Kootenai County, Idaho: The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has been informed of recent scam calls within the community. Multiple victims have reported being called from a phone number matching the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office. The callers claim to Read on...

A 35 year old Kootenai County Deputy Sheriff has recently suffered a stroke and needs assistance. Deputy Yvonne Cress and her husband welcomed the birth of their child 2 months ago. Deputy Yvonne Cress, a U.S. Navy Veteran, has been with the Sheriff’s Off Read on...

Kootenai County, ID: On Sunday, April 3rd, 2022, at approximately 1:52 AM, inmate Jesse Spitzer made an attempt to escape from the Kootenai County Jail. Spitzer was in a one person cell when he was able to defeat his locked cell door. Spitzer armed him Read on...

Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho – In the late hours of Sunday, March 19, 2023, a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputy observed a suspicious person in a vehicle near the area of Highway 95 and Appleway Avenue in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. While approaching the vehicle, a Read on...

Idaho Senate Bill S1081, if passed, will provide a special “Restricted Driver’s License” that a United States Citizen could not have received, but people here illegally could. Sheriff Robert B. Norris stated that municipalities that accommodate people Read on...

Kootenai County, Idaho - On the afternoon of Friday, February 24, 2023 the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Special Investigations Unit (SIU) assisted by the Coeur d’Alene Police Department’s Community Action Team (CAT) were conducting a surveillan Read on...

An open letter to the Governor, Lt. Governor, members of the Idaho House and Senate: Stop weakening Idaho Sheriffs and Sheriff Operations in Idaho. While the state of Idaho sits on hundreds of millions of surplus dollars, county sheriffs across this Read on...

Hayden, Idaho- On February 1, 2023 at approximately 10:55 AM, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Unit located Sara E. Beebe, a 41 year old female from Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Beebe had active warrants for possession of methamphetamine, Read on...

Hayden, Idaho: On January 2 at approximately 2:32 PM the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Mathews Apartments in Hayden for a weapons offense. An apartment resident called 911 and stated that Josh Cottrell, a 40 year old resident of Hayde Read on...

Kootenai County, Idaho: The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has been informed of recent scam calls within the community. Multiple victims have reported being called from a phone number matching the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office. The callers claim to Read on...

Post Falls Idaho- On October 23rd, 2022 shortly after 11 P.M. Post Falls Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a person in the 100 block of South Cedar in Post Falls. The caller stated a person had broken into their home and a physica Read on...

Kootenai County, Idaho: The Driver’s License Office in Coeur d’Alene will be closing on Fridays starting on November 4th, 2022 through January 27th, 2023. Additionally during this time, the availability of walk-in service will be extremely limited and Read on...

Hayden, Idaho: On September 24th, 2022 at approximately 10:14 pm, Central Dispatch received a report of a residential structure fire, located in the 2100 block of W. James Crowe Dr. in the City of Hayden, ID. Kootenai County Sheriff Deputies were first Read on...

Hayden, Idaho: On August 10th, 2022 at approximately 4:24 pm, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a domestic violence incident inside a residence in the 8900 block of Neufeld Rd, in the City of Hayden, Idaho. Deputies arrived Read on...

A 35 year old Kootenai County Deputy Sheriff has recently suffered a stroke and needs assistance. Deputy Yvonne Cress and her husband welcomed the birth of their child 2 months ago. Deputy Yvonne Cress, a U.S. Navy Veteran, has been with the Sheriff’s Off Read on...

The Kootenai County Coroner has released the identity of the 14 year old drowning victim that happened on July 16th on the Spokane River at Corbin Park. The victim has been identified as Jack Henry, a 14 year old from Spokane Washington. This investiga Read on...

The following information is preliminary and subject to change as the incident is currently under investigation. Events in this press release may change as the investigation progresses. Near Post Falls, Idaho: On July 16th, 2022 at approximately 9:30 p Read on...

Rathdrum, Idaho: In April of 2022, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office responded to the wooded area of Hwy 53 and Greensferry Road near the Paintball Field for an unattended death. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division is currently in Read on...

Kootenai County, ID: On Sunday, April 3rd, 2022, at approximately 1:52 AM, inmate Jesse Spitzer made an attempt to escape from the Kootenai County Jail. Spitzer was in a one person cell when he was able to defeat his locked cell door. Spitzer armed him Read on...

Kootenai County, Idaho: On March 20th 2022 at around 10:00 pm Kootenai County Deputies received a call of a welfare check. It was initially reported that family members were not able to contact their parents and requested a check on their welfare. When Read on...