City honors two employees
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint officials honored two city employees last week for achieving significant career milestones.
After 10 weeks in the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint officials honored two city employees last week for achieving significant career milestones.
After 10 weeks in the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Three Sandpoint roommates experienced an unusual night on the town Sunday — one that resulted in arrests on multiple burglary charges.
Sandpoint police officers arrested …
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
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 …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A heated confrontation and an accidental gun discharge at Super 1 this weekend could have been much worse, according to Sandpoint police.
Police chief Corey …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
One year ago Wednesday, Jeanetta Riley was killed by Sandpoint police officers when they were called to deal with a disturbance at Bonner General Health.…
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