Sheriff report: Side-by-side rollover injures four juveniles, one life-flighted to Denver
The Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office received the following calls for the week of October 12-18:
October 12: 4:54 p.m. – Responding to a call from the Log Gym in Cowley, a deputy responded after the caller reported a young male throwing rocks at the building and pounding on the back door. The deputy made contact with the young man, who admitted to the actions. He was advised to cease.
10:18 p.m. – A deputy assisted the Lovell Police Department with a family situation on Kansas Avenue.
October 13: 7:25 p.m. – A caller reported hitting a deer near the Oasis Junction on U.S. 14A west of Lovell. The Byron resident drove home and reported the collision for insurance purposes.
October 14: 2:25 p.m. – A call requesting a lift assist in Cowley was transferred to the Lovell Police Department to page a North Big Horn Hospital ambulance.
7:42 p.m. – A caller reported a broken-down vehicle west of Byron that was on the side of the highway and leaking oil. A deputy tagged the vehicle to be towed if it wasn’t removed by October 19.
October 15: 12:32 p.m. – A caller in Frannie reported 16 or 17 horses on his property that don’t belong to him adjacent to U.S. 310. As the owner was in Billings, a deputy ran them into a pasture until the owner could return and put them in their proper place.
3:18 p.m. – A caller requested traffic control assistance the following morning while about 300 head of cattle were to be moved from Highway 32 and Road 10 to Lane 12. The caller said he would have about six others on horses and four-wheelers helping during the drive.
October 16: 10:36 a.m. – A reported dog at large near Good 2 Go is a working sheep dog and not lost, according to a deputy.
11:28 a.m. - A call regarding a side-by-side rollover just north of the Shoshone River on Highway 37 at Lane 9½ was transferred to the LPD dispatch center for an ambulance to be dispatched. Four juveniles were involved in the rollover, and one girl was life-flighted to Denver.
12:12 p.m. – The Bureau of Land Management requested extra patrol during the Pryor Mountain wild mustang roundup at the Britton Springs facility north of Lovell.
12:34 p.m. – A caller requested traffic control assistance to block traffic while cattle were to be moved down and across the highway on U.S. 14A southwest of the Oasis Junction around 3 p.m. that day.
12:55 p.m. – A caller reported receiving a credit card fraud alert for charges the caller did not approve in Florida. The caller said they needed a law enforcement report for the credit card company.
3:09 p.m. – A call regarding a male who had a diabetic seizure while operating a swather and then hitting a power pole east of Lovell near mile marker 48 was transferred to the LPD dispatch center so an ambulance could be dispatched.
4:58 p.m. – Deputies were advised of a bull lying on the side of the highway along Wyoming 32 southwest of Byron.
7:44 p.m. – Students at Rocky Mountain High School reported a suspicious male wearing a black hoodie and walking around the football field outside the fence during the RMHS Homecoming game.
October 17: 2:26 a.m. – A caller reported hitting a coyote about 17 miles south of Lovell on U.S. 310, causing damage to the caller’s vehicle. A deputy followed the reporting party to town.
10:20 p.m. – A landlord called from Cowley requesting that a deputy talk to some renters about playing loud music at a rental. A deputy spoke with the tenants.
October 18: 3:31 p.m. – A caller from Good 2 Go reported that a blue GMC had been in the parking lot since about 10 a.m. and occasionally moving to different parts of the lot. A deputy responded, and the vehicle was no longer in the parking lot.



