Crime Tracker Archives

Boise man sentenced to 4 years for methamphetamine distribution

February 24, 2022 3:17 PM News Team

A Boise man was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for distribution of…

Salmon man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a minor

February 24, 2022 2:47 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Salmon man on…

Man pleads guilty to methamphetamine trafficking

February 24, 2022 10:36 AM News Team

A California man pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to…

Boise man pleads guilty to transportation for prostitution and money laundering

February 23, 2022 12:09 PM News Team

A Boise man pleaded guilty to transportation for prostitution and money…

1 injured in officer involved shooting

February 22, 2022 4:19 PM News Team

An investigation is underway in Boise after a person was shot Tuesday…

Utah police: Man told 4-year-old to fire at officers

February 21, 2022 5:58 PM Associated Press

MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Police believe a man told his 4-year-old child to fire at officers following a dispute over his order at a McDonald’s…

Idaho woman pleads guilty in death of young stepson

February 18, 2022 5:57 PM Associated Press

An Idaho woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the beating death of her 9-year-old stepson.…

Magic Valley group sentenced to prison for federal drug crime

February 18, 2022 4:12 PM News Team

Three Idaho men were sentenced to federal prison this week for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in the…

Bonner County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child

February 18, 2022 11:54 AM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Sagle man on…

1 arrested in Paonia double homicide case

February 17, 2022 12:03 PM News Team

The Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Idaho State Police, the Delta County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado and the Colorado Bureau…

Authorities found 6-year-old girl missing since 2019 after receiving a tip different from any other information they had

February 17, 2022 6:22 AM CNN

By Travis Caldwell, CNN Authorities had been searching more than two years for Paislee Shultis, a 4-year-old reported missing from her legal guardian…

Caldwell man sentenced to 8 years for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

February 16, 2022 3:49 PM News Team

A Caldwell man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to…

Why avocado shipments from Mexico to the US were stopped: A death threat to a safety inspector

February 16, 2022 5:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Rivers, CNN Business The suspension of avocado imports from Mexico came after a US safety inspector received a credible death threat,…

Investigation into ibuprofen hot dogs continues

February 15, 2022 5:46 PM Cole Sams

The investigation continues into poisonous hot dogs found along trails in…

Fruitland man sentenced to more than 9 years for federal gun crime

February 15, 2022 4:06 PM News Team

A Fruitland man was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a…

Caldwell man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography

February 15, 2022 3:38 PM News Team

A Caldwell man was sentenced to 324 months in federal prison for possession of child…

F&G seeks help identifying snowmobilers seen harassing deer near Cress Creek

February 15, 2022 10:39 AM News Team

Two snowmobilers were caught on camera harassing deer and officers would like your help identifying…

Sandy Hook families reach $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington

February 15, 2022 9:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Jorgensen, Jason Hanna and Erica Hill, CNN The families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School…

Family says they were threatened after Idaho Falls car crash

February 14, 2022 11:00 PM Joel Killam

A family told us they were threatened after a car crash Monday night in Idaho…

1 arrested after multi-county pursuit ends with no injuries

February 14, 2022 6:18 PM News Team

On Saturday at 1:15 a.m., Idaho Falls Police officers were performing a DUI traffic stop and investigation in the area of Whittier Street and N…

More than 10 misdemeanor citations issued in closed areas of Bonneville County

February 14, 2022 11:02 AM News Team

During the past two days, Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies have issued more than 10 misdemeanor citations to individuals who traveled into…

FBI offering $10,000 for help in finding serial bank robber nicknamed the ‘Route 91 Bandit’

February 13, 2022 8:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, CNN The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help in locating a man nicknamed the “Route 91…

Utah tackling skyrocketing catalytic converter theft

February 12, 2022 10:10 AM Associated Press

A statewide analysis of police records from the attorney general’s office shows the theft of catalytic converters from cars in Utah has surged by…

1 apprehended after chase in stolen vehicle

February 11, 2022 4:59 PM News Team

Bingham County deputies were assisting other agencies in locating a stolen vehicle from the Bonneville County area Friday around 11:45…

Ada County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a minor

February 11, 2022 10:55 AM News Team

ttorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Kuna man on…

Man pleads guilty to firearms violation and assaulting federal officer

February 11, 2022 12:47 PM News Team

A Greenleaf man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and assaulting a federal…

BLM offers reward for information on horse shooting

February 11, 2022 9:34 AM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Challis Field Office and BLM Law Enforcement previously offered a $2,000 reward for information regarding the…

1 arrested after high speed chase

February 10, 2022 11:45 AM News Team

A Fremont County Deputy attempted to traffic stop a vehicle for speeding Thursday around 6:00 a.m. …

Troopers arrest man for drug trafficking after he flees traffic stop

February 10, 2022 3:51 PM News Team

Idaho State Police troopers arrested a Meridian man Thursday morning on several felonies, including drug trafficking, after he was stopped for…

Wasden announces action against Boise telemarketer

February 10, 2022 3:39 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced a resolution of his legal action against National Compliance Services, LLC, a Boise-based telemarketing…

Multiple individuals taken into custody in Bingham County

February 8, 2022 3:56 PM News Team

Multiple individuals were taken into custody for a variety of drug charges over the last week in Bingham…

Man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

February 8, 2022 5:59 PM News Team

A Hope, Idaho man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…

Pocatello police release update on Linda Smith cold case

February 8, 2022 5:41 PM News Team

In 2007, the investigation of the Linda Smith homicide from 1981 was reopened and assigned to investigators. …

SWAT Team called to help resolve situation at motel

February 8, 2022 5:34 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls SWAT Team was called into action Monday night to help resolve a situation at a…

US report finds Mexico is dominant source of fentanyl trafficked into US

February 7, 2022 10:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A new government report out Tuesday details how opioid trafficking in the United States has changed in recent years,…

Suspect arrested in Washington state grocery store shooting

February 8, 2022 7:51 AM Associated Press

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man suspected of opening fire inside a grocery store in Washington state, killing…

IFPD identify, apprehend multiple juveniles involved in vandalism

January 19, 2022 6:32 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating a string of malicious vandalism that has been reported over the past several days.…

Judge says Idaho gov can’t veto clemency for condemned man

February 4, 2022 6:16 PM Associated Press

A judge says Idaho’s governor doesn’t have the power to veto a clemency recommendation by the state’s parole board for a terminally ill man who…

Magic Valley man sentenced to 10 years in drug distribution case

February 4, 2022 3:54 PM News Team

A Gooding man was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for distribution of…

Mountain home man pleads guilty to federal drug and gun charges

February 3, 2022 3:58 PM News Team

A Mountain Home man pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a…

ISIS leader killed in US-led Syria raid, Biden says

February 3, 2022 2:38 PM CNN

By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann, Jeremy Herb and Eyad Kourdi, CNN ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed Wednesday during a US…

Nampa man sentenced for distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl

February 3, 2022 10:33 AM News Team

A Nampa man was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for distribution of illegal…

The FBI has identified suspects accused of making threats to HBCUs this week, official says

February 3, 2022 4:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The FBI has identified people suspected of making bomb threats this week directed at historically Black…

California man sentenced to federal prison for passing counterfeit currency

February 2, 2022 4:20 PM News Team

A San Leandro, California man was sentenced to four months in federal prison and four months of home confinement for passing counterfeit…

IDOC seeks walkaway from South Boise Women’s Correctional Center

February 2, 2022 11:48 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for a South Boise Women’s Correctional Center resident who walked away from the…

Safeguard Metals LLC targets senior investors in $68 million fraud scheme

February 2, 2022 9:52 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Finance joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and 26 other states Wednesday to file a complaint in United…

Police seek assistance in hit-and-run investigation

February 1, 2022 6:04 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run vehicle collision where a pedestrian was struck and injured.…

Man dead, woman hospitalized in shooting at Post Falls home

February 1, 2022 5:54 PM Associated Press

POST FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Police in northern Idaho say a woman was hospitalized and a man died in a shooting at a Post Falls home on Tuesday…

Twin Falls County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child

February 1, 2022 4:46 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Twin Falls man on…

Idaho deputies shoot, kill man with knife near Orofino

February 1, 2022 3:54 PM Associated Press

Sheriff’s deputies in north-central Idaho shot and killed a man that they said was armed with a knife early Monday…

Ibuprofen-laced hot dogs found along trails

January 31, 2022 6:09 PM Cole Sams, Linda Larsen

Trail users say they are finding hots dogs laced with ibuprofen along Pocatello area…

Man arrested after Battering and Assaulting woman

January 29, 2022 3:11 PM News Team

A man is in jail and facing several charges after police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance Friday night in Idaho…

Ada County man sentenced for petit theft

January 28, 2022 11:58 AM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced an Ada County man was sentenced Wednesday, January 26, for petit…

Fugitive wanted in Washington, Idaho arrested in Montana

January 28, 2022 11:22 AM Associated Press

A fugitive wanted after a series of burglaries and vehicle thefts in Washington and Idaho has been arrested in western Montana.…

Nampa woman pleads guilty to theft of government money

January 27, 2022 4:24 PM News Team

A Nampa woman pleaded guilty to theft of government…

Chad Daybell’s attorney gets more time to file for a dismissal

January 27, 2022 9:26 AM Curtis Jackson

A motion hearing for the Chad Daybell case is schedule for Thursday morning.…

Ammon man arrested for lewd conduct with minor

January 26, 2022 11:54 AM News Team

Following an investigation by Idaho State Police detectives in cooperation with the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and Bonneville County…

1 arrested after search warrant served

January 26, 2022 10:00 AM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at an apartment and business in Idaho Falls Tuesday as part of an ongoing…

Woman admits to wire fraud scheme to embezzle from employer

January 26, 2022 2:37 PM News Team

An Osburn, Idaho woman pleaded guilty to wire…

Man who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt during US Capitol riot pleads guilty

January 26, 2022 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz The man who was photographed inside the US Capitol wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt on January 6, 2021, pleaded…

Police seek help locating theft suspect

January 25, 2022 2:51 PM News Team

The Rexburg Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a…

Police release more details after man shoots up motel over smoking-fee charge

January 21, 2022 11:21 AM News Team

The suspect was ultimately identified as 35-year-old Johnnie Kendrall Adams from Mississippi.…

Police execute search warrant at El Compa Hookah Bar

January 24, 2022 12:39 PM News Team

The Pocatello Police Street Crimes Unit, along with Idaho State Police Alcohol Beverage Control, executed a search warrant at the El Compa Hookah Bar…

St. Anthony Police Department raising funds to bring in a four legged officer

January 23, 2022 10:44 AM Braydon Wilson

The new K-9 will allow for the department to detect drugs coming through the area, says Officer Hunter Gregory, who will be the dog’s handler.…

Podcast bringing attention to cold cases in Idaho

January 21, 2022 1:06 PM Rachel Fabbi

“Every one of these families deserve answers, and police do need help on these cases. They are never, never over until we have justice,” Douglas…

Kyle Rittenhouse wants the gun he used in the Kenosha shootings back so he can destroy it, court document shows

January 21, 2022 2:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of killing of two people and shooting another in 2020 during unrest in…

Idaho judge weighs if governor has power over commutations

January 21, 2022 9:49 AM Associated Press

A state judge is weighing whether Idaho’s Constitution allows the governor to reject a parole board’s recommendation when it comes to commuting a…

Alex Murdaugh charged with 23 more crimes

January 21, 2022 9:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Wesley Bruer, Dianne Gallagher and Randi Kaye, CNN Alex Murdaugh, the suspended South Carolina attorney accused of financial wrongdoing and…

Pocatello man sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine

January 20, 2022 5:53 PM News Team

A Pocatello man was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison for attempted possession with intent to distribute…

Man sentenced for assaulting law enforcement officers in Yellowstone

January 19, 2022 5:55 PM News Team

United States Attorney Bob Murray announced Wednesday 27-year-old Benjamin J. Bagala of Santa Rosa, California pleaded guilty and was sentenced for…

Idaho Falls man sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine

January 19, 2022 10:02 AM News Team

An Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute…

Caldwell man sentenced for distribution of methamphetamine

January 19, 2022 12:09 PM News Team

A Caldwell man was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for distribution of…

2 cow elk shot out of season on Salmon Road near Riggins

January 18, 2022 3:36 PM News Team

On the morning of Jan. 9, two cow elk were shot out of season along the Big Salmon Road near Riggins.…

FBI and DHS warn faith-based communities ‘will likely continue’ to be targets of violence

January 17, 2022 7:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN Top officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security warned in a letter Monday that…

SWAT team arrests woman after standoff in Idaho Falls

January 16, 2022 9:57 PM Linda Larsen

Shortly before 12:00 p.m. Sunday, January 16, 2021, Idaho Falls Police Officers responded to a residence in the 100 block of E Elva Street for a…

Meth burritos, machetes and more. TSA shares its list of strange items confiscated at airports

January 15, 2022 10:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Jay Croft, CNN Most travelers have learned the hard way that we can’t carry, say, a bottle of water past airport security. But some people…

Men tried to smuggle $340,000 worth of cocaine in baked beans tins

January 15, 2022 5:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Two men have been jailed for attempting to smuggle $341,875 (£250,000) worth of cocaine in baked beans and condensed coconut…

A 74-year-old woman spent 27 years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit. This week she was exonerated

January 14, 2022 2:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Smart and Paradise Afshar, CNN A Tennessee woman who was wrongfully convicted of murdering her great-niece and spent 27 years in prison, was…

Man charged with decades-old death of young Idaho girl

January 13, 2022 4:32 PM Associated Press

Authorities say a suspect in the decades-old sexual assault and slaying of a young Idaho girl has been formally charged with the crime.…

Twin Falls man sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine

January 12, 2022 4:20 PM News Team

A Twin Falls man was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute…

A baby is in stable condition after three people found him in a dumpster and called police

January 11, 2022 6:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson and Christina Maxouris, CNN A newborn baby is in stable condition after people looking through a dumpster found the infant and…

BLM offers reward for information on horses shot near Challis

January 10, 2022 6:36 PM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management is offering a reward for information on horses being shot near…

UPDATED: Victim, suspect identified in Fort Hall stabbing

January 8, 2022 12:03 PM News Team

A man is dead, and a person is in custody after a deadly stabbing Friday, January 7 on the Fort Hall Indian…

Man arrested for warrants after attempting to elude officers

January 6, 2022 3:44 PM News Team

At approximately 9:45 a.m. Wednesday morning, Idaho Falls Police officers went to an address in the 400 block of Call Avenue with the intent of…

Man arrested in connection to multiple business burglaries

January 5, 2022 2:43 PM News Team

Idaho Falls Police say 24-year old James Fletcher has been arrested and has been charged with 4 counts of Burglary (all…

Bannock County jail employee faces charges in Salt Lake

January 5, 2022 10:14 AM News Team

The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Tony Manu released the following statement regarding the status of a jail employee who is facing…

Hearing over Mark Means

January 5, 2022 5:57 PM News Team

Nothing really changed to keep Lori Vallow-Daybell’s former attorney Mark Means from discussing her…

Boise man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for drug trafficking

January 4, 2022 5:47 PM News Team

A Boise man was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to…

Human remains found in Cody

January 4, 2022 12:39 PM News Team

The Cody Police Department reports on Monday at approximately 10:08 a.m., officers responded to the 1300 Block of Sunset Blvd South in Cody to a…

10 of the country’s most populous cities set homicide records last year

January 3, 2022 5:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Priya Krishnakumar and Peter Nickeas, CNN More than two-thirds of the country’s 40 most populous cities saw more homicides last year than in…

Investigation continues in Downard Funeral Home

December 31, 2021 3:27 PM Linda Larsen

Many viewers have been asking what the latest is on the investigation of Downard Funeral Home. …

Year in Review: Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell

December 28, 2021 5:33 PM Rachel Fabbi

A look back at the major events in the case against Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell this last…

N. Idaho man charged with first-degree murder, cannibalism

December 21, 2021 1:06 PM Associated Press

A northern Idaho man has been charged with first-degree murder and cannibalism.…

Nampa man sentenced to 9 years for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

December 21, 2021 12:20 PM News Team

A Nampa man was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to…

3 arrested for possession of meth after 3 separate incidents over the weekend

December 20, 2021 11:55 AM News Team

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports three separate incidents over the weekend led to three arrests for possession of…

Man sentenced for unlawful possession of ammunition after standoff with Bannock County deputies

December 17, 2021 4:34 PM News Team

A 46-year-old Albuquerque, New Mexico man was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for possession of ammunition by a prohibited…

Pocatello man sentenced to 7.5 years for unlawfully possessing firearm

December 17, 2021 4:17 PM News Team

A 44-year-old Pocatello man was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a…

Bannock County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child

December 16, 2021 3:29 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Pocatello man on…

A 90-year-old was serving life for marijuana despite serious illness. Now he’s going home

December 16, 2021 4:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Casey Tolan, CNN In a dramatic reversal, a 90-year-old, seriously ill federal inmate serving life in prison for a nonviolent marijuana trafficking…

Bingham County Sheriff accused of threatening youth group

December 15, 2021 3:31 PM News Team

The Idaho Attorney General’s Office filed a criminal complaint against Sheriff Craig T. Rowland Tuesday…