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• Six vie for the job of sheriff

  May 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 There’s a new sheriff coming to town. Voters in Kootenai County are electing the first new top law enforcer in 13 years because Sheriff Rocky Watson is retiring. Three Republicans …

• Kootenai County sheriff candidates

  May 3, 2012 in Idaho on Page A7 John Green AGE: Not given

• Lake Coeur d’Alene reaches flood stage

  April 28, 2012 in News The Coeur d’Alene River and Lake Coeur d’Alene are at flood stage, resulting in a no wake zone. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department is asking the boating public to be …

• Idaho man shot, killed after hitting trooper with car

  March 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 A North Idaho man with an extensive criminal history was shot and killed by a Post Falls police officer early Monday after striking a state trooper with his car, police … 3

• Assault suspect out on bond kills self during police chase

  January 1, 2012 in City, Idaho A North Idaho man out of jail on bond for allegedly trying to light his wife on fire shot himself to death late Saturday during a police chase. 43

• Authorities locate overdue hunter uninjured

  November 19, 2011 in News An overdue Kootenai County hunter was located uninjured today.

• Man surrenders in police standoff

  November 7, 2011 in City on Page A6 Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies and Coeur d’Alene police spent more than eight hours Sunday resolving a standoff with a man who was threatening to kill himself in his mother’s home. …

• Brazen burglars

  October 25, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Jim Smith returned to his Post Falls home late one night last week to find his side door ajar. In the bedroom, he found jewelry scattered on the floor and … 11

• Deputy’s canine companion played vital role in the case

  October 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A11 On Dec. 19, with the sun setting fast, a Dutch shepherd named Bari went to work in a trailer park in Bayview, Idaho. It was about two and a half …

• Human remains found near Coeur d’Alene River

  August 20, 2011 in News Kootenai County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating human remains found on a vacant piece of land near the Coeur d’Alene River.

• Man taken into custody later dies

  July 15, 2011 in City on Page A6 A 30-year-old man who lost consciousness while in Coeur d’Alene police custody died early Thursday at Kootenai Medical Center. Nicholas Andrew Clason was pronounced dead at the hospital, where he …

• Police say threats led to blows, charges

  July 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 A self-proclaimed skinhead was knocked unconscious by a black man after threatening to stab him last weekend in Bayview, Idaho, officials said Friday. Daren Christopher Abbey, 28, was booked into … 15

• Authorities identify body found on Hayden Lake trail

  June 2, 2011 in News The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department today identified the body found on the English Point Trail last night.

• Body found along Hayden Lake trail

  June 2, 2011 in City, Idaho A man was found dead on Wednesday on a popular trail system north of Hayden Lake, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department reported.

• Sheriff’s office investigates softball team incident on bus

  May 12, 2011 in City on Page A7 The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an alleged incident in which students on the Kellogg High School softball team may have stripped the clothing off a teammate earlier this …

• Woman dies when SUV ends up in Hayden Lake

  March 19, 2011 in City on Page A5 Kootenai County sheriff’s officials Friday said alcohol appears to have been a contributing factor in the apparent drowning death of a woman who passed by barriers and drove into Hayden … 1

• Fake bomb found near Kootenai County sheriff’s office

  January 30, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B3 A bomb scare closed part of Government Way in Coeur d’Alene for several hours Saturday, before the Spokane bomb squad was able to determine the device was a fake. The …

• Post Falls man sentenced to 10 years for breaking boy’s leg

  January 14, 2011 A Post Falls man was sentenced today to ten years in prison for felony injury to a child for breaking the leg of his fiancée’s child, according to the Kootenai … 12

• Woman dies after hammer attack

  December 21, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 A North Idaho woman died Monday afternoon after she and three others were bludgeoned with a hammer in what authorities describe as an ongoing neighbor dispute that took a violent … 4

• 1 dead, 3 injured in Bayview hammer attack

  December 20, 2010 in Idaho A North Idaho woman died Monday after she and three others were bludgeoned with a hammer in what authorities describe as an ongoing neighbor dispute that took a violent twist. 39

• Man shoots self during traffic stop

  December 16, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A9 A Hayden man died Wednesday after shooting himself in the face during a traffic stop in Dalton Gardens, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department. Robert J. Kilborn, 48, was …

• Stepfather accused of cruelty to girl

  December 7, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 An 18-year-old Hayden man is facing child cruelty charges after deputies say he placed a 25-pound bag on his stepdaughter to stop her from moving. Zacharee J. Wright said the … 7

• Hayden man jailed on child cruelty charge

  December 6, 2010 in Idaho An 18-year old Hayden, Idaho, man was arrested for child cruelty Sunday after police say he placed a 25-pound bag on his stepdaughter to stop her from moving. 12

• Sheriff’s office warns of phony sweepstakes calls

  October 24, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page B1 The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department is warning people of a telephone scam targeting area residents.

• Air One had equipment failure

  October 22, 2010 in City on Page A6 Air One, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, made what was called a “precautionary landing” earlier this month when its hydraulic system failed. Undersheriff Jeff Tower likened the situation to …

• Threat empties school, but no bomb found

  October 22, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 Garwood Elementary School in Rathdrum received a bomb threat Thursday morning, but a search of the building by law enforcement revealed nothing.

• Four involved in two-car crash

  October 17, 2010 in City on Page B3 Four people were hospitalized Saturday after a two-car collision near Post Falls. A 2000 Pontiac Montana minivan driven by Michael W. Lyman, 19, was southbound on Greensferry Road abut 5:30 …

• Prosecutor says fatal stabbing was self-defense

  September 30, 2010 in City on Page A8 No charges will be filed against a Rathdrum man in the Sept. 24 stabbing death of his daughter’s boyfriend, Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney Barry McHugh announced Wednesday. Based on the … 1

• Stabbing victim grandson of candidate

  September 29, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A7 A 22-year-old Rathdrum man stabbed to death by his girlfriend’s father Friday night in what investigators say was self-defense is the grandson of Kootenai County Deputy Coroner and Democratic candidate …

• Kootenai County warrant list now available online

  September 22, 2010 in Idaho on Page A9 The public now has access to an online list of people who have active warrants out for their arrests in Kootenai County.

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