SUBJECT: Bank Robbery Suspect Apprehended 

Date: March 31, 2004

On March 31^st at about 8:30 p.m. Post Falls Police Officers responded to the Riverbend Inn, in reference to a suspicious odor coming from inside the business.

Once units were on scene they contacted a female in the parking lot who was acting suspiciously. The female identified herself to Police Officers as Erika L. Heald. Police Officers checked her name through the National Crime Database (NCIC) and located an FBI warrant for Ms. Heald’s arrest. The warrant for her arrest was out of Portland, Oregon, for a Bank Robbery that occurred on March 23, 2004. She is also a suspect in several other Portland area robberies that have occurred since November 2003. During the arrest Ms. Heald attempted to flee and resisted arrest. After a short struggle Erika was placed under arrest and transported to the Kootenai County Public Safety building. 

After investigating the original call of a suspicious odor further, it was determined that Ms. Heald was not involved and the odor was more than likely not the result of criminal activity.

The FBI has taken over the investigation on this matter.  See the attached FBI press release for further details.

AUTHOR: Lt. Haug