CASPER, Wyo. — The man convicted by a jury of killing his father in Casper in November 2021 has been sentenced to 50–75 years in prison. District Court Judge Catherine Wilking went with the state’s recommended sentence for the charge of second-degree murder, which carries a penalty of 20 to life. Vincent Hayes, 40, shot […]
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Law enforcement seeks man with aggravated child abuse warrant
CASPER, Wyo. — The Evansville Police Department says a wide net should be cast for a Natrona County man with felony child abuse warrant from the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office. The agency says the man, Scott Erskine, should not be approached if encountered. Those who see him should call 911 or their local law enforcement agency. Evansville […]
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WYDOT: 500 stolen blank titles in circulation could be used for fraud
“Some of these blank titles… have been used for criminal purposes in Colorado,” the Wednesday release from WYDOT said.
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Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident report log (12/5/23–12/6/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident summary report and map is provided by the NCSO and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The NCSO Incident […]
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Natrona County Recent Arrests (12/5/23–12/6/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Here is the latest recent arrests log for law enforcement agencies in Natrona County. The log represents law enforcement contact with suspects who were arrested, and the recommended charges against them. The arrest log is not a comprehensive document and may not represent all of the arrests made in a given time […]
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Plaintiffs: Judge should have defined ‘woman’ in transgender sorority case
by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile The six sorority sisters who sued Kappa Kappa Gamma earlier this year for admitting a transgender woman at the University of Wyoming sorority asked a federal appeals court Monday to reverse a lower court’s decision to toss the case. In a scathing 97-page brief, attorneys for the sorority sisters allege U.S. District Court […]
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Natrona County Circuit Court arraignments (12/5/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Provided below are the defendants and charges from appearances in Natrona County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Honorable Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Brian Christensen presided while Assistant District Attorney Brandon Rosty represented the state. All persons entering not guilty pleas or charged with felonies are presumed innocent until convicted […]
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(VIDEO) Cheyenne fraud case among 2023 IRS investigations
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne resident Carissa Dunn-Pollard was one of many people investigated by the IRS in 2023 after she embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from Cheyenne Little Theater Players Inc. Pollard worked as the part-time bookkeeper for 18 months at the Cheyenne Little Theater Players Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Cheyenne that […]
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Retail store scammed for $500 gift card; familiar tactics used
CASPER, Wyo. — A discount retail store in Natrona County was scammed in a gift card transaction over the weekend, and the tactics used are worth noting by other retail employees, according to the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office. On Sunday, the manager at a general discount store on Salt Creek Highway contacted deputies after an employee’s […]
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Casper PD Incident Report log (12/4/23–12/5/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Casper Police Department Incident Summary Report and Map is provided by the Casper Police Department and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The CPD […]
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Hall of Justice briefly locked down due to unsubstantiated claim of man with gun
CASPER, Wyo. — A surge of police activity briefly interrupted the usual business in public areas of the Hall of Justice on Tuesday morning due to an unsubstantiated report of someone with a firearm in the building. At 8:31 a.m., a man came into the Hall of Justice and told personnel that he was being […]
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Casper PD Incident Report log (12/1/23–12/4/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Casper Police Department Incident Summary Report and Map is provided by the Casper Police Department and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The CPD […]
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Natrona County Recent Arrests (12/4/23–12/5/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Here is the latest recent arrests log for law enforcement agencies in Natrona County. The log represents law enforcement contact with suspects who were arrested, and the recommended charges against them. The arrest log is not a comprehensive document and may not represent all of the arrests made in a given time […]
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Defense outlines mental illness defense at Casper man’s homicide trial
Scott said Dickerson had begun inadvertently doubling his dose of antidepressants just the day before the deadly attack.
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Single hot sauce pack sent through DoorDash to Gillette woman targeted by fraud
GILLETTE, Wyo. — For the third time, someone sent a Gillette woman a single Taco Bell hot sauce packet through DoorDash, according to the Gillette Police Department. The suspicious activity was reported by the DoorDash driver, who suspected the order was a prank, Deputy Chief Brent Wasson told the media on Monday morning. The woman […]
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Three suspects arrested in attempted ATM theft; 1 suspect remains at large
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Three suspects are in custody and facing multiple charges after Cheyenne police responded to an ATM alarm at 3 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2. Leo Bernard Smith Jr., 20, a transient Houston man, is charged with felony counts of burglary, theft over $1,000, destruction of property over $1,000 and conspiracy. Christopher Parish, 41, […]
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Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident report log (12/1/23-12/4/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident summary report and map is provided by the NCSO and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The NCSO Incident […]
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Natrona County Recent Arrests (12/1/23–12/4/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Here is the latest recent arrests log for law enforcement agencies in Natrona County. The log represents law enforcement contact with suspects who were arrested, and the recommended charges against them. The arrest log is not a comprehensive document and may not represent all of the arrests made in a given time […]
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Montana group fights Wyoming corner-crossing ruling, claiming broad precedent
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile A Wyoming judge’s decision that corner-crossing is not trespassing will seriously affect landowners across the western U.S., a Montana group says in court papers that ask for reversal of the ruling. The nonprofit group United Property Owners of Montana filed papers supporting Elk Mountain Ranch owner Fred Eshelman, who lost […]
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Father arrested after 10-month-old son found dead
CASPER, Wyo. — On Friday, the Wyoming Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert for 10-month-old Zeke Gregory Best, who had allegedly been abducted by his father, Jeremy Albert Best. On Saturday, the elder Best was arrested after his son was found dead. Jeremy Best was arrested near Idaho Falls, Idaho, after a pair of hunters […]
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District court notebook (11/28/23–12/1/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — The following are selected arraignments, judgments and sentences rendered recently in the Seventh Judicial District of Wyoming in Natrona County. This is not a comprehensive log and may be updated with filings provided by the Clerk of District Court. Filings from the clerk do no include sentence recommendations or other details […]
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Natrona County weekly arrest report (11/23/23–12/1/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Here are the week’s compiled arrest logs for law enforcement agencies in Natrona County. The logs represents law enforcement contact with suspects who were arrested, and the recommended charges against them. The arrest log is not a comprehensive document and may not represent all of the arrests made in a given time […]
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Detective: Home invasion suspect drew up phony search warrant
CASPER, Wyo. — A phony search warrant was found on the iPad of one of the men being tried for a home invasion in Casper on Nov. 18, according to the detective who testified at a preliminary hearing on Thursday. The suspects, 40-year-old Joel Wilson and 34-year-old Daniel Charles Hemmer, were arrested separately within a […]
