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Category: District 6 – Eastern Idaho

  • May 1, 2024 - Idaho State Police Champions Motorcycle Safety Throughout Motorcycle Awareness Month

    MERIDIAN, Idaho – May marks Motorcycle Awareness Month when the Idaho State Police (ISP) intensifies its efforts to promote heightened safety on our roadways. This month is pivotal in our ongoing goal of reducing motorcycle accidents and fatalities across Idaho through education and enforcement. Colonel Kedrick Wills, Director of the Idaho State Police, underlined, “A […]

  • April 14, 2024 - Idaho State Police Honors Unsung Heroes During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

    MERIDIAN, Idaho – Idaho State Police (ISP) is proud to recognize the second week of April as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, paying tribute to the invaluable contributions of our Regional Communications Officers (RCOs) stationed across the state. Observed from April 14th to 20th, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week serves as a poignant reminder of […]

  • April 9, 2024 - Injury Crash near Idaho Falls

    Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle injury collision that occurred Monday April 8, 2024, at 4:23 p.m., at the intersection of E 81st N and N 5th E, in Bonneville County. A 19-year-old-female from Ballantine, Montana was traveling eastbound on 81st N in a 2000 Oldsmobile Alero. A 44-year-old-male from Idaho Falls was traveling […]

  • April 7, 2024 - Additional Correction Fatal Crash Near Twin Falls

    The Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at 3:12 AM on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at eastbound SH50 at milepost 1.7, in Twin Falls County. A 39-year-old female, from Roseville, CA was traveling westbound on SH50 in a Honda CRV. A 47-year-old male, from Twin Falls, was traveling eastbound on […]

  • April 1, 2024 - Idaho State Police Increase Efforts to Combat Distracted Driving in April

    BOISE, Idaho – In observance of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Idaho State Police (ISP), in collaboration with the Idaho Office of Highway Safety (OHS) and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), is intensifying its efforts to combat distracted driving across the state. The initiative, focusing on education and enforcement, aims to remind drivers that Idaho […]

  • April 1, 2024 - Idaho State Police Increase Efforts to Combat Distracted Driving in April

    BOISE, Idaho – In observance of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Idaho State Police (ISP), in collaboration with the Idaho Office of Highway Safety (OHS) and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), is intensifying its efforts to combat distracted driving across the state. The initiative, focusing on education and enforcement, aims to remind drivers that Idaho […]

  • April 1, 2024 - Injury Crash on US20 Near Ucon

    Idaho State Police is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred at 6:23 a.m. on April 1, 2024 on westbound US20 at milepost 315, near Ucon. A 67-year-old male, from Rigby, was driving a 1991 Nissan pickup westbound on US20 when it drove over a patch of ice on the overpass. The pickup drove through the […]

  • March 24, 2024 - Single vehicle fatality crash northbound I15 at milepost 110.5, near Shelley

    The Idaho State Police is investigating a single vehicle fatality crash that occurred Sunday, March 24,2024, at 6:30 a.m., northbound I15 at milepost 110.5, near Shelley. A 59-year-old male, from Idaho Falls, was traveling northbound in a 2013 Honda CR-V. The vehicle went into the median and overcorrected. The vehicle then drove across the northbound […]

  • March 22, 2024 - Idaho State Police Investigate Homicides Related to Escaped Inmate Capture

    Idaho State Police (ISP) detectives, in collaboration with multiple city, county, and federal agencies, continue to actively investigate two homicides believed to be related to the escape of Skylar Meade from Idaho Department of Corrections custody, with assistance from Nicholas Umphenour, shortly after 2 a.m. on March 20, 2024, in Boise, Idaho. After fleeing Boise […]

  • March 21, 2024 - Law Enforcement Arrest Two After Inmate Escape

    MERIDIAN, Idaho – Since 2:00 a.m. yesterday, March 20, 2024, law enforcement agencies across Idaho have investigated and searched for escaped inmate Skylar Meade and shooting suspect Nicholas Umphenour. Just after 2:00 p.m. today, March 21, 2024, law enforcement located and arrested both males in Twin Falls, Idaho after a vehicle pursuit involving multiple law […]