Fugitive of the week captured
Press reader tipped off violent crime task force
Thanks to a Press reader, a wanted criminal is no longer on the street.
Don Robinson, supervisor of the FBI's Coeur d'Alene office and the North Idaho Violent Crime Task Force reported that Darrell Beedles, a recent Fugitive of the Week featured in the print and web versions of The Press, was captured Wednesday in Kootenai County.
"The tipster specifically stated that they saw Beedles features in today's Coeur d'Alene Press," Robinson said.
Beedles, 36, was sought on a Kootenai County felony warrant charging him with felony failure to register as a sex offender.
Anyone with information regarding fugitives being sought for violent crimes should call the NIVCTF at 208-665-1471. The identities of callers will remain confidential and reward money is available.