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DaveT Now On Wrong Side of Blotter

There was a time when Dave Turner meticulously reported on crime for the Coeur d'Alene Press. Today, he finds himself on the other side of the police blotter. Now a taxi driver, Dave drove a regular customer to Fred Meyer earlier this week. Only to have the customer run back out of the store and begin tearing the taxi apart in search of a lost wallet. When he couldn't find his wallet, the customer demanded that Dave take him back to his house. When he didn't find the wallet there, the customer returned to search the back seat of the car. Then, he accused Dave of taking his wallet and threatened to beat him. Finally, the customer disappeared into his house, stiffing Dave of his fare of $19.37. Be careful out there.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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