Two men held in boat theft

COEUR d'ALENE - Two men were arrested Sunday morning after reportedly stealing a boat from a residence on Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive west of Higgens Point.

Anthony T. Brunet, 20, of Post Falls, and Aaron J. Craft, 19, of Spokane, were arrested and charged with theft when deputies responded to a report of a stolen boat at 9792 Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive about 7:10 a.m., according to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department.

Units were advised that the owner of the boat saw two males take his 19-foot fishing boat out of his slip and start heading west on Lake Coeur d'Alene, deputies said. The boat was spotted about 1,000 yards south of Silver Beach Marina and it appeared the boat was no longer under power.

A county law enforcement vessel reached the area and the two males were detained until the owner could identify the boat, deputies said.

The owner said the boat had probably run out of gas.

Deputies located other items that did not belong with the boat. These items were most likely taken from other boats in the area, deputies said.

If anyone is missing items from boats that were moored along Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive call the sheriff's department at 446-1300.