Local Briefs April 9, 2011

Stove stolen from Cd'A home

COEUR d'ALENE - It's the case of the "hot" stove.

A Coeur d'Alene landlord reported to police Thursday that a self-cleaning electric stove, valued at $200, was stolen from a home she is trying to lease out.

Tenants on Sunday moved out of the home on the 2600 block of North Fifth Street.

The landlord placed a "For Rent" sign in front when she left that morning.

She returned to the residence on Wednesday to show the house to a new tenant, only to find the stove had vanished, according to a police report.

No other items were disturbed or missing.

She told police the previous tenants moved out of state and "definitely" didn't take it.

She believes the suspect noticed the sign and made off with the appliance.

The landlord has secured the home and turned on lights. She also removed the sign, hoping to discourage further problems, police said.

Landscape bark spill closes road

SPIRIT LAKE - A trailer loaded with 47,000 pounds of landscape bark crashed near Spirit Lake and blocked Highway 41 in both directions for about four hours Thursday.

Idaho State Police reported that Carl Martin, 60, of Lake Stevens, Wash, was southbound in a 2002 Kenworth about 2:45 p.m. when he entered a turn in the road at milepost 20.9 north of Spirit Lake.

The load shifted and the trailer was sheared from the tractor, ISP said. Both tractor and trailer overturned, with the trailer coming to rest against the guardrail in the northbound lanes.

Martin, who was wearing a seat belt, was not injured.