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
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Fake arrest warrant phone scam continues to plague Ada County residents
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. Deputies will also never ask you to place funds for payment on a pre-paid
Boise man who eluded arrest during April SWAT search in Garden City neighborhood is now in custody
Ada County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 31-year-old Boise man who escaped from parole officers April 26 and then eluded capture during the resulting search in a Garden City neighborhood. Members of the ACTION team arrested Shane M. Tucker outside a home in a Southeast Boise neighborhood just after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Tucker is charged with
Police are investigating what appears to be an attempted murder/suicide shooting in Eagle-area subdivision
Eagle Police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another badly injured at a home in the Wedgewood Estates subdivision early Thursday morning. Eagle Police were sent to report of shots fired inside a home in the Chinden Blvd./ S. Locust Grove Road area just after midnight. Police arrived to find 46-year-old
20-year-old Nampa man sentenced to 35 years in prison for 2021 murder of roommate in Star park
A 20-year-old Nampa man who shot and killed his 48-year-old roommate on Christmas Day 2021 could spend the next 35 years in prison. Dakota Travis Honeycutt can ask for parole after serving 15 years. Fourth District Judge Nancy Baskin sentenced Honeycutt Monday. Honeycutt pleaded guilty to second-degree murder earlier this year in connection with the
Ada County Deputy injured during fatal confrontation on I-84 last week remains hospitalized
An Ada County Sheriff’s deputy continues to recover after being seriously injured during a fatal confrontation with a man armed with a knife on Interstate 84 earlier this month. Deputy Todd Nelson, who is being treated for stab and gunshot wounds he sustained during the struggle, has undergone several surgeries and has begun what appears
Confrontation with man walking on I-84 early Monday ends with a deputy badly injured and the man deceased
An Ada County Sheriff’s deputy is recovering after being seriously injured during a fatal confrontation with an armed man on Interstate 84 early Monday morning. Jared Decker, the 40-year-old man who injured the deputy, was pronounced dead a brief time after the incident, which occurred on the eastbound lanes of I-84 by milepost 59, which is
New Ada County Jail dashboard debuts
The Ada County Jail is the biggest and most secure facility of its kind in Idaho – and it’s getting very crowded. Our jail has 1,116 beds. For the last year, our average daily population has been 1,013. That’s too many. The population is more manageable today at 952. If you want to see how
UPDATE: 31-year-old Nampa man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing near Avimor
Raul A. Cuevas is being held in the Ada County Jail on a first-degree murder charge after deputies found another man with a fatal stab wound inside a car early Wednesday morning. Jesus Urrutia died from a sharp force injury wound to the chest, according to Ada County Coroner reports. Nampa Police say Urrutia was
Deputies investigating vehicle burglaries at the Polecat Loop trailhead
Burglars smashed windows of three different cars at a popular trailhead north of Boise March 17 while their owners were hiking nearby. The thieves stole backpacks, a duffle bag, and other items from inside, including laptops, clothes, hiking equipment, and a wallet. The cars were all parked at the Polecat Loop Trailhead off Cartwright Road.