Teton Valley Sheriff Blotter 2026 Week 26

Teton Valley sheriff blotter, the week of June 21–27. Three hundred seventy-one calls came in to the Teton County Sheriff's Office. Most were patrol, traffic enforcement, and after-hours security checks.

A helicopter made a hard landing at the Driggs airport, and one person was transported with a minor injury. Deputies stopped a driver who had struck a gas pump several times before parking at it and found him with a blood-alcohol level almost four times the legal limit and a firearm in the car. No robbery or burglary was reported all week.

By the numbers

• Total calls: 371
• Traffic stops: 96
• Security checks: 48
• Permitted burns: 18
• Violence: 1 (a threats report)
• Property crime: 3 (theft, fraud, vandalism)
• Disorder: 6 (two domestic-disturbance reports, two disturbances, a harassment report, a trespass)
• Welfare: 2 (welfare checks)
• MVA: 4 (three non-injury, one injury)
• DUI: 5
• Fire/Rescue: 3 (a fire, a fire investigation, a search-and-rescue)
• Ambulance: 15 (nine ambulance calls, six medical transfers)
• Transports: 4
• Public assists: 18
• Miscellaneous: 148 (911 unfounded 18, consent contacts 13, suspicious activity and vehicle reports 14, motorist assists 11, traffic complaints 11, warrant attempts 4, and assorted smaller call types)

Selected entries from the Teton Valley sheriff blotter follow.

13:24 Two people wrote in Sharpie on a RAD trash can, an ATM, a city maintenance box, and the side of a building in Victor. Surveillance footage and photographs caught them, and deputies identified both.

22:28 A deputy in Driggs stopped a vehicle that failed to signal and found an unopened case of Coors Light on the passenger-side floor. The driver's eyes were glossy and bloodshot, his speech slow and slurred, and he admitted to two "cervezas." A language barrier kept the deputy from walking him through field sobriety instructions, so the deputy administered a breathalyzer instead: .187 and .180, more than twice the legal limit. The 41-year-old Driggs man was booked for DUI and taken to the Madison County jail.

10:22 A helicopter had a hard landing at the Driggs airport. One person was transported with a minor back injury.

23:52 A deputy in Victor spoke with the driver of a vehicle in a parking lot and smelled marijuana. The occupants said they hadn't been smoking. When the deputy said he would search, one admitted there was marijuana in the car. The search turned up marijuana and paraphernalia. One occupant was carrying several driver's licenses, including an Ohio one he acknowledged was fake, and a third license in the vehicle belonged to a roommate. The 19-year-old Colorado driver was cited for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and using identification to misrepresent his age. He was released, and he was the only occupant cited.

18:18 Someone tidying up after a day on the river in Tetonia found items that included drug paraphernalia, along with personal belongings that had been left behind. The sheriff's office collected them.

20:54 A caller reported a vehicle that struck a post at a gas pump several times before parking at the pump in Tetonia. Deputies responded, and dispatch found the driver had prior DUI charges. He was taken into custody with breathalyzer readings of .308 and .300, nearly four times the legal limit, and a firearm was seized. The 44-year-old Driggs man could not hold his arm up long enough to be fingerprinted. He was charged with DUI, a weapons offense for carrying while under the influence, and unlawful transportation of alcohol.

08:26 A Tetonia resident called the sheriff's office, worried they had fallen for a scam. They had given a Social Security number toward a solar-panel purchase, and forged electronic documents had been submitted to a credit union for a loan. No money was lost yet.

21:22 Deputies smelled marijuana while contacting a parked vehicle in Victor, and one occupant admitted to selling. The driver was cited for underage possession of alcohol, and two juveniles were issued notices for possession of marijuana. Parents came to retrieve a 16-year-old boy from Jackson and a 17-year-old girl from Wilson.

20:49 A caller reported a vehicle in Tetonia, and the traffic stop that followed became a DUI arrest. The vehicle had been seen leaving the roadway. Breathalyzer readings were .280 and .261. The 28-year-old Tetonia man was charged with excessive DUI, taken to the sheriff's office, booked, and released on bond.

Two domestic-disturbance reports were taken during the week, one in Tetonia and one in Driggs. Anyone experiencing domestic violence can reach the Family Safety Network's 24-hour crisis line at (208) 354-7233 for confidential support.

07:36 A Victor resident reported that an Amazon delivery had arrived with the contents gone and only the empty boxes left behind.

23:26 A deputy stopped a vehicle north of Driggs after watching it drift out of its lane and fail to signal a turn off the highway. The driver, a 16-year-old Driggs boy, said he drank two beers earlier and had hit his head a week before in a motorcycle accident. A breath test read .034 and .031. He was cited for driving under the influence while under 21 and given a fingerprint notice, and his father was notified and came for him.

16:16 Two vehicles collided head-on in Driggs. One person was injured, the airbags deployed, and the road was blocked while a vehicle was towed. No occupants were trapped.

18:42 A caller reported a driver near Victor tailgating and accelerating aggressively, and gave dispatch the vehicle's description and plate. Deputies found it pulling into a driveway. The driver climbed out and walked toward them, unsteady on his feet and reeking of alcohol; the plate matched. He tried to walk away, was told to stay put, and was hauled in on suspicion of DUI. He refused field sobriety tests. At the sheriff's office, the deputy played him the recording of the call that had reported him. He agreed to a breath test and blew 0.00.

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