On July 19, 2024, a Kuna Police deputy responded to a fraud report involving an elderly adult in Kuna. The victim received an email that appeared to be from the Geek Squad. The email indicated she had been charged for a Geek Squad account. When she contacted the number listed in the email, she spoke
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Ada County CAD back online; no evidence of breached data
Late in the evening of July 13, 2024, our Security Operations Center detected malware in the Ada County Emergency Communications environment. The effected machines were isolated immediately. Ada County Sheriff’s Office and Ada County IT, with the assistance of a nationally-recognized cybersecurity and digital forensics firm, worked around the clock to investigate the incident and
Emmett man crashes car into house, charged with DUI, injury to child
Last night at about 9pm, Eagle Police deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of E. Aikens St. in Eagle, Idaho, for a report of a crash involving a vehicle into a house. When deputies arrived on scene, they located an unoccupied white Ford Mustang that had crashed into a house. No
Prosecutor: Star Police deputies justified in shooting of 41-year-old Star man last fall
A Star Police deputy has been cleared in the September 2023 officer involved shooting of 41-year-old Christoffer Huffman. Twin Falls Prosecuting Attorney Grant Loebs completed the criminal analysis at the request of the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office. “I have concluded after reading the reports, reviewing the evidence, conferring with the detectives from the Garden City
Ada County CAD proactively taken offline
Ada County Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) has been proactively taken offline. Our 911 and non-emergency lines are unaffected by this. Our dispatchers are still taking calls for service and sending law enforcement, fire or paramedics. Late in the evening of July 13, 2024, our active and ongoing monitoring of Ada County’s computer network allowed us to detect unusual activity in our
Sheriff Clifford: Trump rally shooting
From Sheriff Matt Clifford: Regardless of your political stance or candidate preference, the events in Pennsylvania today are deeply troubling. I commend the swift response of the Secret Service and local law enforcement in securing the former president and ending the threat. Political violence has no place in our nation. We are a country that
39-year-old Star man found guilty of first degree stalking
Late last month, an Ada County jury found 39-year-old Daniel Rowen guilty on two counts of felony stalking in the first degree. Last fall, deputies arrested Rowen in connection with an incident where he followed two young girls under the age of 15 around the Eagle Library. Rowen was also seen via Eagle Library video
Scam Alert: Grant Scams
Ada County Sheriff’s Office detectives have recently received several reports of ‘grant scams’, which are being used to extort money from victims using gift cards. Detectives have had some similarities between cases: The victim used Facebook and was contacted by a Facebook “friend”. The friend mentions a $100,000 grant. These friend accounts are typically duplicated
LYDLE fire burns 100 acres in southeast Ada County, juvenile cited
On June 28, 2024, at about 4pm, Ada County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to assist the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the area of E. Plexi Ct./S. Leeds Ln. in southeast Boise for a report of a grass fire. Preliminary information indicates that a 16-year-old juvenile launched a mortar-style firework, causing the dry grass
Sheriff Clifford: Kuna Police Lawsuit Settlement
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,