Deputy shot twice after traffic stop

An Adams County deputy survived two gunshots Sunday, after attempting to arrest a man who fled from a traffic stop in Othello, police said.

The deputy, whose name was not released, was treated and released from Deaconess Medical Center for a gunshot wound to the leg. Another shot struck him in the chest, but the deputy was wearing a bullet-proof vest, according to a news release from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.

Jorge Alaniz was taken into custody after the chase and shooting. He was shot in the wrist during the confrontation.

The deputy pulled over Alaniz at about 1:30 p.m. on Miller Road near Hatton Road, but Alaniz fled to a home at 902 S. Taylor Road.

The deputy and other officers caught Alaniz there and were attempting to arrest him when he pulled a handgun and shot the deputy twice, the sheriff’s department said.

Deputies returned fire, striking Alaniz in the wrist. The man then fled on foot and hid on a nearby property, but officers surrounded him and he surrendered.

The neighboring Grant County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation.

Police arrest woman wanted on fraud charges

Spokane Police arrested a woman Sunday who was wanted on several fraud charges.

Wendy C. Iwanow, 32, was found hiding in a locked closet in the basement of her mother’s home in the 4400 block of North Center, according to the Spokane Police Department. She was booked into jail on suspicion of unlawful possession of instruments of financial fraud.

Earlier this month, detectives had found a laptop computer that had been used in manufacturing fake identification, driver’s licenses and checks, police said.

Man sought in Coeur d’Alene stabbings

Coeur d’Alene Police are looking for a man suspected of stabbing three people at a party early Sunday.The 2 a.m. stabbing followed a night of drinking and drug use by some of the victims and suspects, police said in a news release Sunday. A confrontation erupted at the party at 2019 Lily Drive, and the suspect is accused of stabbing three people with a knife. All three were treated at Kootenai Medical Center and released.

Jessica Bowman, 18, of Coeur d’Alene was stabbed in the lower left leg. Tony Riggs, 19, of Coeur d’Alene, was stabbed twice in the arm and broke his ankle while leaving the scene. A 16-year-old male was stabbed in the back of the head, neck, chest, arm and leg.

Police are looking for the suspected stabber, a man with the first name of Jamal.

Detectives are also looking for a juvenile male suspect who pulled a handgun and threatened people during the fight.

Authorities will be seeking arrest warrants for both suspects, police said.

Anyone with any information on this case is asked to call the police department at (208) 769-2320 or the Tip Line at (208) 769-2296.

Divers pull ice fisherman, rescuer from lake

Two men were rescued by firefighters and the Kootenai County Sheriff’s dive rescue team Sunday afternoon after an ice fishing outing went awry, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

Henry Scheller, 74, of Coeur d’Alene, was ice fishing off the shore of Twin Lakes near Par 3 Road when he fell through the ice shortly after 1 p.m., according to the Sheriff’s Department.

Patrick Mott, 65, of Rathdrum, saw Scheller in the water and tried to push a small boat across the ice in an attempt to rescue him. But as Mott approached Scheller, he too fell through the ice.

Firefighters Phil Foley and Fritz Wiedenhoff of Northern Lakes Fire District responded, as did the sheriff’s dive team, Spirit Lake Fire Department and Idaho State Police. Foley and Wiedenhoff, suited and roped up, walked across the ice, and then crawled to the victims with a floating basket that Scheller and Mott were able to grab, Foley said.

Mott walked off the ice, but rescuers pulled Scheller – who had been in the icy water as long as 20 minutes – off the lake in the basket, Foley said. Scheller was treated and released from Kootenai Medical Center.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department warned that with the recent warm afternoons, the ice is no longer as strong as it once was. The department advised that if people must venture onto the ice, they should wear a life jacket.