UPDATE: Boise State Public Radio has received a copy of the full Boise Police report, investigating the New Year’s Eve fireworks blast that seriously injured a young girl.
While BPD concluded “there are no indications of criminal activity,” and that “there won’t be any additional investigative reports,” the narrative in this report includes some jaw-dropping details.
In regards to the fireworks, a member of the Boise Police Bomb Squad learned that the source of the large blasts were “eight fireballs using 2.3-gallon containers of gasoline and 8 ounces of 2F black powder.” Also, “In close proximity … were 21 concussion mortars and Thunder Mugs.”
When the member of the Bomb Squad asked Jon Galane, owner/operator of Sir Jag Pyro, which operated the fireworks display, about the event. Galane, “without an attorney present could not say much.”
However, there is on-body video of a Boise Police officer’s interaction with Dylan Cline, the founder of the Potato Drop and Galane immediately after the fireworks display. When the officer told Cline that the blast shattered nearby windows at the AT&T building, “Cline responds by saying, ‘F*** yea, Jon,’ and proceeds to give Jon Galane a high-five.” Cline also spewed more profanities, directing them to the City of Boise and Mayor Lauren McLean.
Regarding damage to the Idaho Statehouse, the investigation reveals that two windows in the rotunda, behind the pillars of the Capitol facing Capitol Boulevard, were broken.
And about the young girl who was injured, the police report says shattered glass showered down on attendees and a first responder wrote, “I saw she was bleeding profusely from her face. She had a large, deep laceration on her face starting near the corner of her left eye, going across her nose, and ending near the corner of her mouth.”
After several hours of surgery and skin grafts, the young girl continues to recover at home.
Meanwhile, BPD says “there are no indications of criminal activity,” and “since the BPD investigation was thorough there won’t be any additional investigative reports.”
ORIGINAL STORY: Visit the website of the Idaho Potato Drop and you’ll see a real-time countdown to their 2026/2027 New Year’s Eve celebration. They’re also pre-selling VIP tickets for the event at $110 per person.
But of a more immediate nature are concerns over what happened during the 2025/2026 Potato Drop, particularly the fireworks display that some witnesses said was overwhelming.
Shortly after a series of so-called “thunder mugs” exploded, glass windows at the nearby AT&T building shattered. And a young girl suffered significant injuries from the falling glass – she spent the night at a local hospital, undergoing a skin graft. She’s now recovering at home with significant scars across the left side of her face, particularly surrounding her left eye.
Boise Police investigated how blast pressure waves may have interacted with objects in the area (including glass and the Capitol building). But they concluded, "it is not possible to determine the exact combination of events that led nearby windows to shatter."
They added, "at this time, there are no indications of criminal activity."
Boise Police told us, "Since the BPD was thorough there won’t be any additional investigative reports.
Through a public records request, Boise State Public Radio was interested in reviewing the insurance policy that had been secured for the fireworks operator – an Emmett-based company called Sir Jag Productions, plus details about the pyrotechnics that were used, and the promised-safety protocols.
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