Password foils police

COEUR d'ALENE - A coffee stand theft may have been recorded on a surveillance camera system but the person who knows the username and password isn't around - because she was fired.

The owner of the Appleway coffee stand told police that someone broke a window to enter the business Sunday night or Monday morning.

Once inside, they stole a cash register valued at $300, and $300 in cash.

A Coeur d'Alene police report said the business has a surveillance system with multiple cameras, but the owner was not familiar with it. Police tried to review the recording, but a username and password are required.

"The person who set up the system ... is no longer available," the report said, "in fact she was an ex-employee who was terminated."

Police tried to reset the password, but failed. The owner said he will contact tech support for assistance in obtaining the surveillance and resetting the username and password.