In brief: Police seek witness to hit-and-run
Spokane police are looking for information about a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured an 18-year-old man.
Medics found the victim unconscious on the sidewalk at Third Avenue and Washington Street about 1:30 a.m. March 18, according to police.
A witness told medics a brown SUV hit the man and drove away, but medics didn’t tell police until the witness had left, Officer Teresa Fuller said.
Police want to talk to the witness and anyone else who may have information about the collision.
The victim suffered several broken bones and a large head cut, according to police.
Anyone with information on the case should call Cpl. Dave Adams at (509) 835-4567.
Coeur d’Alene
Private dock’s OK being appealed
Two children’s camps and nearby landowners are appealing a state decision to allow a 12-slip private dock on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
In February the Idaho Department of Lands approved the community dock requested by the Mica View Estates Homeowners Association.
Camp Lutherhaven, Camp Sweyolakan, the Mica Shores Property Association and other residents and neighborhood groups appealed the decision this week to 1st District Court, arguing the subdivision doesn’t have the right to build a dock because it doesn’t have direct access to the water except through one unbuildable shoreline lot. The proposed community dock would be in Mica Bay, adjacent to Kootenai County’s Gould’s Landing boat launch.
“This is an effort to challenge the whole idea,” attorney Scott Reed said. “Do we really want to give docks to people who don’t have riparian rights on the water?”
Grant County
Police’s new K-9 gets dental work
A Grant County police force K-9 dog recently had dental surgery on one of his canine teeth.
The 90-pound Belgian shepherd named Lex had a broken right front tooth that was discovered during a routine teeth cleaning. The pooch came to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office about a month and a half ago and will be trained with Cpl. Gary Mansford.
Lex has previous training in tracking narcotics recognition from the Othello Police Department, where he was stationed until the department discontinued its K-9 program, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Whitman County
Third safe theft suspect arrested
Police have arrested a third suspect in a safe theft at a rural Whitman County home.
Justin L. Knott, 19, was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Whitman County Correctional Facility on charges of residential burglary and first-degree theft, according to the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office.
Knott is the last suspect in the burglary of a home near Lamont in which a combination safe with more than $100,000 in savings bonds and cash was stolen. The burglary occurred March 18 but was not discovered until Monday, according to the sheriff’s office.
Ronald O. Murphy, 19, and a juvenile were arrested Monday. Knott came to the Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday at the request of investigators. Deputies have recovered $98,500 in savings bonds as well as clothing and electronics purchased with the stolen money, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Weather service seeking ‘spotters’
The professionals can’t be everywhere. So the National Weather Service is looking for volunteers to take training to be its eyes and ears.
The “weather spotter” training class is being offered from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Whitman County public service building, 310 N. Main in Colfax.
Weather spotters provide reports that the weather service can combine with data from radar, satellites and other tools to provide warnings and statements about hazardous conditions like snow, flooding and thunderstorms.
To RSVP, call the Whitman County Office of Emergency Management at (509) 397-6280.
Portland
Lake Stevens man killed in Djibouti
Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Canham has died in what the Department of Defense called a “non-hostile incident” in Djibouti, a country in eastern Africa.
Canham, 21, died on Sunday, the Department of Defense said. He was from Lake Stevens, Wash., and was the younger brother of former Oregon State baseball player Mitch Canham.
Canham was assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group. The battalion is based in Portland.
The Department of Defense said the death was under investigation.
Dallas, Ore.
Man arrested for ad to sell baby
Authorities arrested an Oregon man accused of advertising that an infant was for sale.
The Salem Police Department said Patrick Lee Ryan of Dallas recently posted the item on Craiglist, an online network of classified ads and forums. The listing gave a name for interested parties to contact for further information.
Lt. Dave Okada said the listing included the name of a real person, but that person does not have a baby and had no involvement with the ad.
Okada said Ryan obtained a baby’s photo off the Internet, and the 33-year-old also does not have an infant. Ryan was charged Wednesday with buying or selling a child, disorderly conduct and computer crime. He was booked at the Polk County Jail on $35,000 bail.