I don't know if the Spokane scanner traffic is just more interesting than in Spokane Valley, but I've heard a couple of gems today while in the downtown office.

The first exchange involved an officer who had located a stolen car. Dispatcher: "Is the ignition punched?" Officer: "No, they used the key left in the ash tray."

The second exchange got some people excited for a few minutes. A woman reported that a stranger was in her house with a gun. Then the dispatcher told officers that the woman was saying that it was a false alarm. "She said she must be dreaming," said the dispatcher.

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