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Career Opportunities With the Sheriff's Office

Please click here for a number of short videos showing the openings we have at the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office.

Undersheriff Dan Mattos Retiring

After 27+ years of service to the Citizens of Kootenai County and the Employees of the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office, Undersheriff Dan Mattos is hanging up his handcuffs and will enjoy retirement. Dan Mattos has been in Law Enforcement for 40 ...

Inmate Attempts to Escape Kootenai County Jail

Kootenai County, ID:  On Sunday, April 3^rd, 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. S...

Deputies Handle a Number of Auto Burglaries at Recreational Trail Heads

Kootenai County, Idaho:  Over the past couple of days the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has handled several auto burglaries at Higgens Point Trail Head and Nettleton Gulch Trail Head.  The vehicles either had their windows b...