It seems like there is no shortage of scams going around. The most ubiquitous racket for the last several years has been the “jury duty,” “IRS,” or “arrest” scam, where someone pretending to be a law enforcement officer calls your cell phone and says if you don’t pay a fee immediately, you will be arrested.
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The ACSO is looking for a place in western Ada County for a second Driver’s License Office
If you’ve had to renew your Idaho Driver’s License – or test for a new one — this summer at our office at 400 N. Benjamin Lane, chances are you’ve had to wait for a while. This summer has been one of our busiest ever, and we know it’s been extra frustrating for people who
Deputies are investigating the death of 42-year-old male inmate at the jail
Ada County Sheriff’s investigators and Coroner’s officials are working to determine what caused the death of a male inmate at the Ada County Jail Thursday morning. A definitive cause of death has not yet been established for 42-year-old David L. McClure, who was booked into the jail early Wednesday evening. There were no signs of
Deputies continue to investigate fatal truck vs. bicycle crash
A 7-year-old boy who was hospitalized after he was hit by a pickup truck while riding a bike in south Boise Thursday night has died. Ada County Coroner’s officials have determined Eduard Prokophcuk died from blunt force trauma associated with the crash. Eduard Prokopchuk was riding his bike on the north side of W. Amity
Message from Sheriff Bartlett about adding 2nd Driver’s License office and possible expansion of the Ada County Jail
The Ada County Board of County Commissioners is having a public hearing Tuesday to discuss how to pay for two major projects here at the ACSO: To find, furnish, and open another driver’s license office somewhere in western Ada County — and to buy land and plan for an expansion of the Ada County Jail
Deputies find body of missing fisherman in Snake River
Members of the Ada County Sheriff’s Office dive team have located the body of a fisherman who fell into the Snake River river early Sunday morning. Dive team members spent most of Sunday and Tuesday searching the water before locating the man just after 3 p.m. Tuesday. It appears the 42-year-old Aaron James Link fell
Fake jury duty and arrest warrant phone scams persist in the Treasure Valley
Ada County Sheriff’s Office deputies will never call and threaten to arrest you because you have an outstanding civil judgment — or missed jury duty — or have a federal arrest warrant — or anything like that. Deputies will also never ask you to place funds for payment on a pre-paid credit card to “cancel the
18-year-old Star man charged with four counts of lewd conduct
An 18-year-old Star man turned himself in at the Gem County Jail Monday after finding out he had an Ada County arrest warrant for multiple sex crimes. James C. Warren is charged with four felony counts of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16. He posted a $50,000 bond and was released
65-year-old Eagle man charged with failure to report his mother’s death
Eagle Police have arrested a 65-year-old man who did not report his mother’s death for what could be several months – or even longer. William R. Rhoton is being held in the Ada County Jail on a felony count of Failure to Notify or Delay Notification of Death to Law Enforcement and/or the Coroner on
ACSO dive team searched the Boise River in Star Thursday for missing teen swimmer
Six deputies with the Ada County Sheriff’s Office dive team searched five miles of the Boise River Thursday in Star for missing 19-year-old swimmer Ezekiel Vargas but were not able to find any sign of him. Ezekiel Vargas went missing while swimming with some friends in the Boise River June 5 near Star Road and