Reward offered in Nettleton Gulch arson

A $5,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest of the person or persons responsible for an arson fire that occurred Sunday evening at 1609 E. Nettleton Gulch, in Coeur d’Alene.

The fire loss and damage to all four structures is estimated to exceed $200,000.

Coeur d'Alene police investigators are looking for two “persons of interest," both white juvenile males seen leaving the area shortly before the fire was discovered.

One of the boys appeared to be tall, older than the other and was wearing a black T-shirt. The younger juvenile was described as short and wearing a blue T-shirt. Both boys were wearing "faux hawk" hair styles.

They were last seen in the area of 16th and Davis streets in Coeur d’Alene and headed east.

Anyone with information on this crime or the individuals described is urged to call the Coeur d'Alene Police Department tip line at 208-769-2296.