Sheriff's report Sept. 18 to Sept. 24, 2023

By Joy Ufford, jufford@pinedaleroundup.com
Posted 9/25/23

The Sublette County Sherif’s Office reported 184 calls rom Sept. 18 to Sept. 24, including one death, a suicidal person, five fires, eight suspicious incidents, 21 citizen assists, three fights, three search-and-rescues, six livestock problems, 36 urinalyses and 21 vehicle identification number checks.

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Sheriff's report Sept. 18 to Sept. 24, 2023

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The Sublette County Sherif’s Office reported 184 calls rom Sept. 18 to Sept. 24, including one death, a suicidal person, five fires, eight suspicious incidents, 21 citizen assists, three fights, three search-and-rescues, six livestock problems, 36 urinalyses and 21 vehicle identification number checks.

Sept. 18

At 5:25 a.m., a sorrel horse was hit in the highway near Bomgaars.

At 5:55 a.m., a second horse was hit in a second crash.

At 8:38 a.m., a woman was exposed to a bat.

At 8:49 a.m., a deputy transported a prisoner.

At 9:11 a.m., a deputy checked on someone who had died.

At 9:18 a.m., a rancher planned to move 70 cattle across Highway 191.

At 9:58 a.m., a caller was worried that birds died because of a gas odor.

At 11:36 a.m., a landlord asked a deputy to remove explosives a tenant left behind.

At 12:32 p.m., a controlled burn went out of control.

At 12:53 p.m., a person was found deceased.

At 1:37 p.m., a car broke down in a bad spot on the way to Soda Lake.

At 3:35 p.m., the school resource officer received information.

At 4:42 p.m., a juvenile problem was reported.

At 4:44 p.m., Fremont County passed along a hunter’s call that an elderly woman broke her finger. Tip Top Search and Rescue was put on hold because the outfitter would try to bring her out.

At 6:36 p.m., SCSO and Lincoln County received the same 911 calls from LaBarge.

At 6:47 p.m., a person was having seizures.

At 6:56 p.m., a person who fell hurt their back.

At 7:21 p.m., a man thought someone from Big Piney was selling his hay without him knowing about it. It was unfounded.

At 8:23 p.m., two people were injured when a vehicle hit an animal.

At 9:12 p.m., a person had a blood clot in their leg.

At 9:30 p.m., Sublette EMS responded after a son received an SOS notification.

Sept. 19

At 3:27 a.m., a man and son were injured in an upside-down 2006 Duramax that rolled down a hill near Middle Piney.

At 4:59 a.m., Tip Top responded to assist with the accident near Middle Piney.

At 7:42 a.m., hikers parked at White Pine were not back yet; they parked there to avoid construction to Elkhart Park.

At 7:43 a.m., a juvenile problem was reported.

At 9:21 a.m., a woman reported a suspicious UPS package; it was a scam.

At 9:47 a.m., a woman said she left her things with a friend when she went to prison and now released, she wanted her computer and debit card back.

At 9:55 a.m., a school resource officer reported a juvenile problem.

At 10:11 a.m., a horse and four mules, one dragging a 40-foot rope, appeared in a woman’s yard. She put them in a corral and watered them but hadn’t heard from the hunters yet.

At 10:18 a.m., a man checked on a U.S. Census Bureau employee.

At 10:22 a.m., no one responded to a School Safe alert or a deputy’s multiple calls. Administration was in a meeting.

At 12:08 p.m., a caller reported kids pulling a couch and lots of dirt bike traffic; it was for Homecoming.

At 12:46 p.m., a white tanker pulling two trailers passed unsafely and ran another driver

off the road.

At 5:19 p.m., a caller provided information.

At 7:44 p.m., a hunter with an injured knee and no food or water got lost that morning near Miller Lake. Tip Top volunteers hiked up to help the man to his vehicle.

At 9:03 p.m., a cow was on the highway.

At 10:28 p.m., a suspicious incident was a family argument.

Sept. 20

At 1:44 a.m., a deputy responded to a domestic dispute.

At 2:50 a.m., a false burglar alarm went off in a business lobby.

At 7:35 a.m., a deputy transported a prisoner.

At 9:24 a.m., the school resource officer reported a tobacco problem; a juvenile was cited for having a vape.

At 9:57 a.m., a person got bucked off a horse and broke a hip.

At 10:40 a.m., SAFV acted on a deputy’s information.

At 11:22 a.m., a man asked a deputy for a civil standby.

At 6:10 p.m., a frantic moose calf kept running across the highway.

At 9:39 p.m., a hunter helped pull out a UTV stuck in a mudhole on North Fork of Fisherman Creek.

Sept. 21

At 1:10 a.m., a Sublette Center resident fell.

At 6:40 a.m., a caller worried someone who lost their job was suicidal.

At 7:14 a.m., an agitated resident with dementia was making threats.

At 8:19 a.m., a detective ran a national instant check to release a firearm.

At 9:31 a.m., a deputy helped a citizen with a protection order.

At 9:34 a.m., a caller abandoned 911 after a family member passed out but then revived.

At 10:18 a.m., a deputy had information about a juvenile problem.

At 10:19 a.m., an abandoned vehicle caused a parking problem.

At 10:34 a.m., a woman reported a fraud.

At 10:36 a.m., a deputy reported a family dispute.

At 10:37 a.m., the school resource officer reported a juvenile-related controlled substance problem.

At 1:42 p.m., a white Ford with government plates did not have an inebriated driver, just a lost driver.

At 2:13 p.m., a citizen turned medicines over to the sheriff’s office.

At 3:11 p.m., a student driver ran over a can of paint that sprayed another vehicle; the paint came off in the car wash.

At 3:38 p.m., a fire was reported in Bondurant after a lightning strike; it was a prescribed burn.

At 4:11 p.m., a speeding truck passed a vehicle and went off the road; it was towed away.

At 4:57 p.m., an employee reported a suspicious person who said he was a Census employee.

At 6:29 p.m., a white truck had a gas station’s fuel hose hanging from the gas tank.

At 9:35 p.m., a man was stranded all evening on a Mormon Trail road and the tow truck from Lander wouldn’t continue. A deputy picked up the driver and took him to a hotel.

Sept. 22

At 8:41 a.m., the Marbleton Clinic called a deputy about possible child abuse; it was unfounded.

At 9:08 a.m., a deputy helped a person who fell.

At 9:40 a.m., a county employee reported to the Homecoming Parade.

At 9:54 a.m., a person who does reverse mortgages was winterizing a home.

At 5:52 p.m., a possible leaking gas line was actually steam from a vent.

At 6:58 p.m., a Marbleton employee had information for an active investigation.

At 7:19 p.m., people were locked out of a house with an elderly mother inside. They finally got inside.

At 8:41 p.m., AAA reported a driver ran out of gas; people had already helped when the deputy arrived.

At 9:03 p.m., several juveniles who knocked down garbage cans were cited for vandalism, minor in possession of alcohol and open containers.

At 11:27 p.m., a ferret tried to get in a doggy door; it was returned to its owner.

Sept. 23

At 6:53 a.m., a GMC Sierra hit and killed a moose calf.

At 7:38 a.m., a suspicious man was slumped over the steering wheel of a white van; he was taking a nap.

At 7:58 a.m., a man asked for a civil standby so he could get his things.

At 8:09 a.m., a caller asked about construction equipment parked on private property.

At 10:13 a.m., a hunter wanted to check easements because he didn’t want to trespass.

At 10:38 a.m., a person was choking.

At 11:33 a.m., two women called about seeing a man on probation with arrest warrants.

At 12:07 p.m., an older Dodge wasn’t staying in its lane.

At 12:17 p.m., a woman said she would be home so a deputy could serve papers.

At 12:44 p.m., a gray horse was loose.

At 1:14 p.m., a woman flagged down a deputy and asked for a ride home.

At 1:33 p.m., a man reported his son’s scam calls about missing jury duty.

At 2:30 p.m., the son called to ask if he should turn himself in to the sheriff’s office; he was told it is a scam.

At 5:03 p.m., a young girl was walking down the road with a suitcase, rolling bag and trash bag of clothes. She was taken home.

At 5:26 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol said a speeding silver BMW was headed south on Highway 189.

At 7:41 p.m., a man provided his Venmo account to pay for a scam.

At 11:50 p.m., an upset man left his cabin to walk back to Sweetwater County; his son was worried. His father came back.

At 11:59 p.m., a fight was about to break out at the Corral Bar.

Sept. 24

At 12:30 a.m., five or six people were fighting in front of the Stockman’s. They left before a deputy arrived.

At 8:39 a.m., a citizen called about an active investigation.

At 10:02 a.m., a bloodhound that might have jumped from a vehicle was pacing in front of the clinic.

At 10:43 a.m., a man had questions about papers a deputy just served him.

At 2 p.m., a fire started under an SUV; Sublette County Unified Fire put it out.

At 3:19 p.m., a woman last heard from her hunter son the night before that he was lost in the dark. He made it back to his vehicle.

At 4:27 p.m., a caller smelled a fuel leak from a truck with a bucket under it.

At 7:14 p.m., a deputy helped a motorist with a house trailer and inflatable jacuzzi in back.

At 8:21 p.m., a gray truck and bicyclist were weaving in and out of traffic.