Sheriff's report April 3 through April 9, 2023

By Joy Ufford, jufford@pinedaleroundup.com
Posted 4/13/23

The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 132 incidents from April 3 through April 9, including a violation of a protection order, a search-and-rescue, seven citizen assists, a fire, seven civil standbys, 15 “suspicious” 911 calls, four 911 hangups, 11 wildlife calls, 31 urinalyses and 14 vehicle identification number inspections.

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Sheriff's report April 3 through April 9, 2023

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The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 132 incidents from April 3 through April 9, including a violation of a protection order, a search-and-rescue, seven citizen assists, a fire, seven civil standbys, 15 “suspicious” 911 calls, four 911 hangups, 11 wildlife calls, 31 urinalyses and 14 vehicle identification number inspections.

April 3

At 1:51 a.m., a car stalled in the road had its flashers on.

At 8:33 a.m., a truck trying to pull a car out of the ditch on Potato Corner near the Hoback Rim was blocking the road.

At 9:17 a.m., a caller said a woman let out her dogs that attacked a deer that then attacked the woman, who was hiding behind a haystack. The woman told a deputy she lets the dogs chase deer away from her hay; the deputy gave her some other options.

At 9:33 a.m., a man had information for an ongoing investigation.

At 9:51 a.m., a man asked why the sheriff’s office called him the night before.

At 12:07 p.m., a cousin reported a man’s injuries; they were from last week and he’d been to a doctor.

At 12:18 p.m., drivers stopped to get two large black dogs off the highway, without luck.

At 1:06 p.m., a dark-colored Jeep Cherokee was all over the road.

At 2:21 p.m., an employee asked for a deputy’s help with a shoplifter.

At 7:45 p.m., a suspicious 911 call was accidental.

April 4

At 7:04 a.m., an injured cow moose’s leg was broken in half.

At 7:09 a.m., a vehicle hit a deer and broke its legs.

At 10:56 a.m., an injured pronghorn antelope was partly covered with snow.

At 4:49 p.m., a “suspicious” 911 call came in with a woman talking about schools closed.

At 6:45 p.m., a suspicious 911 call was accidental.

At 8:01 p.m., a citizen asked about the eviction process.

At 10:52 p.m., a single vehicle rolled.

April 5

At 2:24 a.m., an accidental RapidSOS call came in.

At 5:39 a.m., a man’s phone called 911 when he got in his work truck.

At 7:50 a.m., pronghorn antelope were running north on Highway 191.

At 7:59 a.m., the Rock Springs Police Department called with information.

At 8:20 a.m., three dogs were harassing deer.

At 10:49 a.m., a person with pulmonary issues passed out.

At 11:19 a.m., a tow-truck driver asked for traffic control to remove a rolled vehicle.

At 2:31 p.m., a woman in a store seemed to be having psychological issues. A deputy said the woman was talking to herself and didn’t need any help.

At 4:32 p.m., two fire alarms went off, false alarms.

At 5:11 p.m., a detective looked into new information.

At 6:04 p.m., a citizen was worried about two dogs in a red truck; the owner couldn’t bring them into his motel room so he left them there with blankets, food and water.

At 10:54 p.m., an injured deer trying to get up was dragging its hind legs.

April 6

At 5:32 a.m., a man’s phone started acting weird and called 911.

At 7:13 a.m., a deputy stopped to help a motorist.

At 10:27 a.m., an Australian shepherd was chasing antelope.

At 10:32 a.m., a “holdup” alarm went off.

At 10:57 a.m., a man pulled a semi tire off the highway.

At 12 p.m., a “suspicious” 911 call was accidental.

At 1:44 p.m., RapidSOS was activated.

At 4:23 p.m., an injured antelope was hit by a semi.

At 5:31 p.m., a “suspicious” 911 call came in with no one talking.

At 5:53 p.m., an accidental RapidSOS notification came in.

At 5:58 p.m., a woman picked up a stray Corgi.

At 6:16 p.m., another accidental RapidSOS notification came in.

April 7

At 12:18 a.m., a deputy checked on a 911 call; it was accidental.

At 8:42 a.m., a woman asked her neighbors about their barking dogs and was told to invest in earplugs.

At 9:16 a.m., a protection order violation was reported.

At 10:44 a.m., a dog was gnawing on an injured deer.

At 10:56 a.m., an injured deer on Highway 28 needed to be put down.

At 1:34 p.m., Wyoming Game and Fish reported an injured deer.

At 2:39 p.m., a woman was concerned about a possible scam.

At 3:13 p.m., a yellow dog jumped into the neighbor’s yard.

At 3:19 p.m., a motel reported a fire in the utility room.

At 3:56 p.m., a woman was worried about her husband snowmobiling alone. She canceled a search-and-rescue request after he contacted her.

At 4:37 p.m., a bank employee accidentally called 911.

At 4:38 p.m., a person might have a broken leg.

At 4:46 p.m., a detective looked into information.

At 6:42 p.m., a deer trying to jump a fence got stuck, then fell and maybe broke its neck but was still breathing.

At 7:56 p.m., citizens argued about parking problems.

April 8

At 12:01 a.m., a sleeping man’s phone accidentally called 911 when he rolled over.

At 1:48 p.m., a phone accidentally called 911.

At 2:19 p.m., a person was vomiting blood.

At 2:56 p.m., a pronghorn had been sick since Thursday.

At 4:02 p.m., a caller asked a deputy to check on a person’s welfare.

At 4:44 p.m., a bartender asked if deputies could wander through the bar that night.

At 5:54 p.m., a person’s town water wasn’t running.

At 6:14 p.m., a man reported trespassers.

At 7:15 p.m., a Subaru hit a deer.

At 11:13 p.m., a “suspicious” RapidSOS was probably accidental.

April 9

At 12:52 p.m., a moose calf was out front without its mother.

At 3:27 p.m., a neighbor’s shots ricocheted close to a house.

At 5:29 p.m., a square bale of hay presented a traffic hazard.

At 5:39 p.m., a deputy served a trespass notice.

At 8:10 p.m., a caller reported a juvenile problem.

At 10:55 p.m., a man picked up a hitchhiker with a dog and said he could stay in his truck; a neighbor said the dog was barking. Nothing criminal took place.

At 11:19 p.m., an accidental 911 call came in.