In brief: Man attacked outside grocery store
A 58-year-old man was attacked with a knife in the parking lot of a Post Falls grocery store Thursday evening, and police are looking for the attacker.
The victim said he parked his truck in the southeast parking lot at Super 1 Foods around 8 p.m. and saw a man trying to get into his truck as he walked toward the store, Post Falls police said.
When he confronted the man, a fight ensued and the victim was cut just below the left eye with “a shiny metal object.” The victim was treated at Kootenai Medical Center and released, police said.
The suspect is described as in his early 20s, 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. He had long, dark brown or black “straight and scraggly hair,” possibly a mustache, a dark-colored coat, black leather gloves and white tennis shoes. Police say the attacker was last seen eastbound on Mullan Avenue, traveling on foot.
Anyone with information is asked to call Post Falls police at (208) 773-3517 or leave an anonymous tip at the department’s Web site at www.postfallspolice.com.
Coeur d’Alene
Disabled man robbed in parking lot
A disabled man was knocked to the ground and his wallet stolen in the parking lot of a Coeur d’Alene discount store Wednesday evening, Coeur d’Alene police said Friday.
The 38-year-old victim was in the north parking lot of the Big Lots store at 101 Appleway Ave. when two people knocked him over from behind at 7:16 p.m., police said. One person reportedly held him on the ground while the other took his wallet. Police said the victim was not able to provide descriptions of his attackers.
Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call Coeur d’Alene police at (208) 769-2320 or the Tip Line at (208) 769-2296.
Spokane
Garages hit by car, owner arrested
Two North Side residents woke up Friday morning to a car crashing into the garage of a neighboring house, just feet from their bedroom.
The driver already had hit a garage at a nearby apartment complex. He and his passenger ran off, but police said they later located the driver.
Edeltraud Smith and her husband, Bob, were asleep at 4:30 a.m. when the 1998 Ford LTD hit the apartment garage and then rammed into the garage next-door to their house.
Bob Smith said the driver tried to back out to get away but got stuck in soft, wet soil.
The house at Maxine Avenue and Standard Street – next door to the Smiths’ – is for sale, and Bob Smith said the current owner has been fixing it up.
The car’s owner later called police to report that it had been stolen. However, after interviewing him, police said, they had reason to believe he drove the car. They arrested 19-year-old Jeremy F. Snider on suspicion of misdemeanor hit-and-run.
Police never believed the car was stolen, said Spokane police Officer Glenn Bartlett.
“The ignition wasn’t punched, and the keys were gone because the driver took them,” Bartlett said.
To see a video of the crash site, go to spokesmanreview.com.