June 28, 2012 I The Lovell Chronicle J 5
Sheriff's report
The Big Horn County
Sheriffs Office received the
following calls for the week
of June 18 - 25:
June 18: Sheriffs deputies
arrested Paul Padilla, Jr.
near Frannie in a vehicle
that was reported stolen in
Lovell.
June 19: A solar panel and
other items were reported
stolen from a farm on Road
11 south of Lane 13. The
matter is under investiga-
tion.
June 23: Sheriffs deputies
received a report that a man
fell and injured his head
in the water near Barry's
Landing. A deputy was sent
to assist other agencies.
June 24: Sheriffs deputies
assisted other agencies in
an incident where a couple
lost a paddle and could not
get their boat to shore near
the causeway.
Sheriffs deputies were
called to help a motorist
who struck a loose horse
that was running on
U.S. Highway 14A near
the Oasis Junction. The
horse bucked off his rider
and began running down
the highway moments
before the accident. No
citations were issued to
the driver who struck the
still fully-saddled horse
with his vehicle. Accord-
ing to Big Horn County
Sheriff Jeff Angell, the
horse appeared to have
died on impact.
June 25: Sheriffs deputies
were called to help roundup
four horses, reported to be
rodeo bucking stock, that
were seen running down
U.S. Highway 310.
Police Report
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The Lovell Police De-
partment received the fol-
lowing calls for the week of
June 17 -June 25.
June 17: Lovell Police re-
sponded to a report of a
burglary that occurred
on West Third Street in
Lovell. The matter is under
investigation.
June 18: A resident of
Lovell notified police of a
cell phone that was lost or
stolen.
A vehicle was reported
stolen in Lovell. Paul
Padilla, Jr. was arrest-
ed by Big Horn County
Sheriffs deputies near
Frannie sometime after
the incident was report-
ed.
June 19: A sign marked
"No U-Turn" is missing
from the intersection of
Main Street and Oregon.
The matter is under inves-
tigation.
Lovell Police responded
to a family dispute on
Washakie Avenue.
A Lovell resident report-
ed a possible hit and run
of a vehicle parked near
his home.
June 22: A burglary was
reported on Jersey Avenue
in Lovell. The matter is un-
der investigation.
Delivery driver Berton
Agee of Powell report-
ed accidentally hitting a
light pole while making
a delivery. Agee was cit-
ed for improper backing.
June 23: Theft of items
from a bus stop in Lovell
turned out to be a case of
lost items. The items were
turned in to Lovell Police
and returned to the owner.
Police report a minor spike in criminal activity
BY PATTI CARPENTER
The burglary of two
homes and two vehicle thefts
occurred in the Lovell area
over the past few weeks. Ac-
cording to Lovell Police Chief
Nick Lewis, this is not par-
ticularly unusual for this
time of the year.
Both burglaries occurred
while residents were away
from their homes, but it is
unknown if the two were
committed by the same per-
son or persons. One home is
on Third Street and the oth-
er is located on Jersey Ave-
nue. In both cases valuable
items were taken. The two
cases are currently under in-
vestigation and Lewis asks
residents to report any sus-
picious activity.
"Since we usually only
have one officer on shift
at certain times, we really
count on citizens to help us
monitor what's going on,"
said Lewis. "This helps their
neighbors and helps their
community and helps us all
in the end."
Paul Padilla, Jr. was ar-
rested by sheriffs deputies
near Frannie as he crossed
into Wyoming from Mon-
tana on June 18. Padilla was
charged with vehicle theft
and driving under suspen-
sion. The car was reported
stolen in Lovell on the same
day.
The previous week a
pickup truck owned by the
Haliburton Company was
stolen from the Bentonite
Performance Minerals park-
ing lot. The vehicle was re-
covered in Billings after a
hitchhiker who is accused of
stealing the vehicle told in-
vestigators where to fmd the
vehicle after he was detained
and questioned under suspi-
cion of the theft.
Lewis urges citizens to
call if they see anything sus-
picious.
"I would rather have cit-
izens call and it turns out
to be nothing, than to have
them not call us at all," said
Lewis. "We respond to any
calls of suspicious activity; it
helps us to pre-empt crimes
like these."
MARRIAGES
Marriage licenses issued from the Big Horn
County Clerk's office recently were:
Michael Richard Longshore and Trista Dawn
Oberlander, both of Basin
CIRCUIT COURT
Persons fined in the Fifth Judicial Circuit
Court in Lovell before Judge Thomas Har-
rington recently were:
Kory J. Johnson, born in 1988, possess con-
trolled substance-plant-3 oz. or less, de-
ferred, fined $150, 1 year probation
Mark Welch, born in 1972, possess controlled
substance-plant-3 oz. or less, deferred,
fined $150,6 months probation
Kenneth J. Allen, born in 1982, DUI-Alcohol,
deferred, fined $150, 6 months probation
Thomas C. Baughman, born in 1987, stop sign
violation, fined $110
Stephen E. Burtoft, born in 1955, pass in a no
passing zone, fined $110
Paul Padilla, born in 1972, unauthorized use
of vehicle, fined $190, 1 year probation, 90
days in jail (88 suspended);
For speeding in a 30 mph zone:
Carlos A. Pozo, born in 1979, 40 mph, fined
$105
Dawn M. Roberts, born in 1970, 41 mph, fined
$104
For speeding in a 65 mph zone:
Kamalakannan Dhanasekaran, born in 1980,
88 mph, fined $114
Joshua E. Westog, born in 1977, 72 mph, fined
$61
Kelly N. Marstaeller, born in 1963, 70 mph,
fined $25
Lovell couple separated while fishing results
in search and rescue response
BY DAVID PECK line of vehicles leaving the
It was a case of "all's Mustang Days fireworks.
well that ends well" for a Paul and Rhonda
Lovell couple after they Thatch were night fish-
were separated while fish-
ing late Saturday night, re-
sulting in a relatively brief,
and successful, search
along the shore of the Big
Horn River east of Lovell.
"It looked more excit-
ing than it really was,"
was how North Search and
Rescue Squad Lt. Dennis
Woodward described the
response that led Paul and
Rhonda Thatch to be re-
united.
Woodward was refer-
ring to the many emergen-
cy vehicles that responded
to the scene at the U.S. 14A
causeway to help search the
shore of the river, many of
which passed by the long
ing in a 12-foot John boat
late Saturday near the ML
Ranch and were using oars
to maneuver when they lost
an oar.
"Rhonda got in the wa-
ter to retrieve it, and they
somehow got separated,"
Woodward said.
Rhonda Thatch got to
shore and used a cell phone
she had stored in a plastic
bag to call a friend, who no-
tiffed the sheriffs office, Sgt.
Blaine Jolley of the Big Horn
County Sheriffs Dept. said.
Woodward said some
search and rescue person-
nel were already on the
lake doing night training,
and they responded, along
with Barry and Keri Wil-
ske, who put their boat into
the lake.
Also responding were
sheriffs deputies and other
search and rescue person-
nel, who trained lights on
the river looking for Paul
Thatch, who Rhonda feared
couldn't maneuver with a
single oar, Woodward said.
"There were red lights
up and down the river," he
said. "Everyone sat at the
edge of the river with lights
trying to see Paul."
Soon, he was spotted
and got into the search and
rescue boat, which towed
his boat to shore.
"They found him close
to the ML," Woodward said.
"He was looking for her. But
with one oar left he couldn't
maneuver well."
The Lovell Chronicle will be
closed on Wednesday, July 4.
Advertising deadline will be
Monday, July 2 at noon.
The annual Drinking Water Quality Report
(CCR) for the Town of Byron is ready.
A copy may be obtained at the
Byron Town Hall at 35 S. Pryor.
Be informed; please take the time to read it.
The annual Drinking Water
Quality Report (CCR) for the
Town of Lovell is inserted in
this week's newspaper. A copy may be obtained
at www.TownOfLovell.com or at Town Hall.
Big Horn County Long Range Forecast
Thursday
Partly cloudy
90 / 59
Friday
Hot
95 / 58
Saturday
More heat
92 / 60
Sunday
Continued dry
and hot
95 / 58
Monday
Isolated
thunderstorms
88 / 61
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With high pressure firmly in place, the weather will stay very warm and
dry for the next several days in a row. Please be aware of the
continued high fire danger in the region as well. On Monday a cold
front just brushing the area will bring in the chance for a few gusty
thunderstorms.
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