No yield, no break in Post Falls

Post Falls Police will be patrolling crosswalks this week and ticketing drivers who don’t stop for pedestrians.

Plainclothes officers will be using crosswalks on Spokane Street, Idaho Street and Seltice Way from 7 to 10 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. The officers will report violations to marked patrol cars that will pull over drivers who don’t yield to pedestrians.

According to a press release, the officers will be strictly enforcing the state law, which requires drivers to yield to pedestrians and prohibits drivers from passing another car that has stopped at a crosswalk. Post Falls Police said the emphasis patrol is an effort to inform the community and make the town safer for pedestrians and students walking to and from school.

Boxer allegedly stabbed outside Grail

A 21-year-old professional boxer was reportedly stabbed outside The Grail early Sunday morning.

Shawn Phillip Hawk told authorities he went to the nightspot in Huetter with his girlfriend and a friend. He said he was walking to his car around closing time when he was approached by six to eight men, according to a report from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department.

Hawk told authorities that the men spoke to him in Spanish. Hawk said he explained he did not speak Spanish and turned to walk back into the bar. He said he saw three to five other men come toward him.

According to the report, one of the men bumped into Hawk, and he felt a pinch on the back of his leg, above his knee. He said he then felt blood running down his leg and realized he had been stabbed. Hawk, a boxer under contract with The Coeur d’Alene Casino, said he wasn’t interested in pressing charges in the stabbing.

Scam advisory issued to businesses hiring

Authorities are warning businesses that advertise “help wanted” to beware.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday that a scam that resulted in several arrests 18 months ago has surfaced again.

In previous cases, an individual visits a business to fill out an application for work and uses the guise as an opportunity to case the business, according to a press release. Later, the business is burglarized, according to the release, and blank payroll checks are stolen. Authorities said the businesses often don’t realize a theft has taken place until the stolen checks are cashed.

People who think their businesses are being cased are asked to contact Detective Ellis at the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department, (208) 446-1300, or FBI Special Agent Jacobson at (208) 664-5128.

CdA to spotlight longtime city attorney

Coeur d’Alene is having an open house Thursday for former city attorney Bill D. McFarland, who has provided 57 years of legal services.

Mayor Sandi Bloem proclaimed the day as “Bill McFarland Day.”

McFarland began representing the city along with his father, William B. McFarland, after graduating from the University of Idaho Law School in 1948. His grandfather Robert E. McFarland was named village counsel in 1888, before Coeur d’Alene incorporated.

The open house is from 1 to 4 p.m. at Bill McFarland’s home, 100 E. Coeur d’Alene Ave., unit 700. For more information, call the city attorney’s office at (208) 769-2348.

Beatles tribute gig moved to March

A Tribute to The Beatles fund-raiser concert scheduled for Thursday has been re-scheduled for March 12. Original tickets may be used for admission. For refunds or information, call (800) 266-3077.