Deputies are looking for whoever shot and damaged 75 insulators on PacifiCorp electricity transmission lines south of Kuna late last month. The power lines are located in the desert about five miles south of Kuna/Mora Road, between Pleasant Valley and Swan Falls roads, in southern Ada County. Officials with PacifiCorp first discovered a problem with
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Eagle Police investigate burglary of model home in new subdivision
Eagle police are looking for whoever broke into a model home over the weekend and took almost $10,000 worth of stuff from inside— including dishes, blankets, a coffee table and chairs, a full-length mirror, a rug, a bottle of shampoo, and two boxes of cereal. The model home is in the Henry Fork subdivision, located in
Fatal car vs. bike crash on Meridian Road still under investigation
Deputies are still investigating what led to a fatal collision between a bicyclist and a Ford Taurus on Meridian Road Friday afternoon. Ada County coroner’s officials pronounced 47-year-old cyclist Kurt Krieger dead at the scene of the crash. The 42-year-old woman driving the Taurus was not injured. The crash occurred around 4:48 p.m. Friday. The
Deputies investigate theft of dozens of campaign signs
It appears Ada County may have a non-partisan political sign stealer in Districts 15 and 16. Idaho House candidates Steve Berch and James Silsby report having numerous signs grabbed up Nov. 3, 4, and 5. Berch, a Democrat, lost to Republican Lynn Luker in District 15. Silsby, a Republican, lost to Democrat Hy Kloc in
18-year-old Boise man arrested for coercing teen girl into sending him nude photos
Ada County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested an 18-year-old Boise man who posed as someone else online to coerce a teenage girl into sending him nude photos last month. Michael Anthony Hall is charged with three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child and a charge of theft by extortion in connection with the case.
Detectives continue to investigate road rage/shooting case
Detectives are still investigating what led to a 55-year-old man being shot in the leg Wednesday night at a drug store parking lot near southwest Boise. It appears the shooting was the result of a traffic dispute between people in two different pickup trucks. Detectives continue to collect evidence and talk to witnesses about what
Eagle Police identify driver who knocked over light pole in the Brookwood subdivision
Police cited 94-year-old Robert Halliday for driving too fast for conditions in connection with the crash. Officers are still investigating what happened and could add a charge for leaving the scene and not reporting the damage. The crash occurred just before 3 p.m. Monday near the Old Barn Drive/Creekfield Place intersection just east of Eagle
Eagle Police looking for driver of a red pickup in connection with suspicious event during track meet Saturday
A 14-year-old Washington boy who was participating in a cross-country event near Eagle Island State Park Saturday and was running alone says a man in a red pickup truck offered to give him a ride back to the meet but instead drove away from the park when the boy got inside. The boy told deputies
Three teenage boys connected to case of badly vandalized home in Star
A group of 13-year-old boys appear to be at least partially responsible for more than $15,000 worth of damage to an unoccupied home in Star last month. Sometime between Oct. 14 and Oct. 19, someone entered into a home in the Star Road/State Street neighborhood and damaged sheetrock, spray-painted the walls, broke out windows, burned
42-year-old Boise man arrested for harassing Iraqi students near Lucky Peak
A 42-year-old Boise man who physically and verbally harassed a group of Iraqi students at a scenic overlook by Lucky Peak earlier this month is charged with a felony count of malicious harassment. Brian Gail Olson will make his initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred on Oct. 4. A group of students from