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The Texas couple says they suspect it happened because of their "I stand with Israel" sticker. While police are still investigating, Jacksonites who support Israel and Palestine say they have also experienced increased harassment.
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The Wyoming Legislature passed a bill this year funding a five-year forensic genetic genealogy pilot program. The technology is essentially a reverse 23andMe and could help bring closure to unsolved cases throughout the state.
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Last summer, Riverton Police Chief Eric Hurtado proposed adding community service officers (CSOs) to the department to help with a high volume of calls and understaffing issues. CSOs don’t make arrests or carry a gun, but they can help with low-risk incidents like parking tickets or minor car accidents. Ideally, that frees up other officers to respond to more serious crimes.The police chief’s proposal turned into a reality at a City Council meeting in Riverton last week.
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A vigil to honor a young teen who was stabbed and killed at a mall in Casper is set for Thursday night.
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A judge has sentenced 22-year-old Lorna Roxanne Green to five years in prison after she set fire to a clinic that provides abortions in Casper last year.
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How does an underfunded and overworked rural police department help a community feel more supported? Riverton’s new police chief is hoping a Community Service Officer program could help.
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22-year-old Lorna Roxanne Green has pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge. She admitted to local investigators that she was responsible for breaking into Wellspring Health Access in Casper and torching it.
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The Wyoming Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force recorded 800 tips that were submitted in 2022, the most ever in their history. This has risen from around 200 in 2018. The increase has put a strain on the handful of agents tasked with investigating these leads. The increase also follows a nationwide trend of sextortion cases targeting minors.
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The group of around half a dozen people will be trained on methods of community watch, and how to create zones individual leaders will be accountable for.
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The Teton County Coroner has released the cause of death for 22-year-old Gabby Petito: death by strangulation. Petito's body was found on Sept. 19 in Bridger- Teton National Forest along the border of Grand Teton National Park. Her death has already been ruled a homicide.