Local sheriff doesn't like possible reduction in minor alcohol charges
Bannock County Sheriff Lorin Nielsen feels House Bill 494 – a bill aiming to reduce first-offense minor alcohol charges to infraction from misdemeanors – would be a step backward. Ref. Source 1y.
Automatic plate readers are helping stop crime
There's a new crime-fighter in eastern Idaho. This hero doesn't fly, leap buildings in a single bound, or wear a cape. It is, however, saving kidnapped kids and getting bad guys off the street every day. Ref. Source 2q.
No criminal charges filed against deputies who shot rancher
Idaho's top legal officer says there is not enough evidence to charge two sheriff's deputies involved in the fatal shooting of a rancher who was killed after one of his bulls was hit by a car. Ref. Source 8t.
Franklin County deputy cleared in shooting investigation. PRESTON, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-Franklin County Prosecutor Vic Pearson has determined that there is no evidence to support a criminal charge against a Franklin County Deputy involved in a fatal shooting incident. He confronted a knife-wielding suspect identified as Raul Antonio Menjivar-Saabedra. "This appears to be a situation where Saabedra was attempting 'suicide by cop' and succeeded Source 8i.
Eyewitnesses say suspect wasn’t complying with police before shooting. Kathy and Scott Sievert were working at the Outback Golf Park Friday night when police shot at a suspected thief they had been looking for. Source 1o.