Kootenai County Confidential

27/08/2024

20/05/2024

"Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem. ... Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it. ... The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much."

20/05/2024

BRENT AND HIS BUMBLING BOOTLICKERS ARE NOW IMPERSONATING THE SHERIFF?

KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — An alert sent to many residents of Kootenai County on Monday was a scam and did not come from the sheriff's office.

17/05/2024

FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE GIVE A HARD NO TO PRISON BREAK PADULA

NO CONVICT COMMISSIONER FOR COPS.

32 ARRESTS, A 6 YEAR PRISON STINT AND AN ATTEMPTED ESCAPE APPARENTLY DIDN'T MEET THEIR STANDARDS.

COPS TELL JUMPSUIT JOHN PADULA TO GO JUMP IN THE LAKE.
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The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office employees local Fraternal Order of Police chapter has decided it has had enough of Jail Break John Padula over the years and won't be supporting him in the upcoming election. In a recent website post by the KCSO employees Fraternal Order of Police issued a statement regarding their opposition to the Prison Break Preacher. https://www.sheriffsofficeemployeefop.com/john-padula...

The post states, "Poor life choices is how best to describe John Padula. He's a nice guy, but even John Padula himself has admitted he doesn't have the experience necessary for this big of a job.
His background includes a long criminal past that the Deputies are very familiar with. After 32 arrests, six years in prison (with one escape attempt), and a junior high education (he was a 7th-grade dropout), there was no way we felt he had the qualifications to be a county commissioner.

While we believe that his focus on drug rehabilitation serves that segment of the community well, he simply did not have the experience or qualifications for managing a $140 million budget. Plus, the local builders and realtors are backing him because they know that Leslie Duncan is looking for a second vote to open the rapid growth "flood gates" This will lead to more irresponsible growth and higher taxes in Kootenai County. We could not support him." Photo Idaho Correctional Institute

01/05/2024

REST IN PEACE YOUNG DEPUTY

"I will miss Tobin's notes of encouragement he left for me regularly. We packed a lifetime of memories into the time that God gave us," Bolter's wife said.

26/04/2024

https://www.kcsheriff.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=406

Kootenai County, Idaho—The purpose of this press release is to correct John Grimm’s statements made at the Hayden City Council meeting on April 23, 2024. What he said is extremely misleading, false and could erode the public’s trust in its Sheriff’s Of

24/04/2024

About 40 people with the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office and Pinehurst police and others are involved in the search that began this afternoon by foot, dirt bikes and in the air.

09/04/2024

https://cdapress.com/news/2024/apr/09/feds-cda-man-tried-to-provide-support-resources-to-isis/

Authorities arrested an 18-year-old Coeur d’Alene man who had allegedly “pledged his allegiance to ISIS” and planned to attack people at local churches using guns, knives and fire, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

06/04/2024

DR. SPENCER GREENDYKE OF CDA ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILD AND VIDEO VOYEURISM.

THE ALLEGED PERVERT PLACED VIDEO CAMERAS IN A STAFF BATHROOM.

GREENDYKE DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS BEING "warm, personable, pleasant and relatable – with my patients."

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – The Coeur d’Alene Police Department arrested a doctor who allegedly placed cameras in the bathrooms of his practice and sexually exploited a child on Friday.

According to law enforcement, officers were initially made aware of the alleged video footage on March 21 when a staff member of Dr. Greendyke's medical office contacted Coeur d’Alene police. Greendykes office is located at 3318 N. Grand Mill Lane, Coeur d' Alene.

Footage seized by detectives on Thursday was purportedly from a staff bathroom and contained exploitative footage of several people.

Greendyke voluntarily surrendered himself to the Kootenai County jail at about 4:30 pm on Friday.

The doctor has been charged with sexually exploiting a child, preparation of sexually exploitative material and video voyeurism.

04/03/2024

BUMBLING BELA DOES IT AGAIN.

DUMB ASS-ESSOR SCREWS UP AGAIN. RESIDENTS OVERCHARGED FOR PROPERTY TAXES. BUT WAIT, KOVACS HAS BEEN VETTED BY THE KCRCC! LOL.

Kootenai County Assessor Béla has asked commissioners to correct errors on the property roll before a statutory deadline.

23/10/2023

POST FALLS POLICE OFFICER DIES ON DUTY. 36 YEAR OLD SUFFERS MASSIVE HEART ATTACK WHILE ON PATROL.

POST FALLS, Idaho — Post Falls police confirm that one of their officers died while on duty on Sunday.

Thirty-six-year-old officer Nicholas McDaniel failed to respond to a status check from Post Falls Communications Center after completing a call for service.

When officers arrived at McDaniel’s last known location they found him slumped over the wheel of his police vehicle. Officers started CPR then Kootenai County Fire and Rescue took him to Kootenai Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

The cause of death is being listed as a massive heart attack.

Officer McDaniel had worked for Post Falls PD for a little under a year, with 13 years served previously in Hawaii.

Post Falls Mayor, Ron Jacobson released a statement saying, “We are proud of the time that Officer McDaniel gave serving our citizens and fellow colleagues at the City of Post Falls. There are no words that can make this loss easier to bear for Officer McDaniel’s family and colleagues. As a city, we mourn Officer McDaniel’s death deeply and our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and colleagues.”

McDaniel leaves behind a fiancé and children.

20/10/2023

https://www.kxly.com/news/attorney-raises-doubts-about-accuracy-of-police-report-in-violent-arrest/article_ec7f9f74-6ebc-11ee-a0c8-0fc9757fffb8.html

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- Spokane County Sgt. Clay Hilton is being investigated for excessive use of force following the arrest of Kevin Roy Hinton on August 14.

12/10/2023

NO SURPRISE HERE. NO ONE EXPECTED A COP TO BE CHARGED FOR EXPOSING HIMSELF TO A TEENAGER.

LEWISTON, Idaho - The charges against the former Lewiston Police Department captain accused of exposing himself in front of minors have been dropped.

12/10/2023

12/10/2023

https://cdapress.com/news/2023/oct/12/felon-arrested-fi****ms-pf/

A convicted felon in Post Falls was arrested for unlawful firearm possession after he was served with a search warrant Wednesday.

20/09/2023

https://www.khq.com/news/former-lake-city-high-school-teacher-sentenced-to-4-months-in-jail-for-relationship-with/article_18c7c4fa-5741-11ee-816e-536cc44fa127.html

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A former Lake City High School accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student was sentenced to four months in jail on Friday.

20/09/2023

https://cdapress.com/news/2023/sep/19/hayden-lake-police-chief/

Hayden Lake Police Chief Ron Pumphrey was placed on Administrative leave Aug. 27, he said in a phone interview with The Press Friday.

07/09/2023

https://cdapress.com/news/2023/sep/07/north-idaho-college-appeals-swaynes-reinstatement/
NIC TRUSTEES CONTINUE TO WASTE TAXPAYER MONEY ON LOST CAUSE LEGAL BATTLE.

North Idaho College has appealed to the Idaho Supreme Court over a Kootenai County judge’s decision to reinstate NIC President Nick Swayne.

06/09/2023

The recall vote in West Bonner County is THIS TUESDAY and our Superintendent who makes $110,000 per year, is on message.

01/09/2023

https://cdapress.com/news/2023/sep/01/nic-trustees-authorize-settlement-negotiation/

The mystery surrounding a personnel investigation taking place at North Idaho College continues, while another member of the college’s leadership team announced their resignation.

01/09/2023

https://kootenaijournal.com/2023/08/31/bonner-commissioner-bradshaw-shouts-expletives-at-county-prosecutor/

The temporary restraining order served on Bradshaw, has already been replaced by a more permanent order. The complaint by Commissioner Williams, supported by county employees, the Bonner Sheriff D…

29/08/2023

https://cdapress.com/news/2023/aug/25/ksd-yet-respond-lawsuits-coeur-dalene-press/

The Kellogg School District is facing two different lawsuits stemming from a highly publicized incident earlier this year after a student made a controversial statement during an assembly.

29/08/2023

https://cdapress.com/news/2023/aug/29/burglars-trash-pleasantview-school/

A historic schoolhouse in Post Falls was trashed during a break-in discovered Aug. 16.

01/05/2023

https://krcrtv.com/news/local/national-guard-others-being-sent-to-san-francisco-to-aid-citys-worsening-fentanyl-drug-crisis-gavin-newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to deploy the California National Guard to San Francisco in order to help the city combat its worsening fentanyl drug crisis.

27/04/2023

https://www.kxly.com/news/surviving-roommate-in-idaho-murders-will-interview-with-defense-attorneys-wont-need-to-testify-at/article_19571046-e52d-11ed-8108-f7da1633bdba.html

One of the roommates who survived the attack on four University of Idaho students will do an interview with the defense attorney in her home state of Nevada instead of

01/03/2023

https://cdapress.com/news/2023/mar/01/commissioners-question-kovacs-county-policy/

Kootenai County Assessor Bèla Kovacs faced pointed questions from commissioners on Tuesday about whether he followed policy when he recently placed an employee on administrative leave.

30/12/2022

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/person-of-interest-in-idaho-murders-arrested-in-pennsylvania-near-pocono-mountains/3461640/

A man has been taken into custody near the Pocono Mountains in connection with the homicide of four University of Idaho students. Four law enforcement sources confirm to NBC10’s Deanna Durante and NBC News that the person of interest is in custody in Monroe County, Pa. Further circumstances regard...