Sheriff's Report Aug. 1 to Aug. 7

Posted 8/11/22

The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 221 calls from Aug. 1 to Aug. 7, including at least six accidents, 24 citizen assists, five fire and two smoke reports, 13 suspicious incidents, five traffic complaints, four welfare checks, five search and rescues, 34 vehicle identification number inspections and 26 urinalyses.

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Sheriff's Report Aug. 1 to Aug. 7

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The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 221 calls from Aug. 1 to Aug. 7, including at least six accidents, 24 citizen assists, five fire and two smoke reports, 13 suspicious incidents, five traffic complaints, four welfare checks, five search and rescues, 34 vehicle identification number inspections and 26 urinalyses.

Aug. 1

At 6:34 a.m., an anxious mother moose kept crossing the highway to a dead moose calf by the road.

At 8:47 a.m., a person had breathing problems.

At 9:07 a.m., a retired firefighter hiking in the winds became ill and needed to be evacuated.

At 11:33 a.m., an anonymous tip was emailed about a 15-year-old girl driving without adult supervision.

At 12:35 p.m., a detective opened an investigation.

At 1:25 p.m., a second open 911 call came from the same number.

At 1:32 p.m., a homeowner had glitches with his alarm system.

At 1:42 p.m., a citizen caller was upset that insurance wouldn’t cover his prescription.

At 2:19 p.m., a tree and brush were on fire.

At 2:36 p.m., a man was sleeping on a park’s picnic table for the past five or so days.

At 2:43 p.m., a detective checked into releasing a firearm.

At 3:23 p.m., a Fremont County officer returning to get his vehicle after a search and rescue here was stuck in Highway 28 traffic and asked if a deputy could bring it to the county line.

At 5:28 p.m., a caller was concerned about not hearing from her son hiking the Continental Divide; she would call again if she didn’t hear from him.

At 5:50 p.m., a woman asked a deputy to check on someone’s welfare.

At 6:11 p.m., a man asked a deputy to check on a person’s welfare.

At 6:24 p.m., a SAFV employee asked a deputy to check on someone’s welfare.

At 6:46 p.m., a truck going about 60 mph ran a Marbleton stop sign.

At 9:21 p.m., a vehicle that hit a deer was overheating.

At 9:54 p.m., a 911 call came from a man who reported someone hit a vehicle and was following him.

At 11:34 p.m., a suspicious black and white Subaru with no lights on was driving around the block.

At 11:46 p.m., a man kept trying to catch his dog, who slipped its leash.

Aug. 2

At 5:26 a.m., a gas can was a traffic hazard.

At 6:32 a.m., a Chevy Malibu hit a deer in Hoback Canyon.

At 7:21 a.m., debris and a deer carcass were a traffic hazard.

At 8:52 a.m., an SOS came in from an emergency response device.

At 9:59 a.m., a man asked a deputy to check on someone’s welfare.

At 11:07 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol responded to a camper rollover on Highway 191.

At 11:26 a.m., a suspicious incident was reported.

At 12:31 p.m., a caller found a box of drugs and paraphernalia controlled on the highway.

At 2:52 p.m., a stray shepherd dog was crossing Fremont Lake Road.

At 5:39 p.m., a large piece of slate fell off the back of a flatbed truck.

At 6:51 p.m., a mobile tip came in for an investigation.

Aug. 3

At 5:41 a.m., a moose was crossing the road.

At 8:23 a.m., a dog was left inside a Ford truck.

At 9:26 a.m., a man asked who drove through his fence; it was fixed now.

At 11:26 a.m., the back windows of a Chevy truck were broken.

At 11:43 a.m., a baby moose got out of a tangle and ran off with his mother.

At 11:52 a.m., someone sideswiped a woman’s truck.

At 4:57 p.m., a woman reported a fraudulent cell phone account in her name.

At 6:42 p.m., a man hiking to Gannett Peak became extremely disoriented.

At 7:17 p.m., a school building’s alarm went off.

At 8:06 p.m., a third mobile tip came in about suspicious activity.

At 9:11 p.m., neighbors’ music was too loud.

Aug. 4

At 12:27 a.m., a person was down.

At 2:37 a.m., a deputy helped someone who fell.

At 6:41 a.m., Ridley’s reported an overnight camper that needed to move.

At 6:58 a.m., a moose calf was trapped in a dog run; its mother and twin were hanging out nearby.

At 7:26 a.m., a person had a heart attack.

At 7:49 a.m., a man who tried to break into a woman’s house was arrested.

At 8:34 a.m., the Forest Service agreed to watch for a possible fire.

At 10:36 a.m., the Forest Service took on another smoke report.

At 10:44 a.m., a man was overdue checking in with his wife, who is in Japan.

At 11:35 a.m., a woman reported multiple scam state police donation calls.

At 12:23 p.m., someone was creeping around a property.

At 1:09 p.m., Tip Top evacuated a man with a heart attack.

At 3:32 p.m., the person creeping was given a trespass notice.

At 4 p.m., a woman reported a registered sex offender hanging around kids at the farmers market. He was told to leave the area.

At 6:17 p.m., a person had a heart attack.

At 7:04 p.m., Fremont County dispatch notified Sublette County of an ATV rollover, no injuries.

At 8:54 p.m., a couple reportedly walked out on a $191.76 dinner bill but they had a receipt showing they paid.

At 10:48 p.m., two fishing boats floating the New Fork and Green rivers were separated.

At 11:14 p.m., a truck pulling a trailer loaded with 10 mules broke down; the driver was bringing back another truck and trailer.

Aug. 5

At 5:51 a.m., a motorcycle rider who hit a deer was up and walking around.

At 9:20 a.m., the emergency director was helping the town of Grover with water issues.

At 11:09 a.m., a medical emergency was reported.

At 11:13 a.m., a woman who quit her job went to get her last paycheck but the employer refused to give it to her; it was a civil issue.

At 12:09 p.m., a woman asked about target shooting near the old dump on Fremont Lake Road.

At 2:50 p.m., an off-duty WHP trooper reported several vehicles including his were heavily damaged by asphalt and rocks falling off two dump trucks. One citizen had pulled over the driver.

At 4:39 p.m., a juvenile reported a parent who was driving drunk near Fontenelle Reservoir; the call was transferred to Lincoln County.

At 5:24 p.m., a downed tree fell on a power line.

At 5:34 p.m., a large branch from a tree hit by lightning was blocking the lane.

At 5:38 p.m., a deputy responded to the call about the downed line.

At 5:52 p.m., two downed trees were near utility lines.

At 5:59 p.m., a deputy checked on a downed line on Highway 350.

At 6:22 p.m., a caller asked if it was true a busload of immigrants was unloaded in Pinedale. It wasn’t true.

At 6:45 p.m., the Highway 189 construction zone between Big Piney and LaBarge was flooding.

At 10:40 p.m., a man said his elderly neighbor’s alarm was going off; a deputy turned off an outdoor smoke alarm.

Aug. 6

At 1:24 a.m., Sweetwater County asked for deputies’ assistance in pursuit of a green 1996 Chevy truck that fired shots at another vehicle and fled. Then dispatch reported back that Sweetwater deputies had it under control.

At 9:33 a.m., a camper’s knee popped out and the group was headed to Jackson.

At 11:42 a.m., a medical emergency was reported.

At 12:47 p.m., a caller asked about people riding four-wheelers on the Lander Cutoff Road. They had ORV stickers but no licenses.

At 1:25 p.m., a caller saw smoke after a lightning strike.

At 2:07 p.m., a stray dog jumped into a rancher’s truck.

At 2:14 p.m., a big pine tree blocked a bridge and sightseers couldn’t get out.

At 2:42 p.m., a small sinkhole was opening up.

At 3:15 p.m., a bar employee asked how he could get a broken-down van moved for customer parking.

At 5:25 p.m., a caller reported a DUI.

At 5:43 p.m., a maroon Ford F150 went off the road; no one was there but beer cans were scattered all over.

At 6:31 p.m., a young boy was riding his bike alone on the caller’s property.

At 8:28 p.m., a man said a light blue Jeep passed him, flipped him iff and pointed a Glock at him. The call was transferred to Sweetwater County.

At 9:13 p.m., a caller reported two possibly drunk drivers.

Aug. 7

At 3:38 a.m., Sublette County Unified Fire responded to a fire alarm.

At 9:25 a.m., a telephone pole was broken.

At 10:15 a.m., a woman called about an investigation.

At 10:25 a.m., a lodge manager reported an employee hit its front gate the night before and he made the employee sign over his past paycheck for damages.

At 10:49 a.m., a medical emergency was reported.

At 11:11 a.m., another medical emergency was reported.

At 1:29 p.m., a baby was left inside a running black Chevy pickup; the mother was outside talking to another adult and left the air conditioning running.

At 2:40 p.m., an emergency device went off; Fremont County called Tip Top for assistance.

At 6:15 p.m., a woman called about her husband’s accident.

At 7:49 p.m., information came in for a fraud investigation.

At 8:02 p.m., WHP asked a deputy to help a trooper with a traffic stop.

At 9:11 p.m., a woman called who didn’t speak English and the dispatcher used Google Translate to learn she didn’t have an emergency.

At 10:51 p.m., a citizen was concerned about construction and junkyard noises still going on.