POST FALLS - A woman is suing the city of Post Falls and its police department, alleging she has suffered trauma, lost wages and physical injuries as a result of a home search two years ago for a runaway juvenile.

The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Coeur d'Alene on Friday by Melissa A. Miller.

Jerry Mason, an attorney who represents the city, and Police Chief Scot Haug said on Monday afternoon they hadn't seen the suit.

"But, as is usually the case, we don't comment on pending litigation," Mason wrote in an email.

Haug added: "We will be prepared to defend the officers' actions at the appropriate time."

Miller contends she objected to police doing a home search on Dec. 10, 2011, for a runaway juvenile.

"Despite lack of consent to search her house, Officer (Neil) Uhrig pushed (Miller) from the entryway back into the house," the suit states. "He grabbed her arm and twisted it up behind her back as he continued pushing her into the living room.

"At that point, (he pushed her) half onto the couch and half onto the floor with his knee in the middle of her back while he was placing her in handcuffs."

The suit states Miller attempted to explain to Uhrig that she wasn't resisting arrest after he allegedly said she was, "but she was in too much pain to say anything."

"While he was placing handcuffs (on Miller), he looked up at the other people who were in the living room at that time and said, 'See, this is what happens when you don't cooperate with police,'" the suit states. "While all of this was occurring, (Miller) did not know what was happening or why the police had stormed into her residence."

The suit claims Uhrig's actions were "excessive and unreasonable."

After she was arrested, Uhrig informed Miller that he was searching for a runaway juvenile, according to the suit. People at the home said the juvenile had been there, but left 15 minutes before police arrived.

During a subsequent search of the home, the suit states that Miller repeatedly told Uhrig not to search a separate apartment at the residence occupied by her son, his girlfriend and their baby, as the baby was sleeping. However, Uhrig entered and found marijuana, the suit states.

Miller and her boyfriend were charged with misdemeanor drug possession, but the charges were dropped last year after a judge said the search was illegal due to a "warrantless entry." The two told officers that the plants did not belong to them, the suit states.

The complaint also names Haug and the police department's Frank Bowne, Brett Chapman, Aaron Ogle, Kathy Eshoo, Christine Jones and Rod Gunderson. The other police employees were named because they were present and didn't intervene on Uhrig's alleged actions.

Children at the home were placed in protective custody during the call.

Miller's attorney, Larry Kuznetz of Spokane, couldn't be reached for further comment on Monday.