Crime & Safety

Boise Police Looking For Suspect In Armed Robbery

The robbery took place on Sunday night at a business on State Street.

The suspect was captured on surveillance video.
The suspect was captured on surveillance video. (Photo supplied by Boise Police Department)

BOISE, ID — Boise police are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect in the attached surveillance photo from a reported armed robbery Sunday night. Anyone with information is asked to call police.


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The robbery took place Sunday night, 7/18/2021, just after 10pm. Boise Police officers responded to a report of an armed robbery on the 3600 block of W. State Street. Officers immediately searched the area for someone matching the suspect’s description and started a preliminary investigation.

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At this time, evidence shows the suspect possibly had a weapon and demanded money from an employee before getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured. A suspect was not located during the initial search and the investigation is ongoing.

The suspect is described as a white male, mid-20s to mid-30s, black fabric or clothing wrapped around his head, black face covering, wearing a blue or green button-up checkered shirt, black undershirt, light-wash blue jeans, and light brown hiking style shoes or boots.

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Call Crime Stoppers: Anyone with information is asked to contact Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790 or you can make an anonymous tip by calling Crime Stoppers at 208-343-COPS (2677), www.343COPS.com, or leave a tip using the “P3 Tips” app for your mobile device.


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