Help requested on stolen bike
An Athol family is asking the public to help law enforcement recover a costly dirtbike stolen last month.
Rich Rutigliano said his 17-year-old daughter Alicia discovered her 2009 Yamaha YZ250F taken from a locked shed in early December, along with riding equipment and a helmet.
The dirtbike is worth roughly $5,000, Rich said. It is labeled with the race number 818.
Alicia has been planning a career in motocross, he added.
"She's real bummed out about it all," he said.
His daughter has been riding since she was 8, he said. She has competed in races in California and Washington.
The family reported the theft to the Sheriff's Department, Rich said. He asks anyone with information to notify local law enforcement.
Appliances taken from complex
COEUR d'ALENE - Someone made off with more than $3,000 of appliances from a Coeur d'Alene apartment complex under construction.According to a Coeur d'Alene police report, two washers, a dryer, a dishwater, six garbage disposals and two light fixtures were taken on Dec. 15 or Dec. 16.
The mounted surveillance camera was also stolen. A refrigerator valued at $400, believed taken sometime Dec. 28 to Dec. 31, was reported stolen on Thursday by Inland Construction.
A company spokesman told police that someone pried open three different units in the complex on the 3500 block of Cedarblom St. and removed appliances.
Tree pickup set in Post Falls
POST FALLS - Post Falls Sanitation will be provide a free Christmas tree pickup for Post Falls residents on Saturday.Trees must have all decorations removed and cut into bundled 4-foot lengths or less and placed at curbside before 6 a.m. The service is for trees only, not garbage. There will be no additional pickups.
Waste Management in Coeur d'Alene won't be providing a tree pickup service. Residents countywide can take trees to the Kootenai County transfer stations on Ramsey Road in Coeur d'Alene and on Prairie Avenue near Post Falls.
Trees taken to the stations do not have to be cut into lengths and bundled, but must have all decorations removed.
Metal scam warning issued
An adult Native American female has allegedly been contacting businesses in area cities, including Post Falls, requesting scrap metal and or batteries for the Salvation Army, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.
"The woman has been described as heavy set, driving an older white station wagon," a press release states. The woman is telling businesses she is recycling the items for the Salvation Army and that the proceeds are being used to fund children's programs. This is not true.
"The Salvation Army does not do any type of door-to-door solicitation," the release states. If you are contacted by this individual or anyone asking for such donations at your residence or place of employment, contact Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.