Kootenai County Sheriff's Office blotter

Notable calls for the day - May 1

Total Phone Calls: 168

Total 911 Phone Calls: 245

Total calls dispatched: 367

Day Shift

Deputies responded to a verbal domestic dispute. No crimes were committed.

Just routine calls and traffic stops the rest of the day.

Evening Shift

Deputies responded to a Super 1 Foods in Hayden for a shoplifter call. The store did not want to press charges.

Deputies responded to the area of Riverbend and Gallatin for weapons offense. The incident was the result of a road rage situation where a gun was pointed at one of the drivers. The suspect was contacted and eventually arrested for aggravated assault.

A deputy arrested a juvenile on her active warrant.

Night Shift

A deputy handled a runaway report. Deputies searched for the runaway juvenile throughout the night but were unable to locate them. A report was completed.

Deputies responded to a runaway report in the Hauser Lake area. The juvenile left the residence without permission after an argument. He was located at the Hauser Lake Boat Launch and returned back home.

A deputy located a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Walmart at Stateline. He then observed three individuals exit the store and quickly walk to the vehicle, putting a large box in the car and drive off. The vehicle was stopped for several moving violations. Through an investigation, it was found out that over $200 worth of items were stolen from the store. A search of the vehicle yielded meth and paraphernalia. One occupant was arrested for the drug charges and one occupant was cited for the petit theft charge.

A deputy made a traffic stop on a vehicle for a moving violation on Hwy 95. During the stop, it was suspected drugs were in the vehicle. An open container was observed, and no one was wearing a seatbelt. Ultimately, all four occupants were arrested for possession of meth and marijuana. Additionally, one occupant was also charged with concealing evidence and introducing drugs into the jail.