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AM Scanner Traffic — 8.18.09

  • 11:25 a.m. Mother (from 8:58 a.m. incident) has retrieved her 2-week-old baby from father on 5800 block of St. Anthony’s Lane/Post Falls and is walking home b/c father refuses to give her back vehicle keys.
  • 11:24 a.m. Motorist reports that a railroad crossing arm was broken when it came down on a truck after a train passed @ Pleasantview & H53.
  • 11:16 a.m. Motorist reports he almost hit a n/b extended cab pickup w/Vietnam veteran sticker @ H95 & Hayden Avenue b/c the pickup’s brake lights aren’t working.
  • 10:55 a.m. A dump truck has accidentally dropped a foot of its load on H41 @ I-90 overpass, causing a traffic hazard. Much more below .
  • 10:52 a.m. R/P reports a theft of laundry from a shared washing area.
  • 10:05 a.m. Janitor @ Lakeside Elementary/Worley reports 2 ATVs w/3 riders are racing around the school. The boys have been warned before not to do so.
  • 10:07 a.m. Herbert wants to see an officer re: stolen carpets.
  • 9:48 a.m. A motorist has hit a power pole, knocking down lines on Maplewood, b/n Cedar & Seeley/Post Falls.
  • 9:19 a.m. Motorist reports loud hissing sound coming from power plant @ Atlas & Boekel.
  • 9:11 a.m. R/P on 700 block of Government Way reports neighbor is playing music too loudly.
  • 9:10 a.m. Taryn Hecker reports that the power is out @ Spirit Lake. She stopped by both McDonalds & Stein’s IGA to buy breakfast for her kids — and both places were closed as a result of the outage. Also, the stoplights in town are out.
  • 8:58 a.m. Possible Kidnapping: Father of 2-week-old boy has taken his child from his mother @ 4400 block of E. 16th/Post Falls in a white Suburban and may be headed for Athol. Incident occurred about 5 minutes ago. Police believe he’s now on Atlas Road.
  • * This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog