crime

A teenage boy pleaded guilty to murdering a teenage girl in Casper earlier this year.

During the past four years, violent crime has been decreasing nationwide, according to the latest data from the FBI. But rates of violent crime are mixed in the Mountain West. Black men are also arrested at higher rates compared to the ratio of Black men in the general population.

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.

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.

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.

A vigil to honor a young teen who was stabbed and killed at a mall in Casper is set for Thursday night.

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.

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.

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.

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.