Ada County Sheriff’s Office deputies will never call and threaten to arrest you because you have an outstanding arrest warrant — or civil judgment — or have a tax bill due — or missed jury duty — or anything like that. The latest twist of this phone scam involves people calling local doctors and medical
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Deputies respond to fatal kayak accident in the Boise River Monday afternoon
A 69-year-old Eagle man died after his kayak flipped over when it hit a fallen tree in the Boise River Monday afternoon. James Laughlin died by drowning, according to an Ada County Coroner report issued Tuesday. The incident occurred on the south channel of the Boise River, west of Eagle Island State Park in western
16-year-old Meridian boy is charged with third degree arson in connection with a range fire north of Eagle Saturday night.
The Hartley fire consumed about 28 acres before Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eagle, Middleton/Star, and Meridian fire departments we were able to suppress the fire. Fire crews were sent to the BLM land north of Hartley Road in Eagle around 9 p.m. Saturday. It took until after midnight for the fire crews to contain
The Ada County Critical Incident Task Force is investigating the officer-involved shooting of a suicidal 41-year-old man in Star
The Ada County Critical Incident Task Force is investigating the officer-involved shooting of a suicidal 41-year-old man in Star Thursday. Christoffer Huffman died as a result of the shooting. The Star Police Officer involved was not hurt. The hour-long ordeal occurred in a field off the west side of Idaho 16, south of Floating Feather Road
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If you have been following what’s happening with the Ada County Sheriff’s Office over the last several years, you have probably noticed how full our jail is every day. We have 1,116 beds. The average number of inmates for the last year is 1,013. Sheriff Matt Clifford – and the Ada County Board of Commissioners
Deputies investigate scam involving Bitcoin
There are a lot of financial scams out there these days, and deputies have just encountered a new one involving Bitcoin. In general, if someone asks you to go to a store and put money on a gift card or pre-paid credit card – or to invest in Bitcoin — and use that to pay
34-year-old Boise man charged with multiple felonies after leading deputies on vehicle pursuit early Tuesday
Deputies found methamphetamine, fentanyl pills, marijuana, and psilocybin mushrooms in a car a 34-year-old Boise man crashed and abandoned at the end of a brief vehicle pursuit along Chinden Boulevard early Tuesday morning. Boise and Meridian police eventually found and arrested Eric E. Heisley about two miles from the crash. Heisley is being held at
65-year-old Star man charged with lewd conduct; detectives suspect there could be other victims
Detectives are concerned a 65-year-old Star man charged with lewd conduct for having illegal sexual contact with a pre-teenage girl earlier this year may have more victims. Star Police arrested Jorge Perez July 27. He is being held in the Ada County Jail on a $150,000 bond. Officers began their investigation July 20 after getting
Body found partially submerged in the Boise River in Eagle last week identified; no signs of foul play
The Ada County Coroner’s office identified the person found partially submerged in the Boise River in Eagle on July 13 as 65-year-old Eric Jorgenson of Boise. Jorgensen was reported missing to the Boise Police on April 26, after several personal items of his were found near the river in the Willow Lane area near his
19-year-old Garden City man charged with vehicular manslaughter in connection with fatal February crash
Devin A. Slusher was driving north on Cartwright Road around 8 p.m. on Feb. 18 when he lost control of his Chevy Silverado pickup truck on a curve near Peaceful Cove Lane. The truck flipped over and went off the side of the road. The front seat passenger, 18-year-old Cole Winchester of Kuna, was thrown