From Sheriff Matt Clifford: Earlier this week, we settled a lawsuit with Mr. Heikkola, stemming from an incident in January 2023. It wasn’t our best day. It is the expectation that Ada County deputies perform to the best of their abilities every day — while keeping people’s constitutional rights in the forefront of their minds,
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Settlement in Lawsuit over Arrest at Kuna Police Station
Following a federal judicial settlement conference, Ada County has resolved the lawsuit brought by Mick Heikkola over his arrest at the Kuna Police Station on January 17, 2023 (Heikkola v. Ada County, District of Idaho Case No. 1:24-cv-24). As part of resolving the lawsuit, all incoming and existing Ada County Sheriff’s Office deputies are receiving
15-year-old arrested in Eagle e-bike pursuit
Over the last several weeks, Eagle Police have received numerous reports of riders on throttle powered electric dirt bikes (e-bike) riding recklessly on city sidewalks and streets and riding through Guerber Park at high rates of speed during soccer games. On a separate occasion, an Eagle Police deputy attempted to speak with one of the
Fatal crash on N. Cartwright Rd.
On 6/7/24 at approximately 0009 hours, deputies were dispatched to the area of N. Cartwright Rd. south of N. Pierce Park Ln. for a report of a single vehicle crash. Ada County Dispatch was advised by a calling party that the vehicle was on fire and both occupants had been removed from the vehicle. Preliminary
63-year-old man arrested in connection to unincorporated South Ada County stabbing
On 5/20/2024 at about 1:40pm, Ada County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the area of S. Cole Rd and W. Amity Rd. in Boise for a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, deputies located a victim with a stab wound. The victim was then transported to the hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. The suspect,
Deputy Bolter Procession & Memorial Service
Deputy Tobin Bolter’s memorial service will be held on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 at 3pm at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho. The indoor service is reserved for Deputy Bolter’s family, friends, law enforcement and law enforcement families. The indoor service will be closed to the general public and media. Funeral Procession We encourage
Deputy cited in crash
On 4/20/2024 around 9pm, Detective Dallas Denney was responding to assist Deputy Tobin Bolter when she was involved in a two-vehicle injury crash near Meridian/Amity roads in Meridian. Both Det. Denney and the driver of the other vehicle were transported to the hospital for injuries sustained in the crash. Both Det. Denney and the other
Ada County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed during traffic stop
On 4/20/2024 at about 8:55pm, Ada County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tobin Bolter made a traffic stop on a gray Chevy Suburban in the area of W. Overland Rd. and S. Raymond St. in Boise. Preliminary information indicates the 65-year-old male suspect had a misdemeanor warrant. As Deputy Bolter approached the driver’s window, the driver shot
Fatal Crash in Star
The Ada County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatality crash which occurred on April 8, 2024 at about 6:45pm in the area of W. State St. and N. Knox Ave. in Star, Ada County, Idaho. Preliminary information indicates that a 56-year-old male from Star was driving a motorcycle eastbound on State St. when he lost
Prosecutor: ACSO deputies justified in shooting 40-year-old man who stabbed deputy last spring
Ada County Sheriff’s Deputy Todd Nelson continues to recover after he was attacked by 40-year-old man on the side of Interstate 84 in the early morning hours of April 10. Jared Decker pulled out a knife and stabbed Nelson multiple times as the deputy was trying to get Decker from walking on I-84. Three ACSO