Teton Valley Sheriff Blotter, August 23

Teton Valley sheriff blotter, the week of August 23–29. Two hundred ninety-six calls came in to the Teton County Sheriff's Office.

A third of those calls were traffic stops, and three of them, in Driggs and inside about an hour, each ended in drug charges. No theft, vandalism or burglary was logged all week, and none of the six wrecks was coded as an injury. The week's two fraud reports were the whole of the property-crime column, and one of them cost a woman in Driggs $90,000.

By the numbers

Total calls: 296
Traffic stops: 101
Security checks: 24
911 unfounded: 21
Paper service: 19 (eleven priority, eight standard)
Road trouble: 12 (seven reckless drivers, two hazards, two drunk-driver tips, one traffic complaint)
Animal calls: 10 (five cow, two horse, one dog, one found dog, one uncategorized)
Ambulance: 10 (six ambulance, two transfers, one to EIRMC, one to Madison)
MVA: 6 (all non-injury)
Drug calls: 6 (four possession of a controlled substance, one narcotics, one paraphernalia)
Disorder: 6 (three domestic disturbance, two noise complaints, one trespass)
Permitted burns: 6
Public assists: 6
Motorist assists: 6
Suspicious activity: 6
Walk-in reports: 6
Consent contacts: 5
School patrols: 5
Transports: 5 (four transport, one to court)
Alarms: 4 (three fire, one business)
Violence: 3 (two assault reports, one battery report)
Welfare: 3 (one welfare check, one suicidal subject, one child-welfare report)
Fire/Rescue: 3
Property crime: 2 (two fraud reports)
Repossessions: 2
DUI: 1
Miscellaneous: 18 (five juvenile fingerprint cards, three calls logged with no type at all, two dispatch tests, and one each of abandoned vehicle, agency assist, attempt to locate, civil standby, down sign, hazardous materials, lost property and traffic light)

Selected entries from the Teton Valley sheriff blotter follow.

02:32 A caller in Driggs reported two people running out of the bushes. Deputies could not locate them.

11:38 Someone walked into the sheriff's office in Driggs to report identity theft and left with a fraud packet. The packet has not come back.

16:48 A driver hauling a fully loaded trailer near Felt appeared to have fallen asleep. Two vehicles ended up in the wreck, and the trailer went over on its side. Deputies found no sign of impairment, no alcohol and no medication. A tow truck was sent to recover at least one of the vehicles.

21:08 A deputy who had stopped a driver in Driggs asked about a container in the car. It was a box, the driver said, and there was nothing else in the vehicle. The search found otherwise. It produced a vape pen, and it produced a bottle of gummies. The driver was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

09:56 A girl in Driggs got off the bus and did not come home. Deputies found her at a friend's house, and the friend said she had not wanted to go home. The report was that her father had hit her in the head with a belt. The father was cited for misdemeanor injury to a child. Child Protective Services was contacted and took temporary custody.

11:45 A man in Victor reported a wheel loader taken from a construction site and asked the sheriff's office to help find it. The dealer had it. He said he had leased the machine; the dealer said he had bought it. The two were left to work it out.

21:32 A deputy stopped a driver in Driggs and recognized a strong odor. Asked whether there was marijuana in the car, the driver said there was one joint in the back. There was. The driver was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

17:44 A caller in Victor reported a hazardous-materials leak. A hand-held butane torch lighter had developed a hairline crack, and the tank was full. Fire responded.

11:23 A woman walked into the sheriff's office in Driggs to report a battery from earlier. She had been working an event where an ex-boyfriend was also working, she said. She reported that he had been drinking, had made unwanted sexual advances, and had cornered her near a bathroom. A deputy contacted the man, a 30-year-old from Victor, who declined to answer questions without a lawyer. A report was taken and the case is under investigation.

15:11 A woman in Driggs was told that her phone had been hacked, and that she could not tell anyone. The person on the phone said they were with KeyBank. She sent a wire. By the time she went to put holds on her accounts, she was out $90,000.

Three domestic-disturbance reports were taken this week, all of them in Victor. Anyone experiencing domestic violence can reach the Family Safety Network's 24-hour crisis line at (208) 354-7233 for confidential support.

00:10 A front desk in Driggs reported that someone who did not belong there had gotten into a guest room, and that the room could no longer be opened. The others involved said they had an idea who it was. They did not want to say. The guest renting the room decided the person could stay. The person had already left.

12:08 A driver pulled over for speeding near Tetonia had trouble holding a conversation. His hands were shaking, and the deputy's movements kept distracting him. A search of the vehicle turned up methamphetamine, a THC vape and a green leafy substance. A 35-year-old Idaho Falls man was taken to the sheriff's office on charges of possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

14:45 A student in Driggs was found with THC vapes and suspended from school. A juvenile petition will be filed.

17:52 The Teton County Sheriff's Office in Wyoming called its Idaho counterpart about a suicidal man at a hotel in Jackson. Deputies there had been unable to find him, and he was carrying a firearm and a pocketknife. Deputies in Teton County, Idaho, were unable to locate him as well. Anyone in crisis can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

22:10 A deputy in Driggs watched a set of taillights come north at 65 in a 55 and stopped the vehicle. The driver was cited for driving without a license and without insurance. A search found a bag, and then more baggies. The driver said they were not his. He was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and released, and the vehicle was towed.

21:39 A homeowner in Driggs reported a battery that had happened the night before, at eleven, and said the tenants were responsible. The homeowner did not want to press charges. A trespass notice was delivered at a different address, barring the person from the property.

13:40 Idaho State Police relayed a drunk-driver tip out of Wyoming. A driver in Victor was drinking from a beer can and could not hold a lane, the tip said. A deputy stopped him as he was trying to pass on a double yellow and saw no sign that he had been drinking. He turned aggressive at once. While the deputy wrote the citation, he got out and approached the deputy's vehicle. He was handcuffed and placed inside it so the citation could be finished. While the vehicle was being readied for a tow, marijuana turned up in it. A 34-year-old man from Roberts was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and a second-offense insurance violation.

20:47 A deputy in Victor stopped a car with out-of-state plates for going 35 in a 25 and not signaling. Red Solo cups sat in the front console. Asked whether he had been drinking, the driver said he had, a couple of beers with the dinner they were leaving. The passenger added that they had been at dinner for three hours and that the driver had played golf beforehand. The cups held beer. Field sobriety testing followed, and the driver failed it. Asked for a breath sample, he wanted to consult his friends first. The request was denied, and he was told more than once that consent was a yes-or-no question. A 64-year-old Texas man was arrested for DUI, taken to the sheriff's office for a blood draw under a warrant, booked and bonded out. A friend drove the rental home.

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