Ever wondered what it’s like to work in a jail? Hear from Sgt. Jodi Weaver, who joined the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2008 as a detention deputy. Q: What was the training process like for you? A: I was older when I started, but I knew nothing about...
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Interview with Deputy Lagunas
Ever wondered what it's like to work in a jail? Hear from Deputy Dion Lagunas, who joined the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office in July 2016 as a detention deputy. Q: What was the training process like? A: It’s very structured. There are five two-week phases of...
Bannock County Detention Center finishes medical, dental bay renovation under budget
After 27 years of use, the Bannock County Detention Center’s medical and dental units received a makeover. The Detention Center, located at 5800 S 5th Avenue in Pocatello, houses around 300 incarcerated people at a time, some of whom stay for an extended period of...
Bannock County partnering with FCC to test, assess wireless emergency alerts
The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office and the Bannock County Office of Emergency Management are partnering with the FCC to assess the geographic accuracy of Wireless Emergency Alerts. Planned tests will be performed all across the country on September 12 and 13, 2022 in...
Bannock County Sheriff’s Office issues citations for speeding during 100 Deadliest Days
Officers from the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office joined with over 50 other law enforcement agencies across Idaho during the last two weeks of July to help keep our roads safe – our primary focus was to stop and educate aggressive drivers. This effort came during the...
Juveniles breaking into homes to party, causing felony amounts of damage
Breaking and entering is a crime. And $2,000 worth of damage is a felony. The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information about a series of juveniles breaking into unoccupied homes under construction to throw house parties. On Tuesday morning,...
Bannock County Sheriff’s Office requests help locating missing juvenile
UPDATE: A missing 15-year-old girl from McCammon, Victoria “Tori” Olsen, was found safe. The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office appreciates the public and the media for helping spread the word to help get Tori home safely. The BCSO would also like to thank the Idaho...
Bannock County Sheriff’s investigation results in felony drug charges for two Pocatello residents
Detectives with the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Pocatello Police Department, conducted an investigation Tuesday that led to the arrest of two Pocatello people. Detectives served a search warrant at an apartment on South 5th Avenue in...
Multi-agency investigation results in several felony counts for two McCammon residents
Detectives with the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant on a home in McCammon Tuesday, April 12. The search warrant followed the arrest of two people after three pounds of marijuana were discovered in a vehicle during a traffic stop earlier this...
Bannock County Sheriff, Humane Society urge dog owners to remain safe on trails
The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Bannock Humane Society, is reminding the public to remain vigilant as the weather warms up and more people use area trails for dog-walking. There have been no further reports of hotdogs laced with ibuprofen...