Full Notification

MERIDIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2022
CONTACT: Kelsey Winnett, Public Information Officer
 

MERIDIAN- At approximately 11:15am on December 15, it was reported the suspect had returned to the original location at E. Franklin and N. Main Street. Officers quickly arrived on scene, however the suspect had already left. After a brief area search, officers were able to locate and quickly arrest him.
 
The suspect has been identified as forty-three (43) year old James BURNS of Emmett. He has been arrested and booked into the Ada County Jail on a felony charge of Sexual Battery of a Minor Child Sixteen or Seventeen Years of Age.
 
Meridian Police detectives believe there could possibly be more victims. If you have any information, please contact the Meridian Police Department at 208-888-6678.
 
The Meridian Police Department would like to thank media and the public with their assistance with this case.
  MERIDIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2022
CONTACT: Kelsey Winnett, Public Information Officer
  MERIDIAN- We are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the male and vehicle in connection to an incident that occurred near the location of E. Franklin and N. Main Street in Meridian, Idaho. 
 
On December 14^th around 4:50pm, the suspect battered a juvenile who was working at the time. The white male suspect is described to be in his late twenties to early thirties, around 6’3” in height and 150 lbs., with dirty blond hair, a patchy beard, with blue-grey eyes.  He was seen leaving the area in a 2000-2006 Red Chevrolet Suburban.
 
If you have any information related to this individual or vehicle please contact the Meridian Police Department Tip line at 208-895-3362 or email [email protected]. - reference case number 22-8343. You can also contact Crime Stoppers anonymously three ways:

1. Leave a web tip at 343COPS.Com.
2. Use our new FREE app, P3! You can get the app on ITunes or in the Google Play Store by
3. typing “P3 tips” in the search bar.
4. Call 208-343-COPS (2677).

The Meridian Police Department would like to thank media and the public for their assistance in this investigation. The Meridian Police Department’s mission is to provide the highest quality service in partnership with the community to preserve and protect life and property through education, prevention and enforcement. The department has 143 police officers and 43 civilian staff dedicated to making Meridian a great place to live, work and raise a family.