Standoff underway in Hayden
KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 months, 1 week 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. | April 9, 2026 11:25 PM
The Kootenai County Joint Agency SWAT team is responding to a residence on Janice Street in Hayden, where a man wanted on a warrant for stalking is barricaded, according to authorities.
The wanted individual “has fought with law enforcement” during past arrests, according to the Coeur d’Alene Police Department.
This is a developing story.
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