Woman's apartment burglarized

COEUR d'ALENE - A woman in the process of moving out of her apartment was the victim of a burglary last week.

According to a Coeur d'Alene Police Department incident report, the woman returned to her apartment Thursday and discovered her door had been opened.

The woman told police she had secured the apartment when she last left it, the previous Monday. The resident entered and found the apartment in disarray, with several items, valued near $4,000, missing.

When law enforcement officers arrived, the woman drew their attention to a sliding door at the residence. One of her blankets was screwed to either side of the door, forming a curtain.

In the report, investigators wrote that they noticed fresh gouge marks in the front door lock and it "appeared" as though an object was used to pry the lock open.

While at the apartment, investigators were shown a rusted garden spade that did not belong to the woman. The spade had a bent tip which, according to the report, "appeared" to match the pry marks on the door.

A Fuji camera, four fishing poles, golf clubs and a steel suitcase containing hair styling tools were among the items stolen from the apartment.