No mayhem here, at least not within the past 700 years.  Our investigation into a mummified hand is closed following testing by a physical anthropologist from the Utah Division of State History Antiquities Division dating it anywhere from 700 to 1,000 years old. We started our investigation in March after the Museum of Idaho turned it over to us. Museum officials received the mummified hand from

Graffiti cases are down this year compared to the same period last year.  It helps that volunteers clean it up quickly after it is spotted.  According to the broken window theory, keeping graffiti cleaned up helps prevent more graffiti and more serious crime.You can report graffiti by calling our volunteer coordinator, Joelyn, at 612-8655 or you can report it online at our website.The problem

Officer Dustin Howell is the newest addition to the Idaho Falls Police Department. As an Idaho Falls native he welcomes the opportunity to serve his hometown. Officer Dustin Howell joins the Idaho Falls Police with an outstanding reputation as a tough but fair cop, a family-man, a constant professional and a patriot. Good reasons to why the IFPD snatched him away from the Chubbuck Police Department.

The road diet restricting Holmes Avenue to two lanes between 17th and Northgate has been in effect for one year and here are the crash statistics: While traffic crashes have fallen city-wide compared to last year, the number and intensity of crashes on Holmes Avenue has decreased faster.  Because of the tight margin, I’m not willing to call it a trend, but I like what I see. 

 [The Guys Who Keep You Safe]  If you get stopped for texting or speeding in Idaho Falls, there’s a good chance it will be from one of these guys.  Thanks to their excellent work, traffic crashes are down 20% from last year and traffic injuries are down 23%. Any police officer can write a ticket.  But we have six officers in our Traffic Unit that specialize in traffic related

The Idaho Falls City Council is considering an ordinance change allowing bees in the city and for some reason, this comes through the police public safety committee.  Not that I’m opposed to it.  I kept a couple hives several years ago.Most people who fear bees lump them together with other stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets, and the editorial page of the Post Register

 Chief Steve Roos walks down the street during the DVSAC's "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" fundraiser. IFPD Detective Pat McKenna selected a lovely pair of turquoise shoes to walk in on Saturday. He later sported a few new blisters.  IFPD Detective Rome Stiffler definitely did not chose anything subtle for his debut in the "Walk a Mile" fundraiser. Post by Joelyn HansenMy abilities

This Blog has passed the 10,000 page views milestone since it's inception two months ago.  Cool!  Of the current 10,127 page views all most all come from the United States (presumably Idaho, but I have no way of knowing).  Four of them came from Malaysia.The most popular post was Freedom of the Press followed by Decision to Enter.  My personal favorite is Weekend Escape and

[Idaho POST Director William Flink, Rigby Police Chief Larry Anderson, Jefferson County Sheriff Blair Olsen]  After Bill and Blair presented Paul with his certificate they headed north to Rigby and presented Chief Larry Anderson with the Executive Certificate.  If fact, Larry is the one that got Sheriff Paul Wilde in law enforcement back in the late 1970s.  Chief Anderson has the

 [Idaho POST Director William Flink, Bonneville County Sheriff Paul Wilde, Jefferson County Sheriff Blair Olsen]  Paul was presented with the POST Executive Certificate—the highest certificate awarded to peace officers in Idaho.  Paul has been in the business since 1977, the year I graduated from high school.  He’s done it all starting as a jailer, then patrol,

 Chief Steve Roos exchanges police patches with retired French Officer Jean Francois Aguilar during their visit to Idaho Falls on Thursday. Mr. Aguilar's wife, Claudine, and son, Anthony, joined in on the exchange too.  Post by Joelyn Hansen There's something to say about unexpected visitors – whether they’d be friendly or not so friendly– to the IFPD that can change an ordinary work day to