AM Scanner Traffic — 8.31.09

• 11:54 a.m. 2-vehicle crash partially blocking 9th & Best/CdA.
• 10:27 a.m. Motorist reports that metal steps are lying on w/b lanes of I-90 @ M/P 36 (Cataldo Mission).
• 9:17 a.m. A vehicle has hit a tree on Highway 41 @ M/P 30. Bonner County deputies have taken one person into custody.
• 8:58 a.m. There’s a strong smell of gas on I-90 @ M/P 34 (Big Fern Creek).
• 8:49 a.m. Two deer are dead alongside I-90 @ 15th Street exist/CdA.
• 8:41 a.m. A roofing contractor reports theft of fuel @ Chelsea Court/Hayden.
• 8:33 a.m. Resident complains that a young man w/a backpack on a bike is selling kids books door-to-door. But a cop responds that he has obtained a permit to do so.
• 8:28 a.m. Abandoned paddleboat is found on the Spokane River @ Harbor Island
• 8:01 a.m. A possible burglary in progress @ Susie’s Townhouse on Government Way turns out to be an employee who set off an alarm.
• 8:00 a.m. A Fed Ex truck w/a possible broken axle is stalled on e/b I-90 @ Spokane Street/Post Falls.