Man steals woman's purse at 7-Eleven

HAYDEN - The Kootenai County Sheriff's Department is investigating a reported robbery Wednesday night in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at 9577 N. Government Way.

The initial investigation indicates that a lone male suspect used force against a store employee as she was walking to her vehicle, at the end of her shift, around 10 p.m.

The man took the employee's purse and fled eastbound along Hayden Avenue on foot.

A sheriff's department K-9 later followed the suspect to where he might have gotten into a vehicle a short distance away.

The employee was transported to Kootenai Medical Center, where she was treated and released for minor injuries.

Kootenai County Sheriff Lt. Stuart Miller said some video has been recovered, but he wasn't sure Thursday whether the footage would help the investigation.