At least six people who left their cars unlocked in Eagle Sunday night woke up to find items missing from inside. If there is one concept we here at the Ada County Sheriff’s Office would like our residents to embrace above all others, it would be: lock your stuff up. The best way to avoid
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19-year-old Boise man cited for starting Table Rock fire with an illegal roman candle
Deputies cited the man for violating Ada County code — which bans all fireworks in the Foothills and any other areas that constitute a “severe fire threat” between June 1 and Oct. 31. Taylor Kemp admitted to detectives he was shooting roman candles by the road near the Table Rock gate just before midnight June
Ada County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the apparent suicide of an inmate in the Ada County Jail.
The 40-year-old Garden City man was found unresponsive and not breathing in a cell just after 7pm Saturday. The inmate had been in custody since July 9 on a delivery of a controlled substance charge. He was being held on a $50,000 bond. The man was housed alone in a cell. For safety and security,
Four-hour standoff in Kuna ends when teen shoots himself
A 14-year-old boy who stole two guns from a family member earlier this week and then refused to leave a friend’s house when police found him Friday afternoon suffered life-threatening injury when he shot himself. Kuna police spent hours talking to the boy and trying to convince him to leave a home in the 1400
Kuna duo charged with drug trafficking
A 44-year-old Kuna man is being held in the Ada County Jail for trying to sell a pound of methamphetamine to detectives Wednesday. Jeffrey Davis is charged with felony drug trafficking in connection with the case. Another Kuna man, 39-year-old Nathan Gamble, is also charged trafficking after he showed up later that night to collect
Eagle police investigate garage/car burglaries
Eagle police say at about a dozen people who mistakenly left their garage doors open or unlocked this summer have had items stolen from inside — including an SUV with the keys left inside, golf clubs, and expensive tools. Thieves entered into four unlocked garages earlier this week — two on Languna Shore Lane and
Software upgrade means ACSO arrest list, jail roster, and warrants pages will be down indefinitely
The ACSO replaced our entire 911 Emergency Dispatch software earlier this year – a badly needed upgrade for a system that was two decades old. We are completing phase two of our technology upgrade plan tomorrow when we install brand-new operation and management software for the Ada County Jail. The excellent news is that our
Deputies search for whoever set donation sheds on fire behind Kuna-area church
Kuna police are looking for two teens seen running away from a fire behind the LDS church at 315 E. Deer Flat Road early Sunday morning. The fire destroyed two storage units behind the church, which were full of donated items for the Deseret Industries Thrift Store. The damage in lost items and the buildings
Detectives investigate fireworks-caused blaze near Table Rock
Ada County Sheriff’s detectives are working to find whoever shot fireworks into the Foothills off Table Rock Road just before midnight Wednesday — a decision that led to a range fire that destroyed one home and put dozens of others at risk. By Thursday afternoon, the fire had burned over 2600 acres in the desert
14-year-old Kuna boy steals family car and crashes into a home across town
It’s very fortunate that the people who live at 1196 W. Gold Street in Kuna are OK after a 14-year-old boy drove a stolen car into the front of their house early Wednesday morning. The boy is being treated at a local hospital for what appear to be minor injuries. Kuna police were called to