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Scanner Traffic — 1/21/09

  • 5:49 p.m. R/P is concerned that a man might be trying to kidnap a 10YO boy who was crying uncontrollably in the Tomato Street parking lot. The man told R/P the child is autistic. And nothing is wrong.
  • 5:06 p.m. A vehicle attempting to use the I-90 crossover @ M/P 7 (near Highway 41) has hit another vehicle in the w/b lanes. Traffic backed up to Coeur d’Alene.
  • 4:34 p.m. A couple and a small child have left their Isuzu Trooper which is on fire in the e/b lane, a half mile west of NW Boulevard. Smoke & flames showing. All e/b traffic is shut down.
  • 4:18 p.m. 14YO male is threatening to commit suicide in Fairway Forest area.
  • 3:55 p.m. A spill at a Twin Lakes gas station has left a 12-foot circle of fuel on the ground. Station workers have sprinkled kitty litter on it.
  • 1:45 p.m. A Durango has crashed head on into a telephone poll in a parking lot near the Golden Dragon/Post Falls.
  • 1:34 p.m. Worker at the Velvet Hanger @ 1508 NW Blvd reports a strong smell of gas coming from an outside meter.
  • 1:29 p.m. A fire alarm at a local elementary (didn’t catch which one) gym was triggered by someone who burnt popcorn in a microwave. The gym was evacuated.
  • 1:08 p.m. Motorist reports seeing smoke coming from a home in the 4400 block of 16th Street/Dalton Gardens. No one appears to be home.
  • 12:38 p.m. R/P in red car informs police that he’s following a van with a number of people in it on 4th (at Kathleen) that has writing on the side that says: “Help! I’m being kidnapped!” Update: Van now stopped @ Neider Avenue light. CPD Blues are setting up roadblocks. Final Update: It appears that this was a joke of some sort.
  • 12:31 p.m. Traffic light isn’t recycling @ 95 & Hanley.
  • 12:29 p.m. ISP officer has pulled over a motorist involved in a road rage incident @ 95 & Prairie.
  • 10:41 a.m. A man with questions about “Dumpster diving” has contacted county authorities.
  • 9:21 a.m. New Life Church employees have called for animal control after catching a young basset hound on church property.
  • 8:17 a.m. A janitor is wanted in a women’s restroom at North Idaho College to clean up barf in a sink.
  • * This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog