In brief: 26-foot trailer stolen, truck caught on tape
Post Falls police are asking for the public’s help identifying a truck used in the theft of a 26-foot utility trailer early Monday morning.
Surveillance video shows a white or light-silver truck westbound on Third Street in Post Falls, pulling a trailer reported stolen from the 1300 block of East Third Street.
The missing trailer is a 2007 Mirage Xtreme sports trailer with doors on the front, rear and side.
Two snowmobiles inside the stolen trailer were later found abandoned in an industrial area off Flora Road in Spokane Valley, police said.
Video of the suspect truck can be viewed at the “press” page at www.postfallspolice.com. Police describe the truck as an early- to mid-1990s model, 1-ton truck with dual rear wheels and running lights over the cab.
The truck and trailer were seen heading west on Third Street, north on Spokane Street and near Curley’s Tavern on Highway 53.
Anyone with information on the missing trailer is asked to call Post Falls police at (208) 773-3517 or leave an anonymous tip at www.postfallspolice.com.
– Taryn Brodwater
SPOKANE
Woman attacked on High Drive hiking trail
Police are looking for a man who attacked a woman walking on a trail Friday afternoon near High Drive and 21st Avenue in Spokane.
The woman was in a remote area on the hillside when a man reached out and grabbed her, said Spokane police spokesman Cpl. Tom Lee. She broke free from the attacker and ran.
The woman described the man as white, between 30 and 35 years old, 5 feet 10 inches with an average build. He had short brown hair and was wearing a green T-shirt with the word “Hastings” on the front.
Officers searched the popular hiking and biking area for some time but were unable to find the assailant.
Police are asking citizens to be careful on the trails and to keep an eye out for the suspect. Anyone seeing a man matching the description is asked to call 911.
– Christopher Rodkey
No one injured in garage fire
A garage and vehicle were destroyed and a second garage was significantly damaged Friday afternoon in a blaze at 528 W. Mansfield, fire officials said.
The blaze was reported about 4:19 p.m., and 22 firefighters extinguished it in approximately 15 minutes before it could spread to other nearby buildings, according to a press release.
No one was injured while fighting the blaze. Investigators are still seeking the cause of the fire.
– Christopher Rodkey
Missoula
Woman pleads not guilty in girl’s death
A Ravalli County woman has pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of her boyfriend’s 16-month-old daughter.
Nicole Lynn Moore, 23, remains jailed in Hamilton on $250,000 bail.
Prosecutors said Moore kicked Kaylee Marie Stenvers, causing her to strike her head on the stove. She died March 9 at a Spokane hospital.
Court records said Moore told investigators she was frustrated that Kaylee wouldn’t stay away from the stove. She kicked Kaylee on the bottom to knock her into a bouncy chair, but the girl fell forward and hit the stove, court records said.
– Associated Press