Teton Valley Sheriff Blotter 2026 Week 38

Teton Valley sheriff blotter, the week of September 13–19. Two hundred seventy-nine calls came in to the Teton County Sheriff's Office.

Three of the week's six wrecks were coded as injury accidents, the first in three weeks. Two of them happened the same way. A driver rear-ended a car that had already stopped in the road. The log recorded no theft, fraud or vandalism all week, and for the second week running, no assault or battery either.

By the numbers

• Total calls: 279
• Traffic stops: 66
• Animal calls: 24 (eleven wildlife, three cow, three dog at large, two found dog, and one each of bite, dog, horse, lost dog and uncategorized)
• Road trouble: 19 (eight drunk-driver tips, seven hazards, three traffic complaints, one reckless driver)
• Security checks: 19
• Public assists: 17
• Permitted burns: 11
• Ambulance: 10 (five to EIRMC, four ambulance, one transfer)
• Disorder: 9 (three domestic disturbance, three noise complaints, one underage possession, one illegal dumping, one report of gunshots heard)
• Suspicious activity: 8 (five activity, three vehicle)
• MVA: 6 (three injury, three non-injury)
• Welfare: 4 (two welfare checks, one suicidal subject, one runaway)
• Warrants: 3 (two attempts, one arrest)
• Property crime: 3 (three damaged-property reports)
• Fire/Rescue: 3 (two fire calls, one search and rescue)
• DUI: 2
• Other: 75

Selected entries from the Teton Valley sheriff blotter follow.

14:42 A caller in Driggs reported that mailboxes around the neighborhood had been destroyed, and that the fiber-optic company had run them over. The foreman on scene said the drivers had not damaged any mailboxes. No report was taken.

08:31 A driver stopped on Highway 31 near Victor was struck from behind, and a third driver pulled over to help. The road was blocked, and a tow truck was called. One car had moderate front-end damage and its airbag had deployed; the other had minor damage to the rear. A driver was taken to the hospital. The driver who had struck the car ahead said they had been looking at a phone navigation app, and had looked up to see it stopped. They were cited for following too closely.

20:26 A deputy followed a vehicle on the highway, watched it sway and then slow as though to turn, and pulled it over. The driver started the field sobriety tests and then stopped, and would not consent to a blood draw. A 52-year-old Victor man was arrested for DUI and taken to the hospital, where blood was drawn. He bonded out and was cited for DUI pending the results.

09:35 A caller in Driggs reported that new construction a mile down the road had left piles of asphalt in the ditch, where they had been sitting for three days. Deputies reached the asphalt company, which said it was willing to pick the asphalt up and needed an address. A dump truck was sent for the debris.

12:06 A truck driver hauling a cargo trailer was approaching a crossroad near Victor when a vehicle pulled out onto the highway ahead. The road was wet and the truck could not stop. The driver swerved, and the truck caught the back of the other vehicle. The driver who had pulled out was cited for failure to yield the right of way.

21:54 A deputy in Driggs stopped a vehicle that had no headlights on. A probable-cause search turned up an open alcoholic beverage, and a juvenile was cited for first-offense underage possession. The headlights and the open container drew verbal warnings. The juvenile's mother was contacted.

14:43 Someone in Driggs took out a mailbox, drove through a yard, and did not stop. Deputies located the driver, who was issued a criminal citation for leaving the scene of an accident.

18:06 A climber fell on the Grand Teton, at the last rappel down to the upper saddle. He could not be moved to a vehicle. The call was passed to Wyoming.

22:56 A deputy watched a vehicle drift out of its lane and then speed up, and stopped it in Driggs. The odor was immediate. The driver said he had been drinking beer earlier. Field sobriety testing followed, and breath readings came back at .170 and .158, against a legal limit of .08. Deputies found open containers in the back seat. A 54-year-old Tetonia man with two prior DUI convictions, one of them in Teton County, was charged with third-offense DUI and an open container. He was taken to the Madison County jail.

09:20 A driver heading north on Highway 33 near mile marker 154 stopped for cars ahead waiting to turn left. It was raining at the base of Teton Pass, and the road was wet. The driver was struck from behind. The stopped vehicle took damage to the rear bumper; the vehicle that hit it had significant front-end damage, its engine exposed. The trailing driver was cited for driving at a speed greater than was reasonable and prudent for the conditions.

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

15:37 Deputies in Victor arrived at a billboard and found the sign cut up. The owner was advised to put up a trail-camera sign, to gather more information on whoever had been doing it.

20:43 Deputies in Driggs were notified of a hit-and-run crash. The vehicle that left was reported to have gone around a corner, possibly behind a business. They located it, still trying to leave. The front driver's-side tire had broken, and the car had traveled about sixty yards on the rim. Field sobriety testing followed. The readings were .171 and .179. A 44-year-old Driggs man was cited for DUI, reckless driving and leaving the scene of a crash.

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