“The murder of three people in their foothills home is shocking and horrific. I understand you have questions and want to know as much as possible about the investigation. I do too. The good news is Ada County Sheriff’s detectives have found lots of answers. And they are working tirelessly to piece together the case.
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Update: Eagle Police find hit-and-run driver
We’d like to pass on a major thank you to the public for helping us identify the driver involved in a hit and run crash near the Eagle Road/State Street intersection Sunday night. A woman driving a white Toyota 4Runner smashed into another car near there Sunday night and then took off. We shared a
Action Team deputies catch trailhead car burglars in the act
Deputies arrested two Boise men moments after they broke into a parked car and stole a purse at the Seaman Gulch Trailhead Thursday afternoon. The duo are suspected of doing at least a half-dozen similar “smash and grab” burglaries at trailheads all over the Treasure Valley since the beginning of the year. For now, 45-year-old
Sheriff Raney’s update on Cartwright Road homicide case
Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney has some new details to share about the Cartwright Road homicide case. While the homicide investigation is still very much ongoing — and detectives are working around the clock to gather every piece of evidence and any possible information to help determine exactly what happened — there have been continuing
ACSO Labor Detail workers clean up trash in Foothills while deputies figure out who put it there
Ada County Sheriff’s deputies discovered an increase in trash being dumped in the Foothills off the 8th Street extension this winter and are working now to find out who is throwing tires, scrap metal, and other trash down the hillsides. The ACSO inmate labor detail crew cleaned up quite a bit of the trash late
Protect yourself from car burglars in the Foothills by taking purses and wallets with you when hiking or biking
Burglars have smashed windows of three different cars at trailheads and taken purses from inside since Monday. The cars were all parked in the Foothills — at the Polecat Trailhead off Cartwright Road, a trailhead near milepost 5 on Bogus Basin Road, and the Eagle sports complex off Horseshoe Bend Road. All the burglaries were
Here’s a quick Idaho Code lesson: motorized bicycles are not allowed in dedicated bike lanes
Did you know that riding a bicycle with a motor in a dedicated bike lane — or on a sidewalk — is against the law in Idaho? Did you also know that motorized bikes need a stoplight, taillight, and a horn? If they don’t have those items, motorized bikes are not street legal. And it’s not just
Protect yourself against tax identity theft by filing early
Tax season has arrived — and identity thieves are already scheming to get your refund. Tax identity theft occurs when someone files a fake tax return using your social security number. It can also occur when someone uses your social security number to get a job or claims your child as a dependent on their
ACSO deputies help get family out of burning home
A pair of Ada County Sheriff’s Office jail deputies working on the transport team helped get a family out of a burning home in Boise Tuesday morning. Deputies Billy Fikes and Dan Allen had just stopped at the Jackson’s at 897 Cole Road to get a cup of coffee when they noticed smoke coming from
“Tax Evasion” phone scam pops up again in Ada County
Here’s a tip that’ll help keep local residents from being victimized by the latest phone scam going around the U.S. Internal Revenue Service employees will not call and tell you to place funds for payment on a pre-paid credit card or any other electronic money transfer system because your spouse is wanted for “tax evasion.”