Eagle police are looking for whoever broke into a model home over the weekend and took almost $10,000 worth of stuff from inside— including dishes, blankets, a coffee table and chairs, a full-length mirror, a rug, a bottle of shampoo, and two boxes of cereal. The model home is in the Henry Fork subdivision, located in
Property Crimes
Deputies investigate theft of dozens of campaign signs
It appears Ada County may have a non-partisan political sign stealer in Districts 15 and 16. Idaho House candidates Steve Berch and James Silsby report having numerous signs grabbed up Nov. 3, 4, and 5. Berch, a Democrat, lost to Republican Lynn Luker in District 15. Silsby, a Republican, lost to Democrat Hy Kloc in
Eagle Police identify driver who knocked over light pole in the Brookwood subdivision
Police cited 94-year-old Robert Halliday for driving too fast for conditions in connection with the crash. Officers are still investigating what happened and could add a charge for leaving the scene and not reporting the damage. The crash occurred just before 3 p.m. Monday near the Old Barn Drive/Creekfield Place intersection just east of Eagle
Three teenage boys connected to case of badly vandalized home in Star
A group of 13-year-old boys appear to be at least partially responsible for more than $15,000 worth of damage to an unoccupied home in Star last month. Sometime between Oct. 14 and Oct. 19, someone entered into a home in the Star Road/State Street neighborhood and damaged sheetrock, spray-painted the walls, broke out windows, burned
Thanks to public for helping us find woman using stolen credit cards
Thanks to public input, deputies have identified a woman caught using credit cards stolen from inside three cars in Eagle late last month. Those people who had their cars broken into and wallets or purses stolen since Sept. 22 got reports that someone used their stolen credit or bank cards. We put out a picture
Boise man charged with arson in connection with Hill Road house fire
A 34-year-old man found walking away from a house fire on Hill Road Thursday night — wearing clothes with burn marks and that smelled like petroleum — is charged with first degree arson. Patrick Sean Irving is being held in the Ada County Jail. Ada County Sheriff’s deputies, Boise police, and Boise Fire investigators are determining if
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
Appliance thieves targeting vacant homes in Ada County
Thieves have broken into a least five Ada County homes — either vacant or in the process of being sold — since mid-September and stolen stoves and/or refrigerators from inside. In four of the five break-ins, there is no sign of forced entry. In one case, thieves broke through the back door of a garage. It
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
Detective investigate $14,000 tire theft at Kuna area farm
Ada County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for whoever stole $14,000 worth of semi truck tires from a turf farm in the 9800 block of Kuna Road last week. The 30 tires were reported missing to ACSO deputies on Friday — the day after a farm employee noticed they weren’t on a storage rack. Around that same