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Members of vandalized church: ‘We are praying for the person that did this’
IDAHO FALLS — It was a Sunday shock that had First Evangelical Lutheran Church members in tears. “When we came in yesterday morning, we saw the glass and our special objects — Bibles, a cross and...
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Man sentenced to prison for raping intoxicated woman
Delfino Cruz | EastIdahoNews.com file photo IDAHO FALLS — A Shelley man who raped an Idaho Falls woman was sentenced Monday in Bonneville County. Delfino Cruz was sentenced to 12 years in prison with...
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Officials: Idaho State Police justified in Pocatello shooting
The following is a news release from Idaho State Police. On March 27, 2017, Idaho State Police detectives attempted to arrest Rocco Chacon, 24 years of age of Pocatello, at the intersection of Golden...
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Good Question: Is crime on the rise in Bonneville County?
Stock image IDAHO FALLS — Officer Earl Laughter III opened fire on Shane McVey when McVey ignored the officer’s instructions and allegedly displayed a weapon during an incident in Idaho Falls January...
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Man will stand trial for allegedly causing 5 crashes
Jeffrey Melgaard | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A local man is set to stand trial for allegedly causing five wrecks and running from the scene of each one. On Nov. 9, 57-year-old Jeffrey...
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Sex offender arrested for allegedly molesting child
Richard Bishop | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A registered sex offender has been taken into custody for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl. Rigby native Richard Bishop, 48, was convicted in...
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Manslaughter charges reduced against man involved in fatal boating crash
Michael Kingston | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A local man charged with the deaths of two people after a boating accident appeared in court Wednesday. Michael Kingston, 63, was originally...
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Man pleads guilty to severely beating child who threw up during dinner
Sean Ryan REXBURG — An Iona man accused of violently beating a 6-year-old two days before Christmas has pleaded guilty to one felony count of injury to a child. Sean Ryan, 32, entered the guilty plea...
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Boise teen who murdered his mother will be re-sentenced
BOISE — A man who received a life sentence for killing his mother when he was a teenager will be resentenced following two U.S. Supreme Court rulings concerning the sentencing of juveniles. Ethan...
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I.F. Police chief talks body cameras, lethal force in McVey shooting case
IFPD Chief Bryce Johnson | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Falls Police Chief Bryce Johnson says his officers did nothing wrong in the officer-involved fatal shooting of Shane McVey....
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Utah woman on trial for trying to hire hit man, charged with same crime again
Linda Tracy Gillman SALT LAKE CITY — A Herriman woman now convicted of trying to arrange to have her ex-husband murdered — who was previously charged with seeking a second hit man while in jail — was...
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Man moves into home listed in online scam, realizes he’s living there illegally
ADAMS COUNTY, Colorado (KMGH) — A man moved into a home listed for rent on Craigslist but when others started coming by looking to rent the same home, he realized not only was it a scam — he was living...
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Meridian man arrested in locker room incident at west Idaho school
Andrew D. Kim BOSIE (KIVI) — Meridian Police arrested Andrew D. Kim, 23, of Meridian in connection with an incident that occurred on March 7th in the girl’s locker room at Rocky Mountain High School....
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Pocatello man sentenced to prison for sexual exploitation of minor
The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho. POCATELLO — Alfredo J. Padilla, 59, of Pocatello, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 180...
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3 people fined, sentenced to jail for Yellowstone crimes
The following is a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the district of Wyoming. MAMMOTH, Wyoming — Cody J. Cyson, of Minnetonka, Minnesota and Thomas L. Brown of East Hardwick,...
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Man in custody after woman, 2 juveniles are kidnapped in Northern Idaho
The following is a news release from Idaho State Police. CATALDO — On March 12, initiating at 11:25 a.m., Idaho State Police received a call of an adult female and two juveniles who were kidnapped....
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“Great Outdoors Bandit” sentenced to prison for bank robbery
The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho. BOISE — Josue Daniel Alfaro, a/k/a Danny Alfaro, a/k/a the “Great Outdoors Bandit,” age 32, of Portland,...
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Prosecutor: Pocatello police justified in using deadly force to apprehend...
The following is a news release from the city of Pocatello. A review by the Bonneville County Prosecutor’s Office has found that Pocatello Police officers were justified in using deadly force to...
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Woman arrested for allegedly beating boyfriend with rolling pin
Staci Minyard IDAHO FALLS — A local man reportedly woke up to his girlfriend hitting him in the mouth with a rolling pin. Staci Minyard, 47, was arrested March 6, after police responded to a report of...
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Sex offender arrested again for alleged sex crime with minor: “I will never...
Justin Jensen | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A man convicted of a sex crime in Madison County nearly two decades ago has been arrested and charged with molesting a teenage relative. Justin Dee...
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