Police clear man who followed girl

RATHDRUM - Rathdrum Police on Tuesday cleared the man an 8-year-old girl thought was suspicious after school on Monday.

Chief Kevin Fuhr said the man voluntarily came to the police department to say that he went into the Taco Bell near John Brown Elementary after the girl entered the restaurant when she became concerned that he was following her in a blue van.

Contrary to previous reports that the man left soon after he ordered his food and without paying for the meal, Fuhr said the man went inside, ordered the meal to go and paid for it.

The school and Taco Bell are only about a block apart.

Fuhr said the man was interviewed and it was determined that he wasn't a threat to the girl.