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Category: District 3 – Western Idaho

  • April 6, 2013 - Fatal Crash at Southside Blvd and Bennett Rd, Nampa

    IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE – generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY ————————————————————————— IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642 (208) 846-7550 Fax (208) 846-7520 For Immediate Release: 04/06/13 1:15 a.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On Friday, April 5, 2013, at approximately […]

  • April 5, 2013 - Juvenile Detention Officers Graduate from POST Academy Friday

    Meridian – Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is proud to announce that Juvenile Detention Academy Class #28 graduated during a ceremony this morning at the POST Academy in Meridian. The ceremony for began at 11:00 a.m. The 16 graduates of the three-week academy represent 7 out of the 12 county juvenile detention centers […]

  • April 5, 2013 - PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS GRADUATE FROM ACADEMY FRIDAY

    MERIDIAN – Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is proud to announce that Basic Dispatch Academy Class #58 graduated during a ceremony this morning at the POST Academy in Meridian. The ceremony for the Basic Dispatch Academy Class #58 began at 9:00 a.m. The 25 graduates of the two-week academy represent law enforcement agencies from throughout […]

  • April 4, 2013 - Law Enforcement Watching for Aggressive Drivers April 5-14

    BOISE – They’re out there and you’ve seen them – bold, pushy or selfish drivers putting you and others at risk. That’s why the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and Idaho law enforcement agencies are combining forces to stop aggressive driving April 5-14. “Nearly half of all drivers will admit to aggressive driving in the past […]

  • April 2, 2013 - Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced in Meth Trafficking Case – Four Co-defendants Await Sentencing

    POCATELLO – Two co-defendants in Eastern Idaho were sentenced in United States District Court yesterday for drug trafficking and related charges, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced today. The defendants appeared before Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill at the federal courthouse in Pocatello. Juan Aguilar, 60, a Mexian national, formerly residing in San […]

  • March 27, 2013 - Colonel Ralph Powell Confirmed by Idaho Senate as Director of the Idaho State Police

    Colonel Ralph W. Powell The Idaho Senate confirmed Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter’s appointment of Colonel Ralph W. Powell as Director of the Idaho State Police (ISP) this morning.  Powell is a thirty year veteran of ISP and has been acting as interim director since January.  Powell will receive his rank insignia of Colonel during a pinning […]

  • March 27, 2013 - Weiser Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Traffic Meth in Idaho

    BOISE – Dawson Lee Moore, 60, of Weiser, was sentenced Tuesday in United States District Court to 36 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Dawson appeared before Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill at the […]

  • March 25, 2013 - Washington Man Sentenced in Idaho Sex Trafficking Case

    BOISE – Dyrell Robert Swinson, 20, of Tacoma, Washington, was sentenced this morning in United States District Court to 57 months in federal prison for his role in a child sex trafficking case, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Swinson to be supervised by a probation officer […]