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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...

SAVE THE DATE: Sheriff Norris to Host Coffee with the Sheriff

Harrison, Idaho: Sheriff Robert B. Norris welcomes members of the Harrison community to attend KCSO’s “Coffee with the Sheriff” event October 19, 2023 at 10:00am located at the Harrison Community Ambulance Center. Th...

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...

Coeur d'Alene Driver's License Office Closure

Starting on August 18^th, 2023, the Driver’s License Office located in Coeur d’Alene will be closed on Friday of each week for the near future.  The closure is due to current staffing shortages at that location.  The P...

Kootenai County Sheriff’s Traffic Unit Responds to Major Injury Vehicle Collision

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...

Traffic Stop Results in Arrest of Juvenile and Seizure of Multiple Controlled Substances

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 06...

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...

KCSO Responds to Fatal Traffic Collision

Please see the corrected press release regarding the fatal collision on Fernan Lake Road. The victim’s name was misspelled in the original release. The following information is preliminary and subject to change as the incident is curren...

KCSO Apprehends Wanted Suspect in Hayden

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.

Hayden, Idaho – In the early morning hours of Thursday, May ...

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...

Kootenai County Sheriff Warns Public of Recent Telephone Scam

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 ...