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• Wigged heists described

  October 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 A suspect in a series of bank robberies pulled off by someone wearing a variety of wigs confessed to the crimes after her arrest, according to court documents. Cynthia Lynn …

• Clark: How to spot a robber (besides the bad hair)

  August 21, 2011 in City on Page B1 North Idaho law enforcers were rightfully reeling last week after a trusted Kootenai County Jail nurse was arrested in California on charges of being that notorious wig-wearing bank robber … …

• Baby sitter in boy’s death: ‘It was all my fault’

  October 12, 2010 in Idaho A Post Falls baby sitter accused of murdering a 3-year-old boy will stay in jail on $1 million bail, a judge ruled today. 12

• Explosive device found in traffic stop

  April 6, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 An explosive device was found during a traffic stop on Interstate 90 in Coeur d’Alene Sunday night. Julianne M. Lewis, of Pasco, and William F. Heavyrunner, of Browning, Mont., were …

• Shooter pleads guilty to Coeur d’Alene murder

  March 24, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 A man who fatally shot another man after a fight at a Coeur d’Alene bar last year pleaded guilty this week to second-degree murder. Juan C. Aldana Villanueva, 23, is …

• Coeur d’Alene woman arrested after bus accident

  November 18, 2009 in Idaho A drunken driver slammed into a school bus filled with children Wednesday, but no one was injured, according to the Idaho State Patrol. 1

• Drug thefts at jail led to policy changes

    June 21, 2009 in City on Page B1 They’re paid to guard and care for inmates. But some Kootenai County Jail employees saw the facility as their personal drug store, taking advantage of such lax controls over inmate … 1

• Documents reveal extent of Kootenai jail drug thefts

    June 20, 2009 in Idaho They’re paid to guard and care for inmates. But some Kootenai County Jail employees saw the facility as their personal drug store, taking advantage of such lax controls over inmate …

• Medication thefts prompt jail firings

  April 7, 2009 in City on Page A5 Stolen inmate medications led to the firing of three employees at the Kootenai County Jail in an investigation that began more than a year ago, Sheriff Rocky Watson said Monday. …

• Jail employees disciplined after investigation

  April 6, 2009 in Idaho Stolen inmate medications led to the firing of three employees at the Kootenai County Jail in an investigation that began more than a year ago, authorities said. Eight other employees … 5

• Jail inmate found dead in cell

  January 4, 2009 in City on Page B3 A 40-year-old Kootenai County Jail inmate who had been incarcerated since October died Saturday, Kootenai County sheriff’s Lt. Kim Edmondson reported in a news release. Todd Searight-Douglass Neff, of Post …