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Oregon man busted in Boise with pot, pills

Police said there were almost one pound of marijuana and 11 oxycodone pills in the car, along with scales and pipes.

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Boise men face burglary charge

Officers were responding to a burglary alarm at a North 34th Street business when they saw Joshua Lynn Thompson, 20, and Brandyn Thompson, 18.
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Sexual assault was motive in Boise mall attack, police believe

Police are still looking for a man they say physically attacked one woman and intentionally drove into another woman who was walking in the mall parking lot on May 14.
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Two arrested in million-dollar Eagle heist

The pair allegedly stole guns, furniture, appliances, precious metals and a 2002 Mercedes while the homeowners were out of town between March 17 and April 4.
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Discarded cigarette likely to blame for Boise house fire

A teen doing homework was among those who alerted emergency crews to a two-alarm house fire Wednesday afternoon.
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Boise man nabbed in meth arrest

Christopher Richard Johnson, 37, had been pulled over for running a red light when the officer noticed that the driver seemed impaired.
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Terror suspect Kurbanov's former employer 'shocked' by arrest

Fazliddin Kurbanov will stay in a Boise jail while he awaits trial on federal charges.
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Boise man enters final guilty plea in Aryan Knights case

Joshua Nall is among 23 people charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations.
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Driver charged for hitting cyclist, fleeing

Witnesses to the collision were able to give police a description of the SUV and its license plate number.
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Boise woman arrested for not returning lost dog

When the owners asked Kelly Renee Featherston for the dog, a toy breed valued at around $700, she said she did not have it.
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Man faces felony charges for broken bar window

Michael Patrick Arellano, 24, had refused to leave the bar when he was repeatedly told to by staff, witnesses said.