Teton Valley Sheriff Blotter 2026 Week 33

Teton Valley sheriff blotter, the week of August 9–15. Three hundred eighty-five calls came in to the Teton County Sheriff's Office.

A small jet came to rest on its belly in Driggs. Twenty loose buffalo were stomping across a Felt man's fields. A Driggs resident reported $2,800 in parts stolen off the back of a truck, and then learned where they had gone.

By the numbers

• Total calls: 385
• Traffic stops: 143
• Security checks: 38
• Animal calls: 17 (four cow, four wildlife, three bite, three dog, one horse, one found dog, one other)
• Ambulance: 16 (10 ambulance, two EIRMC transfers, one Madison transfer, one IFCH transfer, one general transfer, one Targhee)
• Disorder: 9 (four noise complaints, two trespass, two harassment, one domestic disturbance)
• MVA: 8 (five non-injury, two injury, one hit-and-run; three involved deer)
• Property crime: 7 (three fraud, two theft, one vandalism, one damaged-property report)
• Public assists: 7
• DUI: 3
• Transports: 3 (two jail, one extradition)
• Welfare: 2 (one welfare check, one suicidal subject)
• Violence: 1 (one sexual-assault report)
• Drugs: 1 (one narcotics call)
• Aircraft incident: 1
• Miscellaneous: 129 (911 unfounded 20, paper service 15, consent contacts nine, motorist assists nine, dispatch tests eight, abandoned vehicles seven, reckless-driver reports six, suspicious-activity calls six, alarms six, and assorted smaller call types)

Selected entries from the Teton Valley sheriff blotter follow.

12:59 A caller in Driggs reported a bite from a friend's dog. The dog was up to date on its vaccinations, and the caller did not press charges.

13:27 A Victor driver found a dent in the back driver's side of a rental car and no note. The rental company recommended filing a report with the sheriff's office.

04:17 A Victor caller reported an awful smell that did not smell like smoke. Fire crews could not pinpoint it but confirmed it was not hazardous. The log recorded it as a hazmat incident.

21:46 A deputy stopped a car in Driggs and administered a field sobriety test. The driver was cited and released for a first-offense DUI. Another driver arrived to take both the car and its driver home.

10:56 A Felt resident reported his neighbor's buffalo loose on his land, 20 head stomping across his fields. He had already been in touch with the owner. It was day three of the herd being on his property.

10:31 A resident came into the sheriff's office in Driggs to file for a protective order. They said they had been struck in the face, and had video of it. Anyone experiencing domestic violence can reach the Family Safety Network's 24-hour crisis line at (208) 354-7233 for confidential support.

06:28 A driver in Driggs hit a small deer and did minor damage to the vehicle. The driver thought the deer was all the way dead.

10:36 A caller in Tetonia found a porta-potty with its roof torn off and signs it had been on fire. Trash was in a nearby fire ring and scattered around. The rental company was coming to retrieve it. A vandalism report was taken.

23:09 A deputy stopped a vehicle in Tetonia and searched it based on probable cause. The driver was detained for further testing, then cited for DUI and minor in possession. A passenger was cited for second-offense underage consumption.

22:35 A Driggs caller reported ATVs racing around and waking people up, and said they were not being safe. The caller could not see them, only hear them.

19:14 A Victor resident reported the motor stolen off their drift boat, parked at 6:45 Sunday night. They had no idea who had taken it, or when.

09:03 A woman in Driggs told deputies she believed she had been slipped a drug at a local bar. She reported that someone had approached her and, against her wishes, was rubbing her back and talking to her. She had stepped outside to smoke, and didn't remember anything after coming back inside. Deputies took her to Teton Valley Hospital for blood and urine samples.

10:26 A Driggs resident reported hitting a biker five minutes earlier. The biker, who was okay, had already left. The caller wanted it on the record.

06:26 An iPhone's severe-crash alert reached dispatch on its own. A small jet trying to take off from Runway 4 in Driggs did not get airborne. It struck work equipment on the runway and came to rest on its belly, leaking fuel with its engine still running. Fire crews could not shut the engine down. The call went to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, and the pilot, on the phone with the FAA, cut the electrical before the engine stopped. A passenger was taken to Teton Valley Hospital with back pain. The runway had been shortened for work, and the pilot was unaware.

13:38 A Driggs caller asked for a trespass notice over a beer delivery at ten in the morning.

16:40 A Victor caller said a neighbor's dog attacked them and bit their own dog. Both dogs were off leash, the caller said, but the other one was the aggressor, and the terror of the neighborhood. The caller also said the other owner had been aggressive and had threatened them.

15:42 A therapist in Driggs reported that a client had discussed suicide during a session. A deputy called and checked on them. Anyone in crisis can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

12:59 A Driggs resident reported a spare tire, wheels and a bike rack stolen off the back of a truck, and the tire carrier bent. The loss came to $2,800 in theft and damage. The parts had fallen off the truck.

13:05 A caller in Driggs said their computer had been hacked, and that they had reported it to the FBI. They were unsure what had been taken. The connection had come from Miami, and the virus by email from a Hotmail address.

21:39 A driver in Victor hit a deer, deploying the airbags and doing minor front-end damage. The driver declined transport and left with a friend, and the car was towed. The deer's whereabouts were unknown.

11:49 A Tetonia resident watched on a Ring camera as a family member tore up their house and threw stuff out the door, saying he was moving out. The resident showed deputies angry text messages they had been getting from him. A deputy was also bitten by a dog on scene and did not need medical attention.

14:03 A Victor resident reported that a former employee had taken $6,000 from a linked credit card over the past few months.

18:37 A deputy on the way in to work came across a motorcycle crash in Bonneville County. They stayed on scene and applied bandages until medics arrived.

00:50 A deputy in Tetonia stopped a car, administered a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer. The driver was cited and released for DUI, and someone arrived to give them a ride home.

21:53 A caller in Tetonia reported people shooting behind their house, possibly setting off explosives. The shooters left in three vehicles. A deputy was unable to locate them, and no report was taken.

18:32 A caller in Driggs reported six horses out on fresh alfalfa, at least one white and one dun. Mid-call, a group of teenage wranglers came running toward the horses.

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