Home burglaries reported

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office is investigating two recent home burglaries in which property was damaged and stolen.

One burglary in which a side door was kicked in was reported on Friday morning in the 1600 block of West Kidd Island Road in the Coeur d'Alene area.

The other, in which the burglar appeared to enter through a broken window, was reported on Sunday night in the 13600 block of North Taylors Terrace Road in Hayden.

Items reported stolen in the Kidd Island incident included two TVs valued at a total of $1,000 and a tool box valued at $250.

The caretaker of the home noticed the damage and theft when he went to turn on the water for the summer. Locked cabinets had been pried open inside the home and doors were damaged. Shoe prints at the home were photographed as evidence.

In the incident on Taylors Terrace, two downrigger fishing devices valued at a total of $800 and a chain saw valued at $200 were stolen from the shed.

The homeowner told a deputy that the home is a summer cabin and that he was notified by a neighbor that a window to the home had been broken.

Property damage was estimated at $370.