Tagged: bonner county sheriff’s office

Sagle manhunt prompts Nixle alert

By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff

A manhunt in Sagle Saturday morning that prompted a Nixle alert ended without locating the man in question.

Around 10 a.m. a Bonner County Sheriff’s …

Cougar spotted in Sandpoint

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

A cougar was spotted in Sandpoint on Thursday morning. Local resident Casey Calhoun said she spotted the mountain lion near her home on Poplar St. …

Washington man killed in Kootenai

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

A Washington man is accused of murder after a cab driver was found stabbed to death Monday.

Puyallup, Wash., resident Jacob Coleman, 19, is in …

Neighborhood Watch program gaining steam

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

When it comes to crime, we traditionally rely on law enforcement’s reactive response after a crime has been committed. With the “Community Force” neighborhood watch …

Child drowns in Pend Oreille River

Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer

An 11-year-old boy died Tuesday in a drowning incident at the Morton Slough boat launch on the Pend Oreille River.

A 911 call around 4 …

Local man still missing

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

Local law enforcement are still in search of a Sandpoint man who went missing last week.

Despite following up on several leads and pinging his …

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