Idaho Briefs

• Woman who wouldn't pay for cab detained

COEUR d'ALENE - A Coeur d'Alene woman's refusal to pay a $19 cab fare landed her in jail Tuesday morning.

According to a Kootenai County Sheriff's Office report, Jessica Lane was given a ride to her residence by Sunset Taxi. However, when she got to her home she went inside and ignored the cab driver.

The driver then called the sheriff's office and responding deputies were able to make contact with Lane at her home.

"I informed her she owed a total of $19.10 to the Sunset Taxi driver for his services but she refused to pay for the services," the deputy wrote.

Lane, according to the report, became "verbally combative" with the deputies and at one point allegedly told one of them "move, you're dead, do you understand?"

"Lane then reached into her pockets, we requested she remove her hands for safety reasons and she then attempted to turn away, at which time we (the deputies) used soft hand control techniques and handcuffs to detain her," the report states.

Deputies then transported Lane to the Kootenai County Detention Center, where she was charged with theft of services.

• Idaho sheriff: Contact us about your lost meth

BOISE (AP) - A southwestern Idaho sheriff is making an extra effort to find the owner of a lost item.

The Ada County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday posted on its Facebook page a photo of a bag of methamphetamine saying the agency would like to meet the owner.

The agency says a motorcyclist traveling at 80 mph on Amity Road on Friday morning lost the 3 ounces of meth when it fell off the back of the bike.

Witnesses saw the item fall and retrieved it from the street.

They contacted authorities when they discovered the bag contained a white powder.

Police say the witnesses didn't get a good look at the motorcyclist because he was going too fast.

The sheriff's office says no one had claimed the item by Tuesday afternoon.