Detectives are working to determine if a school bus driver who had illegal sexual contact with a pre-teenage girl earlier this week in the bus could have other victims. Leroy E. Morris is charged with a felony count of lewd conduct in connection with the case. The 79-year-old Morris is in the Ada County Jail
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Kuna Police investigate New Year’s stabbing at Cowgirls nightclub
Police are looking for whoever stabbed a man on the dance floor of popular Kuna area nightspot Cowgirls early Jan. 1. Kuna Police were called to Cowgirls just after 1 a.m. on Jan. 1. A man had just stumbled out of the crowd and told bouncers he was hurt. He was bleeding from a stab
47-year-old Kuna man charged with lewd conduct
Detectives are working to determine if a 47-year-old Kuna man who had illegal sexual contact with a pre-teenage girl multiple times since last spring could have any other victims. Garrett C. Mallery is charged with a felony count of lewd conduct. Ada County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Mallery at his Kuna-area home Tuesday afternoon. Mallery is
Latest phone scam targets registered sex offenders
Ada County Sheriff’s Office deputies will never call and threaten to arrest you because you have an outstanding arrest warrant — or missed jury duty — or have a tax bill due — or anything like that. Deputies will also never ask you to place funds for payment on a pre-paid credit card to “cancel the
Q&A about the Ada County Jail expansion project
With the Ada County Board of County Commissioners approving a $38-million expansion project for the Ada County Jail this week, we thought you might have some questions – so here’s a Q&A. What is it? Ada County is adding a new building (we call it a pod) on the east end of the jail at
72-year-old Eagle man arrested for battering elderly couple on the Greenbelt earlier this week
Police arrested an Eagle man who battered an 83-year-old man and 71-year-old woman during a dispute about an unleashed dog on the Eagle Greenbelt behind Reid Merrill Park late Tuesday morning. Dwight E. Cook is charged with a felony aggravated battery in connection with the case and is being held in the Ada County Jail.
Victims lose thousands of dollars in tech support computer scam
At least two Ada County residents have lost thousands of dollars to a computer scam where criminals posing as tech support tricked people into giving them access to their computers. In both cases, the residents got emails from a company thanking them for a tech support payment from their bank accounts. When the residents called
28-year-old Boise man charged with lewd conduct
Detectives are working to determine if a 28-year-old Boise man who had illegal sexual contact with three pre-teenage girls multiple times between 2012 and 2015 could have any other victims. John E. Torres is charged with four felony counts of lewd conduct and two felony counts of sex abuse of a child under the age
21-year-old Emmett man who shot Eagle Police officer is now charged for breaking into homes earlier this month
A 21-year-old Emmett man who shot and badly injured an Eagle Police officer Monday is now charged in connection with two home break-ins – and is a suspect in several others. Matthew S. Kelly and his father, 56-year-old Kevin H. Kelly, are charged with two felony counts of burglary each for breaking into two homes
21-year-old Emmett man charged with aggravated battery for shooting Eagle Police officer
An Eagle Police officer is recovering after being shot twice at the end of a short vehicle pursuit early Monday just north of Star. The man who shot the officer, 21-year-old Matthew S. Kelly of Emmett, is in custody and charged with felony counts of aggravated battery and eluding arrest. The officer underwent surgery earlier