Tuesday Sheriff’s Blotter: Process Service Goes Wrong

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office handled various issues yesterday. The full release can be seen below. These are some of the top incidents:

  • A process server was accused of throwing papers at someone.
  • Several individuals were arrested for meth possession.

Here is the full report:

Notable calls for the day!!!

May 9th 2023

In addition to the notable calls, we are going to add the total number of Phone calls the Consolidated Central Dispatch Center (Central) took in for the day, the number of 911 phone calls and the total number of calls dispatched, which include Fire, Med and Law Enforcement Calls. The Dispatch Center is responsible for serving 14 fire, medical and law enforcement agencies throughout the county.

Total Phone Calls— 157 (These are non-emergency phone calls)

Total 911 Phone Calls— 211 (These are emergency calls)

Total calls dispatched— 410 (These represent every call entered into our system, which includes self-initiated activity from the officers and other first responders)

***** THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO REVISION AS EACH INCIDENT IS INVESTIGATED *****

Day Shift handled the following notable calls: Detectives working with the US Marshal’s Task Force located and arrested a male from a motel in CDA for his active warrant out of Montana for a Homicide conviction.

Evening Shift handled the following notable calls: Deputies responded to a residence in reference to a report of an assault. This incident was in reference to process servers serving some civil paperwork at the residence. It was reported the servers threw the paperwork at the victim. The victim advised the servers they needed to leave and one of the servers pulled out some pepper spray and made some threats. The suspect left the scene prior to LE arrival.

A Deputy made a traffic stop at Hwy 95 and Prairie Ave. During the stop, a Police K-9 did an open-air search around the vehicle. The K-9 alerted to the presence of drugs in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle yielded Meth, Mexi pills, and small baggies. The driver was arrested for possession with intent to deliver.

Deputies responded to a family dispute between mother and daughter. Both parties said the other one attacked them. No one wanted to press charges, so a report was completed.

Night Shift handled the following notable calls: A Deputy made a traffic stop for a moving violation. During the stop, paraphernalia was observed. A search of the vehicle yielded meth and more paraphernalia. The driver was arrested for possession of felony drugs.

A Deputy made a traffic stop on a vehicle. During the stop, it was learned the driver had 4 prior no insurance convictions and a suspended license. It was also learned the vehicle was still not insured. The driver was arrested for DWP.

A Deputy made a traffic stop on Hwy 53 near Hauser Lake. While speaking to the occupants of the vehicle the odor of an alcoholic beverage was coming from the vehicle. The driver fails Field Sobriety Evaluations and was arrested for DUI. A passenger in the vehicle admitted she had drug paraphernalia on her person. A search of her and the vehicle yielded a small amount of Meth. The passenger was also arrested for the drug possession.

A Deputy consensual contact at a gas station in Post Falls. During the contact, the subject admitted to having Meth and paraphernalia in the vehicle. A search was conducted, and the drugs were found. The subject was arrested for the felony drug possession.