Sandpoint Police officers shot in Sandpoint
By Ben Olson and Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Two Sandpoint Police Officers were shot Monday morning while responding to a call for services at 3:10 a.m. The shooting took place …
By Ben Olson and Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Two Sandpoint Police Officers were shot Monday morning while responding to a call for services at 3:10 a.m. The shooting took place …
By Cameron Rasmusson and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Scott Rhodes, the person of interest in the distribution of racist propaganda at Sandpoint High School, has been investigated by another police …
By Cameron Rasmusson and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A large-scale distribution of CDs filled with racist propaganda disturbed the Sandpoint High School campus last Thursday.
The CDs, which contained white …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Parents of students in the Lake Pend Oreille School District received an automated phone message and email from Superintendent Shawn Woodward Wednesday morning letting …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The front window of The Paint Bucket in Sandpoint was shot out on last Tuesday evening, Sandpoint Police Department confirmed.
The gaping hole in the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A gun forgotten at Foster’s Crossing this week required an impromptu investigation into Idaho firearm law.
Storekeepers at the local antique retail and cafe shop …
The Sandpoint Police Department is getting a little credit for going the extra mile.
The city announced this week that local police will receive the 2016 Tom McTevia Memorial Award. …
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