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On 11/26/2023 at approximately 9:48 am, deputies with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Timber Ridge Road after it was reported that human remains were discovered. A group of local hunters were on their private property when th Read on...

Kootenai County, Idaho- In the evening hours of 11/19/23, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Hwy 95 and Granite Loop Cutoff for an agency assist. Bonner County Sheriff’s Office and the Idaho State Police were in active pursuit of a stolen veh Read on...

Athol, Idaho: Sheriff Robert B. Norris welcomes members of the Athol community to attend KCSO’s “Breakfast with your Sheriff” event December 5, 2023 at 9:00am located at Country Boy Cafe. The Sheriff and members of his administration will be available to Read on...

Post Falls, Idaho- In the evening hours of 10/23/2023, a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop for a minor traffic violation in the area of Interstate 90 and Pleasantview Road in Post Falls, Idaho. During the course of the traffic stop Read on...

‘Tis the season! The annual Holidays and Heroes event will be held the first week of December 2023. Police officers and firefighters volunteer their time to make this event special and are happy to work in partnership with businesses, civic groups, and ci Read on...

Kootenai County, Idaho – On October 3, 2023, at approximately 9:30PM, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service for a burglary in progress. A homeowner received an alarm inside their residence and could see an unknown male on survei Read on...

On 9/27/23 at approximately 0745 hours, deputies with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of W. Lancaster Road and N. Vernon J. Baker Blvd for an injury crash. It was reported a vehicle struck a bicyclist in the roadway. On Read on...

On 10/1/2023 at approximately 1500 hours, the Post Falls Police Department requested the assistance of a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office K9 to assist with the capture of a fugitive, Cory Moore. Moore had an active felony warrant out of Spokane, Washingto Read on...

On 10/2/2023 at approximately 1315 hours, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office located Robert J. Clemens, a 41 year-old male of Hayden. Clemens was on Felony Probation for stalking, after being found guilty of the crime in 2021. Recently, he began exhibit Read on...

Kootenai County, Idaho – On September 16th, 2023, at approximately 4:00 PM, Kootenai County Sheriff Marine Deputies, Coeur d’ Alene Tribal Police, and the Worley Fire Department responded to the Blackrock Marina in Rockford Bay for a reported drowning. Read on...

Between March and August of 2023, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit has investigated nine fatal collisions. Between 2019 and 2022, the KCSO Traffic unit investigated eight fatal collisions. This equates to a 450% increase over the previous Read on...

On 7/26/23 at approximately 0730 hours, the Kootenai County Central Dispatch Center received a call of a vehicle collision between a semi-truck and small passenger car at the intersection of W. Hayden Avenue and N. Meyer Road. KCSO Deputies along with mem Read on...

On 06/20/2023 at approximately 1840 hours, multiple Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a shooting that just occurred at the Wolf Lodge dumpsters. The victim, who is an adult male local to the area, called 911 and advised that he 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...

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...

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...

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...