As part of Target Zero Task Force, a traffic safety program that strives to end traffic deaths and serious injuries in Washington by 2030, Click it or Ticket recently showed successful results. The goal was to pursue unbuckled and distracted drivers.

More than 130 police and sheriff agencies statewide worked the extra patrols, funded by a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

Between May 20th and June 2nd, extra law enforcement patrolled Spokane, Whitman, Pend Oreille and Ferry County roads looking for unbuckled drivers and passengers, and motorists using their cell phones or other electronic devices.

During these patrols, 297 seatbelt infractions were written, in addition to 101 cell phone/texting or usage of other electronic device tickets.

Other tickets issued during extra patrols included

West Bonner County Food Bank and Thrift had to close its doors on Thursday to repair the damage done during a break in.

Karen Squires, the food bank chair, found the door to the food kicked in and the cash register smashed open on Thursday morning. Squires said that they had to keep the store closed because the sheriff's office wasn't able to come to the scene right away due to a couple of accidents in the area.

The door frame and hardware on the door was smashed and broken and it took most of the day to repair. After smashing the cash register and only finding change, the thief found the cash box and made off with what Squires estimates to have been about $80.

Luckily, Squires reported that the food and thrift store items didn't appear to be taken at all. About 50 people in the community were not able to pick up the food baskets that normally would have been distributed that morning.

Three boaters were rescued on Sunday morning after their canoe capsized on the Pend Oreille River sending the young adults into the water. They were all wearing life jackets.

Nicholas Geoppo, 18, and Alexandra Wert, 18, were canoeing the river along with 17 year old passenger. The three had just gone over the falls, North of Metaline, when they were thrown from their aluminum canoe. This portion of the river can be extremely dangerous due to high water levels and narrow canyon walls.

Rescue crews from the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's office, Boundary Dam, the Public Utility District and the U.S. Boarder Patrol responded to the area. The boaters were able to pull themselves out of the water and rescue crews found them and took them for medical attention.

Geoppo was treated for mild hypothermia and released. The other two boaters declined medical attention and were released from the scene. The sheriff's office says that their life jackets were a major factor in the success of the rescue.