Rich County Sheriff's Report

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

RANDOLPH, Utah. August, 2013.   There were 198 incidents during the month of August that were handled by the Sheriff’s Department.  Thirty-seven of these incidents were citizen assists.  There were 25 medical emergencies, 16 animal problems, 10 traffic accidents with damage, nine traffic hazards, and 9 agency assists. These were the most frequent items and were spread throughout the County. 

There were 107 incidents in Garden City, 43 in Randolph, 35 in Laketown, and 9 in Woodruff.  There was one undefined incident, one in the North end of the County, and two out of the county.

Garden City had 22 citizen assists, and 18 medical emergencies.  There were five alarms, five citizen disputes, and five accidents with damage.  There were four each of the following: agency assists, traffic accidents with injuries, traffic hazards, and welfare checks.  There were three each of the following: alcohol offenses, animal problems, DUI alcohol or drugs, lockouts, lost properties, suspicious people/circumstances, and thefts.  There were two each of the following: civil processes, traffic violations, trespasses, and VIN serial number inspections.  There were one each of an attempt to locate, a domestic disturbance, a fire, a fraud case, a harassment problem, a juvenile problem, and a missing person. 

Laketown had eight citizen assists, four animal problems, and four medical emergencies.  There were three found property incidents, and two agency assists, two child abuse/neglect, two thefts, and two VIN serial number inspections.  There was one each of the following: alarm, attempt to locate, civil process, fire, traffic accident with damage, property damage–not vandalism, traffic hazard, and one weapon offense. 

There was a DUI–alcohol/drug incident in the northern part of the county; there was an agency assist out of the county and a transportation of person/property out of the county as well as one unidentified incident. 

Randolph had nine animal problems and six citizen assists.  There were three medical emergencies, and three traffic hazards.  There were two each of the following: agency assists, attempt to locate, criminal history, fires, and transportation of person/property.  There were one each of the following:  abandoned vehicle, child abuse/neglect, civil process, domestic disturbance, DUI–alcohol/drugs, found property, juvenile problem, lockout, suspicious person/circumstance, traffic violation, VIN serial number inspection and a welfare check. 

Woodruff had 9 incidents.  There were four traffic accidents with damage, two welfare checks, and a DUI–alcohol/drugs incident, a fire, and a traffic hazard. 

There were 69 traffic citations and 80 traffic violations.  Garden City had 38 traffic citations and 47 violations.  Laketown had 13 citations and 15 violations.  Randolph had 14 citations and 14 violations.  Woodruff had 4 citations and 4 violations. 

The violations fell into the following areas: 40 speeding, three no proof of insurance, three minors in possession, three insurance required on watercraft, three assaults, and three disorderly conduct incidents.  There were two each of the following: minor in possession of alcohol, driving with a passenger in the wrong place, following too close, and driving on a denied license.  There was one each of the following: improper registration, drivers license not on the person, expired registration, operating a vehicle without insurance, operating an OHV in a closed area; snow/OHV with improper registration, open container of alcohol, open container/drinking alcohol, right of way stop/yield sign, no registration (old), no valid license never obtained , no driver’s license in possession, motor vehicle on the beach, criminal trespass, intoxication, lewdness.

There were 50 traffic warnings given in Garden City, 25 in Laketown, one in Randolph, and one in Woodruff making a total of 77 warnings.  There were 81 traffic violations involved with the warnings.  There were 53 in Garden City, 26 in Laketown, and one each in Randolph and Woodruff. 

The following is a total of the traffic warnings report by violation. There were 51 speeding, 14 motor vehicles on the beach, four operated in closed area, three no proof of insurance, two operating an OHV in a closed area.  There was one each of the following: Operate OHV on Street or Highway, ATV on the Beach, under 8 years of age and operating an OHV, parking violation, motor vehicle parked at waters edge, fire restriction violations, and driving recklessly.