Park County Sheriff’s Office
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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…
Wednesday morning on KODI’s “Speak Your Piece with Darian Dudrick,” two members of the Park County Sheriff’s Office snow search team talked about recent rescues of snowmobilers in the Beartooth Mountains. Dudrick welcomed to the show Dustin Rosencranse and Tony Simek, along with Park County Sheriff Scott Steward, to discuss the two incidents that happened…
It was déjà vu for Park County Search and Rescue, as helicopters and snowmobile volunteers were needed in a rescue operation that should never have happened. The call came into the Park County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. Eight snowmobilers, a group of people from Minnesota and Wisconsin, left Cooke…
Dozens of volunteers and several aircraft from many agencies mobilized to find the two stranded snowmobilers, who were found alive after a three-day search. A call came into the Park County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Office on Thursday, Feb. 18: two snowmobilers – Trevor Wayne Deal, age 22 of Bridger, Montana, and Maison Deacon Ostwald, age…
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…
Local law enforcement got an early Christmas gift this year – a high-end sniper rifle. The Park County Sheriff’s Office has added a LaRue OBR (Optimized Battle Rifle) sniper rifle in their arsenal. But this gift wasn’t delivered by Santa Claus – it was a donation from LaRue Tactical. LaRue, according to their website, is…
A Sunday morning shooting was reported in Lovell, resulting in a victim with multiple gunshot wounds and a suspect in custody. Lovell Police Department Chief of Police Dan Laffin detailed the Lovell PD’s Facebook page. At the time of their release, the investigation was ongoing and names were not available. In the early morning hours…
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…
The Park County Search and Rescue Team was at it again, as a helicopter was used for an overnight effort to save an injured hunter on the Shoshone Plateau. On Oct. 9, The Park County Sheriff’s Office Communications Division received an InReach SOS activation via International Emergency Response: a 38-year-old man had been hunting in…