Police lie detector tests ordered for June death case
Two Sandpoint officers have not yet taken polygraph tests tied to the Gerald Brown death in Poplar Montana. Asst. Police Chief Bill Selby and Sgt. Guy Gardner await examinations this week after conflicting coroner inquest testimony. Gerald R. Brown, 32, was struck by a truck near Colburn after being left by officers to hitchhike to Wolf Point. Siem was tested first on the operator’s request.
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Bill Stewart
Sandpoint
Poplar
Mont
Gary Finney
Finney
Bill Selby
Guy Gardner
Spokane
Paul Siem
Siem
Gerald R. Brown
Brown
Colburn
Wolf Point
Montana
Polygraph exams delayed in Sandpoint death inquiry
The deputy prosecutor said polygraph tests for Selby and Gardner were postponed while 200 pages of coroner inquest testimony are digested. Brown’s movements were outlined up to his Sandpoint arrival before a June 16 custody hearing, and he was killed 24 hours after reaching Sandpoint.
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Daily Bee
Ron Laws
Polygraph Examinations, Inc
Spokane
Selby
Gardner
Finney
Jack Boothe
Liquor Law Division
State Department of Law Enforcement
Montana
Seattle
Brown
Legal Services Department
Seattle Indian Center
Washington
Sandpoint
Fire danger in Sandpoint rises to moderate despite damp start
The Sandpoint area faces moderate forest fire danger with green brush reducing risk this summer. Officials warn conditions could worsen with hot dry winds, while noting five fires this year near normal and all sparked by lightning rather than man-caused. Weather remains damp but lightning remains a threat.
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Sandpoint
Idaho Department of Public Lands
Willis Jordan
Jordan
U.S. Forest Service
Sandpoint District
Larry Stone
Stone
Weather forecast for Northern Idaho shows warm trend
Northern Idaho continues fair with a slow warming trend. Daytime highs reach the upper 80s to around 90s and nightly lows fall in the 50s to the lower 60s.
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Idaho
Lightning Sparks 1.5 Acre Forest Fire Near Moyie Springs
Firefighters from the Idaho Department of Public Lands controlled a 1.5 acre forest fire on a ridge east of Moyie Springs. DPL fire warden Willis Jordan says lightning from last week started the blaze, with hot dry weather and winds yesterday fanning it. A load of retardant was dropped, Bonners Ferry crews established a fireline, and Sandpoint crews planned mopping up today.
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Jordan
Bonners Ferry
Moyie Springs
Idaho Department of Public Lands
DPL
Willis Jordan
Sandpoint
Strike Possible In Idaho Tenure Talks Slowed By Money
Idaho faces a possible teacher strike as only about a third of districts have salary agreements. Wayne York of the Idaho Education Association cites Boise Nampa Pocatello Idaho Falls and other districts as unsettled. He notes inflation pressures and disputes over wages and fringe benefits while boards press for budgeting limits.
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Boise
UPS
Idaho
Wayne York
Idaho Education Association
York
Nampa
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
East Bonneville
Rexburg
Sandpoint
Coeur d'Alene
Wallace
Comstock
Firing Over Philosophical Difference Divides Idaho Health Office
Margot Tregoning says she was removed as regional director in Coeur d Alene after two years, citing a clash over centralization versus decentralization. Dr. James Bax defends regional autonomy, noting occasional central office intervention and the need for director confidence. Dave Deangelis of Nampa named acting regional director.
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Brian Mottaz Kellogg
Idaho
UPI
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Coeur d’ Alene
James Bax
Margot Tregoning
Tregoning
Region One
Bax
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