Updated: 12:04 PM MDT April 12, 2021
PAYETTE, Idaho The Payette County Sheriff s Office says a 5-year-old boy has died in an ATV accident.
Emergency responders were called at 12:53 p.m. Saturday to private residence off Hill Road in Payette.
The Payette Police Department, Payette Fire Department, Payette County Paramedics, and an air ambulance assisted at the scene.
Investigators say the boy was riding an ATV while being supervised by family members and overturned in a pasture. He was thrown from the ATV.
Efforts to revive the boy were unsuccessful. Initial reports are that the boy was not wearing a helmet. His name has not been released.
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Updated: 6:16 AM MST March 11, 2021
PAYETTE COUNTY, Idaho After a slew of reports and multiple calves going missing during the night, the Payette County Sheriff s Office is warning residents of cattle rustling in pastures near Payette and Fruitland.
The sheriff s office announced on Wednesday that it is investigating several reports of cattle theft that were called in between March 5 and March 8.
Officials said they have been reported of at least nine calves that were taken during the night from pastures in the Fruitland and Payette areas.
Cody Burlile, the State Brand Inspector, has been notified of the reports of cattle rustling. The State Brand Inspector is part of the Idaho State Police and is solely tasked with preventing and reducing theft of livestock in Idaho when they are being sold, leaving the state and when going to slaughter.
ONTARIO
A Canyon County Magistrate judge will consider a motion for a bond reduction during a preliminary hearing on Monday morning for Gregory Escobedo Jr., 27, of Ontario. His bond was set at $500,000 on March 5, according to court documents.
Escobedo Jr. faces multiple felony charges and one misdemeanor charge connected to a stolen pickup and shooting of the vehicleâs owner, a 48-year-old Payette man, when confronted.
According to Canyon County Sheriffâs Office, after the pickup was stolen from a gas station in Payette County on March 4, the victim got a ride from someone and they followed it into Canyon County. The sheriffâs office alleges that at some point Escobedo stopped the vehicle, at which point the victim approached him and was shot in the head.
NEW PLYMOUTH
At least nine calves have been taken from area pastures in Fruitland and New Plymouth between March 5 and March 9, according to a news release from Payette County Sheriffâs Office on Wednesday afternoon.
After taking several reports of cattle theft during that time, an investigation into cattle rustling is underway.
âThe Idaho Brand Inspector has been notified of these reports,â according to the release.
Anybody with information leading to the identification and prosecution of whomever is behind the thefts, is urged to contact the Payette County Dispatch at (208) 642-6006, extension 1175. Furthermore, citizens are encouraged to report any suspicious activity.