Teton Valley Sheriff Blotter 2026 Week 21

Three hundred and ninety calls came in to the Teton County Sheriff's Office the week of May 17–23. Most were routine: 118 traffic stops, 46 after-hours security checks, 29 permitted burns. None were DUI arrests.

Traffic stops produced two controlled-substance citations. Two financial-crime reports broke inside two hours of each other. A theft came in via a push notification and an account from the caller's son; it was narrowed considerably by the time deputies sorted it.

Elsewhere: six transports, eight motorist assists, eleven paper services, six fire-related calls, seven possible-drunk-driver reports, two warrant arrests, four harassment reports, two trespass calls, an animal-neglect call in Felt, and an early-morning cow on a Tetonia road.

Selected entries from the Teton Valley sheriff blotter follow.

15:02 A deputy in Victor stopped a vehicle and searched the driver's center console on the smell of marijuana. A 21-year-old Victor woman was cited for misdemeanor possession.

16:18 A Victor business reported the illegal dumping of tires. Video evidence and vehicle information were collected; the case is under investigation.

08:19 A Tetonia resident reported fraudulent charges on their credit card. Loss prevention had blocked all but one charge. The sheriff's office passed additional information to the bank.

10:42 A Driggs business reported an individual paying with counterfeit bills. The case is under investigation.

18:08 A deputy in Driggs stopped a vehicle going 45 in a 35 zone Tuesday evening. The deputy smelled an odor and spotted an illegal item in plain view; a probable-cause search of the vehicle turned up paraphernalia and two firearms, all seized. The driver, a 39-year-old Victor man, was cited for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

15:07 A driver who hit a parked car in a Driggs parking lot was still at the scene when deputies arrived. The driver did not have a driver's license and was cited.

02:24 A deputy on a Tetonia consent contact found a 19-year-old man parked with a minor female. The driver admitted he knew her age. The deputy advised the minor to call a parent on speaker. The case was treated as statutory, and charges were recommended to the prosecutor.

Two domestic disturbance reports were taken in Victor in a single afternoon. Anyone experiencing domestic violence can reach the Family Safety Network's 24-hour crisis line at (208) 354-7233 for confidential support.

09:50 A Driggs caller reported multiple vehicles broken into and items stolen. The caller's son had been the witness, having seen one figure in all black and possibly wearing a black ski mask; the caller had been alerted by a push notification indicating that a vehicle door was open. When deputies arrived in the morning, the multiple-vehicle count had narrowed to one unlocked car with no damage and minimal change taken.

11:34 A law office requested a welfare check on a man who had voiced suicidal statements two nights in a row and said he intended to take pills and slit his wrists. The man, who believed there was a warrant out for him, was in Idaho Falls; Bonneville County Sheriff's Office deputies located him there, took him to a hospital, and served him a civil protection order. Anyone in crisis can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

19:28 A Driggs resident called for an ambulance and an officer after finding their roommate, a middle-aged man, passed out in the driveway. The caller alleged the roommate had been drinking and had driven there, and pointed to a vehicle he had reportedly hit on the way in. Deputies could not substantiate either: that the roommate had driven to the residence, or that he had hit the vehicle on the way in. He was taken to Teton Valley Hospital.

02:12 A caller reported an individual walking down the highway, "wallowing side to side," and didn't want them to get hit. The responding deputy was unable to locate the subject; surrounding areas were checked and found all clear.

20:30 Search and Rescue responded to a Sunday-evening report of two-to-four teenagers dirt-biking, one of whom had wrecked. The bike went down the hill. No one was hurt.

The Teton Valley sheriff blotter is compiled from Teton County Sheriff's Office dispatch logs.