Thursday, October 15, 2026

A Bend in the Trail

Excerpts from the Sheriff's Report:

4:37 a.m. - Male claiming he has drones that are flying over his house and following him wherever he goes.  They followed him all the way from his house into the city.  He saw them hovering at market and also at park.  Officer stated he didn't see any drones all night.  Male stated he will take care of the drones himself if law enforcement doesn't.  Officer states male said the stars in the sky were drones following him.

7:12 a.m. - Patient at hospital states her parents drugged her and she woke up a year later.  Hospital staff called to say patient is fine.  This is an ongoing issue with her.  

8:15 a.m. - Report of a loose emu heading south on town road.  Animal owners attempting to catch the bird.

8:22 a.m. - Caller reporting a male in the residence that was told to leave and has been breaking items and being verbal.  Female spoke with deputy.  Altercation began early morning.  Arguments about bathroom etiquette led the male to start packing his belongings and a shelf was broken with pieces thrown outside.  No law enforcement action as all parties were involved in the argument.  Reporting party to work on eviction.

8:46 a..m. - Caller reporting his neighbor throwing dog feces into his yard and swinging a rake at his dog.  Neighbor has dementia and has come into their yard before.  Officer spoke with complainant, neighbor has also gone into his shed without permission.  The Neighbor said that dogs poop on his property.  The poop doesn't get picked up so he was throwing it into their driveway so when it rains it will wash away.  The Neighbor doesn't want the poop on his lawnmower tires or people's shoes.  Complainant was told to keep his dogs on a leash when taking them outside.  The Neighbor was told not to go on complainant's property.  Parties were counselled to mend their relationship.  They agreed to try.

9:16 a.m. - Walk in to Law Enforcement Center reporting his stepson took and sold his engine hoist and a loaded trailer with scrap metal.  Deputy in contact with person who received the hoist.  He gave stepson $40 as a loan/pawn for the item.  Hoist recovered as evidence.

9:44 a.m. - Caller reporting there is an emu running down the state highway.  Officer in contact with owner.

10:22 a.m. - Reporting party states her sister is calling the hospital and cancelling her doctor appointments.

10:27 a.m. - A 550-lb heifer Hereford missing from farm.  Unsure if animal got loose.  No sign of animal going over or under any fencing.  Caller believes it could have been a wolf or coyote incident.

11:57 a.m. - Caller reports he was involved in a possible fraud scam.  He got a private message on TikTok that he could receive $300/week to promote jewelry.  Caller was sent checks totaling $1,000 that the caller deposited.  The scammers then requested that the reporting party make other transactions.  Caller has all info saved.  Deputy reports it was a scam using scare tactics.  Caller was sent images of torture and death and told to send $1,000 to a bitcoin account.  Caller is not out any money and has deleted TikTok.  Dispatch received TTY from the FBI threat operation center in reference to this incident.

12:42 p.m. - Caller from Church of Christ reporting she received a call from a frantic female saying she needed a priest.  Caller thinks the female may be in trouble.  Deputy contacted the female who was angry and didn't want to speak with law enforcement.

2:00 p.m. - Reporting party states he had many guns, swords, and knives stolen from his residence while he was in the hospital.  His son and grandson won't give the items back because they believe he has dementia.  Complainant states they don't have power of attorney so he wants his items returned.  Deputy to follow up.

2:54 p.m. - Caller found garage door damaged when he returned home.  Looks like someone hit it.  Deputy reports lower panel of garage door pushed in with an apparent paw smudge on the panel - possibly a bear.

4:11 p.m. - Reporting party states someone put up tree stands on his property.  He was told to put up no trespassing signs and attach contact information to the tree stands.  He will give them three weeks to see the signs and make contact with him.

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