Man accused of stealing from boss
KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 10 months AGO
Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College. | December 11, 2020 1:00 AM
COEUR d’ALENE — Police arrested a man accused of theft after he failed to appear in court.
Dean M. Day, 33, of Coeur d’Alene, is charged with grand theft, a felony.
The charge stems from December 2019, when Day’s former employer told police Day had stolen a utility trailer from the business two months prior.
The employer reportedly discovered the trailer was missing from a storage yard in early December. Because the business had multiple job sites in Idaho and out of state, it took some time to determine that the trailer was not at any of those location.
A tracking device on the trailer reportedly led the employer to Day’s residence in Coeur d’Alene, where the trailer was recovered
Security footage allegedly showed Day taking the trailer out of the storage yard on Oct. 21.
Day had reportedly worked for the business for 14 years.
When questioned by police, a woman who identified herself as Day’s former girlfriend said Day had used the trailer to move in with her in late October, according to court documents. She said Day told her he borrowed the trailer from work.
Day allegedly told police he took the trailer but denied any intent of theft.
Prosecutors filed charges against Day in April. When he reportedly failed to appear in court in August, Judge James Combo issued a warrant for his arrest.
Police arrested Day on Tuesday. He is being held on $25,000 bail.
ARTICLES BY KAYE THORNBRUGH
Stateline shooter pleads guilty to manslaughter
A DoorDash driver who fatally shot a pedestrian during a road rage incident near Stateline Speedway has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, though whether a judge will accept the pretrial settlement offer in the case remains to be seen.
Stateline shooter pleads guilty to manslaughter
Prosecutors originally charged Edsel Johnson with first-degree murder
A DoorDash driver who fatally shot a pedestrian during a road rage incident near Stateline Speedway has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, though whether a judge will accept the pretrial settlement offer in the case remains to be seen.
Kootenai County history revealed
Community members get close-up look at time capsule contents
Liz Boutin is no stranger to historical artifacts. A museum professional and fine artist, Boutin said she's handled Egyptian and Greek items that date back to antiquity. But she had a new experience this summer, after local historical preservationists retrieved a 100-year time capsule from inside the outer wall of the old Kootenai County courthouse.