Trio rob groceries from man, 87

Police say an 87-year-old man in a wheelchair was attacked and robbed of his groceries Friday afternoon in Spokane.

The disabled man, whom Spokane police did not identify in a press release Sunday, said the three assailants were armed with a hammer and a knife. The victim was cut on his face and neck, but apparently was not hospitalized.

The man told police he was westbound on Mission Avenue near Hamilton Street when he was approached by the young men, whom he described as black with thin builds, wearing baggy pants and greenish-brown hooded sweat shirts. One had facial hair that police describe as “possibly a goatee.”

They ran north with the victim’s groceries.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or (509) 242-TIPS.

Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Woman dies after fall near highway

A 21-year-old woman died Saturday after falling 16 feet in Bonners Ferry.

Amy Farrell died at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, according to a press release from the Bonners Ferry Police Department.

The accident happened about 2 a.m. Saturday, when Farrell and 25-year-old Kevin Dinning were walking south on U.S. Highway 95. Police report that the pair climbed over a railing and started down an embankment, not realizing that it ended with a retaining wall.

Both fell, landing near railroad tracks that cut under the road, according to the press release. Dinning’s injuries were minor.

Moscow, Idaho

Fire damages restaurant

A Moscow restaurant was badly damaged by fire Sunday morning, the Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported.

According to the newspaper, a state fire marshal would be investigating the cause of the fire at Winger’s Restaurant, which was reported about 5:30 a.m. Firefighters were on the scene about five hours.

The restaurant’s owners said the kitchen was completely burned, but that they had salvaged some computers and the safe from the office.