MCSO PUBLIC RELATIONS
Marion County Sheriff's Office
K Divisional Headquarters
The Nexus Building
Floor 2
1 Nexus Street
Evocity, ID
PRESS RELEASE
Christmas DUI/Anti-Drug Campaign Comes to an End
A somewhat late Merry Christmas from all at the Marion County Sheriff's Office!
Over Christmas, thanks to the hard work of our Deputies, we've added a few people to Santa's naughty list as part of our Christmas DUI/Anti-Drug Campaign.
This campaign, consisting of checkpoints and more than a few traffic stops carried out our Patrol (K) and Highway (D) divisional deputies assisted by colleagues throughout the office, resulted in many arrests being made on charges including DUI, drug driving, reckless driving and on occasion resulted in arrests for outstanding warrants.
However, the end of our Christmas Campaign does not mean the end of enforcement, and Deputies will continue to enforce DUI/drug driving laws as usual, including the use of DUI checkpoints where necessary.
I'd like to make a personal thanks to all the Deputies who've worked on this campaign, as well as those who sacrificed time with their families over the holiday period to keep Marion County safe and secure. Over the coming months we'll be introducing other road safety initiatives and anti-crime campaigns so keep posted.
Drive safe, Marion County!
Police Impersonator Stopped and Arrested
On 2nd January, Deputies spotted the above vehicle using a deprecated local police department livery and an internal (later discovered to be amber) lightbar being driven near Evocity Lake.
The vehicle was stopped and the driver was found to be wearing a tactical police uniform, with just the police patches removed. The driver was found to not be a law enforcement officer and was unable to offer an excuse as to why they had chosen to drive the vehicle and wear the uniform giving themselves an impression to other road users of being a law enforcement officer.
The driver was arrested on scene for impersonation of a law enforcement officer causing intimidation to others, and was sentenced at a subsequent trial to one year in the county jail. The vehicle was seized and remains impounded.
Deputies and Firefighters attend Warehouse fire
Just before Christmas, firefighters from MCFR and Deputies from MCSO were called to a fire at a warehouse in the industrial area of Evocity.
A cordon around the scene was established while firefighters spent several hours putting out and damping down the three-alarm fire. Unfortunately during the course of the fire the body of a man who worked at the warehouse was recovered and his next of kin were informed in person by Deputies.
Afterwards, a suspected arson investigation was launched jointly by Detectives from MCSO, Fire Investigators from MCFR and a Fire Investigator from the ATF while a safety cordon remained in place throughout the night. This investigation found the cause of the fire to have been a lit cigarette dropped within the warehouse which ignited flammable products leading to the fire. This incident was reported to OSHA.
Investigation after Body found in Evocity
Deputies were called to respond to the body of a man which was seen hanging from a pole in the Backstreet area of Evocity.
The road was closed and after an initial investigation and interview of witnesses the body was removed from the pole by MCSO rope rescue technicians. A crime scene tent was erected in the area to allow Detectives and coroners to continue their investigation.
The incident was ruled a suspicious death and an investigation remains ongoing. Anyone who has any information that might be of use to police is urged to contact Sr. Detective Young (2S60) of the MCSO quoting incident number 020125-044 through our Communications Centre on 311 (/request) or by emailing the Investigation office (sdivision@mcso.macounty.gov.id).
Community Deputies engage with local business owners
Over the Christmas period, community Deputies from our Patrol (K) division have been out and about in the local community engaging with community members and local business owners.
This is to reassure business owners and community members, set local policing priorities and gather intelligence about crime in the local community.
Thanks to intelligence gained from our interactions, we are now able to action this into policing and crime reduction operations that will be seen over the coming weeks and months. Notably we have seen a rise in drug related crime and users in the local area, and our Covert Crime Reduction Team (CCRT), a joint initiative between K (Patrol) and S (Investigations) divisions will be seeking to investigate and dismantle local drug dealing operations.
Deputies will be continuing to engage and anyone who would like to speak to one of our community team is encouraged to reach out and get in touch! Likewise anyone who has any information to share should also get in touch.
Photos from Christmas anti-DUI/drug driving campaign
Below are attached some photos from our campaign which took place over the holiday period. All of the below incidents resulted in arrest for DUI whether for drink or drugs.
MCSO is recruiting now for all sworn and unsworn positions. Join today!
Captain Sebastian Kruger
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Divisional Commander of K & (Acting) S Division (Patrol/Investigations)
PRESS RELEASE ENDS