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
Car Burglaries
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
Deputies seek Hidden Springs car burglar
Ada County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for whoever stole a wallet out of an unlocked truck in Hidden Springs last week and attempted to use stolen credit cards at Wal Mart and Albertson’s. Here is a surveillance photo taken from one of the stores of the man who attempted to use one of the stolen cards
Avoid theft. Lock your cars, and take valuables inside. Especially guns
Leaving your car or truck unlocked in a driveway or on the street is never a good idea — especially when you leave firearms inside. Late last month someone broke into an unlocked Ford Explorer in Star and stole a .40 caliber Glock pistol, 15 rounds of ammunition and other gun supplies. The theft occurred in
Detectives seek Star car burglar, ATM theft suspect
Ada County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for whoever broke into car in Star early this morning, stole a purse, and then used a debit card to withdraw cash at two different Boise banks. The person who used the card this morning bunched up a hooded sweatshirt around their face to avoid detection. The burglary occurred
Don’t leave your wallet or purse in a car if you want to avoid broken windows — and identity fraud
A persistent group of thieves known as the “felony lane gang” have been going through parking lots in the Treasure Valley — including health clubs, stores, public parks, and even churches — over the last several months. They break car windows to get at wallets, purses, backpacks, or other bags that may have credit cards, bank
Eagle police bust teens responsible for dozens of car burglaries
The best way to avoid being a victim of “jockeyboxing” — which means people walking through neighborhoods at night and stealing whatever they can grab from unlocked cars — is to lock your car. All the time. That way, if you mistakenly leave your cell phone, purse, wallet, ipod, or change behind when you park in
Pair of teenagers busted for car burglaries in Hill Road neighborhood
Deputies arrested a pair of Boise teenagers early Tuesday morning for breaking into cars in the Hill/Horseshoe Bend roads neighborhood. Deputies booked 19-year-old Andrew B. McCormick into the Ada County Jail Tuesday — just a few hours after getting a call from a citizen who saw two men walking through the Big Springs neighborhood acting