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AM Scanner Traffic — 4.30.14

  • 11:59 a.m. Males in stolen pickup (10:54 item) may be at Blanchard Conoco.
  • 11:36 a.m. Driver of a tan SUV with Montana plates is tailgating several vehicles @ n/b H95/MP 446 (Bunco Road).
  • 11:33 a.m. PFPD officer wanted to make arrest on shoplifter @ Post Falls WalMart East.
  • 11:22 a.m. Someone is suffering a seizure @ Maverick, Ramsey/Hanley Avenue, CdA.
  • 10:54 a.m. 2 30ish males from Oldtown area, who are armed & considered unfriendly to officers, are driving a stolen 2011 Ford pickup en route to Santa Barbara to see ex-wife of one of the men. Local authorities are trying to locate them.
  • 10:24 a.m. 2 females are standing outside of a vehicle that's smoking @ e/b I-90/MP 5 (Spokane Street).
  • 9:51 a.m. Undisclosed medical emergency @ 4500 block of Flatwoods Drive/Rathdrum.
  • 9:50 a.m. PFPD officer reports he has possible suspect in robbery try in custody by Spokane River.
  • 9:47 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Bible reports suspicious 60ish male used restroom and then crossed 4th Street into Coeur d'Alene High parking lot, near football bleachers.
  • 9:36 a.m. Possible suspect in Flying J attempted robbery has taken shirt off & is standing near Spokane River.
  • 9:27 a.m. Male in dark hoodie & backpack acting strange @ 700 block of Pleasantview. May be related to robbery try.
  • 9:26 a.m. Possible suicide threat reported @ 1500 block of Lucy Lane.
  • 9:16 a.m. A vehicle is blocking roadqway @ Northwest Boulevard/Lakewood, CdA.
  • 9:07 a.m. PFPD officer is driving to Riverbend area to search for attempted robbery suspect.
  • 8:54 a.m. Post Falls officer tells dispatcher to warn nearby businesses that a robber may be in vicinity.
  • 8:49 a.m. Patrol officer is stopping driver of Ford F150 pickup for lack of license plates.
  • 8:46 a.m. 5-foot-6, 5-foot-7 male w/blue bandana mask & cap w/black cap with green stripes demanded money from a Flying J truck stop clerk and then ran off toward McDonalds restaurant, 3820 W5th Ave., when clerk said no. Robber was wearing layers of clothes. No weapon was displayed nor was anyone threatened.


D.F. Oliveria
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.

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