming Kootenai County Sheriff election to let their voices be heard. While we do not take collective stances when it comes to local politics, we are very engaged in the community and passionate about being as informed as possible.” GOP sheriff's candidates are: John Green, Ben Wolfinger, Keith Hutcheson, Adam Johnson, and Bob Foster.

Question: Do you know enough about the candidates in the Kootenai County sheriff's race to cast an educated ballot?

Wanna know why I stay away from downtown Coeur d'Alene after hours? Check out this battery report from 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22: “Officers responded to the Eagles Club (209 E. Sherman) for a battery call involving two males and a female at a wedding party. According to the female victim (33 years), she was having a conversation with several people about religion, and the suspect male (31 years) did not like what she had to say. At one point, the female’s husband, a 33 year old male, stood behind her and said “hi” to the suspect who in return (for unknown reasons) punched him in the face three times causing him to fall to the ground and loose consciousness. When the suspect began walking away, the female followed him asking, “What in the hell did you do that for?” and when she was near the top of the stairs, the suspect male either grabbed or pushed her causing her to fall down 4-5 stairs causing lacerations on her legs, bruising, rug burns and a bump on the head.” A lot of battery & some serious injury in latest Bar Report here.

A popular midtown breakfast and lunch spot was the target of an arsonist sometime Sunday, reports the Coeur d'Alene Police Department. City fire and police units responded at 4:45 a.m. to a report of a structure fire at The Breakfast Nook on Fourth Street. Officers arrived on the scene first and made contact with the owner Paul Wiles who was opening up the business for the morning. Wiles noticed a strong odor when he opened the rear door and called 911. No one was inside the building at the time of the call/Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

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Update: Runaway Ryan Tobiasson was located at 5:35 p.m. in the 2200 block of N.12^th St. at a residence. The owner of the residence called police after learning nine year-old Ryan was a runaway — CPD Blue.

Coeurd’Alene police officers are currently searching for a 9-year-old female who ran away from home at 2 p.m. today in the 1400 block of Kaleigh Court. Ryan Tobiasson is 4-foot-3, 75 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue coat, jeans, and pink/black/and white boots. The girl left behind a note saying she was running away. Due to her age and extreme weather conditions this child is in danger. CPD asks you to call 769-2320 if you see her.

I didn't realize another anniversary of the near-fatal shooting of former Coeur d'Alene police officer Mike Kralicek had almost passed until I read this Facebook post from Mike's wife, Carrie, last night: “It has been 7 years today since K57 was “down”. Our lives changed for what “appeared” to be the worst. Things are not always as they appear to be and what appears to be is not always what it seems. We have found peace and joy through the suffering, and an understanding you cannot have one without the other. I love you K57 you are more than a number. I love the new Mike and what you can do for others through honestly and openly speaking to agencies about officer involved shootings, overcoming adversity, and disability etc. You are still a HERO and one of a kind.” (2006 SR file photo: Mike Kralicek and then state senator Mike Jorgenson)

Question: Any shoutouts for Mike, Carrie, & their family?

Jessica White, victim of a hit-and-run accident in downtown Coeur d'Alene b/n 2-3 p.m. Sunday, is shown at Kootenai Medical Center, prior to her release. Jessica is the granddaughter of retired, long-time SR/CdA employee Jeanne Helstrom. Jessica's mother, Kris, tells HucksOnline that Jessica suffered “three fractured vertabrae, lots of road rash and bruising, a nice gash in her side.” Also, Monday was Jessica's 22nd birthday.

Police are looking for the driver of a red truck that struck a woman in downtown Coeur d'Alene early Sunday, then sped away. Jessica White, 22, was released from Kootenai Medical Center Monday evening after suffering three broken vertebrae, along with scrapes and bruises, when she was hit while in a crosswalk about 2:30 a.m., family members said. “She's really a tough kid,” said Jessica's mother, Kris Helstrom. Police interviewed a witness at the scene. Sgt. Christie Wood said they have a vehicle description and a possible suspect/Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: Has anyone seen a suspect red pickup that may have been involved in this hit-and-run?

The Coeur d’Alene Police Department is working with area agencies to fully investigate a series of burglaries that have occurred in the City and County. These burglaries have a similar pattern of taking place in the day time hours with suspects brazenly kicking open doors to residences. … On Nov. 9 a resident reported he was home alone at 1000 block of W. Fallview Drive at approximately 2:15 pm.. The reporting party said two suspects, a male and a female, knocked and rang the doorbell multiple times. The reporting party was home alone and decided not to answer the door. The male suspect pulled some keys out of his pocket, and tried to open the front door. The victim heard this, and locked the dead bolt to the door. The male suspect looked through the half-moon shaped window on top of the front door and saw the victim. Both suspects then fled the scene/Sgt. Christie Wood, Coeur d'Alene Police Department. More here.

Question: Have you seen suspicious people knocking on doors in your neighborhood?

Officer Winston Brooks of the Coeur d'Alene Police Department kept traffic away from the Kootenai County Courthouse on Tuesday during a bomb scare that was proved to be false. See AM Scanner Traffic items about the false bomb scares here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

Item: Ex police officer wins wrongful termination suit/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press.

More Info: A former Coeur d'Alene police officer was awarded more than $3 million on Wednesday in a wrongful termination suit against the city of Coeur d'Alene. According to the tort claim records in federal court, Daniel Dixon, a 17-year-veteran of the force, was terminated after the department finished a six-month investigation into allegations he tampered with a subordinate officer's work schedule and cheated on his own time card. City legal representatives said Dixon was demoted after the internal investigation found Dixon had been guilty of the allegations, and that the officer stopped showing up for work after that.

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During the week of Nov. 7-11, Coeur d’Alene police will be looking for abandoned vehicles. Vehicles in violation will be tagged for 48-hour removal. If the vehicles are not moved in the allotted time, they will be towed. Prior to towing, attempts to locate the owners will be made. In the event owners cannot be located, not only will the vehicle be tagged, there will also be a letter left on the vehicle explaining the importance of removal. If a citizen reports an abandoned vehicle, all those reports will be followed up by the police department. Why all the special attention for abandoned vehicles now? As the winter season approaches, these vehicles can be a problem. Not only are they an eyesore, they can cause traffic problems and collisions, and make it difficult for ambulances and fire engines to access portions of neighborhoods in the event of an emergency/Victoria Bruno, Coeur d'Alene Today. More here.

Question: Do you have any abandoned vehicles in your neighborhood?

Local public safety unions have endorsed three men running for the Coeur d'Alene City Council this fall — former legislator George Sayler, and incumbents John Bruning and Ron Edinger. A billboard supporting Sayler and Bruning is currently standing at Northwest Boulevard & Lakewood (by Lake City Senior Center). The billboard is sponsored by Coeur d'Alene firefighters, Coeur d'Alene police officers, and the Kootenai County Deputy Sheriff's Association. HucksOnline hears that Edinger asked not to be on the billboard because he didn't want to appear to be running on a ticket with Bruning & Sayler. HucksOnline hears the billboard is viewed by some as a lucky charm, since it was used by Mayor Sandi Bloem and NIC Trustee Judy Meyer during their election runs.

DFO: Can someone snap a photo of the billboard for HucksOnline?

Coeur d’Alene Police Detectives recently closed thirty-one auto burglary cases, and two felony malicious-injury to property cases that were reported over the course of this summer by arresting and charging three male juveniles with those crimes. Detective Alan Winstead believes several more reported burglaries in the City of Coeur d’Alene and in Kootenai County could be connected to these males. Detectives are continuing their investigation in an effort to resolve all of the cases possibly connected to the suspects. The juvenile’s names will not be released but they are the ages of 13, 16, and 17. The 13-year-old male was a reported runaway at the time of his arrest and recently moved here from Billings, Montana. The 17 year old was also a reported runaway and resides in Coeur d’Alene. The 16-year-old resides in Coeur d’Alene/Sgt. Christie Wood, Coeur d'Alene Police Department. More here.

The Coeur d'Alene Police Department has provided a photo of Drew Bledsoe's recovered bike.

• Update: Teen-agers recovered Drew Bledsoe's bike/Alison Boggs, SR

An 18YO Coeur d'Alene man has been charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing ex-NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe's bike over the Labor Day weekend. Brandon C. Edgemon (pictured) was in jail on another charge at the time Coeur d'Alene police found the bike and filed charges against him last Thursday. According to police reports, a 15YO boy told police that Edgemon asked the boy's sister at about 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, if she would “watch the bike for me because the police are looking for it.” The boy's sister told him what happened and that the bike was in bushes across the street. Edgemon was upset that the boy locked the bike in his garage and called police. Coeur d'Alene police contacted Bledsoe and made arrangements to return his bike to him. The bike wasn't damaged. Bledsoe and his family had been dining friends during a visit to Coeur d'Alene when the bike was stolen. Complete police report.

• Original story: Drew Bledsoe's bike stolen in Coeur d'Alene/Hucks Online

A funny thing happened to Christa Hazel, new VP for the Bryan Elementary PTA, on the way to school Wednesday morning — she got popped by CPD Blue Pat Sullivan for speeding 11 mph over limit @ 11th & Harrison (not a school zone). At which point she had the choice of a $85 ticket that would go on her record and would be considered by her insurance company. Or a $75 ticket plus 3-hour traffic school with the ticket not reported to insurance.  She was forced to make the choice on the spot, with a bus load of children passing by with their little faces pressed against the windows, waving. She picked the traffic school, taught by Officer Nick Knoll. The traffic school, Christa told Huckleberries, provides plenty of insight about what our CDA PD encounters while on traffic patrol. Christa was “classmates” with her best friend, Angie Phillips, who was also popped for going 11 mph over the speed limit recently. Believe it or not, The two once attended a NASCAR-type racing school for a week. Adding insult to injury, Christa's children begged her not to tell hubby Joel about the ticket until they returned from school to witness the spectacle. (Photo: Christa Hazel, left, and Angie Phillips)

Question: When did you last get a speeding ticket?

The Coeur d’Alene Police Department is currently looking for two female juveniles that are considered endangered runaways due to their age. Charity M. Jordan, 14 (left), and Tina L. Jewell, 15 (right), both of Coeur d’Alene,  are friends and are possibly together. Both were reported by their parents to have left their residences in early this morning. Both girls have runaway together twice in the past year. Charity Jordan is 5’6, 140 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair. Tina Jewell is 5’2, 104 pounds, with hazel eyes and blonde hair. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jordan and Jewell are asked to contact Coeur d’Alene Police at 769-2320.

The Coeur d’Alene Police Juvenile Crimes Unit is actively searching for a juvenile runaway by the name of Bryce William Gabbard, 16, of Coeur d’Alene. Gabbard left his home in the 1300 block of Kaleigh Court during the early morning hours on May 21. He has an active warrant for his arrest for violating his probation. According to one of Bryce’s friends Bryce has dyed his hair black and was last seen in the area of Maple Grove Apartments. at 3157 W. Fruitland. He is a white male with brown (or possibly black hair), brown eyes, 5’9, and 115 lbs. If anyone has any information of the whereabouts of Bryce Gabbard they are asked to call the Coeur d’Alene Police Department at 769-2320/Sgt. Christie Wood, Coeur d'Alene Police Department news release.

Coeur d'Alene police arrested a 21-year-old man for shooting a paintball gun at cars passing on I-90.Investigators say Samuel Whitehead was spotted on a roof in the 1900 block of North Ninth Street allegedly shooting a paintball gun.After getting a 911 call, police responded and Whitehead turned the paintball gun on officers/KXLY. More here.

The Coeur d’Alene Police Department recently installed a new bike rack in Coeur d’Alene City Park near the department’s sub-station. The rack was created by students in the North Idaho College welding program on request by the police department and features large handcuffs and the NIC Cardinal mascot. Funding for the materials was provided by the Coeur d’Alene Rotary Club. Pictured, from left, are Coeur d’Alene Police Department Capt. Steve Childers, NIC Trustee and Coeur d’Alene Police Department Sgt. Christie Wood and NIC welding technology instructors Jeremy Dodge and Tim Straw. (NIC photo: Tom Greene)

Question: Can you think of any political group who might be offended by this new public art (a la Kootenai Constitution Party/Ganesha)?