(BOISE, Idaho) -- A California man died Sunday in a crash on Idaho State Highway 50, The Idaho Press-Tribune reports.
Idaho State Police investigated the accident just after 5:30 p.m. near milepost 4 on the Hansen Bridge in Jerome County. The crash occurred when 53-year-old Jeffrey Evans, of Grass Valley, California, struck a 2002 GMC sierra, driven by 40-year-old Shane Scott, of Filer, Idaho, while attempting to make a U-turn in front of it. Jeffrey Evans had one passenger, 59-year-old Susan Evans in his vehicle at the time, while Scott had 40-year-old Diana Scott and 14-year-old Trevor Scott as passengers in his vehicle, the paper says.
Jeffrey Evans died of his injuries at the scene. Diana Scott was transported by air ambulane to St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls.
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Man Who Disappeared After Going Shopping Found Safe
(BOISE, Idaho) -- A man who disappeared after leaving to go shopping has been located.
David Szwec was last seen on Friday when he set out to do some shopping, but was reported missing on Saturday after he failed to return home.
Officials said around 10:30 a.m. on Monday Szwec walked into the Ada County Sheriff’s Office on Barrister Drive and informed authorities that he's safe.
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Feds Recognize Idaho as Leader in Health Information Technology
(BOISE, Idaho) -- Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter announced Monday that the federal government has recognized Idaho as a national leader in advancing the use of health information technology.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho Hospital Association, Idaho Health Data Exchange and the Qualis Health Washington and Idaho Regional Extension Center are collaborating to assist the state's health care providers, hospitals and pharmacies in adopting and implementing technologies that enable them to communicate securely and electronically in real time, the governor said in a news release. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information TecIhnology is recognizing Idaho specifically because 97 percent of the state's pharmacies participate in e-prescribing.
"Technology today makes it easy and safe for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others to communicate with each other on their patients’ behalf," Gov. Otter said. "The result is fewer errors, and health care providers and their staff can spend more time actually talking with their patients. That’s what we’re working toward.”
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Arkansas Disc Golf Champion Arrested for Marijuana Bust
(BOISE, Idaho) -- An Arkansas disc golf champion and creator of a prominent disc-dyeing system was arrested in Boise on marijuana charges, The Idaho Statesman reports.
Police arrested 54-year-old Jeffrey Boyd Ash, who won the 2003 disc golf world championsihp and owns the Arkansas-based company Brainwave, after discovering 28 and 1/2 pounds of marijuana in his Boise hotel room on Nov. 20 just before 10 p.m. Officers were responding to a woman's report that a man she had just met showed her a cellphone picture of his genitals, the paper says.
Ash is being held in the Ada County Jail on $150,000 bond. His next court appearance is slated for Dec. 5.
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Police Arrest Two Men in Convenience Store Beer Theft
(BOISE, Idaho) -- Police arrested two men Monday night who allegedly stole beer at a Boise convenience store.
Officers were first called to the store in the 2300 block of W. Main Street at 6:30 p.m. and were given a description of two men who came into the establishment twice and took several six and 12-packs of beer without paying. Police were then called a short time later to a disturbance at a nearby motel involving two intoxicated individuals who matched the description of the suspects in the store theft.
Police arrested 38-year-old Jason R. Wilson and 46-year-old Robert W. Young and booked them into the Ada County Jail on burglary charges. Wilson was also charged with a probation violation and Young was also charged with theft by possession of stolen property.
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Police Arrest Woman on Drug Possession Charges
(BOISE, Idaho) -- Police arrested a 47-year-old woman Monday night on a felony warrant and drug possession charges.
Officers were called Monday evening around 8:30 p.m. to assist Probation and Parole agents in locating a felony probationer. When officers arrived at the residence near W. Maple Grove and Goddard Roads they found Lisa R. Bilquist, who has an active 4th amendment waiver, to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine.
Police booked Bilquist into the Ada County Jail on possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and an agents warrant.
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Police Arrest Suspect for Drug Trafficking
(BOISE, Idaho) -- A 33-year-old male suspect was arrested for drug trafficking on Wednesday morning, according to Boise Police.
Police were on patrol and noticed a vehicle pulled behind a closed business on the 6000 block of West Overland Road at around 1:30 a.m. The officers then asked for the driver’s license of Patrick J. Sablan, and realized that the his license was suspended.
With the help of the Boise Police K-9 named Kamo, the dog alerted the police of the likely presences of drugs. The vehicle was searched and six plastic baggies were discovered with 46 grams total package weight of meth inside them.
Sablan was arrested for drug trafficking and is being held at Ada County Jail.
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Idaho Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Possessing Child Porn
(BOISE, Idaho) -- An Idaho man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing child pornography.
James William Carr, IV, was sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty in August to possession of sexually explicit images of minors.
Authorities said in April a woman made a report about Carr, 23, texting sexually provocative messages to her 14-year-old daughter, following which, as part of an undercover operation detectives assumed the child's identity and continued the text conversation with Carr.
Authorities said Carr then proceeded to send sexually explicit images of himself and close-up images of the genitals of another juvenile female, before eventually being busted with a number of sexually explicit images of minors on his phone.
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Police Arrest Suspects for Drug Trafficking
(BOISE, Idaho) -- Two suspects have been arrested for drug trafficking, according to the Boise Police Department.
On early Thursday morning, the Boise Police BANDIT Narcotics Task Force and detectives served a search warrant on a house, located on the 5200 block of Fairmont Street. Officers found the suspects, Christopher D. Redd, 32, and Elaynea N. Robinson, 23, who are the residents of the home.
Five firearms, more than $20,000 in cash, five live growing marijuana plants, 96 grams of hash, more than 9.6 pounds of packaged marijuana, and marijuana cultivating equipment including lights, timers, fertilizer were discovered in the home.
Redd and Robinson were arrested for manufacturing and trafficking marijuana.
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Police Arrest Suspect for Burglary
(BOISE, Idaho) -- A 32-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after police suspected him of burglarizing a retail store, the Boise Police Department reports.
Officers were called to a retail store on the 8300 block of W. Overland Road by employees and found evidence that Eddie F. Belen had taken electronics and jewelry. He concealed the stolen items and left the store without paying.
Police apprehended Belen for burglary and he's being held in the Ada County Jail.
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Cops: Nampa Man Arrested After Brandishing Knife at Bar
(BOISE, Idaho) -- A Nampa man was arrested by Boise Police on Thursday night following a scuffle at a Boise bar.
Police were called to the bar on the 100 block of South Sixth Street around 11:30 p.m., where witnesses told officers that Braden Tanikuni had been flashing a knife in the bar and after displaying the knife in an alleged threatening manner, got into a scuffle with a bar employee.
The employee manged to wrestle the knife away and Tanikuni was detained until police arrived. Tanikuni is charged with aggravated assault.
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Phone Tips Lead to Car Burglar Arrests
(BOISE, Idaho) -- A pair of police tips led to three arrests in an early morning burglary, police say.
Samuel J. Terry, Chase B. Erickson, and Dylan C. Reeder were taken into custody after breaking into a car on Maple Grove on Friday.
Police received a call at 3 a.m. reporting that three suspects had walked through a parking lot near South Latah and West Alpine Streets, examining several car doors. According to police reports, the men, all 21 years old, ransacked the last car they found and fled the scene as officers arrived.
It was only because of a second call police say they tracked the burglars down. A tipster saw the men break into a second car, and gave the cops detailed information which they used to make a traffic stop. All three were arrested for burglary. Terry, the driver, was also charged with driving under the influence and probation violation.
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Boise Firefighters Send Va. Boy Christmas Gift, Hope
(BOISE, Idaho) -- Millions of kids wait up for Santa in December. But a courageous boy from Virginia got an early Christmas present from the Boise Fire Department this week.
Six-year-old Nathan Norman of Rustburg, Va. has been battling cancer since he was just a year old. His families tell local papers that brain and spine tumors are growing quickly, and they’re celebrating Christmas early this year.
When the Boise Fire Department heard about his story, they decided to send their own gift: photos of Boise Fire Station 7 and the Fire Prevention Crew, along with an official BFD patch.
"His story is inspirational to all of us,” said Boise Fire Marshal Romeo Gervais in a statement. “We hope when our card reaches him it will bring a smile and a bit more encouragement to a boy with the spirit of a real hero."
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Cops: Argument Leads to Man Showing Up with Machete
(BOISE, Idaho) -- A dispute at a Boise home over the weekend led to a man being arrested after he turned up in the driveway of another man's home with a machete in hand, police said.
The incident occurred early Sunday morning at a residence on the 2000 block of North Liberty Street. Witnesses told police that Nicholas Anderson and the unidentified victim had an argument on Saturday evening, with Anderson allegedly threatening to kill the victim more than once before leaving the home. Police said Anderson returned later and was seen on the victim's property with a machete in hand, leading to the victim notifying the authorities.
Anderson, 30, was eventually arrested and charged with aggravated assault.
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Zoo Boise Holds Press Conference Monday
(BOISE, Idaho) -- Zoo Boise will be holding a press conference on Monday to make a major announcement.
The conference will be held at 2 p.m. at Zoo Boise, located at 355 Julia Davis Drive.
Speakers will include Mayor David Bieter, Parks and Recreation Director Doug Holloway and Zoo Boise Director Steve Burns.
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Holiday Reception with Elected Officials Set for Tuesday
(BOISE, Idaho) -- A Holiday Reception with Elected Officials will be held on Tuesday.
The reception will take place at Boise Centre and is sponsored by the Boise Chamber of Commerce.
The cost is $30 for members and $40 for nonmembers.
The public will be able to meet with state officers, area legislators, mayors, county commissioners, city council members, school board member highway commissioners and other elected leaders.
To register to attend the event, contact Nick Souba at 208-472-5237.
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$20,000 Reward Offered for Arrest of Kidnapping Suspect
(RATHDRUM, Idaho) -- A reward of up to $20,000 is being offered for the arrest and conviction of kidnapping suspect Mitchell Lee Walck.
On Monday a warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued for Walck.
Walck is accused of shooting at an Idaho State Police trooper during an attempted traffic stop on Dec. 1 and then allegedly kidnapping a woman from her Rathdrum, Idaho home and releasing the woman in Glendive, Montana.
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Zoo Boise to Welcome Two New Female Monkeys
(BOISE, Idaho) -- Zoo Boise is welcoming two female monkeys, and volunteers have pledged to raise money for the new Patas monkey exhibit, the zoo announced in a news release.
A male monkey who was left unharmed in a tragic incident at Zoo Boise will soon be joined by two female patas monkeys from the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York. Another patas monkey was killed in an early-morning break-in at Zoo Boise on Nov. 17.
The Friends of Zoo Boise have vowed to raise $209,000 for a specially built Patas Monkey Exhibit, which will be home to the three monkeys.
The two female monkeys, ages 15 and 22 months, are expected to arrive to the zoo within the next few weeks.
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Man Arrested for False Bomb Threat at Airport
(BOISE, Idaho) -- Police arrested a man this past weekend on charges he made a false report of explosives in a public place.
Officers responded to a request for assistance from security personnel near the passenger security area of the Boise Airport Saturday, Dec. 1 at around 7:30 a.m. Security personnel told police the suspect made a comment to officials indicating there may be explosives in his baggage while undergoing security screening. The incident caused a delay to multiple flights as officers investigated. Finally, police determined there was no bomb.
Qasim M. Hussein, 27, was arrested and booked into the Ada County Jail.
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Garden City Boys & Girls Club to Celebrate Education Center Renovation
(BOISE, Idaho) -- The Garden City Boys & Girls Club will celebrate the renovation of its Education Center on Wednesday, The Idaho Statesman reports.
The $35,000 renovation of the center was completed about two weeks ago, and the facility now has new paint, carpet, windows, a library and doors that connect to the art room and teen center, the paper says.
Local members of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry donated $5,000 plus labor and materials, and The Garden City Urban Renewal Agency donated $7,000, according to the Statesman.
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