Woman wounded in dart attack
A woman is recovering from superficial wounds she suffered in a dart attack at a downtown ATM on Main Street.
The woman was withdrawing money when she was struck once in the neck and once in the hip by blowgun darts at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. After the darting, police officers briefly evacuated businesses in the area and closed a downtown apartment complex.
Lt. Bruce Wheatley, of the Pocatello Police Department, did not release the woman’s name. He said they do not know who shot the darts or what the motive could have been.
Rexburg, Idaho
Excavators find skeletal remains
An excavation company digging a new basement halted work after finding skeletal remains among the debris.
The company called the Madison County Sheriff’s Office after finding several bones
It appeared that remnants of one skeleton was buried, but the decades-old bones’ age and poor condition made it difficult to determine their origin.
The bones are definitely human, but investigators do not suspect foul play, said Sheriff Roy Klinger.
The remains will be turned over to the state archaeological society.
Spokane
Citizens panel reviews fracas
The first meeting of Spokane’s Citizens Review Commission in more than a decade was largely a closed-door affair as members reviewed in executive session how a neighborhood fracas in North Spokane was handled.
Acting on a complaint forwarded by Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick last week, the six-member commission is reviewing the police handling of a late-night incident on June 4 when homeowner Danny Joe Roske pointed an unloaded gun at several teenagers he thought were vandals, including two children of police Lt. Judi Carl.
Bob DeMotte, the citizen who complained, said Roske’s case was handled unfairly because of Carl’s involvement as an off-duty officer. Carl was recently disciplined for “conduct unbecoming” a police officer because she used foul language that night. She was suspended for one day.
The Rev. Lonnie Mitchell, commission chairman, said the group will resume its discussions Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Monroe Court near the Public Safety Building. The panel will rule on whether the police investigation into the incident was “complete, thorough and fair.”
Compiled from staff
and wire reports