The Valley County Arrest Log
Neither the sheriff's office nor McCall Police posts a combined booking log. There is no 72-hour, weekly, or other multi-day version for Valley County. There is no stated refresh window, photo policy, or archive depth. Cascade falls under the sheriff's office. Donnelly runs no separate police log. Resist merging agency news items into a blotter that does not exist.
For a named report or a date range, there is one formal route. It is the VCSO Public Records Request. The written request can cover police reports. It can also cover photographs tied to a DR number, accident reports, or something marked "Other." Name the person, the dates, the arresting agency, the report number, and the exact record you want. Copy and processing fees may apply, the form warns.
How to Read the Valley County Blotter
Match each source to what it can actually prove. The jail answers who is in custody today. Sheriff records can yield a releasable report. iCourt tracks the case itself. News only tells you what an editor chose to print.
- For immediate custody, call detention at (208) 382-7168 or use the Arrested Today route.
- For a report, call records at (208) 382-7173 and submit the written county form.
- Search Idaho iCourt by party or case number for later public filings.
- Compare dates carefully: incident, arrest, booking, article, filing, and disposition dates can differ.
- Use the Valley County Clerk at (208) 382-7178 when a public document is not available in the index.
Mind the county's receipt rule. A request sent after hours, on a weekend, or on a holiday counts only when the public-records office gets it. Timing of the response is the issue, not the date of the arrest.
What an Arrest-Log Entry Shows
No public log field schema exists. The table simply lists fields worth naming in a records request, not anything promised for online display.
| Requested field | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Full legal name | Separates same-name people |
| Incident and booking dates | Prevents confusion with publication dates |
| Arresting agency | May differ from the holding facility |
| DR, case, or booking number | Helps the custodian locate the file |
| Charges as booked | Records early charges, not final results |
| Release or transfer | Explains how local custody ended |
| Booking photograph | Must be requested; no official gallery was found |
Idaho law requires a booking photograph. That requirement does not mean the shot appears on a website or gets released automatically. Ask for the legal basis behind any withholding or redaction.
Weekend and Holiday Arrests
Valley County shows no posting pattern. Nothing pushes weekend arrests onto Monday or creates a fixed holiday surge. The one timing rule that exists covers when staff receives a records request. A news story may run days later. A court filing follows its own schedule after booking. So search a date range wide enough to include the incident, transport, and booking dates. For current custody, the official detention page is the contact.
This captured form shows the documented request path, not a live arrest list.
Archives and Retention
The sheriff's office makes no promise about how long web entries stay up. An entry missing online does not mean destruction. The booking record may still exist. When you ask, specify the record series, the retention schedule, and the date range. Say whether you want a booking log, an arrest-history file, an investigative record, or a photograph.
The Idaho retention guide names booking records and criminal arrest-history records. It is an older statewide archival reference, not Valley County's current schedule. Start with the sheriff's office, then the court clerk for case records. Transferred files lead to the Idaho State Archives. That historical route is separate from current custody questions.
Note: This source can help locate transferred records, but it cannot tell you who is jailed today.