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It’s technically still winter but spring weather is upon us – and the Park County Sheriff’s Office wants to make sure nobody finds themselves on thin ice. On Sunday, March 7, a group of Park County residents decided to go for a side-by-side excursion in Buffalo Bill State Park. During their trip, they took their…
The Park County Sheriff’s Office was busier in 2020 than in recent years past, but calls have significantly declined over the past 10 years. The Park County Sheriff’s Office has released their 2020 Annual Report. All of the year’s statistics for crime, calls, and achievements are outlined in the 29-page document. Park County Sheriff Scott…
After the theft of another traffic sign, the Park County Sheriff says this “harmless prank” can have serious consequences – misdemeanors, injuries, and deaths. The Park County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that they’ve received another call of multiple stolen traffic signs. This is the latest in a series of similar sign thefts reported throughout 2020. A…
A scammer posing as a Park County Sheriff’s employee asks for money so you can avoid arrest – all while using the Sheriff’s Office’s real phone number. The Park County Sheriff’s Office took to Facebook to confirm their Communications Center has received several complaints about the same call – a person posing as a deputy…
A prank call hasn’t left anyone laughing at the Park County Sheriff’s Office. This Wednesday, August 5th, a caller – who claimed to be visiting from Detroit and was staying at the Wapiti Campground on the North Fork – called into the Park County Sheriff’s Office just before midnight, claiming he witnessed a plane crash.…
There’s a new part of Matthew 25:31-40 that is permissible now: if in prison, you can go visit me. The Park County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center is allowing limited inmate visits starting this weekend, weekend Saturday, July 25th and Sunday July 26th. The key word is “limited” as there are a number of stipulations and…
Another sign stolen. Keeping in line with a strange and discouraging pattern in 2020, more signs have been pilfered in Park County, this time from the UXU Ranch. On Thursday May 21st, the Park County Sheriff’s Office received a report regarding the theft along the North Fork Highway, in the area of 1710 North Fork…
Missing signs, the object of a felony investigation, have been found. The Park County Sheriff’s Office reported the theft of two Bureau of Land Management signs from the area of 3305 North Fork Highway The theft was thought to have occurred between April 3rd and 5th, They were designators of the Four Bear Trailhead – which…
There’s a new spring hazard in the Bighorn Basin – canals. The Park County Sheriff’s Office reminds all residents that irrigation canals are now seeing increased flow and use from hobby gardeners, local farmers, and several others taking advantage of the spring runoff flowing through the thousands of miles of canals throughout the state. According…
What’s the Park County Sheriff’s Office doing during the COVID-19 crisis? In a Facebook post yesterday, the Sheriff’s Office stated they will remain operational in both the criminal and administration capacities, but they too will be taking certain precautions to protect the employees and inmates in their care from exposure to COVID-19. The Detention Center…