Car break-in reported

COEUR d'ALENE - Next time he hears a car alarm, a Post Falls man will likely investigate, because thieves, it seems, are in a hurry to get things done.

According to a Coeur d'Alene police report, the victim said he parked his 2006 Dodge Charger in the 11th Street parking lot near the trailhead to Tubbs Hill on Saturday.

He locked the car, and was about five minutes into his afternoon walk on Tubbs when he heard a car alarm sound, but "did not think much about it because it went off after a short time."

When the man returned an hour later, he found the driver's side rear window was shattered, and his backpack missing from the vehicle.

Damage was estimated at $600, while the value of stolen items, which include a skateboard, pants, shirt and video game, was $100.