The Gillette Police Department (GPD) and Campbell County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) issue daily press briefings to help keep local news outlets like County 17 up to date on area crime and ongoing investigations. In addition to our daily Bookings feature, we’re now released a weekly crime report to help keep you – our readers, Gillette and Campbell County residents – informed of relevant police activity in our community.
Here’s our heavily editorialized and not always entirely funny, potentially offensive run-down of the recent crimes and ongoing investigations in Campbell County, courtesy daily briefings with GPD and CCSO:
For those who prefer straight reporting over sarcasm and childish humor, check out our daily blotter.
Stealing Scents
- Sometimes you just need a commercial-grade air freshener so badly that you’ll cut the lock and steal it off the wall as one thief proved Thursday after heisting the freshner at the Double T Car Wash in Wright. The dispenser will cost $30 to replace and another $25 to fix. Deputies did not disclose the nature of the odor or whether the stolen freshener was pine scent or lavender.
Daughters gone rogue
- A 50-year-old mother turned in her 26-year-old daughter after she stole a RCA Cameo tablet and purple Dude shoes on top of two unauthorized charges on her debit card for a total amount of just under $500. At the time of reporting, the daughter had not yet been found though will likely not blend into her surroundings in neon, violet shoes.
Drive-by egging
- Dang delinquents back at it again with the petty crimes. A Gillette woman walked out onto the 2600 block of Rapid Street on Friday to see that an unknown hooligan had egged her 2006 chevy pickup. It’s unclear whether the woman was the victim of a random yoking or if this had been a targeted attack.
Where For Art Thou Manners?
- If you want to get someone’s attention, why not climb up onto the roof of Walmart and begin screaming at people? Such was the case with an unknown man Friday night at 7:30, who did just that. By the time police arrived, he’d already climbed down and fled in a black Dodge pickup. Nobody knows if he was practicing his soliloquy for an upcoming Shakespeare audition or if he was lonely and just needed to talk.
It’s a bird – It’s a plane – It’s a dog without insurance
- There’s something innately awful about anyone who would use a puppy to scam people. Unfortunately, as one Campbell County woman learned, there are such awful people. After sending $750 to a breeder in Virginia for an undisclosed breed of puppy, the woman got suspicious when the puppy didn’t arrive and she was then asked to pay more money for shipping insurance. In this case, we’re really hoping thievery was the true motivator of the crime, because if not, there’s an uninsured puppy flying around with U.S.P.S.
‘WAP’PED in the head
- A 14-year-old teen was cited for battery Friday afternoon after he pushed and hit another 14-year-old boy. The scuffle was over a “controversial Instagram post.” It’s unclear what the post was about, but our money’s on Cardi B’s new music video “WAP,” which some consider to be an artistic celebration of female empowerment while others find it to be…well…icky.
From white lies to white residue
- Note to self 1,034: When doing drugs, do not speed. And if you’re dumb enough to do that, do not try using a fake name because it’ll raise suspicion. But there’s always someone who has to learn the hard way, such as the 47-year-old female who was pulled over for speeding on I-90 Friday night. After lying about her name, officers released the K-9 officers who sniffed out the glass pipe with methamphetamine residue inside. She was arrested for interference with an officer and possession of a controlled substance.
Snitches get cited
- In an odd twist of deception, a 45-year-old man called police late Friday evening to say he’d been attacked by his 16-year-old son. It turned out, however, that no only was the dad excessively drunk but video surveillance showed that he was actually the aggressor. The dad was ultimately cited for breach of peace and intoxication that he himself caused. Father-of-the-year award goes to…
Saturdays are for the shoplifters
- Ignoring the 321 security cameras and team of Walmart prevention loss personnel watching him in action, a 36-year-old Gillette man was cited for shoplifting after attempting to steal a $450 drone by putting into a water filtration box. Two more people were stopped for attempted shoplifting Saturday, including a 44-year-man who tried to abscond with $77.91 in merchandise and a woman who attempted to steal a $840 cartful of stuff. When approached, she left the cart, ran and took off in a gray Cadillac. At the time of reporting, police were still looking for her.
🍆🍆💦
- A 19-year-old male called police on Sunday after reportedly being blackmailed by a female online. He explained he was in a relationship with a woman he’d never met – who may or may not be a 40-year-old Russian man in some dank basement – with whom he’d been exchanging nude photos. He no doubt felt betrayed when said fake female demanded $12,000 to not release the nudies online. In yet another case of online relationships gone astray, a second Gillette man reported that “Breanna,” with whom he, too, had been exchanging nude photos, blackmailed him for $3,500 to not spread his pics online. Sounds like these “ladies” are about to make a killing on the nudie subscription app OnlyFans, while these Gillette guys begin their search for non-retaliating robots.
Another one?
- In yet another online romance with a bot gone astray, a 31-year-old Gillette man called police when his online ‘girlfriend’ attempted to black mail him for $7,000. The two reportedly ‘engaged in video chats on Facebook’ (his words, not ours), but did not specify the nature of the call, but I’m sure they were just exchanging stock tips.
An obvious MIC
- Mimicking a scene from a John Hughes 1980s film, a 17-year-old kid was found passed out, lying in a puddle of his own vomit early Sunday morning at the Common Cents Store. He was released to his dad with a citation for minor in consumption of alcohol.
Wakey wakey neighbors hate me
- Ever wake up to find your neighbor passed out in his front lawn? One Gillette man did just that. Just after 3 a.m. Sunday, he found his 26-year-old male neighbor sleeping in his frontyard on W. 10th Street. When police tried to wake him, they found he was too intoxicated to care for himself, so he was arrested and has hopefully has since recovered from his nap.
Stalker alert!
- A 40-year-old Gillette woman called police when a 23-year-old male threatened to cause harm to her friends and family. This has been on ongoing issue, apparently, and stalking charges are pending. It’s unclear whether the 23-year-old is romantically outraged or if he’s still holding a grudge from that detention she made him serve a couple years ago.
Strange Sunday
- Some guys just don’t know when to call it night. Such was the case with a 38-year-old man causing a ruckus in the parking lot at a local motel late Sunday evening. The first time the cops came, they released him to the care of his wife (I’m sure she appreciated that). The second time, they arrested him for attempting to pick fights with other patrons in the lobby. What had him so agitated is as big as a mystery of why there were multiple people socializing in a motel lobby after 10:30 p.m. Don’t y’all gotta work in the morning?
Basket Bandit
- While a 23-year-old woman gambled at the Horse Palace Sunday, someone entered her vehicle and stole a basketful laundry containing about $1,000 worth of clothes. It is unknown whether the clothes were dirty or clean or if the thief was a jealous female or a male who identifies as a cross-dresser.
Get Out of my Bed!
- In an incident that is literally a wake-up call for Gillette women, a 61-year-old woman in the 200 block of Boxelder reported that an unknown male had entered her locked apartment Sunday night, crawled into bed with her and attempted to put his hands down her pants. Not surprisingly, she screamed, prompting him to flee the scene. Police are still looking for the pervert, but ladies, be on the alert for this creeper!
Disgruntled ex-employee
- The best way to get back at your boss after being fired? Steal his truck! Such was the case with a 35-year-old man who took off in a company truck after being fired by a local construction company. Not the best way to earn a referral.
Ghost trailer
- A 62-year-old woman fell prey to an online theft Wednesday after attempting to buy a trailer off of eBay Motors. After sending the scammer $800 in eBay gift cards, the person demanded more money when she attempted to retrieve it. Buyer beware! This is happening all the time now.
Rectal wreckage
- When deputies saw a crashed vehicle off N. Garner Lake Road near the Wyodak Mine just before At 1:40 a.m. Thursday, they were met by a 31-year-old man waving a flashlight. He’d just been in a wreck, he told deputies, and was the passenger, not the driver who he said he did not know. \ Dazed, the man said he was in pain due to injuries to his back and neck from the accident and was transported to CCH for evaluation. Deputies searched for the unknown driver who they never found. Turns out this guy WAS the driver and appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance. While ER staff were treating the male, a small baggie of methamphetamine fell out of his rectum. Due to the injuries, he was life-flighted to a hospital in Casper via Life-flight. The pending charges may be the least of his worries, and hopefully, he survives and gets well.
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