Shelter from the storm

Over the weekend, someone broke into Zion Baptist Church in Post Falls. But the suspect didn't steal anything.

He just wanted somewhere to sleep.

According to a Kootenai County Sheriff's Office report, deputies were paged to the church on Saturday and were told by a church volunteer that when he entered the basement to clean the building, he noticed leaves all over the floor.

After further inspection of the basement, the volunteer noticed the basement's sliding window and frame were broken.

The volunteer also found a note scrawled on a paper towel from the suspect.

"Hello, I am so sorry for breaking the kitchen window on accident," the note read. "I only need and (sic) overnight stay. I tried to be careful with the opening of the window. I did not take anything, needed to get in out of the cold."

Nothing inside the church was taken or disturbed and church employees said they did not wish to press criminal charges if the suspect was apprehended.