The Week in Big Horn County

• Police Report

The following calls were received by the Basin Police Department last week (Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and charges made upon initial arrest may be amended or dismissed as determined by the County Attorney):

Dec. 8 — An officer went to the Storage Shed to issue a weed ordinance. No contact was made.

An officer issued an ordinance violation on South Ninth Street.

Basin PD assisted another agency with a disturbance on South Sixth Street.

An officer assisted a motorist on US Highway 16-20.

Dec. 9 — Basin PD assisted probation and patrol on South Fifth Street.

An officer issued an ordinance violation on West Road.

Property damage occurred at the Family Dollar. Responding officer took a report.

Dec. 11 — Basin PD assisted the Greybull PD on US 16-20 South, Greybull.

Dec. 12 — Property damage occurred on South Ninth Street.

Basin PD assisted the Greybull PD on a call at the Greybull Apartments, where a citizen reported hearing four gun shot rounds down by the river. 

Dec. 13 — Dogs at large on East B Street were reported.

A resident reported a missing dog on South Fourth Street.

Dogs at large on River Drive were reported; officer was unable to locate.

There was a citizen complaint on Montana Avenue.

An officer assisted the public on South Sixth Street.

Dec. 13 — Basin PD assisted the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office with an inmate who was refusing to move.

An officer assisted the Wyoming Highway Patrol on South Fourth Street.

• Sheriff's Report

The following calls were received by the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office: (Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and charges made upon initial arrest may be amended or dismissed as determined by the Court:

Dec. 8 – 7:04 a.m.: Four to five cows were reported loose on Highway 30 in Burlington. 

7:32 a.m.: A horse was reported on Highway 30 in Burlington. 

7:46 a.m.: A plane landed on Highway 14 in Greybull. 

8:11 a.m.: A suspicious bag of clothes was reported lying in the roadway on Lane 38 in Burlington. 

11:04 a.m.: Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office assisted Basin Police Department with a disturbance on South Sixth Street in Basin. 

12:36 p.m.: A cow was reported out on Orchard Bench Road in Basin. 

12:36 p.m.: A truck was reported speeding on Orchard Bench Road in Basin.

1:30 p.m.: An extra patrol was conducted on Orchard Bench Road in Basin. 

1:49 p.m.: A lost dog was reported at Shell Falls on Highway 14 in Shell. 

4:38 p.m.: An unfounded report of several vehicles stuck in the lane of travel on Highway 14 in Shell was taken. 

4:45 p.m.: An antelope was injured in a vehicle vs. wildlife accident on Highway 14/16/20 in Greybull, the car was reported undamaged. 

5:40 p.m.: An officer checked the welfare of an occupant of a vehicle in Ranger Creek on Highway 14 in Shell. 

8:27 p.m.: An officer found no one around a vehicle left on Highway 31 in Hyattville. 

10:17 p.m.: A rapid SOS ping from North Eighth Street in Basin was handled by dispatch. 

Dec. 9 – 8:14 a.m.: Stalking was reported to BHCSO at their office on Murphy Street in Basin. 

12:03 p.m.: A tractor trailer was reported blocking the lane of travel on Highway 14/16/20 in Greybull. 

1:51 p.m.: An extra patrol was conducted on Orchard Bench Road in Basin. 

2:26 p.m.: Trespassing was reported on Lane 40 in Burlington. 

11:08 p.m.: Two black cows were reported loose at Highway 30 and Greybull River Road in Otto. 

Dec. 10 – 10:36 a.m.: A golden retriever was found on Highway 14/16/20 in Greybull. 

4 p.m.: A citation was issued in a traffic stop on Highway 20 South in Basin. 

6:17 p.m.: A R.E.D.D.I. report was made on Highway 20 South in Greybull. 

6:35 p.m.: AN abandoned vehicle was reported on Highway 20 South in Basin. 

Dec. 11 – 2:20 p.m.: A cow was reported out at Lane 40 and Road 5 in Burlington. 

6:45 p.m.: A wildlife encounter was reported at Granite Pass snowmobile parking area on Highway 14 in Greybull. 

9:10 p.m.: An officer assisted a motorist on Highway 31 in Hyattville. 

Dec. 12 – 10:50 a.m.: Dispatch took a report of sheep on Highway 30 in Basin. 

3 p.m.: A structure fire was reported on Oak Avenue in Burlington. 

4:10 p.m.: BHSCO assisted Highway Patrol at Crooked Creek Road in Big Horn County, they were unable to locate their subject. 

7:36 p.m.: BHSCO made a blood run for Wyoming Medical Center. 

8:19 p.m.: A unit was cancelled in response to a burglar alarm on Road 35.5 in Shell. 

10:58 p.m.: BHSCO assisted Greybull Police Department at Greybull Apartments on North Second Street in Greybull. 

Dec. 14 -- 7:50 p.m.: BHSCO assisted Highway Patrol on South Fourth Street in Basin. 

 • Circuit Court

Recent court fines and sentences handed down or bonds forfeited in the circuit court of Judge Edward G. Luhm:  

Thomas R. Bryan, Lovell, DUI alcohol equal to or greater than .08%, first offense within 10 years; tail light not working; both counts bound over.

Angelina Bontadelli, Powell, compulsory auto insurance first offense, $570; no registration and improper display of tabs, $100.

Jack A. Gutierrez, Lovell, driver no seat belt, $25.

Jason M. Wright, Deaver, passing in a no passing zone, $140; expired temporary license permit/improper registration, $140.

Speeding in a 70 mph zone:

Adele Olson, Cody, $120

Speeding in a superintendent’s zone:

Davis J. Hillhouse, Evansville, $190

Speeding 30 mph zone:

Andrew Musgrove, Englewood, Colo., $195

Ryan J. Gray, Valencia, Calif., $195

• Land Transfers

Warranty deeds and quitclaim deeds recorded in the Big Horn County Clerk’s office are:

Big Horn Federal Savings Bank and Ken Wright to Vansgrinsven Family Living Trust dated November 7, 2023; Lot 5 Sec. 9 T52N R93W

Claude C. Craft, Jr. and Trudy E. Craft to Craft Family Trust dated November 14, 2025; (Part) Lot 81 T51N R93W

Beverly A. Bennett to Verlin Bennett and Kay Bennett; Manderson Brokaw Acres Subdvision (Part) Lot 16, Lots 17, 18, NE4SW4 Sec. 30 T50N R92W

Thomas E. Goton and Fawn D. Goton to Thomas E. Goton; Lot 58 T52N R92W