[Vision2020] Loud Car Stereo Sets Off Incident

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Wed Dec 16 13:26:04 PST 2009


Courtesy of the Lewiston Tribune.

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Loud car stereo sets off incident that ends on sour note
By Brad W. Gary of the Tribune

Police say one suspect pulled gun, three arrested at Lewiston's Justice
Apartments

It's a situation that may give pause to those who complain about the
volume of their neighbor's music.

Lewiston police said Courtney Taylor confronted her neighbor Tuesday
morning when he reportedly pulled up to the Justice Apartments with his
car stereo blaring above a certain decibel level. A few minutes later,
police said the 21-year-old woman had a gun pointed in her direction.

No one was injured, and the woman accused of brandishing the .380 caliber
semiautomatic pistol was arrested on a pending charge of felony aggravated
assault when Lewiston police and Nez Perce County sheriff's deputies
arrived a short time later.

"If you have a problem with people playing loud music sometimes, be
careful how you approach them," Lewiston police Sgt. Ted Piche said, "and
don't hesitate to call law enforcement."

Tuesday's incident began at about 8:45 a.m., when police said 27-year old
Tony Haskel pulled up to the apartments on the 200 block of New Sixth
Street and was confronted by Taylor over the volume of his stereo. Police
believe Haskel then went into an apartment and told his girlfriend about
the discussion, when she emerged from the building and allegedly pointed
the firearm toward Taylor.

The girlfriend, identified by police as 27-year-old Miranda Robinson, was
arrested a short time later after other residents of the building dialed
911.

Multiple police cars and officers swarmed the area, across the street from
the Community Action Partnership food bank, because of what Piche called
the volatile nature of the call.

"We were on scene within a minute and a half of the call, it unfolded
pretty quickly," Piche said.

Detectives recovered the firearm and ammunition following the dispute.
Robinson was being held in the Nez Perce County Jail without bond Tuesday
night. Haskel and Taylor were also arrested on warrants unrelated to the
dispute Tuesday, police said, though Haskel was no longer in custody later
in the day.

Police could not immediately identify the music that was playing on
Haskel's stereo.

Anyone with any information on the incident is asked to call the police
department at (208) 746-0171.

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I only got one thing to say, Moscow . . .

"Rock 'n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF0F7BBWokY

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown




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