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Police To Crack Down On Drunken Snowmobiling But Lenient Laws Let Most Offenders Slide

Wed., Feb. 7, 1996

One drunken snowmobiler raced past deputies at 90 mph. He was captured only after smashing into a snowbank. So far this winter, six snowmobilers have crashed into cars while driving illegally on Bonner County roads, said sheriff's Cpl. Larry Schulze.

News >  Idaho

Space Heaters Require Plenty Of Space Fire Officials Warn People To Be Careful When Keeping Warm

Sat., Feb. 3, 1996

Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls firefighters have been called to 27 chimney fires this winter. The Lake City Playhouse caught fire after a space heater with a spliced cord sat too close to costumes and props.

News >  Idaho

Kids Hurt When Truck Hits Bus

Fri., Feb. 2, 1996

Seven school children suffered minor injuries Thursday afternoon after a pickup truck slid into the back of their school bus. It was sixth time a Lakeland School District bus has been involved in an accident in the past year and a half, said Superintendent Bob Jones.

News >  Idaho

Police Surround Store Before Arresting Man

Fri., Feb. 2, 1996

Officers from three police agencies spent more than an hour surrounding a department store Thursday as they attempted to arrest a suspected drug dealer. Officers were told Cleve S. Sampson Jr., 30, of San Bernardino, Calif., may be armed with a laser-sighted .45-caliber handgun when he walked into Shopko on Ironwood Drive.

News >  Idaho

Video Tape Of Death Scene Shown To Jurors Defense Focuses On History Of Dead Man’s Alleged Abuse

Wed., Jan. 31, 1996

Trembling and closing her eyes, Darlene Caba turned away from the television Tuesday as a jury stared at a gruesome video tape filmed in her home more than a year ago. The courtroom TV played an image of Caba's kitchen, her dead husband laying on the floor.

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Post Falls Driver Charged With Manslaughter In Crash

Sat., Jan. 27, 1996

Michael Opland

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Rash Of Burglaries Plagues Spokane, Cda Churches Holy Ground Is Fertile Ground For Crooks

Thu., Jan. 25, 1996

Associate Pastor Dave Maher's office door was kicked in during a burglary last month at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Coeur d'Alene. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Nation/World

Mother Charged With Manslaughter Idaho Woman Accused Of Drunken Driving In Crash That Killed Son

Wed., Jan. 24, 1996

Weick

News >  Idaho

Autopsy Shows Skier, 24, Died From Heart Problem

Tue., Jan. 23, 1996

A heart problem killed a 24-year-old Post Falls man who collapsed while skiing at Silver Mountain, autopsy results showed Monday. Donald Ells' family said they did not know the former ski patroller was sick.

News >  Idaho

Woman Claims Basketball Player Raped Her No Charges Filed Yet; Colorado School Likely Will Suspend Player, Official Says

Tue., Jan. 23, 1996

An 18-year-old woman told police she was raped by a college basketball player from Colorado who came to Coeur d'Alene last week to play in a game. Colorado Northwestern Community College officials said Monday they believe school policy has been broken and they likely will suspend the player.

News >  Idaho

Program Puts Juvenile Offenders To Work Those Convicted Of Minor Offenses Given Community Service Time

Sun., Jan. 21, 1996

Damien, a 17-year-old from Rathdrum, spent the last week washing buses, sweeping floors, shoveling snow and picking up garbage. He's learned at least two things from the experience: Stealing cigarettes is a bad idea and, "I definitely don't throw garbage on the side of the road any more. You never know when you might be picking it up."

News >  Idaho

New List Leads To Arrests Names In Newspapers Help Clear Outstanding Warrants

Sat., Jan. 20, 1996

One wanted man saw his name in the newspaper and turned himself in. Three men wanted for outstanding warrants landed in jail after people tipped off police to their whereabouts.

News >  Idaho

Inmate Died After Severe Asthma Attack But Inmates Say Deputies Wasted Time Before Treatment

Fri., Jan. 19, 1996

A severe asthma attack caused the death of a 26-year-old jail inmate, the county coroner said Thursday. Randy L. Cox died shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday after collapsing at the Kootenai County Jail, where he was being held on charges of grand theft and attempting to elude police.

News >  Idaho

Man Caught With Missing Children 19-Year-Old Charged With Rape, Three Counts Of Enticing Children

Fri., Jan. 19, 1996

A 19-year-old Coeur d'Alene man was charged Thursday with rape, harboring a runaway and three counts of enticing children after deputies caught him with children who had been reported missing. Joshua M. Lepinski is being held in the Kootenai County Jail on $210,000 bail.

News >  Idaho

Jail Inmate Dies After Collapsing Man, 26, Had Complained Of Breathing Problems

Thu., Jan. 18, 1996

Cox in May 1995

News >  Idaho

Number Of Car Accidents Drops In Cda Decline In Injury, Fatal Wrecks The First In Years For Lake City

Thu., Jan. 18, 1996

Coeur d'Alene no longer is in first place - and city officials couldn't be happier. For four years, the number of injury and fatal vehicle accidents was so high that Coeur d'Alene ranked first among Idaho cities its size in accidents per 1,000 residents.

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Douglas Empanels Grand Jury Prosecutor Says Victims Will Be Protected; Defense Attorneys Say Suspects’ Rights Will Be Violated By Secret Hearings

Fri., Jan. 12, 1996

Prosecutor Bill Douglas has empaneled a grand jury in Kootenai County for the first time since the 1970s. File/The Spokesman-Review

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Boy Killed, Sister Hurt In Wreck Police Suspect Mother May Have Been Drinking

Sun., Jan. 7, 1996

A 6-year-old boy died and his younger sister was in serious condition Saturday after their mother drove in front of an oncoming semitruck, police said. Idaho State Police believe alcohol was involved in the collision on U.S. Highway 95.

News >  Idaho

County To Publish A ‘Most-Wanted’ List Sheriff’s Officials Seek Information, Believe Listing Will Help Catch Suspects

Sun., Jan. 7, 1996

Some of them have raped, burglarized or attacked people. Others have failed to show up for court hearings or refused to pay fines for their crimes.

News >  Nation/World

Spokane Scofflaws Thumbing Noses At Warrants Kootenai County Cops Can’t Cross Over State Line To Make Misdemeanor Arrests

Sun., Jan. 7, 1996

James A. Feezell knows he is wanted by Kootenai County authorities. But the 38-year-old Spokane man doesn't care.

News >  Idaho

Groom’s Death Ruled Accidental Newlywed Didn’t Intend To Shoot Himself, Coroner Rules

Fri., Jan. 5, 1996

Wayne Kinzer had been married just three hours when he accidentally shot himself in the head and died. His 27-year-old bride, still flush from their impromptu wedding, found his body in the basement of their St. Maries home Saturday night. "He knew he had a pot of gold and I think he was just realizing that his dream was coming true," said Larry Gibson, Kinzer's brother-in-law. "He never really got a chance."

News >  Idaho

Bomb In Truck Forces Evacuation Of Homes Explosive Device Found After Driver Arrested On Drunken Driving Charge

Thu., Jan. 4, 1996

Kootenai County sheriff's officials evacuated two homes Wednesday morning after they found a bomb in a Coeur d'Alene man's truck. Deputies discovered the small explosive device after arresting the driver, Charles L. Walker, 32, on a drunken driving charge.

News >  Idaho

Murder Suspect Surrenders In Cda 18-Year-Old Man Wanted For Questioning In Colorado Shooting Death In December

Thu., Jan. 4, 1996

Police surrounded a Coeur d'Alene motel Wednesday night as a Colorado murder suspect turned himself in to Idaho State Police. Jason Mayo, 18, is wanted for questioning in the shooting death of a 32-year-old Littleton, Colo., man.

News >  Idaho

Many Enter New Year In Debt Up To Their Ears Credit Counselors Expand Service To Sandpoint, Kellogg

Wed., Jan. 3, 1996

So, you spent 1995 loading up the credit cards, piling on the debt and dodging calls from angry creditors. You're not alone.

News >  Nation/World

Accident At Outlet Mall Kills Woman Workers Question Safety Of Crosswalks

Sat., Dec. 30, 1995

A 19-year-old woman was killed Friday night when she was hit by a truck as she walked through a crosswalk at the Post Falls Factory Outlet mall. Idaho State Police said it appears the truck driver did not see Shannon Wilhelm, a mall employee, as she made her way across the white-lined crosswalk on West Riverbend Avenue.