Coeur d'Alene police driving vehicle thefts down

Idaho has fourth-lowest car theft rate in America, per research

National vehicle theft reports from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) show that vehicle thefts decreased from their recent historic peak of 1,020,729 thefts in 2023.

Police eye designs for new building

Captain says operations have been maintained since last year's fire

The new police building will have a sprinkler system, which its predecessor did not because when it was acquired in 2016, it wasn't required that it have a sprinkler system as it was predominately used for storage.

Internet crimes costly for Idahoans

Idahoans aged 50 and older lost more than $10.7 million to internet crimes in 2021, according to a report from the FBI. The real losses may be much higher than what are currently known. Many victims of internet crimes are reluctant to notify law enforcement. “They’re embarrassed because they feel like they should’ve known better,” said Coeur d’Alene Police Capt. Dave Hagar.

Crime down in Cd'A

Captain credits patrols, community connection

According to a recent Safewise report, 260 million packages nationwide were stolen from porches over the past 12 months. That's 50 million more than last year. But not in Coeur d'Alene. Capt. Dave Haggar said there were no package thefts reported to police over this holiday season.