4:29 p.m. Someone is suffering breathing difficulties at Post Falls WalMart East/Mullan.
4:04 p.m. One officer confirms for another that two men in two pickups snatched an elk that'd been killed in an accident last night on H53 @ M/P 1, on Idaho/Washington line: "Man, they're fast."
3:58 p.m. Caller reports green 2-door vehicle may be on fire @ Kathleen & Atlas/CdA, smoking.
3:50 p.m. From a Berry Picker: "There I is a big traffic jam as parent pick up their kids from the school at govt way and Hayden Avenue (see 2:15 item)." Story here.
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3:21 p.m. A white towing truck is going way below speed @ 30 mph on H54 near Athol limits.
3:13 p.m. CdA female reports husband is in kitchen after cutting himself w/3-inch pocket knife.
2:45 p.m. Athol female from Blair hasn't been to work & daughter hasn't been to school in week.
2:24 p.m. Several large, pieces of carpet are lying on w/b I-90 @ M/P 6 (Seltice Way overpass).
2:15 p.m. Smoke has been detected at Hayden Meadows School, causing building evacuation.
2:07 p.m. A deer that has been dead for awhile @ H95 & Upriver/CdA needs to be picked up.
1:52 p.m. Caller @ 9632 Ramsey/Hayden reports another apartment dweller regularly stops at quick stop nearby, leaving engine running and stereo blaring. She's talked to store manager about this.
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.