Sheriff's report Jan. 9 to Jan. 15

By Joy Ufford, jufford@pinedaleroundup.com
Posted 1/19/23

The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 165 calls from Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, including eight crashes, 23 citizen assists, two fires, 17 motorist assists, 10 suspicious incidents, an unauthorized absence, four welfare checks, 28 urinalyses and 16 vehicle identification number inspections.

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Sheriff's report Jan. 9 to Jan. 15

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The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 165 calls from Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, including eight crashes, 23 citizen assists, two fires, 17 motorist assists, 10 suspicious incidents, an unauthorized absence,  four welfare checks, 28 urinalyses and 16 vehicle identification number inspections.

Jan. 9

At 12:12 a.m., a car was off the road on its side; the driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

At 9:05 a.m., a woman asked how to get a driver’s license after her December arrest.

At 9:29 a.m., trucks loaded with snowmobiles were blocking a business’s parking spots; they were guests at the AirBNB next door.

At 9:36 a.m., a damaged black truck appeared abandoned; a municipal officer ticketed it for a parking violation.

At 10:01 a.m., a woman asked a deputy to check on someone’s welfare.

At 12:07 p.m., a domestic dispute was reported.

At 1:38 p.m., a post office employee thought a white van’s driver was suspicious after the driver stepped out and got in back; the driver was having a Zoom meeting.

At 2:59 p.m., a blood draw was requested.

At 3:30 p.m., a deputy cited a gold Ford for illegal parking.

At 6:11 p.m., a Toyota 4Runner hit a calf moose and went into a ditch; the young moose was still alive.

At 6:11 p.m., a small white SUV slid off the highway.

At 10:52 p.m., a traffic stop turned into a DUI arrest.

Jan. 10

At 12:04 a.m., a caller reported suicidal comments from someone in Hot Springs County; the call was transferred to the Hot Springs Sheriff’s Office.

At 6:44 a.m., a white car went off the road just west of Daniel Junction.

At 6:47 a.m., a yellow Penske rental van slid off the road.

At 7:23 a.m., a driver went off the road.

At 8:04 a.m., a deputy helped a person who fell.

At 8:31 a.m., a white truck going north kept driving into the other lane with oncoming traffic. The call was transferred to the Teton County Sheriff’s Office.

At 8:35 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol reported a black Jeep Liberty slid off the road.

At 9:08 a.m., a clinic employee called with information for a deputy who went to the Department of Family Services.

At 9:13 a.m., a blue BMW and a yellow VW bug collided.

At 12:20 p.m., a suspicious 911 call came in with static on an open line.

At 12:28 p.m., a plow driver reported hitting a FedEx truck.

At 12:57 p.m., a semi slid off the road by the Pinedale Airport.

At 1:27 p.m., a bank employee accidentally called 911.

At 3:44 p.m., a caller who reported possible gunshots said it was from a neighbor lighting off fireworks to scare the deer; he didn’t think they should be setting off fireworks.

At 4:56 p.m., a man plowing a trailer park had an irate resident throw dog poop at the truck.

At 6:49 p.m., a suspicious 911 call was an accidental dial.

At 7 p.m., a deputy investigated an alleged assault with juveniles present.

At 9:22 p.m., a county employee hit a deer.

Jan. 11

At 9:21 a.m., a couple that signed up as firefighter volunteers, then resigned, hadn’t returned their gear yet.

At 9:37 a.m., a woman wanted to know what the SCSO was going to do about “the illegals” that are coming up when the weather clears.

At 10:26 a.m., a man asked a deputy to check on someone’s welfare.

At 11:49 a.m., a woman had information for an ongoing investigation.

At 12:44 p.m., a woman who runs a check-cashing business from her liquor store said some checks weren’t approved by her.

At 2:03 p.m., a white United semi tailgated and tried to pass a woman’s car three times. The call was transferred to WHP and a trooper stopped the semi south of Pinedale.

At 2:20 p.m., a school resource officer looked into an unauthorized absence.

At 2:53 p.m., an inmate was shuttled.

At 4:36 p.m., a stray German shepherd was running around a gas station.

At 5:20 p.m., a caller asked about eviction and a protection order.

At 5:36 p.m., a Toyota Tacoma slid off the road.

At 6:45 p.m., someone plowed a large pile of snow into the middle of the road. The town was moving the snow.

At 7:17 p.m., a white Toyota backed into a white Honda.

At 8:48 p.m., a deputy helped a person who fell.

At 9:22 p.m., a medical emergency was reported.

At 9:55 p.m., a neighbor set off fireworks to scare away the deer.

Jan. 12

At 12:25 a.m., a suspicious incident is under investigation.

At 6:38 a.m., a white Nissan was dragging something that threw off sparks; it was the car’s bumper.

At 8:22 a.m., a deputy stopped to help a stuck driver.

At 11:07 a.m., a caller reported an injured golden eagle just south of Daniel.

At 11:36 a.m., a tow-truck driver asked for a deputy’s assistance.

At 1:16 p.m., an out-of-town homeowner thought someone was tapping into his power because his bill was so high; he was advised to contact Rocky Mountain Power.

At 2:22 p.m., a van slid off the road; the driver wasn’t sure where he was.

At 4:59 p.m., a deputy checked on a suicidal student’s welfare due to bullying; the school and parents are involved.

At 5:30 p.m., a citizen asked for help with a civil issue.

At 5:44 p.m., a deputy checked on a person’s welfare after juveniles posted comments on social media; the school and parents are involved.

At 6:08 p.m., someone hit a white Chevy Malibu and took off.

At 6:36 p.m., a man’s phone freaked out and called 911.

At 8:15 p.m., Safe2Tell had information about the student’s bullying.

Jan. 13

At 4:01 a.m., a van went off the road when the driver tried to avoid hitting a rabbit.

At 4:07 a.m., five loose horses got into a neighbor’s hay.

At 6:39 a.m., the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office asked Sublette EMS to respond to a two-vehicle crash.

At 11:53 a.m., a semi driver went past a dead deer and an injured one that was suffering.

At 12:16 p.m., a green Honda van hit a silver Chevy pickup, stopped and then kept going.

At 12:36 p.m., a landlady wanted to know what to do about argumentative tenants.

At 2:30 p.m., a truck slid off the road.

At 2:31 p.m., SAFV asked about finding spyware on someone’s phone.

At 3:10 p.m., a German shepherd was running loose in Pinedale.

At 3:19 p.m., a caller had information about an investigation with juvenile involvement.

At 3:46 p.m., a man found a wallet in the middle of a Marbleton street.

At 4:38 p.m., a person had chest pains.

At 4:55 p.m., a detective received information.

At 4:56 p.m., a woman wanted someone arrested.

At 5:04 p.m., a semi driver hauling potatoes went off the road south of Boulder.

At 5:40 p.m., a calf moose and cow moose were heading toward the highway.

At 10:09 p.m., an officer picked up a stray dog at Daniel Junction.

At 10:20 p.m., a person was having convulsions or seizures.

Jan. 14

At 9:23 a.m., a man complained about someone deliberately blocking his driveway with a wall of snow.

At 10:11 a.m., a suspicious 911 call came in from what sounded like a basketball game at the high school.

At 10:33 a.m., a man called to say his meat smoker was malfunctioning and extra smoke was coming from his garage.

At 10:50 a.m., a woman was supposed to pick up papers to be served.

At 11:03 a.m., a second 911 call came from a phone at a basketball game.

At 11:54 a.m., a phone alarm detected a crash; it was a juvenile’s phone and there wasn’t a crash.

At 3:40 p.m., a white truck broke down in the lane of travel.

At 3:56 p.m., a medical emergency was reported.

At 4:14 p.m., a woman asked a deputy to stand by.

At 4:42 p.m., a store employee reported a customer who left and sipped from whiskey; deputies didn’t find the person or truck.

At 6:03 p.m., a trailer with a 500-gallon propane tank was on fire. Sublette County Unified Fire responded.

At 6:49 p.m., a man’s phone accidentally called 911 while he was looking at pictures.

At 6:54 p.m., a neighbor blocked a man’s driveway; the man texted him and asked the neighbor to move it and the neighbor basically replied he wasn’t going to be moving it.

At 7:11 p.m., a truck hit a deer.

At 7:25 p.m., a building appeared to be on fire; it was the pellet stove firing up.

At 7:51 p.m., someone hit a white Yukon Denali and left.

At 10:38 p.m., a person was struggling to breath.

At 11:22 p.m., teenagers kept setting off bottle rockets and being noisy near the sledding hill and wouldn’t stop.

Jan. 15

At 2:14 a.m., a deputy responded to a traffic offense.

At 2:57 a.m., a 911 caller needed an interpreter but hung up before one responded; multiple parties involved were intoxicated and gave conflicting stories.

At 6:48 a.m., a caller reported a domestic dispute with juvenile involvement.

At 8:39 a.m., half a dozen horses were on the highway.

At 8:51 a.m., a FedEx package might have involved a credit card scam.

At 11:18 a.m., a suspicious 911 call came in with an open line; it was an accidental dial.

At 12:39 p.m., a gold Audi went into the ditch and a wrecker was on its way.

At 5:36 p.m., a vehicle slid off the road.

At 6:16 p.m., a caller said a red Chevy truck with highly intoxicated Hispanic males went off the road.

At 9:36 p.m., propane was spilling in front of a house; a deputy shut off a valve.

At 9:53 p.m., a woman said a vehicle following her since the Hoback Rim was swerving all over the road. A deputy learned the vehicle had a headlight out and the driver was not intoxicated.

At 11:47 p.m., a family fight was reported.