It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Bonner County Sheriff's website.  This site was developed to provide you with an in-depth look at our agency and to facilitate electronic communication from you, to us, through our e-mail address.  Our ability to communicate with, and inform our community, is of utmost importance to us.  We welcome any suggestions, comments or questions that you may have.

Your Bonner County Sheriff's Office has proudly served our community since 1907.  We are truly dedicated to providing the best in policing services and we value our ability to partner with the citizens we serve.

Thank you for visiting our website and I encourage you to visit us again.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office is to consistently contribute to Bonner County’s reputation as a safe place to live, work, learn, play, and visit.

We accomplish our mission by providing the highest quality law enforcement, investigations, support, and public safety educational services possible, within the resources provided to us.

We are dedicated to being recognized as professional, compassionate, responsive, knowledgeable, and adding value to the lives of our constituents in return for the precious tax dollars with which we are entrusted.

The 2011 Annual Report

Now available for viewing -

click on this link: 2011 Annual Report

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Operation Grad Night
A presentation on the dangers of drinking and driving for:
Graduating Seniors and Parents
Public Welcome

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
9:30 am - Presentation at Sandpoint Senior High
11:30 am - Mock DUI Crash Scene at Sandpoint Senior High Parking Lot

A Big Thank You to the Participating Agencies and Sponsors:

Bonner General Hospital
Bonner General Hospial Medical Staff
Bonner County 911
Bonner County EMS
Bonner County Sheriff
Boundary County School District
Blue Sky Broadcasting
Clyde’s Towing
La Quinta
Lake Pend Oreille School District
Lakeview Funeral Home
Life Flight
Sagle Fire
Sandpoint Fire Department
Sandpoint Police
West Bonner County School District

Like us on facebook for pictures and other information!
fb.com/OperationGradNight

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The Bonner County Sheriff’s Department launched a new sex offender registration and public notification website called OffenderWatch®.

The Bonner County Sheriff's Office has launched a new sex offender registratiion and public notification website called OffenderWatch®. This service is a citizen-friendly, easy to use website that enables citizens to search for potentially dangerous sex offenders and predators which may be in close proximity to their homes, places of work, schools, churches, and day care centers. The information is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week and is updated in real time by the Bonner County Sheriff's Office as offender information changes and is reported. As part of this new, innovative service, citizens may enter any address of interest to them, and see a map and listing of all offenders within a user defined radius (of .25 miles out to 2 miles) of that address.  Citizens can then register the address to be continuously monitored by the Sheriff, who will send to them an email alerting them if an offender or predator should register an address within their specified radius of their address. Citizens may confidentially register as many addresses as they like, at no cost to them. The sheriff has also made available additional web based resources designed to educate and inform the public on ways to keep their families safe. The purpose of the program is to lessen the anxiety of citizens by proactively alerting them should an offender/predator move within proximity to them, and to provide the highest level of security and safety to all Bonner County citizens.   The program also enables the Sheriff to verify that offender addresses do not violate any protected area restrictions that may be implemented around institutions in the county, such as schools, day cares and parks, and helps law enforcement schedule compliance checks for verifying information provided by offenders. Citizens can access the OffenderWatch® registry at the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office OffenderWatch® web page accessed at: http://www.sheriffalerts.com/il/bonner or by going to the Sheriff’s Office website at www.bonnerso.org and clicking on the links page where you will find  the link for OffenderWatch®.

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The Bonner County Sheriff's Office has partnered with CrimeReports.com

The Bonner County Sheriff's Office is proud to offer a new crime tracking software program for our citizens. Anyone can now access the system at: www.CrimeReports.com. CrimeReports.com is a website that provides tools to help law enforcement agencies communicate directly with members of the public using maps and automated alerts.

Type Bonner County in the search bar to access the crime data or simply enter the address you wish to search. The system is easy to use and operates using Google map technology. Crime reports are automatically updated every 24 hours.

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Let's Keep our Children Safe!

The Bonner County Sheriff's Office would like to help you protect your children by teaching them to be safe and make smart decisions. People who care for children face constant challenges when trying to help keep children safe in today's world. Below are several resources to help with these challenges.

Steps to Take for Child Protection

Internet Safety Tips for Parents

Communication is an effective tool for parents and guardians when helping their children avoid the dangers that exist on the internet. NetSmartz provides on, and offline learning activities for parents to facilitate discussions with their children and teens about Internet Safety. Click on the icon above to view this website.

The Amber Alert Program is a partnership between law enforcement agencies, broadcasters, and transportation agencies to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases. Broadcasters use the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to air a description of the abducted child and suspected abductor. The goal of an AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for, and safe recovery of the child.

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2010 Annual Report

Now available for viewing. Click here: 2010 Annual Report

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We Help Survivors Survive

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

For more information, click here: MADD or to view in pdf format click here: Download

VINE (Victim Notification Service) Available

VINE is Idaho's automated victim notification service. It provides information through this website about the custody status of offenders in Idaho prisons and jails. To access this information, click the link below. You may also register to receive automated messages by telephone or email when a particular offender is released, transferred, or escapes. You may register through this website or by calling 1-866-984-6343. VINE is a free service offered by the Idaho Sheriff's Assocation.

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