In brief: Assailant sought in stabbing
A Post Falls man was stabbed early Tuesday near Poleline Avenue and Mackenzie Drive as he walked home.
The 18-year-old told police that a dark colored Honda pulled up beside him and a person inside jumped out and attacked him with a knife.
According to a Post Falls police release, that assailant is unknown, but the victim said the attack may have been related to a dispute with his ex-girlfriend.
The victim was treated at Kootenai Medical Center for a four-inch cut to the arm.
Anyone with information is asked to call Post Falls police at (208) 773-3517.
Car burglaries, theft reported
A car was stolen and five others burglarized over the weekend – all on the same block in Post Falls.
Post Falls police believe one or more people entered unlocked vehicles in the 3600 block of Jordan Avenue between 7 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. Stereo faceplates, chain saws, power tools and other items were stolen.
A 1999 silver Pontiac Grand Am was stolen from in front of one home. Police say the four-door car has Washington license plates with the number 931LLI. Anyone with information is asked to call Post Falls police at (208) 773-3517 or leave an anonymous tip at the department’s Web site, www.postfallspolice.com.
Chewelah, Wash.
Motorcyclist seriously hurt
A Springdale, Wash., man was in serious condition late Tuesday after driving a motorcycle off a highway near Chewelah.
Samuel M. Wynecoop, 34, was airlifted to Deaconess Medical Center after the crash, which was about 12 miles south of Chewelah on state Route 231, according to a Washington State Patrol report. Wynecoop was wearing a helmet.
Troopers determined Wynecoop was not speeding and that alcohol was not a factor, a WSP dispatcher said. The State Patrol will continue investigating.
Spokane
Gunman holds up pizza deliverers
Police are looking for a man who has been calling in orders to pizza delivery businesses, then robbing the deliverer at gunpoint.
It’s happened at least four times to four different pizza companies in the past two weeks, according to a Spokane police statement.
The incidents all involved a masked gunman who approached the deliverer and demanded money. On Sept. 14 near 2100 E. Boone Ave., the victim saw two accomplices waiting behind, police said.
The other robberies were on Sept. 11 near 2500 N. Calispel St.; Sept. 15 near 1000 S. Elm St.; and Sept. 17 near 1400 N. Atlantic St. All were between 9 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., according to police.
Anyone with information is asked to call (509) 242-TIPS.
Spokane Valley
Incidents clog morning traffic
Commuters encountered a wild morning of gridlock Tuesday.
A driver crashed a car into a light pole about 7:30 a.m. off the shoulder of Interstate 90 near the Freya Street interchange, blocking two lanes and causing backups as far east as Park Road.
Elsewhere, a moose created traffic frustrations near the Spokane Valley Mall as it wandered along the freeway and Indiana Avenue, closing Indiana for a time.
Law enforcement authorities were able to herd the moose away from traffic and toward the Spokane River at Mirabeau Park.
From staff reports