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CRIME & SAFETY
Man arrested after hit-and-run in Boise
BOISE, Idaho — A Boise man has been arrested and charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death, which is a felony. According to the Boise Police Department (BPD), 46-year-old Jacob Miller hit two women at 11th and Main St., in downtown Boise on Saturday June 29 around 9:30 p.m. and drove away. They are both in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
20-Year-Old Woman Dies After Saturday Night Motorcycle Crash on Southern Idaho Highway
ADA COUNTY - Idaho State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatality crash that occurred Saturday evening. According to police, at 8:29 p.m., a 20-year-old-female from Meridian, was riding a 2024 Yamaha YZFR3 on Highway 21 at milepost 9.5, just east of Lucky Peak Dam in Ada County. The motorcycle rider was driving in the left-hand lane and failed to negotiate a curve, overturning the motorcycle.
Cop on a skateboard: Officer Benavides serves and shreds at local park
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Boise Police Officer Benavides is not new to skateboarding. It is a hobby he first picked up in middle school. "I think I was about 13, 12 years old. It was a good way to get from point A to point B because I couldn't drive," he says. As Officer Benavides got older, he slowly moved away from the sport before deciding to get back into it when he moved to Boise.
2 women walked away from IDOC custody
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) is looking for two residents of the South Boise Women's Correctional Center who walked away from the facility on Sunday night. Sarah Zumwalt and Katy Buchanan were last on prison property at roughly 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, said...
Idaho man cited for driving 113 mph with unbuckled child passenger
A Kuna, Idaho, man was cited on Interstate 84 late on June 30 for driving 113 miles per hour while a child, estimated at 3 to 4 years old, was sleeping in a car seat that was not buckled. According to an Oregon State Police report, Trooper Talon Colton stopped a 2021 Toyota Venza around 11:33 p.m. The driver, Cuiping Ruan, 32, was driving west on the freeway near Milepost 289, about 14 miles ...
Car hits power pole in Caldwell
CALDWELL, Idaho — A little over 1000 people are without power in Caldwell after a vehicle hit a power pole on Sunday, June 30. According to the Caldwell Police Department (CPD), people should avoid the intersection of of Linden and Cleveland as they will be rerouting traffic until it is fixed.
Three-vehicle crash shuts down I-15 for several hours, sends three to hospital
BINGHAM COUNTY, Idaho (KUTV) — A three-vehicle collision left southbound I-15 blocked for three hours and sent three to the hospital, including one man from Utah. Idaho State police officers said the crash occurred at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, on southbound I-15 at milepost 97 in Bingham County.
'You need to be held accountable': Ada County settles wrongful arrest lawsuit
KUNA, Idaho — Mike Heikkola has called Kuna home for the past 35 years. He is close to his kids and grandkids, who live minutes away, and has always considered himself a law-abiding citizen. However, on an afternoon in January of 2023, he said that all changed. He took...
Nampa Police looks to add Crisis Intervention Team
NAMPA, Idaho — In one of Idaho's largest cities, police want to restructure how they help the growing number of people experiencing mental health crises. "It's a huge number of our community that needs assistance," said Curt Shankel, Nampa Police Deputy Chief. In the last five years, he said...
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