The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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Moorcroft Police Report Aug. 29-Sept. 11 Thirty business checks. Twenty-nine traffic warnings. Disturbance call. False alarm. Four house watches. Three vehicle unlocks. Emergency fund. Suspicious activity. Sexual assault of a minor. Eight public services. Five VIN checks. REDDI report. Four assists to other agencies. Fourteen crosswalk/school zone. Six garbage can violations. Two animal issues. Two fingerprintings. Nuisance violation. Motorist assist. Two traffic crashes. Welfare check. Traffic complaint. Between Aug. 29 and Sept. 2, the...
On August 2, police were contacted regarding someone trespassing at a business after hours. Officer spoke with the complainant; extra patrol will be done on business. On August 2, officer spoke with a homeowner regarding a junk ordinance violation. On August 3, police received a report of a juvenile given drugs and assaulted. Officer contacted the juvenile and parents and were advised that it was a false report. Nothing further. On August 3, police were called for a possible domestic disturbance. Officer went to the residence and made contact...
Aug. 15 – Eight VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Vehicle lockout. Business checks. Suspicious circumstance. Welfare check. Fraud complaint. Citizen assist. Three sets fingerprints. EMS page. Aug. 16 – Seven VIN checks. Seven traffic stops. Animal complaint. Traffic complaint. Property damage accident. Two suspicious circumstances. Fingerprints. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Motorist assist. Found property report. Citizen assist. Nudity complaint. Disturbance complaint. Four EMS pages. Aug. 17 – Seven VIN checks. Paper service. Twelve traff...
Upon the recommendation from Chief of Police Bill Bryant, retired Chicago police officer Dan Latham was hired for the open position on the Moorcroft police force by council Monday night. The formerly retired Chicago, IL police officer has lived on Pine Ridge with his wife for about a year, since moving north from New Mexico where he also worked as law enforcement. The new officer must pass a two week class conducted in Douglas to become familiar with Wyoming statutes etc. before donning the...
Robert Myles of Moorcroft has been sentenced to up to four years in a state penal institution following an incident in which he was reported for attempting to steal a vehicle from a residence. On October 15, 2021, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a residence in Moorcroft after a call was received that Myles was trying to take the homeowner’s vehicle. A warrant was confirmed for his arrest. The deputy reported contacting Myles’ probation officer and then responding to the residence, where the homeowner said Myles had left on f...
Speeding – Douglass S. Bates, Rapid City, SD, 90/75, $135; Polly M. Miller, Aladdin, WY, 90/70, $160; Allan K. Johnstone, 39/20, $100; Ethan Stebbins, Rapid City, SD, 84/75, $103; Jeffery Glissendorf, Pocatello, ID, 87/75, $120; Michael Murphy, Sheldon, IA, 86/75, $115; Cody Ridgway, Gillette, WY, 79/65, $130; Matthew Rau, Dallas, TX, 84/75, $103; Sabi Tuerxun, San Francisco, CA, 92/75, $145 No Seat Belt (driver) – Dennis Mosher, Moorcroft, WY, $25; (minor), Sundance, $25 Tail Light Violation – Zachary Nelson, Sundance, WY, $100 Fail to Yield...
Aug. 1 – Nine VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Traffic accident with damage. Alarm called in. Business check. Citizen assist. Coroner call. Fingerprints for outside employment. Theft report. Suspicious person/circumstance. Traffic complaint. Trespassing. Welfare check. Two EMS pages. Aug. 2 – VIN check. Six traffic stops. Traffic accident with damage. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business check. Citizen assist. EMS meeting paged. Motorist assist. Traffic complaint. Traffic hazard. Aug. 3 – Eight VIN checks. Seven traffic stops. Traffic acciden...
On July 26, police served a trespass notice from a local business. On July 27, officer spoke with a homeowner regarding a junk ordinance violation. On July 28, during a traffic stop, driver was cited for Possession of a Controlled Substance in plant form. On July 28, police served a trespass notice from a local business. On July 28, police were requested to do a welfare check. Officer conducted check and all was well. On July 28, police were requested to do a welfare check. Officer conducted check and all was well. On July 29, police received...
A male subject with an active Wyoming warrant was shot and killed by law enforcement on Saturday morning after two shootouts took place on I-90 near Sundance. According to the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, the subject was contacted by a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper on Saturday night at around 10:10 p.m., as he was walking along I-90 near milepost 184. The trooper learned that there was an active warrant for the subject’s arrest. The trooper immediately called for backup from the Crook County Sheriff’s Office and the subject was advis...
Speeding – Austin R. Vanderhoef, Upton, WY, 71/50, $175; Michael Schmitt, Casper, WY, 89/80, $103; William Radcliffe, Daytona Beach, FL, 84/70, $140; John Hartley, Beaverton, OR, 91/80, $115; Rayshawn J.E. Doyle, Gillette, WY, 99/80, $165; Yanli Jia, Yorba Linda, CA, 80/70, $105; Anthony Kindt, Butte, MT, 96/80, $140; Phillip Michaels, Alpharetta, GA, 80/70, $105; Jacob Klein, Hazen, ND, 86/75, $115; Wade J. Vrana, Upton, WY, 91/70, $165; Bobbi Stuck, Torrington, WY, 54/45, $103; Calogero Sottosanti, Reading, PA, 61/45, $202; Todd Ross, A...
Speeding – Rory Dangel, Evansville, WY, 87/80, $109; Michael A Miles, Bozeman, MT, 88/75, $125; Christine Johnson, Cheyenne, WY, 79/70, $103; Christopher Hunt, Gillette, WY, 89/75, $130; Ty Weeg, Newcastle, WY, 90/70, $160; Dusty Pinske, Sturgis, SD, 87/80, $99; Christine Bradbury, Helena, MT, 81/70, $115; Remar Pitter, Gillette, WY, 89/80, $103; Carlos Pinzon Garcia, The Woodlands, TX, 96/70, $190; Charlynn Patterson, Gillette, WY, 92/75, $145; Brandon J. Jagow, Sundance, WY, 85/75, 105; Bradley Thomas, Minot, ND, 80/70, $105; Joshua A. Parish...
On June 21, police gave emergency fund assistance to someone in need. On June 21, police served a weed ordinance violation notice. On June 22, police received a REDDI report from dispatch. Officer was unable to locate vehicle. On June 23, police served two weed ordinance violations, one junk ordinance violation and spoke with two homeowners regarding junk ordinance. On June 24, police served two junk ordinance violations, and spoke with two homeowners regarding junk and weed ordinance violations. On June 24, police were called to Coffee Cup to...
May 23 – Two fire pages. Found property. Fraud. Three EMS pages. Minor in possession. Motorist assist. Property damage. Suspicious person/circumstances. Two traffic stops. Three VIN checks. May 24 – Six VIN checks. Eight traffic stops. Animal complaint. Juvenile problem. Two motorist assists. Coroner call. Two prisoner transports for doctor appointments. May 25 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Four traffic stops. Suspicious circumstance. Trespassing complaint. Traffic hazard. Citizen assist. Disturbance complaint. Business checks. EMS page....
A Moorcroft man will serve up to ten years for aggravated assault and battery after allegedly ramming a woman’s truck into a power pole. On April 17, 2020, a Moorcroft Police Officer was dispatched for a domestic violence call and advised that a couple was fighting in their yard. The officer reported that the male subject, later identified as Nathan Schuerman, rammed the truck the female was driving into a power pole and left the scene, before later returning. When the officer arrived, he observed a male subject and instructed him to walk o...
Speeding – Bich Tran, Hesperia, CA, 90/75, $135; Vladislav Grishchenko, Snohomish, WA, 100/70, $210; Steven A. Turbiville, Spearfish, SD, 94/75, $205; Braden Yackley, Spearfish, SD, 55/30, $295; Edgardo Ruiz-Canseco, Gillette, WY, 91/80, $115; Lashay Hoblit, Gillette, WY, 77/65, $120; John Stewart, Loxley, AL, 92/80, $120; Jesse Roberts, Orlando, FL, 88/75, $125; Renee Addington, Spearfish, SD, 90/75, $135; (truck) – Luis Santiago Andino, Orlando, FL, 75/65, $435 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Daniel Jeremy Spenc...
Sticking close to home again when making his decision, Governor Mark Gordon has selected Crook County Deputy Attorney Lynda R. Bush as the Sixth Judicial District’s next Circuit Court Judge. “I want to thank Governor Gordon for the honor of this appointment, and I look forward to serving the citizens of Crook and Weston Counties,” Bush said. Bush was selected from a list of three candidates that were submitted to the governor by the Judicial Nominating Commission for his consideration. Also on the list were Jacqueline K. Brown of Casper and N...
Law enforcement in Crook County is facing three new – and very concerning – trends. According to Sheriff Jeff Hodge, there have been local increases in the use of fentanyl, suicide threats among the youth and the need to employ force during arrests. “Some of the trends I think people are not aware of – and, if they’re not, they should be,” he said last week. Fentanyl Fentanyl, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), is a synthetic opioid up to 100 times stronger than morphine. It was developed for pain management...
