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Update: Task force has finished investigation into suicide of 37-year-old man during Internet enticement arrest

A multi-agency task  force has concluded their investigation of the Jan. 7 incident where a 37-year-old Meridian man killed himself during an Internet enticement operation. Officials with the Ada County Coroner’s office determined Kirk Wilkinson committed suicide when he shot himself in the head on Jan. 7 — a conclusion supported by investigators with the multi-agency critical incident task

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45-year-old Portland man charged with felony malicious harassment

A 45-year-old Portland man who threatened to kill a 6-year-old boy on a Greyhound Bus because of the boy’s Hispanic heritage is charged with felony malicious harassment. James E. Brennan is also charged with misdemeanor counts of assault, battery, and disorderly conduct during the same bus trip. Witnesses say Brennan threatened to kill three different

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27-year-old Boise man arrested on a lewd conduct charge

A 27-year-old Boise man who tried to have sex with teenage girl he met over the internet is charged with lewd conduct. Ada County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Richard A. Harshman early Monday morning — hours after the girl ran away from his south Boise home and went to a nearby house to get away. Deputies began

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Deputies seek Hidden Springs car burglar

Ada County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for whoever stole a wallet out of an unlocked truck in Hidden Springs last week and attempted to use stolen credit cards at Wal Mart and Albertson’s. Here is a surveillance photo taken from one of the stores of the man who attempted to use one of the stolen cards

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Detectives seek Star car burglar, ATM theft suspect

Ada County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for whoever broke into car in Star early this morning, stole a purse, and then used a debit card to withdraw cash at two different Boise banks. The person who used the card this morning bunched up a hooded sweatshirt around their face to avoid detection. The burglary occurred

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