The Ada County Sheriff’s Office is one of 20 jurisdictions across the U.S. selected for the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge — a $75 million program to improve criminal justice on the local level. That means the ACSO gets a $150,000 grant to continue our work to keep people out of jail who don’t
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Vandals empty tires in south Boise neighborhood but don’t deflate community spirit
Seven families in a south Boise-area neighborhood woke up Sunday morning to find their cars and trucks had flat tires — a condition that didn’t last long thanks to ACSO deputies and a local tow company. It seems a vandal – or group of vandals – walked along S. Sumpter Avenue in the Cloverdale/Amity roads
17-year-old Eagle High Student in serious trouble for purposefully crashing school district network
A 17-year-old Eagle High student who overloaded the West Ada School District’s computer network to avoid schoolwork is in serious trouble — the kind that results in felony charges. School officials suspended the boy Friday and are recommending expulsion. The student launched something called a Distributed Denial of Service attack on the computer network for
Detectives continue search for whoever spray-painted prom proposal on Black Cliffs
We are still looking for “Destiny” — and whoever did or didn’t take her to the prom. Ada County Sheriff’s detectives continue to follow leads to find whoever spray-painted “Desinty, Prom?” on the side of the Black Cliffs east of Boise earlier this spring. Spray-painting the side of the cliff is illegal – a misdemeanor
Sheriff Gary Raney to retire in June
After spending over three decades serving the people of Ada County, Sheriff Gary Raney announced Thursday that he is retiring at the end of June. There will be more to come in the days ahead as we celebrate the career of Sheriff Raney but we wanted to share the letter he sent to the Ada
An 18-month-old boy died Monday after falling into an irrigation canal near Kuna
Ada County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the 7500 block of S. Ten Mile Road, just north of the W. Columbia Road intersection, at 1:17 p.m. after dispatchers got a 911 call the boy had fallen into the water. Initial reports indicate a group of young kids was playing behind a house near the canal
Update: Deputies arrest man who robbed Paul’s Market on Thursday night
Ada County Sheriff’s deputies say public input led to the arrest of 34-year-old Andrew Reed Buzard for an armed robbery at Paul’s Market Thursday night. ACTION team deputies and U.S. Marshals arrested Buzard at his residence on W. Brownstone Drive just after 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The home is about four blocks from Paul’s Market, which
Sheriff Raney thanks the public for their continuing help with Cartwright Road homicide case
An Ada County grand jury indicted Adam Michael Dees on three counts of first-degree murder Wednesday in connection with the deaths of Ted, Elaine, and Thomas Welp in March. The grand jury also charged Dees with felony counts of robbery and use of a firearm or deadly weapon in the commission of a crime. Dees,
Detectives find over two pounds of pot, dozens of ecstasy pills at Kuna home
A 19-year-old Kuna man who sold drugs to undercover officers earlier this year is now in custody after detectives found more drugs at his house Monday afternoon. Morgan C. Dotson is charged with felony counts of trafficking in cocaine and marijuana and delivery of a controlled substance. Dotson sold undercover officers small amounts of marijuana,
58-year-old Kuna woman is charged with felony assault for firing at deputies during standoff
Robin Ann Miller is charged with a felony count of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer in connection with a standoff involving the Ada Metro SWAT team Wednesday morning. Miller fired at least one shot in the direction of SWAT team members who were outside her home in the 1300 block of S.