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...

Please join Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris as he gives his Memorial Day speech at the Marine Corps League Detachment 966 Memorial Day Ceremony. Sheriff Bob Norris is grateful to be a part of this Memorial Day celebration, to honor and remember all th Read on...

Kootenai County, Idaho: The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center has seen a significant increase in abandoned or false 911 calls. Most of these calls are coming from some type of cellular device (cell phones, watches, etc.). Every 911 call is an Read on...

Post Falls, Idaho – In the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 23, 2023, a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputy observed a suspicious vehicle in the area of 4200 block of Expo Parkway, in Post Falls, Idaho. The deputy observed a vehicle running, but unoccupie Read on...

Please see the corrected press release regarding the fatal collision on Fernan Lake Road. The victim’s name was misspelled in the original release. Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho – On May 21st, 2023 at approximately 3:23 p.m., deputies with the Kootenai County She Read on...

Rathdrum, Idaho – On Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at approximately 2320 hrs. a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Deputy was assisting the Idaho State Patrol (ISP) by providing traffic control at the scene of an injury traffic collision on Highway 41 near Read on...

Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho – On May 10, 2023 at about 2:00 PM, Kootenai County Sheriff Office patrol and back country deputies, along with the Coeur d’ Alene and Kootenai County Fire Departments, responded to Nettleton Gulch Trail Head for a dirt bike crash wi Read on...

Hayden, Idaho – In the early morning hours of Thursday, May 4, 2023, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputies were notified by the Coeur d’ Alene Police Department of the location of Jesse J. Brebner, a 32-year-old male from St. Maries, Idaho. Brebner had activ Read on...

Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho – In the late hours of Monday, April 24, 2023, a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop in the area of Interstate 90 and exit 14. The Deputy identified the driver as Jade T. Budd, a 28-year-old male from Montana. Read on...

Kootenai County, Idaho –The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and Non-Profit Keeping K-9s in Kevlar hope to fund bullet resistant vests for K9 Luuki. Coeur d'Alene, ID: Bullet-resistant vests for K-9s are not in the budget for many law enforcement departm Read on...

Kootenai County, Idaho- On April 21, 2023, the Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office obtained a warrant of arrest charging Daniel C. Howard, a 57-year-old male from Athol, Idaho with the February 2, 2021 murder of his wife, Kendy Howard. Daniel Howard su Read on...

The Kootenai County Consolidated Dispatch and Communication Center (911 Center) is asking the citizens of Kootenai County to complete a survey. This survey is in reference to the 911 user fees that everyone with a cell phone, land line, fax or other Read on...

Post Falls, Idaho – In the late hours of Tuesday, April 11, 2023, a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputy observed a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of the Stateline Walmart. The deputy observed two males exit the vehicle and enter the store. The deputy Read on...

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), Northern Lakes Fire District, Kootenai County Fire & Rescue, and Timberlake Fire Protection District to host a town hall meeting regarding railway Read on...

Post Falls, Idaho- In the late afternoon hours of April 1, 2023, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of Interstate 90 (I90) and Greensferry Road for a reported major injury traffic collision. The Idaho State Police had been involved 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...