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SWAT standoff at Pocatello apartment complex ends with suspect's surrender
POCATELLO — The Police Department’s SWAT team and armored vehicle were deployed Wednesday evening for a standoff at an apartment complex near Idaho State University that ended with the suspect’s surrender. Cameron Gettings Prusse, 44, of Pocatello, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault following the incident, which began to unfold around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The incident occurred at the apartments on the 1100 block of South Fourth...
Pocatello police on the trail of a “cat” burglar
Pocatello (Pocatello) - A string of thefts and sneaky behavior in Pocatello has left a cat being issued a warrant for his arrest. Jasper, who is already orange, like a prison jumpsuit, has allegedly been stealing stuffed animals from other pets in his neighborhood. The Pocatello police department posted a warrant to their facebook page, in an effort to
Backcountry team rescues injured local woman who spent night in wilderness after ATV crash
POCATELLO — The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office backcountry team recently rescued a 50-year-old local woman from the Gibson Jack area following an ATV accident. Sgt. Nick Zweigart, a member of the backcountry rescue team, said the incident occurred early Tuesday morning and involved multiple different tools and techniques. The incident began to unfold around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday when the family of the woman contacted authorities to report that she had...
Looking back: Asylum inmate escapes and patrol car pushed into lake
IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Aug. 12 to Aug. 18 in east Idaho history. BLACKFOOT — An inmate of the asylum in Blackfoot escaped but was later returned to the institution, The Rigby Star reported on Aug. 18, 1921.
Injured woman rescued despite tricky terrain in Gibson Jack area
POCATELLO — Rescuers found and saved an injured woman in the backcountry south of Pocatello. Bannock County Search and Rescue, the Backcountry Rescue Team and Sheriff’s deputies went out looking for a missing woman in the early morning hours on Tuesday in the Gibson Jack area. They found her about a mile and a half up Gibson Mountain that morning, still alive and calling for help.
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