Sheriff's Report Aug. 29 to Sept. 4

By Joy Ufford, jufford@pinedaleroundup.com
Posted 9/8/22

The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 193 calls from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, including three fights, a domestic dispute, an overdose, a gas leak, a hazardous spill, five juvenile problems, five search and rescues, 10 motorist assists, 19 citizen assists, 25 urinalyses and 31 vehicle identification number inspections.

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Sheriff's Report Aug. 29 to Sept. 4

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The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 193 calls from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, including three fights, a domestic dispute, an overdose, a gas leak, a hazardous spill, five juvenile problems, five search and rescues, 10 motorist assists, 19 citizen assists, 25 urinalyses and 31 vehicle identification number inspections.

Aug. 29

At 5:05 a.m., a confused person reported someone missing; the call was unfounded.

At 7:25 a.m., a person was unconscious.

At 8:21 a.m., a man’s dog was shot; the incident is under investigation.

At 8:25 a.m., a caller saw two men walking around a vehicle and thought they might need help.

At 8:41 a.m., a woman found a suspicious pig carcass; this is also under investigation.

At 10:02 a.m., people were upset about a court hearing but not fighting.

At 10:29 a.m., a drug detective requested a search warrant.

At 12:14 p.m., a boy looked like he might fall off a basketball hoop.

At 12:53 p.m., a brush fire beside the road was transferred to Sweetwater County.

At 1:36 p.m., a deputy responded to a family dispute.

At 1:39 p.m., a stray blue heeler was wandering around a ranch on South Horse Creek.

At 2:19 p.m., two kids at home accidentally called 911.

At 5:15 p.m., the sheriff attended Pinedale’s bike-walk workshop.

At 5:50 p.m., a juvenile problem was reported.

At 7:52 p.m., a suspicious man on a 4-wheeler told a woman trying to get home to New Mexico to go back to the highway; she’d parked on private property so a deputy took her to a pullout.

At 8:31 p.m., someone crashed into a closed ranch gate.

At 8:39 p.m., a concerned caller reported a family dispute.

At 11:26 p.m., a state agent reported a juvenile problem.

Aug. 30

At 8:18 a.m., a detective looked into a probation-parole issue.

At 8:27 a.m., a woman smelled a gas leak.

At 9:07 a.m., a fraud caller harassed a minor employee about money inn the store.

At 11:13 a.m., people released from jail hadn’t picked up their dogs yet.

At 1:01 p.m., a middle school employee reported a tobacco problem.

At 2:23 p.m., a person was having a heart attack.

At 2:29 p.m., Tip Top Search and Rescue choppered into the backcountry to bring a patient to the clinic.

At 2:48 p.m., a woman wanted to know why the person who shot her son’s dog the day before hadn’t been arrested or cited.

At 2:48 p.m., a good-looking hound dog was eating roadkill.

At 3:07 p.m., a school resource officer investigated a fight.

At 3:47 p.m., a suspicious man was going through cars and when confronted showed a bad attitude. The man was an independent civil process server.

At 6:27 p.m., a U-Haul truck was hauling a car trailer with a broken rim that was throwing sparks. When the caller tried to get the driver’s attention, the drive made a rude gesture.

At 7:39 p.m., a driver was flicking cigarette butts out the window.

At 11:36 p.m., a man walking down Highway 191 had lost his wallet while walking and taking a break from driving.

Aug. 31

At 7:20 a.m., a town employee tried to move three cow-calf pairs off the highway.10:13

At 10:23 a.m., a grocery store employee reported check fraud.

At 11:39 a.m., a woman was injured when an ATV rolled over on a gravel road.

At 1:06 p.m., a deputy was asked to check on someone’s welfare.

At 2:22 p.m., a woman asked how to get her deceased father’s firearms from the SCSO.

At 6:57 p.m., a car pulled in front on another driver, then backed into her.

At 7:22 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported.

At 9:18 p.m., a caller reported a family fight.

At 9:57 p.m., a man who owns property in Jackson said he was told there’s a warrant for he arrest.

Sept. 1

At 7:57 a.m., a person was down.

At 8:46 a.m., Department of Family Services said an adult was walking with a little girl with no shoes. They had locked their keys in the car and were going for help.

At 9:17 a.m., a drug detective checked a prescription drop box.

At 9:25 a.m., a man with a warrant turned himself in.

At 10:54 a.m., a family member was worried about relatives returning late from camping at New Fork Lakes. They didn’t have cell service.

At 2:13 p.m., a hunter’s campfire was out of control and he was leaving the area. The call was transferred to Lincoln County.

At 4:20 p.m., a person had traumatic injuries.

At 6:20 p.m., a semi with a flat tire was blocking a westbound lane.

At 7:41 p.m., a calf was by the highway near Hoback Canyon.

At 8:15 p.m., a couple walked by a campground tent and a man with a gun said they were on private land and needed to leave. It turned out they had parked in his campsite.

At 8:22 p.m., a person had overdosed.

Sept. 2

At 5:57 a.m., a medical emergency was reported.

At 8:25 a.m., a white GMC was speeding about 110 miles an hour.

At 9:20 a.m., a dead pronghorn was a traffic hazard.

At 9:25 a.m., acid found in the town shop was treated as a hazardous spill.

At 9:53 a.m., the K9 drug dog made a search.

At 11:49 a.m., a blue Nissan was speeding 100 mph coming up to a construction stoplight.

At 12:10 p.m., a suspicious but accidental 911 call came in.

At 12:25 p.m., Lincoln County reported a structure fire in LaBarge and asked for EMS response.

At 12:47 p.m., a man asked a deputy to check on someone’s welfare.

At 1:41 p.m., a traffic stop turned into a controlled substance arrest.

At 2:46 p.m., a vehicle ran out of gas in the middle of the road.

At 5:43 p.m., a smoke detector alarm went off; smoke was blowing into the house from an outside grill.

At 6:01 p.m., a semi was weaving back and forth on the highway.

At 6:18 p.m., a man reminded deputies that kids speed up and down his street.

At 6:28 p.m., Department of Family Services reported a juvenile problem.

At 8:09 p.m., an injured biker asked for a helicopter rescue.

At 10:17 p.m., a caller knew where to find someone with a warrant.

Sept. 3

At 12:26 a.m., a man was arrested for DUI.

At 6:36 a.m., a son was worried about his mom hiking near Green River Lakes because she didn’t send a spot notification the night before. A search was canceled after she texted him.

At 7:31 a.m., four Texas vehicles were speeding on Highway 191.

At 9 a.m., a deer carcass was a traffic hazard.

At 9:27 a.m., a white truck went off the road and hit a tree.

At 9:46 a.m., a person had diabetic shock or coma.

At 10:53 a.m., Park County Sheriff’s Office requested a short-haul assist; Tip Top SAR responded.

At 11:12 a.m., a hiker came out of the wilderness and wanted to drop off his bear spray.

At 11:20 a.m., an investigation was opened.

At 12:09 p.m., information came in about identity theft.

At 12:19 p.m., kids flying through the senior center on their stump bikes endangered residents.

At 12:57 p.m., an audible burglar alarm went off.

At 1:04 p.m., two people with a dog were spotted on a surveillance camera where they weren’t supposed to be.

At 1:56 p.m., a caller was worried about partly burned garbage.

At 2:49 p.m., a motorist assist turned into warrant service.

At 3:24 p.m., a calf and a cow were on opposite sides of a fence.

At 4:04 p.m., a semi was losing a tire.

At 5:13 p.m., a caller asked about driving a truck home with expired plates.

At 5:51 p.m., a caller complained about a loud live garage band.

At 7:19 p.m., search and rescue was contacted about a medical issue.

At 8:53 p.m., a deputy talked to two juveniles who kept running toward cars on the highway.

At 9 p.m., a woman called to check on her missing son who was in jail.

At 9:12 p.m., a man was suspicious when his shop light turned off as he drove up.

Sept. 4

At 3:03 a.m., a caller reported a medical issue.

At 6:37 a.m., a burglar alarm went off.

At 6:42 a.m., another alarm went off; the owner worried something was wrong.

At 8:05 a.m., neighbors’ dogs were barking since 10 p.m. the night before; the caller wanted to be understanding but was getting tired of it.

At 9:38 a.m., a small white truck speeded about 50 mph past the town hall.

At 2:30 p.m., an illness was reported.

At 2:45 p.m., a suspicious but accidental 911 call came in from an ATV rider.

At 5:39 p.m., an SOS Inreach was activated but the response center couldn’t reach the person. Tip Top Search and Rescue’s helicopter crew brought out a patient.

At 7:12 p.m., a lot of black smoke gathered to the west.

At 7:29 p.m., a man brought a stray dog out of the Bridger Wilderness.

At 8:11 p.m., a man asked for help, saying he has a snowmachine and title but it’s on his father’s land, and they are fighting.

At 9:29 p.m., a black SUV with a broken right front turn light was speeding and tailgating.

At 10:15 p.m., a caller reported a fight at the Silver Spur. It was verbal; all the parties left.