After three days of searching for a Boise man who fell off a boat in Lucky Peak reservoir, detectives feel certain he failed to make it to shore and has drowned. Friends of Christian Vernon Dale, 21, reported the man had fallen off a moving boat Sunday night around 9:00. There were nine other people
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CodeRed emergency notification system “all call” test sent to thousands of Ada County phone numbers Tuesday
If you got an automated call from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office about the CodeRed Community Notification System from a funky 866 area code Tuesday, you are not alone. Pretty much everybody else in Ada County got the same call – especially if you still have a landline. It wasn’t spam or a scam. It
Update: Detectives find pickup used in a burglary off Warm Springs Ave. in June
Detectives want to thank everyone who contacted us with tips that helped them find a white pickup truck thieves used to steal several thousand dollars worth of landscaping equipment and tools from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation last month. Deputies began their investigation June 17 after getting a report of a break-in at
Boise couple arrested on felony injury to child charges
Ada County Sheriff’s detectives declared six children to be in imminent danger last week due to filthy and dangerous living conditions in their south Boise-area home. Deputies arrested the children’s parents – 42-year-old Jamie P. Rose and 43-year-old Lawrence F. Rose – Thursday afternoon on felony injury to child charges. Deputies took both Jamie and
Ada County Sheriff’s Office 2019 budget request asks for staffing increase at the jail
Ada County is growing at an incredible rate. Since the last US Census in 2010, Ada County has gained 78,500 new residents – from 392,000 to 471,000. Forbes.com has christened Boise as the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the U.S. All that growth represents a significant and growing strain on Ada County’s infrastructure. For the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, those demographic changes
Star Police arrest 18-year-old Nampa man after finding almost a half-pound of marijuana in his backpack.
Elias Bernal-Gutierrez is charged with a felony count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Officers began their investigation just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday after getting a call that several people were smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol near the Star River Walk Park. When an officer arrived and walked up to a
Off-duty deputy arrested on DUI charge
An Ada County Sheriff’s deputy was immediately placed on administrative leave after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and crashing into another car late Saturday night. Meridian Police arrested John Rynhart, 43, after responding to a crash at the intersection of Meridian Road and Chinden Boulevard . Rynhart was off duty and driving a personally-owned Honda
Horseshoe Bend man arrested in connection with car and porch burglaries in Hidden Springs
Detectives have connected 39-year-old Christopher M. Hyler to at least one smash-and-grab car burglary in the Hidden Springs area earlier this spring and identified him as a person of interest in several others. Hyler is charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor petit theft in connection two incidents the night of May 7, where someone stole
Kuna man charged with lewd conduct for having sex with a 14-year-old girl in 2016
Deputies arrested 30-year-old Michael A. Decker Thursday morning and charged him with six felony counts of lewd conduct with a minor and one felony count sexual exploitation of a child. Deputies began their investigation in late October after being contacted by a third party, who told them Decker had illegal sexual contact with a 14-year-old
Kuna man charged with lewd conduct for having sex with a 14-year-old girl in 2016
Deputies arrested 30-year-old Michael A. Decker Thursday morning and charged him with six felony counts of lewd conduct with a minor and one felony count sexual exploitation of a child. Deputies began their investigation in late October after being contacted by a third party, who told them Decker had illegal sexual contact with a 14-year-old