Region in brief: Motor scooter rally this weekend
Expect to see plenty of scooters zipping through the Inland Northwest this weekend.
The fifth annual Spokane Scoot, a three-day rally that last year drew about 100 motor-scootering enthusiasts, opens today with a moonlight tour of Spokane and continues through the weekend.
The rally is hosted by the Spokane-based Minions Scooter Club. Although the club is partial to European-made scooters such as Vespas and Lambrettas, all makes and models are welcome.
Those wanting to participate should have scooters with at least 125cc engines, the club advises. The cost is $25. Registration opens at 6:30 p.m. today at the Marquee Lounge, 522 W. Riverside Ave. in downtown Spokane; late arrivals can register Saturday morning during the preride breakfast at the Satellite Diner, 425 W. Sprague Ave. in downtown Spokane.
For information, go to http://theminions.org/.
Reward goes up for drug robber
The reward for information that helps capture a suspected two-time pharmacy robber is up to $2,000.
The company that makes OxyContin is offering the money through Crime Stoppers.
The robberies occurred Aug. 24 at the Shopko at 4515 S. Regal St. and Sept. 5 at the Rite Aid across the street, 4514 S. Regal St.
In each case, a white man possibly wearing a wig handed an employee a note demanding OxyContin, then fled with the drug.
Rite Aid surveillance photos released Thursday show the robber in a white shirt, blue jeans and a white beanie-style hat over a dark wig. Witnesses said he was 6-foot-2 and had fake facial hair.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS or submit tips online at www.crimestoppers inlandnorthwest.org. Tipsters do not have to leave a name but should provide a code name or number.
Drug raid nets pot, pills and cash
Two Pullman residents were arrested Wednesday in a drug raid by the Quad Cities Drug Task Force.
Officers searched an apartment at 1210 Williams St., where they seized one pound of marijuana as well as Ecstasy, packaging materials, scales and $2,900, officials said. Arrested on multiple drug-related charges were Gwenhael Jooris, 23, and Derick Rubio, 20.
Jooris, a Belgian citizen attending Washington State University, was to report Wednesday for a 30-day jail sentence for a previous drug conviction, officials said.
Officers applied for a warrant after seeing marijuana plants growing on a patio at the apartment while executing a search warrant in a different unit.
Free child seat checks offered
Parents and caregivers can make sure their child seats are properly installed Saturday at free safety inspections in North Idaho. The checks are set for:
•Sandpoint: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Panhandle State Bank, Fifth and Oak streets.
•Coeur d’Alene: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., State Farm Insurance, 840 W. Kathleen Ave.
Idaho’s Child Passenger Safety Law requires that all children 6 and younger be properly secured in an appropriate child safety restraint. Details can be found at www.nhtsa.dot.gov or by calling (208) 334-8103.
Sex offender living in Spokane
Spokane police want the public to be aware of a Level 3 sex offender who registered an address in Spokane after his release from prison this week.
Chris- topher Godwin, 28, served more than a year for indecent liberties. His victim was a 14-year-old girl, who police say he forced into his motel room and sexually assaulted.
Godwin is white, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 160 pounds, with brown hair and eyes. He is living at 327 1/2 W. Second Ave.
Godwin is not wanted by law enforcement at this time, but is considered likely to reoffend. Godwin will be under the state Department of Corrections supervision for 36 months.
Highway 95 work causing detours
Motorists traveling on U.S. Highway 95 over Interstate 90 in Coeur d’Alene are being directed to detours to avoid construction on the bridge, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.
Traffic has been reduced to one lane in each direction over the bridge as crews resurface the roadway and bridge deck, a news release said.
Traffic eastbound on I-90 will be directed to U.S. 95 using the Northwest Boulevard exit, but motorists headed to Kootenai Medical Center will continue to use the Highway 95 exit. Traffic heading west on I-90 will be directed north using the Highway 95 exit, south using the Northwest Boulevard exit and to the hospital using the Fourth Street exit.
More information: https://itd.idaho.gov/ Projects/D1/US95 LincolnWayOverpass/ default.asp.