The claim, which the Idaho Statesman obtained through a public records request, was submitted by Explore and Develop LLC on March 11 via Boise law firm Stoel Rives. According to the claim, the company runs pages on Facebook and Instagram called “Boise Busted.”
Tort claims are formal notices to government entities of alleged harm from negligence or wrongdoing. They precede potential lawsuits against the government and give it 90 days to respond, per Idaho code.
The tort claim says the Boise Busted pages post mugshots and arrest information from the Sheriff’s Office “as part of its service to the Ada County community by aggregating relevant public safety news.”…