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Update: Eagle Police find hit-and-run driver

We’d like to pass on a major thank you to the public for helping us identify the driver involved in a hit and run crash near the Eagle Road/State Street intersection Sunday night. A woman driving a white Toyota 4Runner smashed into another car near there Sunday night and then took off. We shared a

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Action Team deputies catch trailhead car burglars in the act

Deputies arrested two Boise men moments after they broke into a parked car and stole a purse at the Seaman Gulch Trailhead Thursday afternoon. The duo are suspected of doing at least a half-dozen similar “smash and grab” burglaries at trailheads all over the Treasure Valley since the beginning of the year. For now, 45-year-old

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Sheriff Raney’s update on Cartwright Road homicide case

Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney has some new details to share about the Cartwright Road homicide case. While the homicide investigation is still very much ongoing — and detectives are working around the clock to gather every piece of evidence and any possible information to help determine exactly what happened — there have been continuing

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Protect yourself against tax identity theft by filing early

Tax season has arrived —  and identity thieves are already scheming to get your refund. Tax identity theft occurs when someone files a fake tax return using your social security number. It can also occur when someone uses your social security number to get a job or claims your child as a dependent on their

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ACSO deputies help get family out of burning home

A pair of Ada County Sheriff’s Office jail deputies working on the transport team helped get a family out of a burning home in Boise Tuesday morning. Deputies Billy Fikes and Dan Allen had just stopped at the Jackson’s at 897 Cole Road to get a cup of coffee when they noticed smoke coming from

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“Tax Evasion” phone scam pops up again in Ada County

Here’s a tip that’ll help keep local residents from being victimized by the latest phone scam going around the U.S. Internal Revenue Service employees will not call and tell you to place funds for payment on a pre-paid credit card or any other electronic money transfer system because your spouse is wanted for “tax evasion.”

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