Man arrested after alleged sexual relationship with teen he met on dating app
Lloyd Michael Vidrine | Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office RIGBY — A Jefferson County man is accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with a teenage boy he met on a dating app. According to an...
View ArticleUPDATE: Authorities release details of officer-involved shooting in Pocatello
Courtesy KPVI UPDATE: The following is a news release from Pocatello Police Dept. POCATELLO – Officers from Pocatello Police Department, Bannock County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho State Police, and the...
View ArticleWoman police say drove wrong way on Highway 20 charged with felony DUI
Melody Wenrich | Jefferson County Jail RIGBY — A woman with a history of DUIs is now charged with a felony after police say she was driving the wrong way on U.S. Highway 20 drunk. Melody Wenrich, 47,...
View ArticleMan tries to choke woman, who bites him to get away, say police
Zachary McClure | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A man arrested early Sunday morning is facing charges of domestic battery and attempted strangulation. Idaho Falls Police officers responded to a...
View Article3 arrested on drug charges after police officer recognizes wanted man
The following is a news release and photos from the Idaho Falls Police Department. Photos: Joshua Kelly, Richard Connell, Kori Martin IDAHO FALLS — On Jan. 5, shortly before 1 a.m., an Idaho Falls...
View ArticleMan arrested at grocery store admitted to stealing diarrhea medication every...
Logan A. Celner | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office AMMON — A Bonneville County man was arrested Tuesday after police received a call that a frequent shoplifter had been detained at Albertsons on 25th...
View ArticleManslaughter charges filed in Shelley car crash that killed two
Courtesy Idaho State Police SHELLEY — Manslaughter charges have been filed against a young woman who police say is responsible for a crash that claimed the lives of a young man and a child. Jericka...
View ArticleMan wounded in officer-involved shooting identified; remains in critical...
Trevor A VanHorn | Pocatello Police Department POCATELLO — Police have released the identity of the man who was injured during an officer-involved shooting near the Sizzler restaurant in Pocatello...
View ArticleSheriff looking for two suspects who robbed person at gunpoint in Jefferson...
Stock image RIGBY — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two suspects who robbed a man at gunpoint Thursday morning. Authorities have not released exactly where the alleged incident...
View ArticlePocatello police searching for a suspected bank robber
POCATELLO — Police are searching for a suspect they believed robbed a bank in Pocatello Thursday. Authorities tell KPVI that officers responded to a reported bank robbery at US Bank on Yellowstone...
View ArticleMan sentenced for drive-by shooting at Idaho Falls park
Jeremy Duane Marston | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A Boise man was sentenced for a drive-by shooting that took place in Tautphaus Park. Jeremy Duane Marston, 37, was sentenced in two...
View ArticleCalif. couple lures would-be-thieves to property and beats them, say police
VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE) – A couple in Visalia faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy after Visalia police said they lured people onto their property to steal an unsecured bike and...
View Article‘You frighten me’: Boise man gets 30 years for felony rape and attempted...
BOISE — Rod Lee Fulton, 47, was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in prison for felony rape and attempted strangulation, according to a news release Thursday from the Ada County Prosecuting Attorney’s...
View ArticleThree people arrested in connection to US Bank robbery
Courtesy Pocatello Police Department POCATELLO — Authorities have arrested a woman and two men for allegedly robbing the US Bank at 855 Yellowstone in Pocatello earlier this week. The robbery happened...
View ArticleA Georgia death row inmate has asked to be executed by firing squad
(CNN) — A convicted murderer in Georgia has asked that he be executed by firing squad, arguing an execution by lethal injection would cause him “excruciating pain” because of the condition of his...
View ArticleMan stops to help stranded motorists on I-15, ends up having his car with 2...
Raymond Aguirre and Bobbie Jo Torres | Bannock County Jail POCATELLO — A man who stopped to help a couple on I-15 Saturday night ended up having his car with two children inside stolen by the people...
View ArticleIdaho Falls man who fled the law sent to prison for lewd conduct with teen
Robert Richey | Madison County Jail REXBURG — A judge sent an Idaho Falls man to prison Tuesday for committing lewd acts with a teenage girl at least five times at local motels. Robert Richey III, 53,...
View ArticleMan who violently abused infant sentenced to prison
Baby Theron | Courtesy photo IDAHO FALLS — A man who caused permanent brain damage to his infant son has been sentenced to prison. Stanley Gage Scruggs, 24, will spend up to 10 years in prison for...
View ArticleMan accused of hitting teenager with truck and speeding away
Travis James Chapman | Bonneville County Jail IONA — An Idaho Falls man is behind bars after a teenager claimed he hit him with a truck before speeding away. Travis James Chapman told deputies that on...
View Article2 Idaho Falls residents arrested in California for drug trafficking
Left: Shayne Warth, 30, of Idaho Falls. Right: Marisol Ruiz, 28, of Idaho Falls | Ripon, California Police Department RIPON, California — Two people from Idaho Falls were arrested in California Friday...
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