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KCSO Investigates Human Remains Found in Twin Lakes Area

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 proper...

KCSO Assists in Apprehension of Wanted Suspect

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.

Kootenai County, Idaho- In the evening hours of 11/...

SAVE THE DATE: Sheriff Norris to Host Breakfast with your Sheriff

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 h...

Traffic Stop Yields 16 Pounds of Methamphetamine

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.

Post Falls, Idaho- In the evening hours of 10/23/2023, a Kootenai Coun...

Holidays and Heroes’ Donations Being Accepted

KOOTENAI COUNTY, ID. – ‘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 partne...

Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrest Burglary Suspect in Residence

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.

Kootenai County, Idaho – On October 3, 2023, at approximatel...

KCSO Traffic Unit Responds to Fatal Vehicle Vs. Pedestrian Collision

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 ro...

Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office K9 Assists in Fugitive’s Apprehension

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,...

Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Apprehends Stalking Suspect

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 beg...

Coeur d’Alene Man Drowns in Lake Coeur d’ Alene

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.

Kootenai County, Idaho – On September 16^th, 2023, ...

Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit Conducts Traffic Emphasis

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 th...

Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Shooting Suspect

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.

On 06/20/2023 at approximately 1840 hours, multiple Kootenai...

Suspicious Vehicle Contact Results in Seizure of Methamphetamine, Handgun and Paraphernalia

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.

Post Falls, Idaho – In the early morning hours of Tuesday, M...

Traffic Stop Results in Seizure of Methamphetamine, Marijuana, Firearms and Ammunition

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.

Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho – In the late hours of Monda...

K9 Luuki from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Community Heroes

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 b...

Suspicious Vehicle Results in Seizure of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine and Wanted Person

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 th...

Fatal Collision Being Investigated

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 ...

Suspicious Person Contact Results in Seizure of Handgun, Cash and Methamphetamine

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, Id...

Is Idaho Inching Towards California, Oregon and Washington?

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 mu...

High Risk Traffic Stop Results in Arrest and Shooting

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...

Underfunding County Sheriffs is Playing into the Liberal Playbook to Defund Law Enforcement

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 state ...

SWAT Team Apprehends Wanted Suspect Barricaded with Firearm, Drugs and Warrants

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 met...

Suspect Fires Several Rounds into Neighboring Apartments in Hayden

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 ol...