By now you have likely heard that many city and county government buildings — including most of the Ada County Courthouse — have been closed to the public to reduce the threat of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Ada County Sheriff’s Driver’s License Office at 400 N. Benjamin Lane is joining that list.
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Star man who fled truck crash in Meridian early Saturday is in custody
A 43-year-old Star man who ran away ran away from a traffic crash early Saturday morning in the Linder/Ustick roads neighborhood at the conclusion of a brief vehicle pursuit is now in custody in Gem County – after he stole another car and led several other law enforcement agencies on another pursuit Saturday afternoon. Deputies arrested
How the Ada County Jail is planning for COVID-19
We’ve had quite a few people ask us about how we are planning for the possible spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Ada County Jail, which is the biggest jail facility in Idaho. The short answer is we have plans in place for both the detection of COVID-19 cases as inmates come into
10-year-old Kuna girl targeted in TikTok scam
Ada County Sheriff’s Office deputies continue to urge parents to talk their kids about being careful with how they interact with strangers online – especially on the never-ending stream of new social media apps that seem to pop up every day. It is not uncommon for our deputies to get reports about adults sending creepy
Detectives find marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA, and LSD in Bench area home
A 24-year-old Boise man is charged with drug trafficking after deputies bought a pound-and-a half of marijuana from him last week as part of a long-term investigation. Morgan C. Dotson is charged with three felony counts of trafficking in marijuana and a count of delivery of a controlled substance in connection with the case. Deputies
Fake arrest warrant scam persists in the Treasure Valley
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
Do you recognize this man? We want to ask him about string of home burglaries in South Ada County
Deputies are looking for a burglar who kicked in the front door of a south Ada County home on Dec. 18 – but didn’t realize the owner was home in the back room at the time. The man chased the burglar out of his house before the burglar could take anything. We are working on
64-year-old Georgia man arrested for attacking a woman at Hidden Springs home
Deputies arrested a 64-year-old Georgia man early Saturday morning shortly after a woman was attacked and badly beaten inside the garage of her Hidden Springs home. Craig Robert Falk is charged with felony counts of aggravated battery and burglary in connection with the incident. Detectives are still investigating possible motives for the attack but have
Recognize this woman? We want to ask her about string of car burglaries in Kuna
Almost a dozen people who left their cars or trucks unlocked in Kuna Wednesday night woke up to find items missing from inside — including a checkbook, credit cards, and a purse. We’re working to identify a woman we have on tape from security footage near from where one of the burglaries occurred — and
Ada County is now using a revised inmate Pretrial risk assessment
Ada County’s judges have access to a new tool today that will allow them to make better-informed decisions on whether to let someone just arrested to get out of jail. Ada County Sheriff’s Office employees are now using a revised version of the Idaho Pretrial Risk Assessment (IPRAI) report that judges review before people who