Brian Coddington
covers public safety and courts in the Coeur d'Alene area.
Contact Brian
- Email: brianc@spokesman.com
Recent stories by Brian
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Expletives Deleted Tattoo Artist’s Free Offer Helps Those Who Want To Leave Gang, Hate Marks Behind
April 1, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 New direction. Clint Riley, owner of Lake City TattooLand in Coeur d’Alene, covers up a swastika tattoo as part of a program he is offering to mask gang or hate …
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Police Dog’s Taken Lumps, Ready To Heal Department Seeks $4,000 To Replace 6-Year Veteran
April 1, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputy Darell Stidham talks to his partner Enno. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review
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Arson Charged In Fire Front Avenue Home’s Owner Arrested, Booked Into Jail Following Midday Blaze
March 31, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 Firefighters in front lines. Coeur d’Alene firefighters attack a house fire from the inside at 1220 Front St. in Coeur d’Alene on Monday afternoon. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review
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Crackdown On U.S. 95 State Patrol And Cda Police Pull Dozens Over, But Most Get A Warning
March 31, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Officer John Kelly nails a speeder with a radar gun Monday on U.S. Highway 95 as a patrol car goes after another violator near the Wilbur Avenue turnoff. Photos by …
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Kootenai County Jail Officials Call For Help Administrators Hope Visit By Consultants Is First Step Toward Streamlined Justice System, More Cell Space
March 30, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A7 Saying they are out of options, Kootenai County Jail administrators are asking for help in solving chronic crowding problems. Dozens of cells in the 11-year-old jail are double-bunked. Mattresses in …
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Tow Firms Pull Together They Oppose County’s Plan To End Rotation And Call Just One Company
March 29, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 Shut out. Sam Tipton says the business of towing cars in Kootenai County is crowded, but he’s aggravated that he couldn’t get his company on a list used by law …
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Nic Employee Resigns Under Child Porn Probe Allegedly Had Shots Of Naked Minors Stored In His Office Computer
March 28, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 A North Idaho College employee resigned Friday amid allegations that child pornography was found on his office computer. Police are investigating a report that four pictures found on the 29-year-old …
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Man Held In Crash That Hurt Child Driver Was Allegedly Drunk In Roll-Over With 10-Year-Old
March 27, 1998 in Idaho on Page B8 A Smelterville man has been charged with injuring a child during a roll-over accident last month. James L. Green allegedly was driving drunk when his car rolled Feb. 7 on …
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Woman’s Body Found Floating In Lake Cda Hikers Discover Body; Identity Not Released, Cause Unknown
March 27, 1998 in City on Page B3 Hikers discovered a woman’s body Thursday afternoon floating in Lake Coeur d’Alene at the base of Tubbs Hill. Police withheld the woman’s name and age pending notification of her relatives.
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North Idaho Logger Killed By Falling Tree Partner Escapes Injury When Tree Falls Wrong Way
March 26, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 A 35-year-old Cataldo man died Wednesday morning near Mullan, Idaho, when he was hit by a tree cut down by his partner. Shoshone County sheriff’s deputies said the tree struck …
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Competing Event May Rain On Aryan Nations Parade
March 22, 1998 in City on Page B1 A business group wants to hold a street festival on Sherman Avenue, potentially blocking a parade planned by the Aryan Nations for the same day. Merlin Berger, president of the …
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Drums, Friends A Sure Bet Powwow Marks Casino’s 5th Year
March 22, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 Sicha SiJohn, 3, dances Saturday during a powwow at the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Bingo Casino. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review
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Collective Bargaining Under Fire In Cda City Council Considers Repeal Of Ordinance Affecting Police, City Workers
March 20, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Steve Judy
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Publisher To Return Home After Battery Arrest
March 20, 1998 in Idaho on Page B4 A judge has allowed Coeur d’Alene Press publisher James Thompson to return to the home he shares with his wife, whom he is accused of battering. Thompson, 45, spent a …
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Searchers Find Hope At Missing Persons Bureau Clearinghouse Centralizes Information On People Who Have Disappeared
March 15, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Swanson 2. Stone
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Wounded Man Sues Over Shot In The Dark
March 14, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 A misdirected rifle bullet zipped through the woods last Thanksgiving and pierced Clay Folda’s right hip. The shooting seriously injured Folda, who nearly bled to death in the woods, and …
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Two Killed, Three Hurt In Wreck On Highway 12 Man Reaching To Help Baby Caused Collision, Police Say
March 12, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 Three people injured in an accident that killed two others remained hospitalized Wednesday in Lewiston, one in critical condition. An infant and a teenage girl died in Tuesday’s head-on accident …
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Cda Man’s Family Sues Pilot In Fatal Crash Plane Slammed Into Grassy Area At Sea-Tac Airport In 1996
March 11, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 Relatives of a Coeur d’Alene man killed in a plane crash nearly two years ago at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have filed a wrongful death complaint against the pilot. The suit, …
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Death Penalty Sought Against Barcella Man Used A Pulaski To Smash The Skull Of Apartment Manager; New Trial Sought
March 7, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 Gerald Barcella in February 1997. File/The Spokesman-Review
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Scam Grounded Air Travelers Travel Agency Owner Charged In Sale Of Bogus Plane Tickets
March 6, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Wilhelm

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